The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-03-17
ACCIDENTAL MARRIAGES.
London Tid.Rits.

London Tid-Bits.
 Marriages are often the result of &C., cident. 1t seems strange, but the most prudent persons will sometimes conceive an irresistible attachment at the suggestion of a word or look. When once under the spell of the verb "to love-" they go through all the forms and finish the conjugation of the verb before the altar. The few may give the subject the considera- tion it deserves, but the many, there is fear, are guided by impulse. A skipper of coasting vessel called at the village inn and asked the land- lady, a young widow: "Do you know where 1 can get mate? I have lost my mate."
 ''I am sorry for you, Mir. -" she said. "I want a mate, too, and cannot get one. I'll do; if you'll be mine T'll be yours." He closed with the bar gain, and the widow keeping her word, he is now supplied with two mates.
 A young man at church bazar was button-holed by lady she would not let him go until he bought some- thing. He looked at her stall, which contained fancy work of various kinds.
 "Why," he said, "I see nothing here that would be of the least use to me, a bachelor, except yourself. The rest would be dear to me at any price,"
 'l will be cheap enough" she said, coaxingly.
 of you could be dear enough, per- haps-"
 "Oh, come! You are just the man want," taking him by the arm.
 She sold him one article after an- other, keeping up agreeable converse tion the while, and before all was done he had purchased everything on the stall. Then at settling up there was something said about discount.
 "l cannot return any money," she said, blushingly, "but if you think me dear enough, there's mamma. She can give you my hand" The bargain was accordingly concluded.
 An eminent doctor, who had saved the life of a lady, personal friend, was asked his charge He said he gen. erally allowed his patient friends to remunerate him as they thought be- fitting.
 "But don't you often get disap- pointed on these terms?" she inquired.
 ''I may say, never"
 "As you are SO easily pleased here," and she playfully gave him her empty hand, while in the other was concealed check for handsome sum. "How easily could have taken you in," she added, producing the check.
 "But you have only succeeded in drawing me out" he said, declining to relinQuish her hand. "Don't insult me with check. am most gener ously rewarded"
 Perhaps she understood the doctors difficulty and wished to help him out of it. At any rate the giving of her hand led him to offer his heart.
 This was how gentleman got his wife: When in tobacconist's shop he asked girl behind the counter who happened to have red hair if she would oblige him with match.
 "With pleasure, if you will have red headed one," she promptly replied, with such suggestive, demure smile that eventually the red-headed match was handed over.
 A lady with fine figure having taken fancy to valuable ring which she saw ticketed in a shop window, went inside to examine it. "It is exceedingly lovely. I wish it were mine," she said on satisfying herself. What smaller figure will tempt you?"
 "No other figure than the figure before me-" he said, giving her an ad- miring look at the same time. "It is exceedingly lovely. 1 wish-I could tempt you with the ring"
 'I think I'll take it." she said, lay ing down the money amid blushes. | Of course, he accepted the money, but getting her address, he made such | good use of the hint that the next ring which she got was given by him in church.
 Quite as singular was the beginning ot the man who went into shop for a pair of shoes.
 "l want them wide, please" he said to the girl ill attendance, "as I have a good, bread understanding"
 She laughed at this reference to the breadth of his feet, and said: "A A very good thing, too, in man, but not in woman"
 "How do you make out that what | is good in one sex is bad in the other?"
 "Ah, it is quite simple. You see nature intended man to be supported | by firm soul, but woman by yield ing husband"
 Whether he made a yielding hus- band or not, report at any rate says that he made her his wife.
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