Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1888-02-22
Married by Accident,
PEOPLE WHO HAVE FOUND PARTNERS
UNDER PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCES.

PEOPLE WHO HAVE FOUND PARTNERS |
UNDER PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCES.
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Marriages are often the result of ac-
cident. 1t seems strange, but the most
prudent persons will sometimes con-
ceive 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
this subject the consideration it de-
serves, but the many, there is to fear,
are guided by impulse. A skipper of a
coasting vessel called at village inn
and asked the landlady, a young
widow: Do you know where 1 can
get mate? have lost my mate"
81 am very sorry for you, Mr.. -"
she said, smiling. 81 want mate,
too, and cannot get one. I'll do; if
you be mine I'll be yours" He closed
with the bargain and the widow keep
ing her word, he is now supplied with
two mates.
A young man at a church bazaar was
button-hOled by lady; she would not
let him go until he bought something.
He looked at her stall, which contain
ed fancy work of various kinds.
"Why," che said, 81 see nothing
here that would be of the least use to
me, bachelor, except yourself. The
rest would be dear at any price,"
81 will be cheap enough" she said,
cOaxing.
"If you could be dear enough, per.
haps-"
"Oh, come! You are just the person I
want" taking him by the arm.
She sold him one article after anoth-
er, keeping up an agreeable converse
ton 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, 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 a lady, a personal friend,
was asked his charge. He said he
generally allowed his patient friends
to renumerate him as they thought
BETTING
" But don't you often get disappoint-
ed on these terms?" she inquired.
" may say never"
AS you are easily pleased-here,"
and she playfully gave him her empty
hand, while in the other was concealed
a check for handsome sum. "How
easily could have taken you I'M" 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 a check I am most gener.
Ously rewarded"
Perhaps she understood the doctors
difficulty and wished to help out of it
At any rate, the giving of her hand lee
him to the offer of his heart.
This was how gentleman got hi
wife when, in tObacconist's shop, h.
asked a girl behind the counter, VIII,
Mapped to have red hair, if she woult
Oblige him with a match.
" With pleasure, if you will have
red-headed one" she promptly replied
with such a suggestive, demure smile
) that eventually the red-headed mate
was handed over
: A lady with a fine figure havin
i taken a fancy to a valuable ring
which she saw ticketed in shop wiz
I dow, went inside to examine it. 81
e is exceedingly lovely; wish it wer
: mine." she said, on satisfying hersel
: "What smaller figure will tempt you ?
No other figure than the figure b.
j fore me-" he said, giving her an admi
Il ing look at the same time" at is e.
= ceedingly lovely. 1 wish I coul
: tempt you with the ring"
e Il think I'll take it" she said, la.
e ing down the money amid blushe
? OF course he accepted the money, b.
Il getting her address, he made sue
good use of the hint that the next rir
e which she got was given by him
u church.
Quite as singular was the beginniI
o of the courtship of the man who we
d into shop for a pair of shoes.
want them wide, please" he sa
le to the girl in attendance, as have
u good, broad understanding"
She laughed at this reference to t
s. breadth of his feet and said:
ID A very good thing, too, in a ma
. but not with a woman"
" How dc you make out that what
ig good in one sex is bad in the other"
u "Ah, it is quite simple. You ST
n nature intended man to be support
er by a firm soul, but woman by vie
l. ing husband"
I; Whether he made yielding hi
" band or not, report at any rate sa
that he made her his wife.
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