Daily Republican., 1888-05-02
MARRIED. By ACCIDENT.

Cident. 1t seems strange, but the most
prudent persons will sometimes con.
ceive an Irresistible attachment at the
suggestion of word or look. When
once under the spell of the verb ito
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 1t de.
serves. but the many, there is to fear,
are guided by impulse. A skipper Of
coastlDg vessel called at village inn
sad asked the landlady: ado you
know where can get mate 7 have
lost my mate"
AZ sm very sorry Tor you, Mr.,
che said, smiling. l want mate, too,
and cannot get one. I'll do If you
be mine I'll be yours" He closed
with the bargain, and widow keeping
her word, he Is now supplied with two
mates.
A young man at 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" he said, 81 see nothing
here that would be of the least use to
me, bachelor, except yourself. The
rest would be dear to me at any price" !"
81 will be cheap enough" she said,
coaxing. -.-...
1T you could be dear enough, per.
haps."
"0h, come You are just the person
/ want, taking him by the arm.
She sold him one article after ano.
ther, keeping up the agreeable CONVEX
sation the while, and before all was
done he had purchased everything on
the stall. Then. at settling up, there
was something said about discount.
IL cannot return you 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, personal friend,
was asked his charge. He said he
generally allowed his patient friends
to remunerate him as they thought
benefitting.
.'But don't you often get disappoint.
ed on these torms2" she inquired.
81 may say, never"
''As you are easily pleased-here,"
and she playiully gave him her empty
hand, while in the other was conceal
ed a check for a handsome sum. "How
easily could have taken you inl" she
added, producing the check.
''But you have only succeeded in
drawing 'em out" lie said. declining
to relinquish her hand. Don't insult
me with check, l am most generous
ly rewarded"
Perhaps she understood the Doctors
difficulty and wished to help him out
of it. At any rate, the giving of her
hand led him to offer his heart.
This is how q gentleman got his
wife when, in tobscconist's shop, he
asked q girl behind the counter, who
happened TO have red hair, if she
would oblige him with match,
"With pleasure. If you will have
red headed one, "she promptly replied,
with such suggestive. demure smile.
that eventually the red-hesded match
was handed over.
"a lady with q fine figure having
taken fancy to valuable ring, which
she saw ticketed in shop window,
went inside to examine it. at is exceed
ingly lovely; l wish it were mine, "she
said, on satisfying herself What
smaller figure will tempt your"
mo other figure than the figure
before me-" he said, sit is exceedingly
lovely. / wish-I could tempt you
with the ring
81 think l'll take it, she said, Jay
ing down the money amid the bushes
OF course he accepted the money, but
getting her address, he made such
good use of the hint that the next ring
which she got was given by him in
church.
Quite as singular was the beginning
of the eourtship Of the man who went
into shop Tor pair of shoes.
~ want them wide, please" he
said to the girl in attendance, sas
have good 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 that what
is good in one sex Ia bad in the
other"
"Ah, 1t is quite simple. You see,
nature intended man to be supported
by firm soul, but woman by yield
ing husband.
Whether he made a yielding hus-
band or not, report at any rate says
that he made her his wife.