Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-12-11
CUPID'S ODD FRANKS.
WHY SOME WOMEN FELL IN LOVE
WITH THEIR HUSBANDS.
Peculiar Reasons That mt Times In
nusnse the Fair Sci In Matters Of
the Henrt-The Woman Who Won
and Welded q Woman Halter.

the Henrt-The Woman Who Won
and Welded q Woman Halter.
IL there Is n question more than
another to which 1t Is difficult to get or
give a satisfactory answer II Is surely
this: "Why did you fall In love with
your husband?" In 10 cases 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 cases where the lady con.
descends to declare her reason the an.
swers are both interesting and in
structive.
Whatever made you marry the prls.
oner!" a London magistrate asked n
woma whose face bore striking evil
Yence Of her husbands affection. BE
cause he punched all the other fellows
heads" she answered, "and nobody
else dared make love to 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-
termlned 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"
n lady recently declared. because
he was the only man about whom no
II was ever heard to say an unkind
word. Even the women. although he
paid them no special attention, were
agreed that lie was a darling;' and, al.
though lie was plain, almost TO ugli.
ness, and old enough almost to be my
father, | loved him and determined to
marry him long before he had any
such thought of me-"
Not long ago a Yorkshire lady Of
wealth and beauty shocked her friends
by marrying n poor cripple. 1t had
come TO her ears that he had long low.
ed her in silence and had counted each
day happy II he only caught a distant
glimpse of her. She discovered that
he was a devoted son and brother and
a maj Of unusual gifts and culture for
his humble position, and, moved by
one Of those sudden, generous i'm
pulses to which some women are La
Bile, size sought an interview with him,
told him that she Lad learned his Sc
cret aud offered him her hand and for
tune. This may appear Il strange and
improbable thing, but thousands know
that it Is literally true.
Another lady whose marriage result
ed from n similar impulse gives this
explanation Of it. Among the friends
Of her family was an old bachelor with
n reputation for crustiness who had
known her from n child and had often
nursed her In early days. To her he
had always been gentle and kind. and
she had loved him "in a way" as long
as she could remember.
One day she said, "Why have you
never married, Mr.. -T
Marry, my dear? Why, no one
would ever marry a grumpy old man
like me"
"of our they wouldr' she answer
cd Indignantly. why, | would marry
you myself"
THANK you, my dear" came the un.
expected answer. "Tlcn we'll consider
the matter ended"
In spite Of her surprise and misgiy.
ings he girl Loyalty kept her promise,
and she las never had reason TO regret
her "moulrnt's i~ndiScrCti0n.'
\ lady friend Of the writer married
her husband for the very illogical rea.
son that he was an ayowcd woman
batter, He made no secret Of his aver.
sion to the fair sex and declared II so
constantly that, as she says, Il vowed
| would convert him and make him
change his mind, at least so far as one
Of my sex was concerned" lie was
not difficult TO convert, for within II
months lie had forsworn his creed so
far as to conduct one Of the ''hated
sex" to the altar, and now lie declares
that be 'loves them all."-Tit-Bits.