The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-04-14
FREAKS Of the LlTTlE GOD.


Marriages are often the result of
accident. It seems strange, but the
most prudent persons will some
times conceive an irresistible at
tachment at the suggestion of a
word or look. When once under
the spell of the verb ''to love" they
60 through all the forms and finish
the conjugation of the verb before
the altar. The few may give the
subject the consideration it deserves,
but the many, there is fear, are
guided by impulse. A skipper Of
a coasting vessel called at the viii
lage inn and asked the lsndlady, a
young widow: "Do you know
where / can get mate? I have
lost my mate"
II am sorry for you, Mr."
she said. II want a 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 sup
piled with two mates.
A young man at a church bazar
was buttonholed by lady; she
would not let him go until he bought
something. He looked at her stall
which contained fancy work of va
rious kinds.
"Why,' he said, II 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"
II will be cheap enough" she
said, coaxingly.
eff you could be dear enough,
perhaps"
"Oh, come; you are just the man
want" taking him by the arm.
She sold him one article after
another, keeping up agreeable con-
versation the while, and before all
was done he had purchased every
thing on the stall. Then at settling
up there was something said about
discount.
II 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 lady, a personal
friend, was asked his charge. He
said he generally allowed his pa
tient friends to remunerate him as
they thought be6tting.
"But don't you often get disap-
pointed on these terms?" she in
quired.
II may say, never.
"As you are 50 easily pleased
here" and she playfully gave him
her empty hand, while in the other
was concealed a check for a hand
some sum. "How easily l could
have taken you in,' she added, pro-
ducing the check.
"But you have only succeeded in
drawing me out" he said, declining
to relinquish her hand. "Don't in
suit me with check. I am most
generously rewarded"
Perhaps she understood the doc
tors difficulty, and wished to help
him out of it. At any rate the Civ
ing of her hand led him to offer
his heart.
This was how a gentleman got
his wife. When in tobacconist's
shop he asked the girl behind the
counter who happened to have red
hair, if she would obligo him with
a match.
with pleasure, if you will have
a red-headed one," she promptly
replied, with such suggestive, de.
mure smile that eventually the red.
headed match was handed over.
A lady with a fine figure having
taken a fancy to a valuable ring
which she saw ticketed in q shop
window, went inside to examine it.
"It is exceedingly lovely. I wish
it were mine," she said, on satisfy
ing herself. "What smaller figure
will tempt your"
"No other figure than the figure
before me-" he said, giving her an
admiring look at the same time
'It is exceedingly lovely. l wish
l could tempt you with the ring"
"I think I'll take it, she said
Having down the money anlio
Iblushes. OF course he accepted
the money, but getting her address
he made such good use of the hint
that the next ring which she go'
was given by him in church.
| Quite as singular was the begin
ming of the courtship Of mar
who went into a shop for . pair Q
lshocs.
II want them wide, please" b.
Isaid to the girl in attendance, "As
have a good, broad understanding.
i She laughed at his reference t
the breadth of his feet and said:
"A good thing, too, in = man, bu
not in a woman"
Chow do you make out that wha
is good in one sex is bad in tn
other?"
"Ah, it is quite simple. You SCI