Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-11-20
PERSISTENT LOVERS.
WOMEN WHO WERE MARRIED IN
SPITE OF THEMSELVES.
Some Matrimonial Experiences That
Would Seem to Justify VOlta1re's
Cynical Declaration That "Any Man
Can Wed Any Woman"

Would Seem to Justify VO1ta1re's
Cynical Declaration That "Any Man
Can Wed Any Woman"
"Any man can marry any woman"
Voltaire once cynically declared, IF he
only purs,les her long enough" This.
at any rate, was the experience of ia
cob Halliday, well known character
in the north of England couple of
generations ago.
Never did q lover win wife under
such discoura ging conditions as Jacob,
for after his first proposal he was
soundly horsewhipped by the young
ladys father and ducked in a conven-
dent pond.
"I'll ask her again next year." Jacob
spluttered as he emerged from his
bath, the fire of his passion not whit
Guenched by his cold douche. ''Regu-
larry once 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 peti
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 peal of laughter. It's
no good, Jacob, l see, she exclaimed
4 may as well give in now as later, but
what 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 eligi-
BILE than the penniless law student. The
circumstances called for bold and de-
cisive action. After threatening to de-
stroy himself if the lady refused his
advances and fighting couple OF duels
with one of his most formidable rivals
Sheridan took the bold step of running
away with Miss Linley and conducting
her to French nunnery, where she re-
NAMED 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 BeacOnsfield 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 Gla-
morganshire, saw gentleman walking
leisurely up the drive. "Jane," she eX-
claimed to an old servant, 81 really be.
lieye that horrid man Disraeli 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 gravcly announced her message
II know" Disraeli coolly answered
"but take my bag to bedroom and
prepare luncheon. will wait unit
Mrs. Lewis is ready to come down
stairs" which, of course. Mrs. Lewis
felt compelled to do few minutes
later.
ooh, dear, what can l do with sucl
an obstinate, thick skinned man?" thu
widow asked desperately later in TIN
day when Disraeli showed no sign O
raising the siege. Marry him, sup
pose, ma'am." was James philosophi
answer. and as the world knows, tn
persistent wooer had his way in tn
end in this as in most other things II
life.
A judge. not long deceased. used t
tell diverting story of his wooing. L
those days he was struggling and oil
scure lawyer without even the prospeC
of an income, and the woman on whOl
he had set his affections was tn
daughter of a purse proud man with
high sounding name who was strongl
opposed to giving his daughter to
"penniless lawyer"
do yol know SIR" the father thu
dered when he was asked for h
daughters hand-"do you know, 81