Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-07-20
Topics for Women.
MARRYING WIDOWS.

Many wise men have marriedIwidows
and have found them the best OF
wives. For instance, Washington, JEFF
ferson and Franklin each married a wi.
dow, the names being severally Mrs
Curtis, Mrs. Shelton and Mrs. Read. DR..
johnson and the philanthapist Howard
each married widows who were many
years their senior, but they lived very
happy, and Johnson never ceased to
mourn for his departed "Tetty." The
first Napoleon married widow, and as
long as he continued faithful to her his
progress was brilliant .nd successful. A
very curious instance of this ia found in
the history of Sir William Helschel. lie
reached the age of so as a bachelor, but
then married a widow (Mrs. NIarv) with
whom he lived in q happy condition for
third Of a century. They had one son.
Sir John Herschel, who became also an
astronomer, and won high distinction.
Mohammed is also on the same list, fol
at 25 he married the widow of Kadiiah
who was 40, and whose wealth and in.
fuence were an assistance to a needy
adventurer.
HOW TO CHOOSE A WIFE.
"a place for everything, and every.
thing in its place." said the patriach to
his daughter. ''Select a wife, my son,
who will never step over a broomstick, u
is the sage advice given to the son, and
as the story goes he was obedient to the
lesson. "Now," said he pleasantly, on q
gay May day to one of his companions,
Il appoint that broomstick to choose me
wife /. The young girl who will not
step over it shall have the offer of my
hand" They passed from the splendid
saloon to the grove; some stumbled
over the broomstick, others jumped
over. At length young lady stopped
and put it in It's place. The promise was
fulfilled; she became the wife of an edu.
Gated and wealthy young man, and he
the husband Of prudent, industrious
and lovely. wife. He brought fortune
to her, and she knew how to save one.
1t is not to decide which was under the
greater obligation; both were rich, and
each enriched the other.
wooING AND WINNING.
Probably there is no instance" said
Sir Arthur Helps, ''in which any two
lovers have made love exactly in the
same way as any other two lovers since
the world began"
4IuS! DbTblo lIlSluuaLou. tlVl6Q
charmed Merlin. Alexander made a
bonfire for That's. Cassanio soft.sol-
dered Portia with leaden casket. The
garrulous female in the Arabian Nights
told her husband stories. Hippomenes
had close race for Atlanta, but he
played the apple game upon her. In the
Polynesian Islands they win their hearts
by beating their heads with a shillalah.
Harry the Eighth and Bluebeard were
off with the head of the old love before
they were on with the new. Newton
poked down the tobacco in his pipe with
his sweetheart's finger-a warm to-
ken Of his affection. Tristan
did it mostly with the harp, and was
likewise good liar. His two Isoldes
were too many for him. Boutwell, was
inclined to Mary, and locked her up in
his castle. Cobbett's wife caught him
by the grace with which she used her
washtub-she was never known to use
it after the wedding. Sam Romilly, the
famous lawyer killed himself because
his wife died, while a good many others
kill themselves because they will not
die. Nicholas of Russia wanted to "pop'
at the dinner table, but didn't like to be
caught at it, SO he imbedded ring in a
lump of bread and handed it to her.
Charlemagne's secretary was caught by
snow-storm "sparking the emperor's
daug hter at midnight, and she carried
him home on her back, so that her foot
steps wouldn't be traced. The emperor
heard of it and saddled him on her for
the balance Of her life