St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-21

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..Somebody once said II never re.
member names-that any woman with
out positive hump can marry any
man she pleascs. l believe that any
man even with a hump Gn merry any
woman he pleases."
A murmur Of disappsDbat;on arose
from the pctticonted listep hers.
And the only requi&te is persist.
ence, with some little MEASURE Of judg-
ment"
The murmur grew to clamor. but
the speaker was also . Voman. and a
very bright one at that She waited
until the tumult Of Indignation and
ejaculation had subsid(d, and then
preached us the following little sermon
from the above assertion - text:
''Of course l can not make this an
absolute statement. but. it is very
general rule. and as such has no more
than the orthodox number Of excep-
tions. Once in awhile , woman can
not be won by merely dSg-like follow
ing: and If two men chaece to set their
affections on the same Pbject one Of
them will eventually hayeNto yield-un-
less they 60 to Utah inverted (thought-
fully); but that does notipertain to the
subject -
Usually man has but to get his
eye upon the goal. and then steadily
pursue it, through thick and thin. veal
and woe. deviating only enough to
make food for reflection. slowing up
only enough to get n header for fresh
start, and some time he b bound to get
there. 1t may take years. He may
lead to the altar any thigg but girlish
bride. but the game. sd dkh IS it is, is
his. and bound to be his,
'.Not one woman in thousand can
Withstand constant. enduring affection.
She may personally have no predilec-
ton for the man. and her sense may
be altogether on the other side Of the
scales. but if he tells her. she is the one
woman in the world. and continues to
tell her. BY words when convenient, BY
actions always. he will soon have .
place in her emotions that no other
man has or can have. In fact (confi-
dcntially), I believe that woman's love
is generally nothing bat = reflection.
Otherwise, how is she usually SO
enamored of the man she mates with3
She has no free choice In the matter.
She can not select what she naturally
likes and admires. but ihust take what
= s-otfsrsdl--Tkus I 1UllU&& thaA .whiie .
man usually marries q woman whom
he is first attracted to by admira-
tion. . woman's attachment has
very seldom that basis. After mar
riage, however. the affection of the wife
who took him because he alone offered
himself is by no means less than that of
the husband who chose her from among
ten thousand. On the contrary. it is
unquestionably deeper, more fervent
longer lived. But it is not founded on
the same basis. 1t has its roots. not in
the mans virtues and attractions. but
in his feelings for herself. She adores
him because he first adored her-a fiat
tcring illustration Of our lack Of vanity.
you see.
Now. my friends, mono of you can
deny this. There is no one of you but
knows that the moment you find out
that . man is in love with you he ac-
quires an added interest in your eyes.
When he vows you are an angel you
discover that he has good taste. At
least; and when he sighs he will die
without you. you realize, for the first
time. probably. what the body polite
might become without him. In short,
il he is in love with you, You are to
scrtain extent, and perhaps only tenn
porarily, at first In love with him; but
If his ardor continues. since like causes
produce like effects. he constantly rises
in your eyes until fnally-well. Pope
was i deformed man and so was Byron;
you don't measure man by his shoul-
3ers. But. girls, you never chose
physically. Intellectually or
He chooses you and he just
kept after you until he got yon."
At this a couple Of the virgin MEM
bers of the audience twisted their ring
lets into the palms Of their hands and
lhoughtfully spoke OF the fashions in
Theodore lVinson, in
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