The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-08-21
CUPID'S ODD FRANKS.
WHY SOME WOMEN FELL IN LOVE
WITH Their HUSBANDS.

Pccuiinr Reasons Tint ut Times In
huencc the Fair Sex In Matters of
the Henrt-The Woman who Won
and Welded IA Woman IIntcr.
If there is one question more than
/ another to which it is difficult To get or
| give satisfactory answer it is surely
this: "Why did you fall In love with
/ your husbandf' In 10 eases out of 20
woman would probably confess candid.
ly that she did not know or else she
would declare concluslvely that she
did because she did. and that ought To
end the matter.
In the rare eases where the lady CON
deseends TO declare her reason the am
swers are both interesting and In
struetVe
Whatever made you marry the prls-
oner" Il London magistrate asked Il
woman whose face bore striking" evil
denee of her husbands affection. BE
fhHta aGsA lie Repa INV II t4e etasr fellows,
else dared make love 10 me-"
Another good lady confessed that she
fell in love with her husband because
he was the only man who ever dared
TO snub her" While other men were
stumbling over each other To pay her
court and attention, he always treated
her with absolute Indifference and even
rudeness.
The consequence was that she de-
termned to bring him to her feet and
his knees. She succeeded, but lost her
heart In the attempt
Il fell In love with my husband"
one lady recently declared, ''beeause
he WAS the only man about whom no
one was ever heard to say an unklnd
word. Even the women, although lie
paid them no special attention, were
agreed that he was "A darllng;' and, Ill
though he was plain, almost to ugl-
ness, and old enough almost to he my
father, | loved him and determined to
marry him long before he had any
such thought of me-"
Not long ago Yorkshire lady OF
wealth and beauty shocked her friends
by marrying poor cripple. 1t had
come 10 her ears that he had long low
ed her In silence and had counted each
day happy If he only caught II distant
glimpse of her She discovered that
he WAS Il devoted son and brother and
II man of unusual gifts aud culture for
his humble position, and, moved by
one Of those sudden, generous I'm
pulses to which some women are LA
BILE she sought an interview with him,
told him that she had learned his Sc
cret and offered him her hand and for.
tune. This may appear II strange and
improbable thing, but thousands know
that 1t Is literally true
Another lady whose marriage result
ell from similar impulse gives this
explanation of IT, Among the friends
of her family was an old bachelor with
IL reputation for erustness who had
known her from a child and had often
nursed her In early days TO her he
snt nlUaBvcIo' Tffnre'ii ia,~w1sy '-4'sr, rc,rlt
MS she could remember.
One day she said 'Why have you
never married. Mr. -?"
"Marry, my denr? Why no one
would ever marry II grumpy old man
like mel"
"of course they would" she answer
ed Indignantly. "Why, | would marry
you mysclfw
Thank you. my dear" came the UNI
expected answer. "Then we'll consider
the matter ended"
In spite OF her surprise and misgy
ings the girl Loyalty kept her promise,
ana she has never had reason To regret
her "moment's indiscreton."
lady friend of the writer married
her husband for the very Illogical rea-
son that he was an ayowed woman
hatcr. He made no secret OF his aver
sion to the fair sex and declared it so
constantly that, ms she says, Il vowed
| would convert him and make him
change his mind, at least SO far as ono
of my sex was concerned" lie was
not difficult TO convert for within II
months he had forsworn his creed So
far az to conduct one of the "hatcd
sex" to the altar, ana now he declares
that lie "lovcs them all."-1'itBlts