The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-30
WHY They Welded.
Reasons Given by women For Taking
Their Suousea.

Reasons Given by Women For Taking
Their spouses.
III there is one question more than
another 10 which II In difficult 10 get
Or give satisfactory answer IL Is
surely this: "Why did you fall In love
with your hlsbandY In nineteen
,ases out Of twenty woman would
probably confess candidly that she
lid not know, or else she would de-
:lare conclusively that she did be
.ause she did, and that ought 10 end
he matter
In the rare cases where the lady
:ondescends 10 declare her reason the
answers are both interesting and in
/ s:ructlve.
Whatever made you marry the
I )risonerT' a London magistrate asked
4 A woman whose face bore striking"
/ evidence OF her husbands affection.
Because he punched all the other fel-
.ows' heads" she answered, "and no
body else dared make love TO me-"
Another good lady confessed that
she fell In love with her husband be-
cause 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
md even rudeness.
The consequence was that she de-
termined to bring him 10 her feet and
his knees. She succeeded, but lost
her heart In the attempt.
II fell in love with my husband"
one lady recently declared. because
be was the only man about whom no
one was ever heard 10 say an unkind
word. Even the women. although he
paid them no special attention, were
agreed that he was "a darling and al.
though he 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 a poor cripple. 1t had
come 10 her ears that he had long
loved her in silence. and had counted
each day happy If he only caught a
distant glimpse Of her. She discov.
cred that he was n devoted son and
brother. and n man OF unusual gifts
and culture for his humble position;
and, moved by one Of those sudden.
generous impulses TO which some WON.
on are liable, she sought an int. ew
with him, told him that she had
learned his secret, and offered him
hyr hand and fortune. This may ap-
pear n strange and improbable thing,
out thousands know that IL Is literally
true.
Another lady whose marriage re-
suited from n singular impulse gives
this explanation OF IL. Among the
friends OF her family was an old
bachelor, with n reputation for crusti.
ness who had known her from a child
and had often nursed her in early
days. To her he had always been
gentle and kind, and she had loved
him "in way" as long as she could
remember.
One day she said: why have you
never married, Mr.. -" Marry,
my dear? Why. no one would ever
marry n grumpy old man like me-
"Of course they wouldT' she answered
Indignantly. "Why. l would marry
you myself" "Thank you. my dearw
came the unexpected answer; then
Wen consider the matter settled"
In spite of her surprise and misgiv
ings the girl Loyalty kept her promise,
and she has never had reason to regret
her moments lndiscretlon."
A lady friend Of the writer married
her husband for the very illogical rea-
son that he was an avowed woman
hater. He made no secret Of his aver
sion to the fair sex. and declared II so
constantly that, as she says, II vowed
] would convert him and make him
change his mind, Mt least so far as one
of my sex was concerned He was
not difficult convert, for within
twelve months he had forsworn his
creed so far as to conduct one of the
"hated sex" to the altar, and now he
declares that he "loycs them ALL
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