Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-08-03

Eflfrf Reabing.
Just When to Propose.

Just When to Propose.
How shall man propose in ordel
to be successful in his suit? p repeated
one of the most intelligent society la
dies, whose silver locks only serve tc
enhance the beauty of her still youth
ful face. 'ln my opinion, though al
men know well. enough how to make
love, there is not one In a thousand
who knows how to propose. My hus
band spent six months protesting and
convincing me Of his love, of which
by the way, | was well aware from the
first, without once asking the import.
ant question: will you marry me?
and finally one day said to me with a
dlsheartened air, you are like all the
rest perfect enigma. | have spent
months trying to win you, and | do
not know that | have made any i'm
preston upon you you are as hard to
unravel as the scarf you wear around
your throat This | exclaimed, in
the most limo, eht way, why, it's no
difficult task to unravel it, if you only
get hold of the right string He saw
the point, took hold of the right
string, and - Ills arm took the
place Of the scarf Well, neither
oil us have ever regretted it
\ bright-eyed girl, who is a skillful
angler for hearts, thinks young man,
to be successful, should propose after
a very short acquaintance, take the
girl by storm, as it were, while she is
pleased with new beau, and before
she has bad time to tire of him then
follow the proposal up with vigorous
eourtship, lots of flowers and bon
bons, drives, theatre parties, ETC., and
II she consents insist upon short en-
gagement by all means. Another
weli-known blonde beauty, who has
created sad havoc and had much ex-
perlence in this line, says the only
successful way is to propose when
least expected. Allow no time for
consideration, and then insist that the
acceptance must be now or never.
She feels sure that is the only way
that she will ever be captured but
she thinks very few men are bold
enough 10 Try that game. a hand
some Young widow, well known in So
ciai circles, who is not rich as she
was. says that the only successful way
TO win her is to offer a fine house,
horses and carriages, with plenty Of
money to keep them, 4
\ dark eyed girl, with tanglSf {
soft brown hair shading her br| I
says: If fellow is desperately b
love with a girl and persistent in his
% n :, win hsT, he is tos..i
-? Widowers understand this
% po'n', posn "a q, how to make love and pro-
10 w ravs sc smcce ySill observe they ars' re- ca
~ ways sucCe sSiuI. =, -, - .. ) one Ca
~ where widower went in and hun
up his hat, announcing his intentiC
- of remaining until he was aceepte
20 and the girl had. to marry him to G
No rid Of him. \ widower beau max
% her nervous about the result.
20 One sweet, dreamed eyed girl. vi
is just on the threshold Of societ
~ says: Low. making must be so swe
20 that she would wish her lover to be
% long time making the approac
20 es, and she would not shorten the d
~ lightful engagement if they tire
20 each other it would be better befo
DO than after marriage. She is not pa
70 tlcular as to his style, but he must
- tall and handsome, and sing and dan
% we'll, above all, he must know how
make love- This girls name mu
be kept secret.
y married lady. in whose hous
hold the little god of love certain
90 makes his abode, says the only succes
90 full proposition of which she kno,
81 anything was made without wo
~ being spoken: John and sat loo
ing in the fire long time witho
90 saying anything, when all at once
40 put his arm around me, drew me
~ him and kissed me. When faith
81 came in a moment later he said: M
10 jor, I'm going to steal your daughter
% The quickest courtship on recor'
3 said one old resident, was that Of [
IA Nick Mcdowell, who driving alol
ss the street in his buggy one day, saw
beautiful girl standing at the windo
oS He Immediately stopped and hitch
- - his horse, rang the bell, inquired t
- lady's name, was ushered into t
10 parlor, announced his own name, sa
he was pleased with her appearau
D. and wished to marry her at one
= 70 her plea of surprise at this une
IS pected announcement he only I
- piled Now or never When s.
30 asked to take week to consider
. said: i am going down street to t
II tend critical case, and have no tin
to spare right now.'
l3 Give me day, then?'
IS "I'll tell you what III do. When
= am through with this profession
visit, I'll drive around and get
preacher if you've made up yo1
mind to marry me by that time, a
? right,' and he left her breathles
and unable to articulatc another wor
Y When he returned they were quiet
J married. No cards.'-&. Louis Po
Dispatch.