Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-26

girl Is too shy to encourage n r1an to
propose. Is 1t likely that she will have
the boldness to propose herself? Mrs.
stanton admits that girls do substan.
tally propose with their eyes and In /
many other coy ways" but she thinks |
they should have the right to do II in |
words. Here. however. she touches |
upon the point that is the strongest |
argument In favor Of the present Gus.
tom. A girl can propose with her eyes,
and as general thing man can not.
A girl has the intuition and tact that n
man lacks. She IL quick to discover
his feelings toward her, and, having
discerned them. she can do with him
about as she pleases. In nine cases
out of ten the proposal rests with
her now. and probably comes quicker |
than 1t would II either could ask the
a.limportant question and each was
waiting on the other. The little arts
by which q woman attains her ends,
matrimOnlally or otherwise, are what
endear her to man In a large measure,
and to replace those by mans direct.
ness and bluntness would be to take
away one Of her chief charms A man
In her position would be helpless, but
she Is not. The subtle influences which
she employs In directing the course
of her love affairs are natura! to her.
pleasing to man. and exceptionally ef-
fective. Why make any changer d,
~~
Rissin lost no time In denying the
sensational story of NJ. de Blowitz In
the London Times to the effect that the
Gar IL about to abdicate his throne.
| 1t IL safe to conclude that the sum total
of truth In the rumor amounts to moth
ing more than some Respondent eXcla.
nation on the part Of the autocrat Of
all the Russias. Nlcholns II. Is natural.
~ of n mclancholic disposition and II
would not he strange II recent events
made him more sOmber than usual.
Ills scheme for the disarmament Of
Europe has failed. His hopes Of an
heir have again been frustrated by the
birth Of a third daughter. His brother,
next in succession, has died. Famine
IL harassing certain parts Of his EN-.
pire and there Is unrest In Finland be.
cause Of his recent nustere edlcts af-
fecting that province. The weight OF
his colossal Asiatic projects presses
upon him and there II constant dan.
ger Of an armed clash with Great Brit
ain in China. Most intolerable Of all
are the inevitable intrigues mt st. Pc.
tersburg and the constant influences
that tend to thwart his sovereign will
In the absence OF q direct heir within
his own family. These cares Of empire,
along with the thousand petty annoy.
ances Of every day life. might easily
move a omber.minded sovereign to ex.
claim that the crown was not worth the
trouble. that he was weary Of the task,
that he would rather he peasant, or
something Of the sort. But there Ii q
vast difference between saying and do.
ing In such cases. People who wish
themselves dead are not wont to put
their wishes into execution. or to thank
anybody for helping them to attain
their desire. The burden Of empire,
like the burden Of life. IL not easy to
lny down. The fact IL that both bur.
dens have allurements which every
sane mind recognizes instinctively even
In the darkest hour. There Is some
thing about power that fascinates the
human soul, and, though "uneasy lie'
the head that wears u CROWN" history
shows but few examples Of Kings who
, have secured ease nnd snfety by abdi
cation. JefYcrson's remark Of Ameri
cnn officehOlders that 'fcw die and
none resign" Ii a bit Of philosophy thu,
applies to the whole human race. I,
will require something much more au
thOratative than the pOnderous trum
petings Of NJ. de BlOwitz to convince
anybody that Car Nicholas has any
serious thought Of retiring to farm.