Evening journal., 1901-09-30
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WHY SOME WOMEN FELL, IN /
WITH THEIR HUSBANDS. i

Peculiar Reasons That ut Tim
fluence the Fair Sex In Matt,
the Heart-The Woman Who
and Welded "A Woman Hafer.l
If there is one question more
another to which it is difficult to
give a satisfactory answer it is
this: "Why did you fall in love
your husbandT In 10 cases out
woman would probably confess G.
ly that she did not know or els
would declare conclusively tha
did because she did, and that oui
end the matter.
In the rare cases where the lad
descends to declare her reason ii
swers are both interesting ar
structive.
Whatever made you marry the
onerT a London magistrate as
woman whose face bore striking
dence of her husbands affection.
cause he punched all the other fe'
heads" she answered, "and n
else dared make love to me-"
Another good lacy confessed ths
fell in love with her husband be
he was the "only man who ever
to snub her" While other men
stumbling over each other TO pa
court and attention, he always n
her with absolute indifference and
rudeness.
The consequence was that sh
termined to bring him to her fee
his knees. She succeeded, but loi
heart in the attempt.
Il fell I'm love with my hush
one lady recently declared, "be
he was the only man about who
one was ever heard to say an u
word. Even the women, althou
paid them no special attention,
agreed that he was a darling;' ar
though he was plain. almost to
ness, and cid enough almost TO
father. l loved him and determin
marry him long before he had
such thought of me-"
Not long ago a Yorkshire Lad
wealth and beauty shocked her Fl
by marrying a poor cripple. IL
come TO her ears that he had lon
ed her in silence and had counted
/ day happy If he only caught a di
glimpse of her. She discovered.
he was a devoted son and bTothe'
man Of unusual gifts and cultui
his humble position, and, move
one Of those sudden, generous
pulses TO which some women ar
bic, she sought an interview with
told him that she had learned h
cret and offered him her hand an'
tune. This may appear a strang'
improbable thing, but thousands
that it is literally true.
Another lady whose marriage r
ed from a similar impulse gives
explanation of 1t. Among the Fl
Of her family was an old bachelor
reputation for crustiness who
known her from a child and had
nursed her In early days. To h
had always been gentle and kind
she had loved him "in a way" as
as she could remember.
One day she said, "Why have
never married, Mr.. -"
Marry, my dear? Why. no
would ever marry a grumpy old
like mew
"Of course they wouldp she an
ed Indignantly. "Why, would 1
you myselfw
"Thank you, my dearw came IL
expected answer "Then wen col
the matter ended"
In spite Of her surprise and r
ings the girl Loyalty kept her :. :
and she has never had reasopt
her moments indiscretion.
A lady friend of the wri1
her husband for the very
son that he was an ava
hater. He made no secr
b sion to the fair sex and
constantly that, as she sa
o / would convert him and
change his mind, at least so ~.
of my sex was concerned" He
not difficult to convert, for with
months he had forsworn bis ere
far as TO conduct one of the ''
! sex" to the altar. and now be de
i that he cloves them all."-Tit- Bit: