The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-20
DO MEN PROPOSE2
Men Storm the Fortress or
are Trapped Like a Hare.
ANSWER IN LITERATURE
INSTANCES WHERE EMOTION
HELPED LOyE-MAKING.
The DIRECT AND THE INDIRECT METHOD
Every S.If Respecting Woman, Even Con-
sciOus Of Giving Encouragement, viii
Say She Yielded Because Of
HerLoyeI's Persistence.
tBal6more Sun0

Herloye's Persistence.
Baltimore SUM
Do men propose? THIS column asks
this delicate question with difridence
which is almost orerpowcriug tiat
would overpower but for its psychology
cal interest, But in the same spirit with
which ii would investigate the causes
Of yellow fever -or the identity Of Cas-
per Hauser, it sets to work to unrayel
this mystery. an almost impossible task
from The difficulty Of gathering reliable
testimony.
For every Self-fespecting woman viii
say. even Of her husbands wooing. that
after having again and again rejected
him by her severe and chilling manner
the yielding on her Jart was simply
ii giving away under the physical fatigue
and strain OF a persistent effort on his
while the man. from motives OF Self
gloriGcation either describes his triumph
as he would describe the stolming af II
fortress or the scaling OF Il height IN
accessible 10 all the word but his own
heroiSln, or he lists the air OF having
been tr9pred likp hare in ambush or
Rosancpd in Miss Edgeworths tale,
who spent her money GA the purple gar
IN the druggists window.
Therefore to collect any trustworthy
facts upon the subject the investigation
i forced 70 literature rs the only re-
liable picture Of life. FOR the object Of
the novelist is 10 portray human nature.
ard no false diffilence, no petty personal
pride, deters him in the task
Without the slightest discrimination
on the subscribers part she examines
tho books That lie upon her library table
books we are all familiar with and
Hls3n which we agree rs fair portrayals
~ character
TIE DIRECT AND INDIRECT
METHOD
In the matter with Reafrix EsmOnd It
was direct: Since ] saw you first,
after our separation child you were
them you have had my heart ever
since such as it was. and such as you
were ! cared for ne other woman
Spoken like q man. or, rs we have taught
ourselves 10 believe. ike a man. and
Richard Carvel takes Il leaf out Of the
hook Of his literary forbear; "Will
y0u he mistress Of Carye Hail. Doro-
thy: Halloween is the day that / ask
il. | should like immensely to marry
yQu, says Mr.. James American to his
countess. ito make Won my wife.
Evelyn" says Philip in THAT For
tune. won know. You mast know, that
| love you, ana ii is With the great
est satisfaction | record the reply OF
Miss Edgeworth's Caroline when Fal-
eoner who took some time about it,
proposed: Il am at present happily oc-
cup:pd III several ways cndeayoring to
improve myself, and should be sorry
10 have my mind turned from these
pursuits" so far. 50 good III support
Of the theory in which both pride and
self-respect bid us believe.
Bnt Daniel Dpronda" is close to the
Subscribers elbow. and Grandcourt IS
the first Of the heroes 10 put the cues.
tion in tentative way a way in which
the risk Is not taken BY Che pro.
poser:
DO you command me to go:' No
familiar spirit could have suggested 10
him more effeccive words
DO you accept my devotiong The
responsibility is thrown mon Gweudo-
in, and George Eliot, who knew her
rift within the lutte which betokens the
world recognizes the probability al 4
calculating spirits 50 infrc lehing hm
splf against 4 refusal Il is the Little
manly dislike az No" we shall see to be
characteristic Of that sex.
Sir Charles Grandson did his court
ing III very proper society Both the
aunt and the grandmother of Miss
Byron were present and when, with
some commendable dalicacy. these ex-
cellent women. seeming matters of a
private nature. moved to go, that pat
fern Of deeorum bid them stay. Meth
or of us would have you elsewhere" he
said. and then made this mysterious
remark. whether for purposes Of self
protection or from extreme refinement
Of feeling we are ut less to determine:
"Can You. madaneE To which Miss
Byron. who was not coy. promptly re-
piled: II can, and do" Another lover
with m ambiguous manner is Mr. How
Oils Stamford in The Lady Of the
Aroostook The closest investigation
does not reward the reader with the
! discovery that this cautious young gem
| tleman made any remark OF 10 more
hazardous nature than the following
/ did you think / wouldn'tG I'm longing
| for that. upon which slender foundation
Miss I.ydia Blood announced her en-
gagement
CASES IN WHICH EMOTION
HELPS.
Ostrander, IN Miss Phelps "Story Of
AXIS" encouraged perhaps by the sue
cess Of his predecessors in the matter
| Of protecting their own sensitive feel