The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-27
THE NUPTiAL KNOT.
tome Strange Reasons Couples Have b,
for Marrying,

mammas plan otherwise for their be
loved daughter, but she is invaraa bly,
/, obstinate, and true love always comes
In by head. In real life, however
many and various are the reasons fol
| tying the nuptial knot An arden'
philatelist inserted an advertisement
| In matrimonial column, and the wife
he wanted, in addition to being able to
boast of the usual good qualities OF
| womanhood, was to be in possession OF
certain stamp-a description for the
guidance of the Observation-Disclosures
lady collectors following-ther rarity OF
which rendered it almost priceless.
We do not think this man would meet
his ideal in a hurry.
A gentleman whose hobby was the
collecting of rare specimens of pottery
made violent love to a lady-a matter
of surprise to his friends and the lady's
own people, he being always deemed
cynical bachelor, holding strict views
concerning the marriage question
who was the fortunate owner of a
lovely Sevres vase. Apparently she
was nothing loath, and responded to
his wooing fervently, finally giving
him her hand, fortune and the vase.
This person reverted to his cynical
views afterward, and often told his
wife it was the vase he had been in
love with. and not herself.
Cases where money has been left on
condition of the heir or heiress marry
Ing a chosen person are sufficiently
common; but surely few are so hedged
in with restrictions as the youth who
was to wed his cousin because she was
''cross-eyed, red-haired and had no
chin," as the will read, by which we
may understand that she of the dimin-
utive chin was heavily moneyed."
The following is told of two costers
who brought about marriage between
q son and daughter of the respective
families for unique purpose. They
had one donkey between them, and
though the two costers were quite
willing to change about, using the
Rnimal.in turns. the wives of the hawk.
srs were not at all agreeable, and many.
and furious were the quarrels between
them. To mitigate this nuisance and
to bring the two families together the
was effected of the two olive
branches, quite unknown to the
mothers an arrangement fraught
with satisfactory results, for the good
ladies' were on better terms ever after.
A factory girl gave as her reasons for
getting married somewhat unusual
Her husband had for
ong been changing around, but she
had not encouraged him because she
evinced no particular liking for him.
AS, however, her girl friends were all
to the altar, she thought she
would likewise be in the swim, and,
made up to the ifl-used
young man who was only too willing
TO comply.
Rather than lose a valuable appoint
nent, young man went in search OF
/ wife-the situation he had secured
being only for married men as one Of
which class he had posed; Therefore, it
vas essential that he should take unto
himself a partner at a moments notice,
iguratively speaking. He had hitherto
no affair Of the heart, and
,he finding OF life's partner was not,
lnder such circumstances, very SIM
Die task. However, he secured the one.
hing needful to insure the retaining
IF the position and commenced mar
led life and new business and duties
1t one and the same time.
A situation agent declares that he
has reasons to believe this procuration
IF spouses is very often effected at the
asst moment, purposelv to secure
coveted posts whose requirements are
or man and wife. He further AYERS
hat he is acquainted with one young
ellow who got married purposely to
apply for such a situation. leaving his
pride Immediately on coming out of
church to make application for the
,lace.
Few persons would express them
selves in so matter -of-fact fashion as
he farmer who, wooing a widow
he owner of an adjacent farm-told
us son that the lady's niece was Just
he sort for him, the girl being pos
'essed of property in her own rights
double marriage therefore would en-
'lch the lot Like an obedient son the
ad complied with this request. and as
he farmer rented his own land through
he niece, ii was raost accommodating
We wonder il these
marriages were failures For an
'malgamation of property and land
hey were infinitely successful.
A man. recently united for better or
or worse, to the portly dame who had
hitherto ruled over his kitchen. was
numerically chaffed by his associates.
he lady of his choice being very much
lis senior, and in different WAYS most
suitable TO her spouse. His naive reply
vas to the effect that IL would mini
nize expenses. because he would have
10 wages 70 pay Tor culinary labor. as
us wife had agreed TO continue in her
position as cook. Her refusal to
comply. he declared would have result !
d IN the attachment being off
Most unique was the reason for
committing matrimony." as given bv
city gentleman 4 widow lady had |
appealed at a court of Justice, and
he cuiprit, rather than pay the fine |
imposed on him for certain slanderous !
tatements he had made concerning
ne fair prosecutrix. settled affairs bv 4
marrying the lady. He certainly was
possessed of GOODNESS below the zero |
# the proverbial cucumber to propose
marriage. when It must have been OBJ. /
nous to everybcdy-the woman in par.
lcular-what his reasons for so doing /
we're. However, she, like Barkis. was |
'wiliin'." and wedding arrangements /
vent on apace- So sensational WAS |
his arriage-following immediately