Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-24
The Art of Proposing,

Young man, You can secure any wo-
man you want if you will exercise care
as to the time and place, with some lit
tie regard as to the manner. Never
propose to young lady after hearty
meal. The blood is then needed to aid
her digestion, and her imagination is
chilled. Nor should it come just before
meal, for the longings of the impor-
tunate conduce to anxiety and irrita-
bility, and the shock may prove hazar-
dous. 1t would be better to select the
evening, and generally after you have
taken her 10 some entertainment. Her
nerves are then apt to be stronger, and
her mind nay have already dwelt upon
the possibilities until she is perfectly
prepared for the reality: Never forget
yourself so far as to propose on return
ing from theatre, She will have the
style and air of some actor before her
mental vision, and you can't compare
with the romance she throws over him.
The best way is to invite her to some
entertainment which you know she
wants to attend, and then propose to
her just as she is ready TO start. This
will be greatly to your advantage for
she will easily see that a rejection will
upset an evenings entertainment, and
this will largely influence her decision.
In the spring of the year you must
remember that her system is undergo
ing change, and there must be a
change of scenery to excite her torpid
imagination. Never risk proposal in
for drive over the worst possible road
available. When at distance from
home convenient for your purpose tell
her frankly that she must consent or
walk back. Nine times out of ten she
will prefer the ride.
The summer possesses claims over
seasons, if natural advantages are ju-
diciously applied. Strolls i'm the woods
have been found efiicaciOus, or losing
ones way in a blackberry patch will
bring reasonable women TO terms.
Never go fishing with view TO pro-
posing. You can't avoid smelling of
bait, perfume inconsistent with love-
making.
In the fall of the year you should
avoid the woods, for they are apt to be
damp. Seek the object at her home,
and, after reading to her for few hours
something of which you are the
author will be preferred-just tell her
frankly what you came for, admonish-
ing her that you propose taking your
wife to the national capital during the
winter.
During the winter months il would |
be also wise to avoid the woods, and, as
a general thing, the house might be
considered the proper place for your
overtures.
Never propose the day or evening
you take supper at the house, for there |
is nothing that so impairs a young lady's |
affection for a man as TO hear him eat.
In approaching young lady a; this
time too much meekness and lowliness |
of spirit cannot he manifested. 1t is
well for man TO linger with painful /
attention to details upon his unworthi- |
ness. He must speak of his ''frolics and I
faults" and occasionally allude to HIM
self as worm 10 which may be .
added a parenthetic desire to feed upon
the damask of her check. \ hint a To
Dark Fate in the event of rejection has
been found very efficacious, and sug-
gestion of the Wave of Despair has
worked wonders.
There is no excuse for failure on the
part of any man who follows these di-
rections carefully