The times., 1899-05-28
odd Ways OF TELLING
THE OLD, old STORY
Every Man Takes His Own
Special Method.
Wcmen. Too, Sometimes Do Their
Own Proposing.
Cupid's Remarkable Methods of
bringing Some Sentimental Cn-
ents to AN Understanding.

There is more method. perhaps, than
modesty in the recent proposal to the world
at large OF a Japanese lady. who advertis-
es: Il am a beautiful woman. with cloud
like hair, fiowery face, willow-like waist.
and crescent eyebrows. have enough
property to walk through life hand in
hand gazing at the flowers in the day and
the moon at night. II there is a gentle
man who is clever. learned, handsome
and Of good taste l will join with him
for life, and share the pleasure of being
buried in the same grave
One OF the most unconventional and
startling proposals on record, says Tit
Bits. was that of Lorenzo Dow. an elo-
quent and popular Methodist minister Mr.
Dow had mourned his first wife for year,
and thought it was high time to replace
her. One day at the close CT his sermon
he electrified his congregation by announc-
ing, "I am a candidate for matrimony, and
If any woman in this congregation would
care to take me let her rise" After mod
est interval two ladies rose from their
seats, one at the foot of the pulpit and the
other at the back of the church
The reverend gentleman inspected them
for moment and then said: LAS the one
nearest to me was the first to rise | will
make her my wife; and now we will sing
hymn No. =" Such an audacious proposal
deserved the happy union which followed
1t, and Mr.. Dow was not the less content
ed with his choice because she was amply
supplied with the worlds goods
In striking contrast to this clerical pro-
posal was one Of which Rochester police
court was recently the scene. widow,
Mrs. Mackrel, was charged with attempt
ing to commit suicide. 1t was clear from
the evidence that the woman had made
brave struggle against misfortune. and
that she was a good woman and an ex-
cellent mother One of the spectators OF
the trial was so much impressed by the
/ pathos of the widows position that he
made her an offer of marriage in open
court whereupon the magistrate dis
missed her, with cordial good wishes for
! her future married life.
Only a few weeks ago 1t was recorded
\ that a famous performer on the trapeze
| proposed to his wife when they were
swinging on the same bar. and in re-
4 cent shipwreck an Australian named
| Hammer was SO much struck with the
courage and beauty of the young gov
erness who escaped in the same boat as
/ himself that before they were rescued he
had secured her promise to be his wife
One OF the most ingenious devices ever
resorted to by a bashful swain secured
charming wife for Prince (afterward Czarl
Nicholas Of Russia The young prince was
so smitten by the beauty OF Princess Char
lotte daughter of his host, Frederick VIII
| liam III of Prussia. that he determined to
lose no time in making her his wife
During court dinner. when he was seat
| ed next TO his prospective bride, ne took
| ring from his finger, and burying it in
| piece OF bread, passed it TO her unseen. The
hidden missive of Cupid did its work we'll,
for when the young princess rose from the
table she was wearing the ring which
I pledged her to the future Car.
The young Spaniard makes his walking
stick. of all things in the world, the We
| hicle of his proposal When ne has suffi-
GENTLY screwed up his courage to propose
| he calls on his fair ones parents on three
| successive days. and on his last call leaves
I his walking stick behind him. If, when ne
calls again on the fourth day. mis- stick IS
returned to him he knows that his suit is
successful. If. however he finds that 1t has
been thrown into the street, he will be wise
/ to refrain from calling.