The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-21
POPPING
THE
QUESTION.
Some Very Strange
Methods Adopted
POr Proposing.

There Is more method, perhaps than
modesty in the recent proposal TO the
world at large OF a japanese lady, who
advertises. II am beautiful woman.
with cloudlike hair. howefy face. willow
like waist and crescent eyebrows. ! have
enough property 10 walk through life
hand 90 hand gazing at tho flowers In tho
day and the moon at night. III there ~
a gentleman who Is clever learned. hsnd-
some and Of good taste. | viii join with
him FOR life. and share the pleasure of
being buried in the same grave"
One o. tho most unconventional and
startling proposals on record was that
of Lorenzo Dow. an eloquent aud popu-
Tar Methodist minister. Mr.. Dow had
mounei his first wife FOR a year, and
thought IL was HIGH time to replace her
One day at tho close o. his sermon he
electrified his congregation by announc-
ing IL am "a candidate for mairimony
and II any woman On this congregation
would care to take me lei her rise
After a modest interval two ladies rose
from their seats. one az the foot o. tho
pulpit and the other az the back Of the
church
The reverend gentleman inspected
them for a moment and then said AS
tho ono nearest 90 me was the first IN
rise 7 win make her my wife. and now
we VIII sing hymn No. - Such an
audacious proposal deserved the haopy
union which followed It. and Mr.. Dow
was not tho less contented with hts
choice because she was amply supplied
with the worlds goods.
Tn striking contrast 10 this clerical pro-
p0s1l was ono Of which Rochester Police
49, ...ff
airr Nfac,rcl was charged with atempt-
ing 20 commit suicide. n was clear from
the evidence that the woman had made
q brave struggle against misfortune. and
that she was "a good woman and an ey-
ccllent mother One OF The spectators Of
tho trial was $50 much impressed by the
pathOs OF the widow position that he
made her an offer Of marriage I'm open
court whoreupon tho mag s'rate dis
missed her with cordial good wishes for
her future married life.
only Few weeks ago II was recorded
that 70 famous performer on the trapcze
proposed to DTS wife when thoy We're
swinging on fhe same bar and I'm a re-
cent shipwrccF an Australian. named
Harnen WINS 500 much struck with the
courage and beauty Of the young gov
crnaes who ctoaneI ir me s1mo boat of
himself that before they were rescued he
bad secured her promise ~ be- HIS wife.
ono Of fhe most ingenious devices ever
restored TO by "a hashful swain secured a
charming wife for Prince fafterward
carr Nicholas Of Russia. Tho young
prince was so smitten hv the beauty -
Princess charlotte daughter % his host.
Frederick William fII 81 Prussia. that ha
determined 90 lose no time In making her
hts wife
Dur'nr a court dinner. when he vas
seated next % his prospective bride. he
took ring from his finger and hn-v-
inc r. In a piece o. bread passed u -
her unseen. Tho hidden missive m 'u0id
dil 'ts work wcu Tor whom no Young
princess rose from tho table .she WIS
wearing The ring which pledged her to be
N. future Czar
The Young S-aniari makes his walk
inr stick of al THINGS in me world. the
vehicle ~ hie n~onosal when he has
sufficiently screwed up h'7 courage IN
nrOnoso ne calls ON his fsir ones n1ro"lf
on throa suoooreiv, days a"d on he ''st
call leavos hts walking stick behind him.
~ when ho rars gain og fhc ''urth f''.
his stic', IS returned fo hifn Do knows that
his suit f. suecessful n however Ne
fnde tfrf 20 rae boon throw" i"'' ~"
street hc viii DO wise 20 refrain from
calling TIT nift