, 1880-06-26
WIDOWS AND WIDOwERs.

WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS.
THEIR LITTLE rECEL1AIk1TIEs.
Tb the Editor of Tns Chicago Tttant.
LAwNnALE, ILL.,, JunG 2i.-Thv average widow
is altogether mn attractive Institution; her weeds
1T hor 10 bccomtngly, nt>d there Is something 50
touching In tho sad, melancholy look she wears
and In tho tender way in which she nliudca to
s'My icnr VIII, when ho wins nlivc," tllat 1t Mt
once onlfBts an imprcss!blo mans ay1npat!lios.
md when pretty widow makes fellow feel
seriously 6orry for her he Ia Mt eist hnlf In love
with her Hlrcndy.
widows! They Understand n man better ti,nn
ho knows himself. They rcad Ills character by
Intuition, and mike him willingly perform Just
whit he socmnly resolves not TO tlo. They pct
him; they tlattcr his vanity; they coax him: thoy
scarc hin; thoy mako him propose: they nlnrry
him, and they actually govern him before he
awllkes to II clear and comprehensive sense Of
hts situation.
they appear particularly hnshtul: thoy nre
"noycr too young" ani seldom tao DID, 1t Is
sosuetimcs truly remarkable "hOW young they
grow: how g.lcless'nnd innocent they seem:
now sweet and pretty thoy look. and how be-
comtngly their drcsses lit them utter t,ricf
bands.
a widow viii n1arry .half a dozen times white n
mud IL getting mn offer. She knows n mAn's
weak points. aud she directs tho nrrOws nf her
affection ut thon. ovon M Parta sent hss slender
shift flying lnto tho Vulnerable heel If tho styx-
Immersed Achilles. Shc storms his ctntlol. lie
lowers his colors md gooa down, III the 'twinkle
Ut I'M cyc,"-he makes IN unconstitutional sur
retnlcr.
Wu know mn old bnchelor who ID n mnst csti-
Mabte mum; he hns u kind honrt, comfortable
fortune. Il tnste for nrt, Il liHlucllnatlDn to at
further II great utlt,,irer Of scott a,.d MacaulHy:
hc VIII rcass 1.ocka and I.ctky hy 1h1np!iEht fir
tatn tho midnight hours and By c,tl DISCOURSE
the grandeur Of tnixot, lilo n,ngnice,lco Of
Miltan. md tho subln,!ty 1T Shakespeare; !.ulwo
dcr,nK widow who would ioad hiin litnp!,lg ID 10
church. hooking us meek ns Moses. ind tnnko
there. Why, 4 virgin coulti not l,ave appronchcil
within speakin4 distance Of him With alt her
We ii, not proposo to speak thoughtlcsly and
lesly sa!idoned by their bcfeave'nent. Thogrof
Of rude or un.naniy pub,io comncnt. 'a Wa wt aieat
heMrt true friend to The widows; w,e would
admire thcr tact, tlclr good tllKnlunt. nlitl ou-
GllA0nnl common sentn; We like ~ tNke their
ltt!9 ana sometines te!r l4rxs children upon
ing!y % w9 Gun to them, bccauso wo feel TINT
We hayo i great deal mora sympathy for
widows thnn we have FOR wtowers. rerhhps 1t
is tho common fniltnK Ut our sex. but su fur ny
Of ftn,,d unti tsslnulntioM In tl,o Kricf Of tho
average wluower. 4 m,sltit,,tlc of thon worry
ths livSs g thor pa,isnt i!ttle wivcs AWAY il,
order thut they niny subsequently
T Tias ihoy % fas Tos" for .a.'e naIS5 oso younger.
nances us an ouiward expression ii tho nss.t,y
thAt thaiy nro suppnscd u feel Within, THEY aro
Of ther aubttued anh solemn !lir, and their teH-
der consideration for tho feelings Of sweet young
girls Of IL, or thGreaiMuta.
Ihey aro uHunlty quite anxious to mArry a8alr.
snuietines thoy Be0ln to bo. In a grtnt hurry
about i; nId. s!lsEninr 70 rtlate. they nre rel.
ea Th ~ kSM 'sr s s' 10 Sau
sto Motnanm r. I've speak iiKara!Isoiy, thoy. under.
1taaa sied hSs iM % ya9H " Whs H. aa they r
salient SPOT iii her hreast. ara thoy hrslegc TINT
point so s1cctma'!y ind atsluoisiy that they
Willows nro particulariy fond of widowers.
They syon prefer u seco,!i!.rata ono e ilrxt-
known prs.eIlsity upon rio nthor theory thin Tint
they Ind i latoritas an,l difficult undertaking
to instruct tho iinni.intcA bachelor III thu nys-
tcripus nrts and rliufniu.ts nplcrtnunK uilll bo-
lnnHlng to domcstlc ce0nont,. Thoy do not ic-
s!rs IT, sEa,n u,.1!,rHo the exaspet!x oreal ot
and perform, othur stno!l ot'!ces thnt n ms4iel
husband is expected to lulthfnlly attu',l To. 4
al! Of tseso things satsfaetorly w!ts,ut tuition.
.. We knnw = young widow BY the uaino ii
h5n y .aea aS i il Is nee ssEn sa n @
cnnselrutioa. aud s,y!1sh IN appo.rancs. Sho
"d pfa%riy a;S se, rcd ;s pn|t q s .yss
soft. small. ana n!alslcr, aud sfo possessss ~
o tf's fs u sst q GSstS r rcss oss
w buy, i s,rt tlnla sipe.: hr!c' l4ut scrinas
is,r; lhe bpnr,ii,lR ht,,,xe Wla 81 still thnt wu
.f,u!i .:,'i i.ear tho 1risky ctckroachcs gamNnv
nln,ist "a tue nnt!cnt ls.rtlt"A. w tun,'aHel
hail u ws whispered III .ur % ,e1!.crcst w n.'' tt":
,,.si,, "M., sn'it1, do you ever intend to marry
'..shn!" sud she, why how you talk"