Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-05-14
THE LEAP YEAR QUESTION.
DU or Do NO' Women Make the
Matches.

There have ..eeu n,.ny able writer's
on the subj ct. al ne rie all a;:'ee on
one :s-ue. and that is, that women II &
p acrd u, drci lid advantage in
max n, C ioic,. There is jas, W. ere
the writer, though lie may Eave no
cr"a; experience, ,'ro oses no, 10
agree, bu; on other hand to argue
a..ainst the opinion. Magazines and
other nero !.cais publish ei DO 'a,e,v
written articles dep ur.nr the alleged
iart that Il W m ~ h., no vO,ce i'll the
matter; that, low yer muc.s she may
ado G Il man. she mus. hold herself IA
reserve mi pa irn,.y wait far him 10
pop the ,es, on. Perhaps Ee nevc"
does it, b,lt she wai.s All ine same, ard
finally, after iou: wears oi waitn... b c
marrie> SOM man she 20 sH'. car, n
p.cayune .o,, or bc' om's the rove
oai dried up oil maid. A lea'iing met
ronoli;an jua,na.. IN a fc:.i, edition ON
leap year. says: X t the nnwriiicn
laws of soc.ety, as unchapgeabic as
tho of the Medcs :.nl Tie PersianS,
no Il the woman Lark un.ter penalty of
sociai Ostracism. S Z mus. wait until
some MIN con.iescnnds 10 bes.Ow upon
her hiss uisiin u shed attentions. If
she finds him worthy and iovau.e. ami
well sui I'd for husband. she must
keen G mouth sealed. 1t wOt,u ue
highly improper 20 ind caie BY wor, or
act on that she wsu u be pleased TO
walk side by side w,ln him ,or life"
This is nil vcrv fine. But il is tosn.
Pure una !ul,cratcd nonsense, "nJ ev-
cry mar ie'l wom' n. ev ry ma red
man, and u good many single people
will agree that the au.. or knew noth-
ing about il. or was talking for effect
ID rc, tly contrary 10 this TACT. the tact
sian.is ont IN u,l rel. t.,at the wO.i,-
cn make II n ont o. every ten matches.
Ii she makes up her mn, ira, sac
wants n man and goes for him. she
&c him il she ever stood any sAow at
all.
What married man will deny that his
wife during the ba.mv. romantic davs
OF the courtShip did not. in ali the I, n
der ways for whicn the $ X is note l..
make il apparcn: TO him that MS a,len-
tionS were reiished? That size likcl To
have m come and see her, aud show
ed her pr, t renee for him N number
less little WAYS. after which there WIS
not n shadow OF iudelicac,? II man
is naturally modest aud ijaSlfui \ good,
sensible girl can make HIM Ice. so per-
fect!v III home anil Snow trar sac aL-
precia es and eSieclnS m so much
and wou.d ike. perhaps. to be more to
him, hat lie finally throws "a ell re-
serve. feels perfecily ut home, aud the
proposal Is made II n way 3, easy and
tuf ~ n IN t0R nj
course 10 Doln.
ConiinG ~. The experienced 0r ny
po.helical wriicc say: u ,sess he
speak the necessary " ,.r,ls, it 10 all rs
il it had never been. He goes away
free 10 choose some other won n.
while she must wait 10 he chosen by
some other man." Poor thing! harl
mus It be- her lot. uut # she wants the
m;n and he has any idea that he wants
her, il en- be bot on as uead moral
cer,a MY that sic is go ny 10 get him,
and she dnh't say: wi you marry
me. J,,hn?" either. Insre are ses
wncn woman VINO has no: sw,kcn a
word. oi afl zion c. Insiders that she
has been itjrc:ei by IN she has
made love TO. She knuws that sine !.aa
given him every reason 10 10 ..evs that
she love. h M. and i. nc keeps his a.s-
tanc,. anil uocsn'l invite closer irieud-
s,ip, sme fes,is that i,er affection IL no,
rrciproca ed. ana n.nety-nine eases in :
hum, red 81, las hit tne nail squareiy
on tnc head.
A won,an n show her esteem in 4
hun.iret! ways = man cannot. No mai.
ter what her walk in lie. Il she real. :
feels rs il she wanted \ man for h,,s.
bani. AMI won 4 ike the prcroga.ivc.
oi a man to tell him so, she can pro
cecd an propose to him in dcmeanoI
wsthout ever su>pecting i, and he. il
he i. mat lMoniatly inclined. fee..n7
and knowing that his all, G, ON is rec n
roca.ed. proNoses AMI is accepted. -
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