The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-06
Winning a Husband

Good gracious, How did y01 do itT
Il viii tel you the story. but you
must remember that every case IS dLf,
ferent from every other first met
George at 4 dance ami was very much
PLEASED with him, though he showed
10 partially for ne 1t was then Gus
tomzry for girls TO ask young men &c
cali and I invited him TO do 30 on the
evening Of our first meeting In Civ
ing the invitation didn't 90 II timiily
but cordially. He accepted with equal
frankness, and We were q rapport
from that moment
Now, II all turns. ny dear, On BE-
ing en- rapport If two people Of 0pp0-
site sex are not c0ngenial they vii
make little or no Roadway fl love sf-
fair. co1tEfved a number Of meetings
with my victim. but they came about
so naturally that the poor fellow never
suspected that had lain awake nights
thinking how to manage them He
was without the slightest suspicion as
to my intention. Indeed, be regarded
me as q friend, strong friend whom
he could confide In. He even told me
that he had been quite capttvated by
another girl Instead Of decrytng her,
I told him that she would make him e
very good wife. OF course ! assumed
that she would be jealous Of me and
make spitefuI remarks about ne or
damn Inc by faint praise, and l knew
this would turn George against her.
Whether she did 80 or not / never
knew, for George was too honorable
% tell me. But / did not need to be
told, for ! could see by her treatment
Of me that she would not be likely 10
say anything good Of me.
Mind you during this time paid es-
pecial attention TO such matters as are
effective In winning man or the ouis
sion Of which Is likely 10 turn him
away l never let him catch me in
working clothes, though / admit, be
ing conscious Of looking well in dust
ing costume, I got up a very becoming
one and, having promised to let him
know II l could keep an engagement
with him if he would call at 8 O'Clock
in the morning, took pains that be
should find me busting the parlor At
this meeting saw for the first time
in his eyes. Whenever he
called in the evening or / met him in
company l was always dressed as be
comingly as possible.
When / considered that the proper
time had come I purposely stood very
near him one evening as be was TAX
Ing his leave, so near that my lips were
In close proximity to his, and, thus
tempted, he kissed me l didn't box
bis ears or take him to task in any
say. simply looked at him with an
expression Of injured modesty he
lpologized, but the kiss doubtless tast-
ID SO good that he wanted another. l
told him firmly that since we were
simply friends any repetition would
not be permitted
Soon after this. despite all could do,
he drifted away to the other girl l be
ieved that no passive resistance would
Ieep him from acting foolishly-for his
attentions were bestowed upon & pref
y wax doll sort of creature-sO took
Jains to let him see that / was IN the
market as well as 9th
n people. encouraged another man.
den seldom know that they want q
woman till they find somebody else
loes, or. more especially, that she wants
Iomebody else. | saw at once that
IeOrge had been brought to his senses.
&c tried TO see me alone, but for a
line l thwarted him In doing so. In
Iced, when he met me in company and
Isked if he could call the next evening
o see me a few minutes in private I
old him that l had an engagement
With his rival.
"The more l put hin of the more |
ager he became. Having discovered /.
!e wanted me, he was In terror lest |
!e should lose me. l dared not reas-
ure him too soon, for he might dis /
over that after all my rival was his
nance, so simply kept him from see
ng me alone till l felt that he would |
ommit himself beyond recall. Then
Then he asked for the sixth time for
moment in private | told him he
night call that day week
When he came he was trembling
Ike leaf. He was badly ratified and
n easy prey.
" I want to know be asked angrily,
( you are engaged
BY what right | asked haughtily,
10 you make such a demandF
Pardon me. I did not intend 1t as a
emand, simply request
AZ was not aware l replied, con-
nuing my naughty tone, that ladies
ere asked such questions by their
lends. Engagements are usually an
Ounced in good time
. Then you are engagedT
4 did not say So
But you implied it.
I did not My words are not to be
,nstrued either as affirmation or
snial. But why do you intrude upon
y private affairs? Have you not
lough to do to attend upon your lady
ver
Then he denied that he had any
dyloVe other than l, whom he had
we'd all the while. and all that and l
,rmitted him to take my hand while
. poured out a great deal that was
ne and lot that was untrue. At any
tie, we were engaged. and had Sc
red the man l wanted, whereas If
ID not angIed for him l never would
I'VE got him. But to this day he !
inks he did all the counting himself" !
Upon my word. auntie, wish l /
uId do something like that, but I a