The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-08


From the Hartford Times
a1a Gallia," that latest spasms Of Lon
5or literary Mysteries, the heroine is made
. 70 pop the question to the object Of her
affection This brings up again that old,
Int ever interesting. inquiry: Should wo-
men propose? The other day I asked the
8 orion of friend of mine who is noted
fur his fantastic views and picturesque
language, and what he said was this:
should she! Well, now you may just
make up your mind that she will if she
wants to- and there is going to be no
should about it. Should. indeed In the
lexicon Of new womanhood, which fate re-
serves for some supreme disaster, there is
no such word as should 1t smacks too
much Of considerations ethical and such
things hamper, ana the new woman is not
10 be hampered no, sirl on her swift BIZ
cycle Of resolve she overrides ethics. She
is bound full speed for the topmost pin
nacle Of Mount Get There she had dropped
the burdensome skirts Of should and dom
ned the free and lightsome boomers Of
snail and willr Look out for herl Clear
the road! Stand aside Whoopi Swish!"
Continuing the metaphor without nee
essarily endorsing the sentiments of the
above. it may be added that there still re-
main few worthy specimens Of the old
woman in the valley, and for the guidance
of those, who, of course may not be able
TO decide this question Of woman proposing
so easily, we will quote few presidents in
the matter.
If Shakespea1es heroines are true to
life as it is said they are then instances
Of women taking the initiative in the days
Of which he writes must have been quite
frequent. Miranda, for example tells
Prince Ferdinand she is his wife If he will
marry her. Desdamona gives Otheno the
broadcast Of hints that she is TO be had for
the asking Helena demands Bertram as
The price of her woodworking pre-
soripdon, and the fair Juliet caught
thinking aloud, declares her willingness
TO lay her fortunes at Romeos feet. if he
will but say when and where the holy
man shall make them one.
IL was practically a proposal that Mile
de Praga made to Ferdinand De Lesseps.
II appears that this lady was at La Ches-
nays when all Europe was talking about
the great Suez achievements. One day, in
the garden. she saw De Lesseps walking
on the terrace. Plucking a rose, she went
up to the widower and begged him for her
sake to wear it at dinner. Somewhat as
toRishee- ho asked IL she did not mean it
Tor his son. No, she said, it was for him
SELF DE Lesseps explained to her that he
was on the wrong side of sixty while she
was not yet nineteen. That did not mat
ter, she told him; what his age was had
never occurred to her. She had only
thought of This greatness and goodness.
IN short, he was her beau ideal. How
was it possible for a man reared on the
sunny side of a Pyrenean mountain to
reason down the feelings this confession
aroused? Time. was given Mice. de Praga
TO reflect, but her mind did not change,
and the pair We're married
The daughter of CASTOR d'Orleans Of
fered her hand to the Gascon, De Lausan,
though Louis XIV, would not permit the
marriage to take place.
Any lady reader who has proposed and
been rejected may find comfort in reflect
ing upon the case of Louise de savoie. It
appears that Louise, then Queen Regent
Of France, fell out with the famous Con-
stable de Bourbon, on the matter of the
disposition of his dead wife's property. AS
the two We're talking it over one day
Louise observed significantly that there
We're more ways than one to settle law
suit. Queen Anne, for example, had saved
brittany from a civil war in a manner
worthy of imitation.
True answered Bourbon, but I
know not what process would enable me
70 settle your highness' suit in such an
agreeable manner
You forget, duke. 1 am a widow" said
louise allowing her hand to rest upon
mat OF the constable. BOurbon's face
aarkened as he rose to his feet, saying:
Your highness mistakes me. The res
Vecl owe his majesty, the disparity of
our years, my own feelings, all render
suen union impossible. If the king goes
10 law, l viii fight him, madam, that is
a worry, ,oy,,e, Mt, ..to,.,. e. 49,, e 49,.
ulaI proposal of a certain Miss Kendrick
railing in love with a handsome young at
torhey named Benjamin Child, she sent
MN an anonymous letter demanding sat
isiacuon for injuries received. After vain
~ puzzling himself to guess whom his
challenger might be, and how he had Of
Tended, Child betook himself duly provid-
el with a second, to the place of meeting.
mere he found waiting for him no fierce
gallant but a masked lady. On his asking
Her what it all meant She drew her rapier
and replied:
1T is L that invite you,
lou shall wed me or l fight you,
Underneath those spreading trees
therefore, choose from which you pleaser'
Rather taken aback. the young man
asked to see his challenger's face. This
was denied; she would not unmask I'M
VI after either the fight or the mar
mage. She offered him an hours grace
Junk the matter over, however, and
al the end of that time he took his
lIehds advice and accepted her The
party rode to church in her gilded
Soach' and the pair were married He
1ad no occasion to repent his leap in the
GaIk' Tor he found his bride possessed of
0eduty, position and wealth
t was in very different fashion that
|ldfgaret Charlton proposed to Richard
DdAter. At first Margaret sought TO
stlalh her end by negotiation; and
ever was bachelor of IS more astonished
Ian the worthy minister when the girls
aLioassadress gave him her message He
al once declared the idea preposterous,
"Aereupon, Margaret. who was listening
~ the study door, lost all control of her
sel' hurst in and, throwing herself at his
-eet' exclaimed: Dear, Mr. Baxter,
protest with a sincere heart, do not
,iaAe tender of myself upon any world
y OF carnal account, but to have a more
gerIect converse with so holy and pru-
eeht yoke-fellow, and to keep me stead
.asL IN my perseverance, which design
" God glory and my souls goodw Mar
SoIel charlton was very pretty; Baxter
vas mortal, and he succumbed.
sun another kind of feminine proposal
"os tlat made to Robert Leighton, bishop
VI Dum blame. In this case the proposer was
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