Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-03-02
ACCIDENTAL MARRIAGES.

ACCIDENTAL MARRIAGES.
Marriages are often the result of
accident. 1t seems strange, but
the most prudent persons will some
times conceive an irresistible attach
ment at the suggestion of a word
or look. When once under 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 the
subject the consideration 1t de-
serve s, but the many, there is to
fear, are guided by impulse. A
skipper of a coasting vessel called
at a village inn and asked the
landlady, young widow: "Do
you know where l can get mate !
l have lost my mate"
81 am sorry for you, Mr.. -
she said. "I want a mate, too, and
cannot get one. I'll do; if you'll
be mine, III be yours" He closed
the bar gain, and the widow keep
ing her word, he is now supplied
with two mates.
A young man at a church bazaar
was buttonholed by a lady; she
would not let him gountil he bought
something. He looked at her stall,
which contained fancy work OF var.
ious kinds.
"Wby," he said, 81 see nothing
here that would be of the least use
to me, a bachelor, except yourself.
The rest wonld be dear TO me at
any price"
81 will be cheap enough she
said, coaxingly.
off you could be dear enough,
perhaps"
"Oh, GOMEZ You are just the
pers on | want" taking him by the
arm.
She sold him one article after an
other, keeping up an agreeable con
versation the while, and before all
was done be had purchased every
thing on the stall. Then, at set.
tllng up, there was something SAID
about discount.
'H cannot return any money"
she said, blushingly, "but if you
think me edear en- ough, there's NAM
ma. She can give you my hand"
The bargain was accordingly con-
cluded.
An eminent doctor, who had saw
ed the life of lady, personal
fir lend, was asked his charge. He
said he generally allowed bis pa.
tient friends to remunerate him as
they thought beftting.
"But don't you often get disap'
pointed on these terms I" she in.
quired.
"I may say, never
"As you are so easily pleased
here,r and she playfully gave him
her empty hand, while in the other
was concealed check for hand
some sum. "How easily l could
have taken you in she added, pro-
ducing the check.
"But you have only succeeded in
dra wing me out" he said, declining
to rellnquish her hand. "Don't in
suit me with a check. I am most
generously rewarded"
Perhaps she understood the doc
tors difficulty and wished to help
him out of 1t. 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 tObacconists
shop he asked a girl behind the
counter, who Happened to have red
hair, If she would oblidge him with
a match.
"Wlth pleasure, if you will have
a red.headed one" she promptly re.
piled, with such a suggestive smile,
that eventually the red.headed
match was handed over.
A lady with fine figure having
taken a fancy to a valuable ring
which she saw ticketed in shop
window, went inside to examine it,
at is exceedingly lovely. / wish it
were mine," she said, on Satisfying
herself. "What smaller figure will
tempt you y
"No other figure than the figure
before me-" he said, giving her an
admiring look at the same time, at
is exceedingly lovely. | wish
could tempt you with the ring"
~ think I'll take it," she said
laying down the money amid blush
es. or course he accepted the
money, but, getting her address, he
made such good use of the him
that the next ring which she gol
was given by him In church.
| Quite as singular was the begin
ming Of the courtship of the mar
who went into n shop for pair o
shoes.
81 want them wide, please" hi
said to the girl In attendance, ga
!, / have a good, broad understand
, ing.'