Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-27

manded to love, honor and obey ant
she will want that left out. This seem
TO be very important matter to SOM
couples. A minister was marrying col
ored couple, and when he reached th'
love, honor and obey part the maj
stopped him and said: please reat
that over again, and read it slow. Pv'
been married before
II notice some young ladies and some
older ones also present, and as my tick
cts said no one admitted who had no
popped the question or had intentions
That way, the question naturally arises
DO the ladies ever propose
1T has been said that woman's sole
aim IN life is to get married. They al
nave great objection to being known al
old maids This is rather strange when
we consider how many old maids have
become noted in history. Queen Eliz
apeth was an old maid. Caroline Her.
schel is always associated with hel
brother in connection with the secrets
snatched from the infinite depths of the
starry heavens and given to the world.
Grace Darling was an old maid. Louisa
M. Alcott was an old maid, and many
others who could be mentioned. Today
the young ladies are running close race
with the young men, and they must look
we'll to their laurels if they would save
them. Positions of trust and RESPONSE
blllty are occupied by young women to-
day that were formerly open only to
young men, and there is scarcely an oc-
cupation requiring skill, quickuess or
knowledge that is not open, perhaps
more freely to young ladies than to young
RI1f tI,fo patb.-n 80 x,st
my lecture. Society has generously and
thoughtfully provided an opening for
young ladies to whom the question has
not been popped, whereby they may
secure husband. This is found in leap
year. You see, some ladies are COM
peiled to pop the question by sheer force
OF circumstances. Queen Victoria had
to propose to Prince Albert. How could
that little German prince ask England's
queen to take him for husband? But
even if the lady don't propose, she can
help the man along. think that some
of these married rnen could tell us some-
thing about how the ladies help some-
times, if they would. Laughter But
they won't. I remember hearing of
young man who had been courting q
girl six long years, but had never come
to the point of popping the question.
One evening he asked her to sing to him,
and she sang, Darling, 1 am growing
old. He proposed that night. Another
young lady told her strangely dilatory
young man how well she could cook.
Why she said, Il can make splen-
did cake, with frosting, hearts and ring
on top why, that's wedding
cakev exclaimed the astonished young
man. Il know it, was the demure
answer. However, even this didn't
brace up the unfortunate young man, 80
at his next visit she tried another plan.
john said she, Il have discovered
that l possess faculty never dreamed
of. am mind-reader. can tell what
people are thinking about John was
of course interested, and inquired:
well, what am l thinking about?
why she replied, you are thinking
OF asking me to marry you, but you are
almost afraid He popped the question
without further delay.
"This brings us to the QIakers. A
pair OF these plain-speaking young people
were walking along the road when a
little bird commenced to sing. The
young man said: Does thee know what
that little bird is singing, Prudence?'
NO. answered the young woman. 1T
sings: 1 love thee, l love thee.' A little
time passed without further conversa.
tion, and Prudence became impatient.
Then another bird commenced to sing,
and she said Ezekiel, does thee know
what that bird is sayingT On being
answered in the negative, she demurely
replied: 1T sings: So do /, 90 do T. The
marriage was announced at the mseting-
house on the very next Lords day.
"Now, young man, this should en-
courage you to pop the question at once.
A young man who is not married is only
half man; 80 get married. In Sparta
they had law that all the unmarried
men over 20 should be debarred from
the festivities and athletic national
games. All men do not pop alike. 1
heard of gentleman who proposed to a
widow. He was talking to her one day
and during pause in the conversation
he looked W and said very gravely:
Mrs. Wilson, 1 have always had great
regard for you until quite recently, and
| have never doubted your veracity, but
am compelled to change my opinion
Sir said the widow, indignantly,
What do you mean?' WELL was
the reply, Il was walking in the grave
yard the other day and noticed upon
your husbands tom mbstone that you said
he had gone to better home. Now, 1
don't see how he could 60 to a better
home than this In ten minutes the
day was set and they we're discussing
arrangements for the wedding tour. This
brings US to another Quaker young man
who took his intended to walk in the
cemetery, and when they reached the
family lot he turned to her and addressed
her solemply: Sarah, in this piece of
ground we buried the bodies of my
grandparents here also lie the bodies
Of my father and mother; here, some
day l expect to lie. Would thee care to
lie here also?' She thought she would.
You can propose to- the young lady in
many ways you see. Take your choice
But, whatever you do, don't marry for
money. 1t is bad enough for a girl to
sacrifice herself for some fancied advan-
tage. See how the world laughs at the
marriage between the daughter of @. P.
Huntington and that little unknown
prince who sold his title for the BRIDES
money. Marriage should not be money
transaction. There are other values
concerned. A young man entered an
express office to send a bulky parcel.
What value p inquired the clerk. Well,
responded the young fellow meditatively,
"a few days ago they were worth to me
about $40, O,OOO.' The clerk asked what
was in the package. 'Old letters. Put
the value at ten cents You see he was
sending back the letters he had received