The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16
PERSISTED IN THEIR WooINe.

Notable Men Who Did Not Win Their
Wives by the Simple Asking
When men of distinction assume the role
of lovers 1t Is not always smooth sailing
for them. Some have met with frequent
rcbufs but they persisted in their love
making and ultimately won. An amusing
and characteristic story is told Of Lord
BeaconsAcld in the days when he was
wooiug Mrs. Lewis, to whom In later years
Of married life he was SO touchinGly de-
voted,
One day Mrs Lewis who was then living
in retirement at her seat in Glamorgan-
shire, saw a gentleman walking leisurely
M the drive Jane" she exclaimed to an
old servant II really believe that horlid
man Dsraeli is coming 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 message
II know" Dsraeli coolly answered, but
take my bag to bed room and prepare
luncheon ! will wait until Mrs. Lewis is
ready to come downstairs" which. OF
course, Mrs, Lewis felt compelled to do
few minutes later
ooh, dear what am I to do with such
an obstinate, thickskirScd man. tho
widow asked desperately later in the day
when Dlsraeli showed no sign Of raising
the siege. Marry him, SUPPOSE, ma am,
was James 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 marty any woman Vol
=, taire once cynically declared, 'if he only
! pursues her long enough" This, at any
rate, was the experience Of Jacob Halli-
| day, a well known character in the North
of England. couple of generations ago.
| Never did lover win a wife under such
! discouragng conditions as Jacob, for after
his first proposal he was soundly horse
| whipped by the young lady's father and
! ducked in convenient pond.
I'm ask her again next year" Jacob
! spluttered as he emerged from his bath,
the fire Of his passion not a whit duenched
| by his could douche.
Regularly once year, on the annlver'
sary OF his first proposal and IMMERSED
! Nicholson says In his biography Of Mr..
Halliday, Jacob attired himself In his I'm
est ralment aud presented his petition al.
ways with the same negative result. When
he presented himself, now a middle-aged
man, for the twenty fourth time the lady
greeted his appearance with a peal Of laugh
ter. It's no good, Jacob. I see' she ex-
claimed i may as well give in now as
later; but what fainthearted creature
the mportunate widow was compared With
your
sheridan took an equally bold course when
he sought TO win the falrest 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
sultors, many Of them far more eligible par
ties than the penniless law stndent
The circumstances called for bold and de-
clsive action After threatening TO destroy
himself If the lady refused his advances and
6ghting a couple Of duels with one Of ms
most formidable rivals sheridan took inc
bold step OF running away with Miss Linley
and conducting her TO a French nunnery
where she remained In confinement unu'l
suceumbing to her lovers daring and per
slstence, she consented 10 marry him.
An English judge, not long deceased, usef
to tell a diyertlng story OF his woolng' u
those days he was a struggling aud %
scure barrister without even the prospect o.
an income and the lady upon whom he ha'
set his affections was the daughter OF
purse-proud tradesman with hlgh-sound
ing name, who was strongly opposed to CIV
ing his daughter to "penniless lawyer
DO you know, SIR" the father thundere'
when he asked for his daughters hand
"do you know, sir, that my daughters an
cestors have all been noblemen and ina
one Of them was a favorlte minister
Queen Elizabeth
lob. yes, / know all that" the Soup
bnrglatsr piaeldly answered and 10 W