The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-02-09

4ARnlsD ~ ACCaDErr.
Marriages are often the result of ACCT
dent. It seems strange, bat the most
prudent persons will sometimes conceive
IA irresistible attachment at the sugges-
tiou Of word or look When once I'M
der the spell of the verb "to love-" they
90 through all the forms and finish the
conjugation Of the verb before the altar.
The few may give this subject the consid-
Grafton it deserves, but the many, it is
feared, are guided by impulse. A skip
per of q coasting vessel called At the vii
lage inn and asked the laudlady, young
widow: DO you know where l can get
. mate? have lost my mate"
81 am very sorry for you, Mr.. -"
she said, smiling, "fwant mate too, and
cannot get one. I'll do; if you'll be
mine I'll be yours" He closed with the
bargain, and the widow keeping her
word, he is now supplied with two
mates.
A young man At church bazaar was
buttonholed by lady; she would not let
him 60 until he bought something. He
looked at her stall, which contained fancy
work of various kinds.
Why" he said, 81 see nothing here
that would be the least use to me, bach
elor, except yourself The rest would be
dear to me at any price"
81 will be cheap enough" she said
coaxingly.
eff you could be dear enough, per-
"Oh, come You are just the person
l want" taking him by the arm.
She sold him one article after another,
keeping up an agreeable conversation the
while, and before all was done he had
purchased everything on the stall. Then
at settling up there was something said
about discount.
Il cannot return any money" she said
blushing, "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 lady, a personal friend, was asked
his charge. He said he generally allowed
his patients friends to remunerate him as
they thought BETTING.
But don't you often get disappointed
on these terms?" she inquired.
| may say, never"
GAS you are so easily pleased-here,"
and she playfully gave him her empty
hand, while in the other was concealed a
check for handsome sum. SHOW easily
could have taken you in" she added, by
producing the check.
But you've only succeeded in draw
ing me out" he said, declining to relin-
quish her hand. "Don't insult me with
a check; am most generously re-
warded."
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 a tobacconist's shop, he asked a
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 a suggestive, demure smile, that
eventually the red headed match was
handed over.
A lady with fine figure having taken
a fancy to valuable ring, which she saw
ticketed in a shop window, went inside to
examine it. at is exceedingly lovely, l
wish it were mine," she said, on satisfy
ing herself "What smaller figure will
tempt your"
"No other figure than the one before
me-" he said, giving her an admiring
look at the same time I" 1t is exceeding
ly lovely; wish-I could tempt you
with the ring"
81 think I'll take it," she said, laying
down the money amid bushes. OF course
he accepted the money, but getting her
address, he made such good use of the
hint that the nett ring she got was given
by him in church.
Quite IS singular was the beginning of
the courtship of the man who went into a
shop for a pair of shoes.
81 want them wide, please" he said to
the girl in attendance, Gas l have a good
broad understanding.
She laughed at this reference to the
breadth of feet, and said
"a very good thing, too, in man, but
not in a woman"
Chow do you make out what Is good
in one sex is bad in another ?"
"Ah, it is quite simple. You see, ma
ture intended man to be supported by
firm soul, but woman by yielding hus-
band"
Whether he made yielding husband
or not, report at any rate says that be
made her his wife. "-London Rare Bits.