The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-27
Going Around the World, Walking
Miles on stills and other Means OF
Winning Favor.

UOIhs @rOuhU tne WORM, WHINING
Miles on stills and other Means Of
Winning Favor.
From the Philadelphia Times.
A reply in the negative to the all
important proposal does not necessar-
lily have the effect of causing lover to
abandon his suit. On the contrary,
there seems to be no slinit to the ex-
tremities to which some men will go
in order to bring about the ultimate
reciprocation of their affections.
A few years ago a young Scotch
man of considerable wealth fell violent
ly in love with the daughter of a Man
chester cotton merchant, but she was
by no means prepossessed in his favor,
and stoutly declined his attentions. I'm
fortunately, he made the irretrievable
mistake of holding out his wealth as
an inducement to her to become. his
wife, which resulted in his being for
hidden to ever speak to her again.
Nothing daunted, however, he adopt
ed another course in order to be near
her. Throwing UP his position he shaw
ed off all his hirsuite adornments, DON
ned a wig, and assumed other means
to hide his identity, and in due time
wormed his way into her fathers
house in the capacity of a butler. For
three years he discharged his duties
faithfully, until stray remark aroused
the girls suspicious, and before long
she had laid bare his deception. EX-
plantations followed, which resulted in
her rewarding his fidelity by the be-
stowal of her heart and hand.
One of the most difficult tasks that
ever fell to the lot of a lover was COM
pleted two years ago by Mr.. McQuarry
of San Francisco. His suit was repeat
eddy rejected by the lady of his choice
until one day, thinking to put an end
to his attentions thereby. she told him
that If he would go round the world
without cent in his pocket she would
marry him. MeQuarry courageously
took her at her word and setting out
actually accomplished the feat in a
certain period named, task which re-
ceived it's just reward.
An English girl who doubted her
adorer's courage informed him that she
would only marry him if he crossed
from La Rochelle, on the French coast,
to Portsmouth in canoe, a test which
she believed he would shirk. But in this
she was mistaken, for in a small crast
which two men could easily carry her
admirer started, having first stored the
necessary provisions in the lockers and
donned a life-belt. Fortunately the
weather in the Bay of Biscay was in
his favor and after a perilious journey
he reached these shores to receive the
prize for which he yearned.
A young Frenchman named Pierre
Barnard accomplished the remarkable
fact of walking from Paris to Berlin
on stills two summers ago at the be-
hest of a Breton maiden who had
spurned his addresses, but wished to
test his devotion. He was not allowed
TO dismount even at night, but COM
PEELED to rest against walls or anything
that would support his weight; an i'm
partial Judge having accompanied him
on bicycle to see that the conditions
were properly fulfilled. The feat ac-
>complished, Barnard again renewed his
suit this time with success.
short while ago a young London
solicitor, in order to win the girl of
his choice, carried out task which
all but those of unusual courage would
have shirked. The lady rejected his at
tentions on the grounds that she would
only marry the man who undertook to
ma her brother, who had left home
some years previously, and restore him
to her mother.
As the runaway had been last heard
OF in South American copper mine
the solicitor had no important clues to
ala him in his work Nevertheless
pocketing a photograph he gave up his
business and set out, only to return to
England in despair VIXEN two years
were over and he had come to the end
or his resources without success But
Just as he was leaving "A London term
mus man passed him IN the street