The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-09-12


strong. courageous, and clever In bait
tie and In combat. she gives the COW
eted yes 10 the man that can pun
ner arm the most vigorously. Each
man takes an arm aud they pun stimuli
taneously.
In the Arran Islands When the peo-
pie of a village see some husbandless
maiden whom they think ought 10 be
married they gather together and con-
fer upon the subject Of a suitable ein-
sort for her. When the youth Is
chosen they serve a notice that she Is
10 be hidden on the next Sunday
after mass. She prepares cider for a
large party and the village en- masse
gamers at her home, where a sling con-
test Is held. The champion player be-
comes her spouse, quite irrespective
Of the previous choice OF the villagers.
Men like to exhibit themselves in
holiness and taking risks or IN enter
ing upon tests OF strength and trials
Of skin. In the Alpine villages every
man likes to wear the edeIweiss in his
cap because he thus gets a reputation
among the village beauties for his fear
lessness. Richard Coer de Lion voices
the suitor's love of praise from his
mistress in Sir Walters SCOTS "Iyon-
hoe"
Joy to the fair, my name unknown,
each deed and all its praise thine own.
Let grateful love quell maiden shame
and grant him bliss who brings thee
fame"
Personal and physical charms are
among the pet exhibits of the self-dis-
playing lovelorn lad Everybody
knows Of the famous epoch in a youths
life when his eye has captured a
glimpse Of some sylph and he forthwith
applies himself to render his person
pleasing to the gaze. He is neat, as fas-
tidious as never before about the
beauty of his teeth and nails and hair,
as to the fit of his coat, and the bril-
liancy of collars and cuffs He watches
most impatiently for the first Fremont
tons Of mustaChios.
The higher the culture Of a pair of
sweethearts the more prominently do
mental displays mingle with the ex-
hibition Of physical destinations. The
cultured suitors delight either in sim
ply showing their power to charming
woman or in making a direct attack
on her heart. Many men enjoy this S
keenly that they play the gallant With
out any serious love intentions and
ensnare every lady with their L.t!-
lance Of conversation. The mascu-
line post-prandial withdrawal to the
smoking room is explained by Pro-
fessor Gross as a desire for relaxa tion
after the fatigue of mental exertiGn in
displaying their charms to women 'ur-
ing the dinner.
The stilted ornate styles of love let
ters are another form of self-exhibition
adopted by the sutton who would fain
win his sweetheart by the power of
smoothly written words.
Self-exhibition is retaliated in full
by the woman, but with a difference.
| She alternately seeks and fees, and
in parading her wonders never ad-
dresses herself to her adorers. She
turns aside when she sees him appre-
ciative of them as if she were shy.
While he parades his strength she
shows much of weakness, helplessness
and her housewifely accomplishments.
She wells her intentions, and while
making far more daring exhibitions
than man ever attempts she carries
them eff with such disguise that she
is never compelled to acknowledge
their purpose.
When displaying her mental graces
the same DISCUSSES comes into opera
tion.-Chicago Tribune.