The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-09
CUPID'S ODD FRANKS.
WHY SOME WOMEN FELL IN LOVE
WITH THEIR HUSBANDS.


nuence the Fair Sex In Matters of
tbe Henrt--The woman Who W0n
and Welded ~ Woman HateP.
If there Is one question more than
another to which 1t In difficult to get or
give Il satisfactory answer il Is surely
this: "Why did you fall In love with
your husbandW In 10 cases out of 20
woman would probably confess candid
ly that she did not know or else she
would declare conclusively that she
did because she did. and that ought to
end the matter.
In the rare cases where the lady con-
descends to declare her reason the an
swers are both interesting and i'i-
structive.
whatever made you marry the pris-
onery" London magistrate asked q
woman whose face bore striking" EVIL
dence Of her husbands affection. SBe-
cause he punched all the other fellows
heads" she answered. "and nobody
else dared make love to me-"
Another good lady contested that she
| fell in love with her husband because
he was the 'tonly 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 and even
rudeness.
! The consequence was that she de-
termined to bring him to 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
he was the only man about whom no
one was ever heard to say an unkind
word. Even the women, although he
paid them no special attention. were
agreed that he was "a darilng:' and. al.
though he was plain. almost to ugli.
ness. and old enough almost to be my
father, I loved him and determined to
marry him long before he had any
such thought OF me-"
Not long ago n Yorkshire lady Of
wealth and beauty shocked her friends
by marrying a poor cripple. 1t had
come 10 her ears that be had long low.
ed her Ia silence and had counted each
day happy II he only caught distant
glimpse of her. She discovered that
he was a devoted sou and brother and
nau OF unusual gifts and culture for
his humble position. and. moved by
one OF those sudden, generous in,.
pulses 10 which some women are lia-
BILE, she sought an interview with Mnl.
told him that she had learned bis &C.
cret and offered him her hand and for.
tune. This may appear strange and
improbable thing, but thousands know
that II Is literally true.
Another lady whose marriage result
ed from similar impulse gives this
explanat ton OF 1t. Among the frien0e
Of her family was an old bachelor with
reputation for crustiness who had
known her from child and had often
nursed her Ia early days. To her he
had always been gentle and kind, and
she had loved him ''in a way" as long
as she could remember.
One day she said. why have you
never married, Mr.. ---Y"
Marry. my dear? Why. no one
would ever marry grumpy old man
like mel'
"Of course they wouidF' she answer
ed Indignantly. "Whyr would marry
you myself
"Thank you. my dear" came the I'M
expected answer. Then wen consider
the matter ended"
In spite OF her surprise and misgiv-
ings the girl .oyally kept her promise.
and she has never had reason to regret
her moments lndiscreton."
A lady friend OF the writer murried
her husband for the very illogical rea-
son that he was an ayowed wonSan
hater. lie made no secret of his aver
sion to the fair sex and declared It so
constantly that. as she says, Il vowed
| would convert him and make hlm
change his mind, ut least so far as one
Of my sex was concerned" He was
not difficult to convert, for within -
months lie had forsworn his creed so
far as to conduct one OF the "hatc1
sex" to the altar and now be declares
that he cloves them all."-Tit-Bits.