Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-03-14
Lem Year.

Leap iear.
Tor this wear at least the ilylH0
seg cam gssume cue cf iha muHll
prcf, ratvcs for which they arepeg
rgina,.y .Qualbilns ani abusing al
I Ia our s0ro iiscnmiiure, Behold
Leap Y,ar Is with rs, W. surren
der 10 them an the high and mighty
privileges of love,making, and pro
posing. which comes 50 hard /,
hashhil men, rcserving 20 ourselves
too. the right Of refusal,
? How delicious, amer having beeI
fllrled with until mur heart has
turned all the eolors ol the kaleid
oscopo, after having been thnmpod
and bumped down the thorny road
of female caprice, to sit, with fold
oil hands and modest port, and wait
for some beautiful creature Ia whis
per, II adore YOU" We don't think
We will sueeomb at once, Tor that
wonld look rs five were ready "a
jump at the first offer, aud Il would
materially lessen our value Ia the
matrimonial mnrket-as IN tho ladies
themselves know.
We will, therefore,, look rather
"distrait," us il a proposal was a
matter OF such ovory day occurrence
with us that il could not arrest our
wandering thoughts, Not that wa
would nettlo the sweet creatures too
much. There are looks and sighs,
and tones, in the. armory that are
moro effective than words, and yet
/ that do not commit you SO far that
you couldn't retract, that a better
oiier should Do made. We will
leave them in doubt, not of,our de-
vo ion. but whether there are not
/, some darl, threads in our destiny,
I (standing in lien of cruel parents }
to Keep US from our hearts desire,
That is the accredited way in
which such affairs are managed
a.days. Wo have studied it
through dire experience, and have
learned that the fair matrimonial
aspirants always hold u noh.com-
initial position until the highest oil.
fer is made. Then comes the cclcs-
tial blush and surrender to uncon-
trollable emotion, until the happy
lover wonders how such ovcrwhcl-
ming lovo has been so well
suppressed. We don't exactly
know how we will manage the
blush, not having u !cndcr skin "a
silly rubbed into fushcs! 7! But the
emotion; why, with pocket hand
kercliief, -l;lltering voice, and gene
raj abandon We don't despair Of do.
ing the right thing, according to
the latest and most approved style.
Now that leap year has opened,
let the ladies take the matter in
hand. No Legislation can rob them
of tho right that old tradition gives
thcm, ,rand we hope they will have
spirit enough to seize this first ad-
vantage and, make the best OF it,
They understand tho hide and seek
polcylof the tender pass on so vol,
that dust will not be thrown intheir
eyes .bNaahumbugging faineai'tS,
Moreover. whcna woman has the
nroyaLuight of choosing IL husband,
she has the royal right Of ruling
him. q it is tho first step to "femaIe
Suffrage and will build a great,
broad platform, whence she can de-
Claim as one having authority,
Let the -"arresis q Amour begin?
In our law state Of Jurisprudence,
it is the, only tribunal a sensible
man win recognize. Leap Year
gives 20 certain privilege to the
'FbedW se,re,n and lol we sit here eY-
pecting u fair rccompense. for our
companionship Of ts,rights,
And lcl we sit here hoping some angel
visitant in the charming form Of beauii-
full woman will embrace us and whisper
,"Forlorp, weary and carc,laden one, accept
myscompaniouslrip and the blessings of'my
lovesaid the world will be cliahged as by
the magic of an Aladdins Lamp ''V
n. ln9w tIst I lave t4Fco ,NyihPbteyF hgIorfP
WopIl We refuse that We might enjoy the
charming tactics Of coquettery? d? lie, some
one test tho posfbility3. 's'S /