Arizona republican., 1902-11-11
WON WIVES BY PERSISTENCE.

An amusing and characteristic story is told of Lord BeaconsfeId in the days when he was wooing Mrs. Lewis, to whom in later years of married life he was so touchingly devoted.
 One day Mrs. Lewis, who was then living in retirement ct her seat in Gla- morganshire, saw gentleman walking leisurely up the drive. Jane" she ex- claimed to an old servant, "I really believe that horrid man Disraeli is com ing up the drive. Do, please, run to the door and say I'm not at home.''
 Jane opened the door to the undesired caller and gravely announced her mes sage. T know" Disraeli coolly an swered, but take my bag to a bedroom and prepare luncheon. I will wait un- til Mrs. Lewis is ready to come down stairs" which, of course, Mrs. Lewis felt compelled to do a few minutes later.
 "Oh, dear, what can I do with such an obstinate, thick-skinned man?" tha widow asked. desperately, later in the day, when Disraeli showed no signs of raising the seize.
 Marry him, I suppose, ma am" was Jane's philosophic answer; and, as the world knows, the persistent wooer had his way in the end in this as in most other things in life.
 Any man can marry any woman ." Voltaire. once cynically said, If he only pursues her long enough" This, at any rate, was the experience of Jacob Halliday, a well known character in the north of England a oople of genera tions ago.
 Never did a lover win a wife under such discouraging conditions as Jacco for after his first proposal he was soundly hOrsewhipped by the young lady's father and ducked in a conven- tent pond. "I'l ask her again next year." Jacob spluttered as he emerged from his bath. the fire of passion not a whit quenched by his cold douche
 Regularly once a year on the anni- l cersary of his first proposal and inn mersion,' Nicholson says in his bio- graphy of Mir. Halliday, Jacob attirei himself in his finest raiment and pre- scented himself now a middle-aged man. For the twenty-fourth time the lady greeted his appearance with a peal of laughter. I may as well give in now as later, but what a faint-hearted creI- ture the importunate widow was com pared with you"
 Sheridan took an equally bold course when he sought to win the fairest of the beautiful daughters of Linley, the composer of Bath, who was strongly opposed to the suit of the brilliant young poet and dramatist. His lady love, too, was beset by an army of suit ors, many of them far more eligible parties than the penniless law student.
 The circumstances called for bold and decisive action. After threatening t. destroy himself if the lady refused his advances, and fighting a couple of duels with one of the most formidab bIc rivals, Sheridan took tn bold step of running away with Miss Linley and cordu' ting her to a French nunnery. where she remained in confinement un- t!l, succumbing to her lovers daring al Iersistcnce, she consented to marry him
 One Of our judges, not long dec4ased, used T. tell a diverting story of his vcninS. Tn those days he was a at,ls- shnS ard obscure barrister witkolt even the prospect of an income, and the lady upon whom he had set his affec- tions was the daughter of a purse Dl oud tradesman, with a highsoun1ine name, who was strongly opposed 10 giving his daughter to a "penniIess lawyer"
 Do you know, sir" the father thun- dered, when he was asked for his daughters hand, do you know. sir. that my daughters ancestors have all been noblemen, and that one of them was a favorite minister of Queen Ehzabeth s? "Oh, yes, I know all that" the young barrister pIacidlv an- swered; and do you know that Queen Elizabeth once slapped your ancestors lace, and unless you are more civil I will do the same for you?"
 It is scarcely surprising that so bold and daring a lover had his way in the end, even In the face of such a barrier of ghostly noble ancestors.
 The late Prince Bismark. it is said. won his wife by a similar coup de main. Although he had not known the lady or his love more than a few days. and her parents were not even aware of his existence, he presented himself ona day before them and boldly asked perInis- sion to marry their daughter. In vain the father fumed and clustered and threatened to have the young man for cibly elected from the house for his impertinence.
 I am sorry to annoy you. sir the young soldier said, but must respect fully decline to leave the house until l have your consent" Nor did ne. al- though the consent was given in chase ungracious words: Well, I suppose you must have your way, but I cannot compliment my daughter on her choice of mule for a husband"
 If Robin Hood had lived in +basa