The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-29
PERSISTENT LOVERS.
WOMEN WHO WERE MARRIED m
SPITE or THEMSELVES.

ANY man can marry any woman.
Eafaire once cynically declared. If he
-snly pursues hcr long enough" This.
af any rate WAS the experience Of ia
s4lb Halliday = well known character
"a fhe north OF England couple OF
1--cnrriiiOns ago.
Never did lover win wife Under
Nuch dlscouraging conditions as Jacob.
Uor after his first proposal he was
asoHBdiy borsewhipped 10y the young
8adys father aud ducked in conven-
trnt pond
IN ask her again next year" Jacob
zpluifered as he emerged frOm his
Trfh, the IRE Of his passion not a whit
.4uencEct by bis cold douche. "Regu.
.ariy once year on the anniversary
~ his first propcsal and immersion"
Nicholson says In his biography OF Mr..
Halliday. Jacob attired himself in his
dneSt raimeni aud presented his peti
l5oa. always with the same negative re-.
suit When he presented himself, now
. middle aged mau for the twenty
cssdh time. the lady Grceted his ap-
4 pearaDce with a peal Of laughter. It's
clrs good. Jacob. ! see she exclaimed.
= may a. We'll give in now as later. hut
-Ehat a faint hearted creature the I'm.
-a-srtunate widow was compared with
lpour
sheridan took an equally bold course
vKhen he sought TO win the fairest Of
she beautiful daughters of I.inley. the
,romp,~er of bath. who was strongly
s.lpfosed 10 The suit Of the brilliant
goung poet and dramatist. His lady
avc TOO. was heSst bv un army ~
.sgii0rs many Of them fat more eligi
l,Ir than the penniiess law student The
circumstance called for bold aud de-
r-fSiye action After threatening TO de-
,siroy himself II the lady refused his
s5dvanccs and lighting a couple Of duels
with one OF his most Formidable rivals
sheridan took the bold step ot running
away with Miss Iiuicy aud conducting
Ier to French nunucry. where she re-
nained In confinement until. succumb
EAx 90 her lovers daring aud persist
,ecnoe. she consented to marry him.
An amusing and characteristic story
- told Of Lord Beacoushed In the
days when he was wOoing Mrs. Lewis
ne was 40 touchingly devoted
One day Mrs Lewis. who was then
living in retirement at her seat In Gla
sn0vganshirc. saw q gentleman walking
EefsureIy up the drive Jane she ex-
aAsimed TO au old servant. II really be
xeve that horrid man Disraeli is com
ing up the drive. DO. please. run TO the
dor and say I'm not at home" Jane
ssps-oad the door to the undesircd caller
and gravciy announced her message.
Il know Disraeli coolly answered.
but take my bag 60 = bedroom and
Drepare luncheon viii wait until
Mrs Lewis is ready to come down
stairs which. OF course. Mrs Lewis
.s5t compelled TO do a few minutes
Eater
~Oh. dear. what can I do with such
an obstinate. thick skinned mani the
zEidOw asked desperately later in the
.IaF when Dlsraeli showed no sign Of
-xaiSing the siege Marry him. { sup
Dasc. ma'am" was James philosophic
answer. and. as the world knows. the
psgslstcnt woOer had his way in the
end ia this a. in most other things In
Hfc.
A judge no, long deceased. used to
tell a divertlng story Of his wooing. In
those days he was a struggling and Oh
SIRE lawyer without even the prospect
sR an Income, aud the woman on whom
~ had set his affections was the
slaHghter OF purse proud man with u
Aiasl sounding unme who was strongly
.spposed to giving his daughter TO "a
-penniless lawyer"
-eFSO yoI know SIR" the father thun
sdernd when hc was asked for his
.taughiers hand-"do you know. sir
thai my daughters ancestors have al
s1eD neblemen aud that one OF then
-was " favOrite minister of Queen Eliza
fAeshT' ''Oh. yes | know all that" th,
Yvsng barrlster placldly answered
~ssnd do you know that Queen Eliza
Rsstb once slapped your ancestors face
sna unless you arr more civil will DC
ule same for YOU" II Is scarcely sur
pr-tstnr that so bold aud daring lover
bah his way in the end even In th,
face Of such barrier OF ghostly nobl,
-RBcf=tors
The late Prince bismarck. il Is said
1gon his wife in much the same way
8lihongh be had not known the lady o
Ans love more than few days aud hei
Parv-nts were not even aware Of his eX
lsfeoce. he presented himself one day be-
fDrc hem aud boldly asked permission
20 marry their daughter In vain IA,
EsifRT fumed and clustered and threat
<ned TO have the young man forcibll
Ryected'from the house for his imperti
nence Il am sorry To annoy you, sir,
1he young soldier said but must re
spe'tfully decline Ia leave the hous
1ntii have your consent Nor did he
although the consent was given in thes
aaDgTaciOus words: Well I suppose yOl
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