The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-01-08
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Popping the Oaoslion.

mouest Ap0 senWOte young mnn thaO ask
ing ule girl ho loves to marry him. and
there are few who do not Gnd their moral
courage lasbed 10 the utmost.
Many man who would lcld forlorn
hope, mount breach. and seek the bub-
ble reputation even at the caunon's mouth.
.lrcmbles at the idea of asking woman
tho qurstou which IS to dccilo his fa,e.
ladies' may congratulate themselves thpt
nature and custom have made them the
responding parry.
In maltor which men have always
found SO terrible vet which in one WAY
or the other they have always contriyed
in some awkward way 10 ACCOMPLISH. it
is nol easy to give instructions suited to
ievory emergency.
a man naturally conforms 20 The dispo
siliur of the wumiu ho admires If she
be serious, he will approach the awful
subject wish duo solemnity; Il gay aud
lively, hs will make IL an excellent ioke:
( 1t softly Sc timeulal he must WOO herin
a strain Of high romance, and it severely
practical, he relies upon straight forward
common sense
Iheru Is Ouo maxim Of universal anpli.
cato Never lose an opportunity.
What can woman think of lover who
negecls one2 Women cannot make di
rect advances, but they use infinite tact
IN giving men occasions to make them
La every case IL is fair TO presume that
when a woman gives man an opporlu-
nifty, she expects him to improve il; and
! though he may tremblo. and feel his pul q
lhrobbing aud tingGng through every
limb: though his heart ills up has throat,
aud his1tongue clesyes to lhe roof Of his
mouth, yet the awful question must be
asked, the fearful task accomplished.
In the country the lover is tlkiug a
romantic walk by moonlight, with the ady
of his love--talks vf the beauties Of the
scenery, tho hnrmoRy Of nature. aud ex
ohims-"Ahl Julia, how happy would
existence prove, if always had such
companion 70
She sshs, aud leans more tremblngly
on the arm that supports her.
"My dearest Julia, be miuo turever."
This is a settler. aud the answ .r ever
80 inaulble, makes or undoes him quite.
"rake pity on forlorn bachelor, "
says another in a mauner which may be
either Jest or 10 earnest; "marry me At
once and put mr out of misery" ..I
"Wlth all my heart whenever you ara
redy." replies the laughing G,ir. A ioke
carried thus lar Is easily made earnest.
A point is often carried by taking a
thing as granted. A gentleman who has
been paying attention to lady. says; -
"Well Mary, when is The happy day?"
] What day prayT' she asks, with con.
scious blush.
why, everybody knows we are going
10 be married, and it mi sht as we'll be at
one time as another; so when shall il
be?"
Cornered in this fashion there is no re-
treat.
"Jane, love you. win you marry
me?" would be somewhat abrupt and a
frankly given "yesl' would be short and
sweet for an answer.
"Elen, one word from you would
make me the happiest man in the uni,
verse"
al should be cruel not to speak IL then,
unless it is a very hard one"
] .'. ~ ~ N'Nu VI NllFb lekNNla anu NN
swers the question, viii you have me?'
The lady OF course says Yes" unless
she happens to prefer a word Of only two
letters, and answers "No"
And so this interesting and simple pro-
cess, in practice simple rs in theory, is
varied in hundred ways, according 70
circumstances aud the various disposi-
) TONS
Ono timid gentleman asks, "Haye you
I any objections TO oharging your name2
r and follows this up with another whicl
clinches its Significance, "How woulC
mine suit you?"
h Another asks. ''will you cell me wha
4 most wish to know?"
. "Yes, if / can"
E ''rhe happy day when we shall be mar
ried?"
Another says, "My dear Eliza, W,
must do what all tho world evidently ex
poets we shaihp
"All the world is very impertinent"
II know ii-but IL can't be helped =
when shall l tell the parson 70 b
ready?"
Asa general thing, a gentleman neeC
never be refused Every woman excep
heauless ccquette. fuds the means o
discouraging the man whom She docs no
] intend TO have, before the matter comes
to point Of declaration.