The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-21
MARRIED BY ACCIDENT.
Men and Women Who Have Found Lite Partners
Under Peculiar circumstances

| Lohnon tare Iits.
Marriages are often the result of acci-
| dent. 1t seems strange, but the most
prudent persons will sometimes conceive
| an irresistible attachment at the sugges-
tion of a word or look. When once un-
der the spell of the verb "to love" they
go through all the forms and finish the
| conjugation of the verb before the al
tar. The few may give this subject the
| consideration it de-erves. but the many.
there is TO fear, are guided by impulse.
A skipper of a coasting vessel called at
the village inn and asked the landlady,
| young widow: "Do you know where
l can get a mate? l have lost my mate. -
Il am very sorry for you, Mr.. -"
she said, smiling. Il 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 supplied with two
mates.
a young man at a church bazaar was
buttonholed by lady; she would not
let him go until he bought something.
He looked at her stall, which contained
fancy work of various kinds.
why" he said, Il see nothing here
| that would be the least use to me, a
bachelor, except yourself. The rest
would be dear to me at any price"
Il will lie cheap enough" she said
| coaxingly.
IF you could be dear enough, per-
haps -"
"Oh, come, You are Just the person
! 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 sonnet ling
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 ac-
cordingly 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 patients friends to remuner-
ate him as they thought befitting.
But don't you often get disappointed
on these terms! she inquired.
Il may say, never"
"As you are so easily pleased-here, .
| and she playfully gave him her empty
hand. while in the other was con-
cealed a check for handsome sum.
How easily / could have taken you in, !"
she added, by producing the check.
But you've only succeeded in draw
ing me out, he sad, declining to relin-
quish her hand. Don't insult me with
| check; l am most generously re-
warded."
Perhaps she understood the doctors
difficulty and wished to help him out of
il. At any rate the giving of her hand
led him to offer his heart
This was how a gentleman got his
wife when, in a tobacconists shop, he
asked girl behind the counter, who
happened to have red hair, if she would
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 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 in
side to examine it. lit is exceedingly
lovely, wish il were mine, :" she said, on
satisfying herself. What smaller fig
| ure will tempt your"
mo other figure than the figure be-
fore me" he said, giving her an admir-
| ing look at the same time. 1T is ex-
| ceedingly lovely; / wisli-I could tempt
you with the ring"
Il think Ill take it," she said. laying
down the money amid bushes. OF
course he accepted the money, but get
ting her address, he made such good use
of the hint that the next ring she got
was given by him in church"
Quite as singular was the beginning of
the courtship of the man who went into
a shop for pair of shoes.
| II want them wide, please" he said to
the girl in attendance. las i have a good
broad understanding"
| She laughed at this reference to the
breadth of his feet, and said:
/ "A very good thing, too, IN a man,
| but not in a woman"
| How do you make out what is good
in one sex is bad in the other"
'Ah, il is quite simple. You see. ma
| ture intended man to be supported by a
firm soul, but woman by a yielding hus-
band"
Whether he made yielding husband
or not. report at any rate says that he
made her his wife.