Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-20
PERSISTENT LOVERS.
WOMEN WHO WERE MARRIED lfi
SPITE OF THEMSELVES.

Dllt.4lF' tatLt ----t'-t.' e'h--'ti ~ A IA
only uursues her long enough" This
Mt any rats. was the experience of ia
col. Halliday. q we'll known character
in the north eff England q couple O.
genera ions ago.
Never did d lover win q wife under
such disc0uraging conditions as Jacob
for after his first proposal he was
souudly horsewhipped by the young
lady's father and ducked in a conyen-
lent pond.
III ask her again next year" Jacob
spluttered as he emerged from his
bath, the fire Of his passion not whit
Quenched by his cold douche. "Regu-
larly once a year, on the anniversary
of his first proposal and immersion"
Nicholson says in his biography of Mr.
Halliday, Jacob attired himself in his
finest raiment and presented his petit
ton, always with the same negative re
suit. When he presented himself, now
a middle aged man, for the twenty
fourth time, the lady greeted his ap-
pearance with a peal of laughter It's
no good, Jacob, 1 see, she exclaimed.
L may as we'll give in now as later, but
what a faint hearted creature the i'm
Fortunate widow was compared with
your
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
suitors, many of them far more elfgi-
bic than the penniless law student The
circumstances called for bold and de-
cisiye action. After threatening to de-
stroy himself if the lady refused his
advances and fighting a couple Of duels
with one Of his most formidable rivals
Sheridan took the bold step of running
away with Miss LinleX and conducting
her to French nunnery, where she re-
manned in confinement until, succumb-
ing to her lovers daring and persist
ence, she consented to marry him.
An amusing and characteristic story
is told of Lord Beaconsfeld 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 at her seat in GIa-
morganshire, saw a gentleman walking
leisurely up the drive. Jane" she eX-
claimed to an old servant Il really be-
lieve that horrid man Disraei 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 message.
II know" Disraeli coolly answered,
"but take my bag to a bedroom and
prepare luncheon. l will wait until
Mrs. Lewis is ready to come down
stairs" which. of course, Mrs. Lewis
felt compelled to do a few minutes
later.
ooh, dear what can do with such
an obstinate, thick skinned man?" the
widow asked desperately later in the
day when Disraeli showed no sign of
raising the siege. Marry him, sup
pose, maam," 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.
A judge not long deceased, used to
tell a diverting story of his wooing. In
those days he was a struggling and OBJ
scure lawyer without even the prospect
of an income, and the woman on whom
he had set his affections was the
daughter of a purse proud man with a
high sounding name who was strongly
opposed to giving his daughter to a
''penniless 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 fayorite minister of Queen Eliza
beth? ooh, yes, | know all that" the
young barrister placidly answered
''and do you know that Queen Eliza
beth once slapped your ancestors face
and unless you are more civil viii dC
the same for you" 1t is scarcely sur
prising that SO bold and daring a love
had his way in the end, even in tn
face of such a barrier of ghostly nobl
ancestors.
The late Prince Bismarck, it is said
won his wife in much the same way
Although he had not known the lady o
his love more than few days and he
parents were not even aware of his ex
istence, he presented himself one day be
fore them and boldly asked permission
to marry their daughter. In vain tn
father fumed and clustered and threat
ened to have the young man forcibl
elected from the house for his impert
nence. Il am sorry to annoy you, sir,
the young soldier said, "but l must re
spectfully decline to leave the hous
until I have your consent" Nor did hC
although the consent was given in thes
ungracious words: ''WeIl, l suppose 70
must have your way, but cannot con
pIiment my daughter on her choice Of
mule for a husband"