The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-26

WOMEN WHO WE'RE MA0RiGo ~
spsyg or vhGNaELvGA

yo1tolre once Gyntcaly oeciafeo, II -
unly pursuss ~ long enough" ThiA
q any rate. Was the experience Of ia
eob Hallway. . we'll knswn charactes
In the nerth oe England . couple Of
gsnefatiO0s ag0
Never diA Z bover win wife uno0 |
Duch discosraging conditieas % Jacob
Tor after his Arst proposal be Vas
ssundly horsswhippsd By the Young |
lady's father and ducked in . ceoven' |
tsat pond.
"rl ask her again next year" Jaeeb
spluttered - Ae emerged from he
hath, the Are Of bis passion net whit
oueuchod By his cola douche. "Regu.
Iarly once . year. On the anniversary
e his Hrst proposal and imu~siOo."
Nicholson says In his biography o. NJ.
Halliday. Jacob attired himself In be
Ansst raiment and prevented his Ped
tion, always with the 0ame MIGHT'VE r.
suit when he presented himself. now
q middle aged man. fR the twenty
fourth time. the lady greeted his ap-
psarance with . peal Of Laughter. 'lrs
no rood. Jacob. l 49, she exclaiDed.
Z may % we'll give In now a. htsr. ous
what Z faint hearted creature Tho m
Fortunate widow was compared With
your"
Sheridan took On equally bold ceurse
when he sought to win the fairsss o.
ths beautiful daughtsss q Lnlsy. the
composer Of Bath. who was strongly
opposed to the suit q the brilliant
young post and dramatist. His lady.
love. too, was bsset BY IN army o.
suitors. many Of them far more eligi-
bic than the penniless law student Ths
eircum stances called fr bold and oe-
cisiye action After threatening 70 a.
stroy himself II the lady refused his
advances and Ashting . couple q ouels
With one q his most formidable rivals
Sheridan took the bold step Of running
| away with Miss Linley and conducting
her to Z French nunnery. where she r.
maiped in coonnement until. succumb-
Ing to her lovers daring and persist
snce, che consented to marry him.
An amusing and characteristic story
Il told Of Lord BeaconsAeld In the
days when he was wooing Mr. Lewis'
20 whom In later years Of married life
y was % touchingly devoted.
One day Mn. Levin who was then
nvinR in retirement ut her seat In. Ola
morse nshire, saw . gentleman walking
lsisurely up the drive. Jane" she e.
claimed to an old servant. Il really b.
lieve that horrid man Disraeli u com
Ing up the drive DO. please. run 70 thu
door and say I'm not at home" Jam
opened the door to the undesired calle'
and Gravely announced her meesase
RI know" Dlsraeli coolly answered
but take my bag to bedrec0 a.
prspare luncheon. ] Will wait unit
Nh. Lewis Il ready to cone dewn
stairs." which, Of course. Ma Levi
felt compelled to do few minute
later.
.Oh. dear, what can do with sucl
an obstinate. thick skinned manT IN
widow asked desperately later In th
day when Disraeii showed no sign .
raising the siege. Marry him. ! SUI
. poe, ma'am." was James philoeophi
answer, and, a. the world knows. th
persistent wooer had his way In th
9 | end IN this ~ in most other things J
: life.
A fudge. not long deceased, used
tell q diverting story Of his wooing.
/. those days he was = struggling and q
scure lawyer without even the prosps'
Of an income, and the woman on who
: he had oet his affections wac q
}" daughter Of purse proud man with
: high sounding name who was strong
= opposed to giving bic daughter to
y 'pennilsss lawyer"
. do yol know. SIR" the father thu
= dered when be was asked for
daughter's hand-''do you know. 9
I that my daughters sncestors have
n BEEN uoblemen and that one q thu
y was q lavorite minister OF Queen Elm
% beth 2" "Oh. yes. know ~ that" {
- young barrister placid1y anGw9'
D, and do you know that o~eeo En-
D. beth ence slapped Jour ancsstsg's ~
.. and un1ess you are more civil ] viii
- the same for your Il - scarcely .
5. prising that % bold and daring . Iov
:. had his way in the end. even n
.. = face OF such barrier Of ghostly mol
ancestors.
% The late Prince Bismarck. Il 10 -
o. won bis wife In much the same VI
~ Although he had mot known the lady
Z, bis love more than Z few days and
4. parents were not even aware Of bic
NJ istence. be presented himself one LAY
81 fore them and boldly asked permissl
!. to marry their daughter In vain
father fumed and clustered and thre
, ened to have the young man feecil
r. elected from the house Tor biz impe'
nlS hence. II an sorry 70 annoy you. d
Cd the young soldier said. ''but ! must
10. spectfully decline to leave the boz
n. until have Jour consent" Nor did
IN although the consent was given In q
- ungrseious words: well. I suppose J
- must have your way. but cannot q
pliment my daughtee On her choice :
mule for q husband"
W Ne pee1s n.
90 docs q draft give you cold Oh
La down your back p asked the phila