The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-28
How TO Say No" When
a Woman Proposes
By AN OLD BACHELOR.

of scheme or device, but avoid the
marriage. Be very careful to word
your utterances SO as to not become
involved in a breach of promise suit,
however, for here is another grave
danger of Leap Year. 1t may cost
you large sum of money, or it may
cost you your life, or worse. you may
be forced to marry the girl.
Keep Away From Women.
The best advice of all, however, is
to keep out of the company of women
during the year. Happy the man liv-
ing in the Wild West during this dan
gerous period. For the man in the
city it is almost impossible to keep
away from women, especially from
widows. He finds them at nearly all
entertainments, ana in the offices and
on the street galore. Therefore, the
best he can do Is not talk to women.
during the year 1908 only when it
is absolutely necessary. Under no
conditions should you engage in con-
yersation with widow. They are
threatening enough during ordinary
years; their presence is absolutely IA
tai to single blessedness during Leap
Year. Whenever one recognizes you
on the street, merely tip your hat
and pass on; never stop to speak. If
she follow, dodge into saloon and
walk out through an alley into some
other street. At your place Of bust
ness make your instructions positive
that no woman be admitted to your
office on any matter until January l.,
1909. Never answer the telephone
yourself, and be careful to learn
whether it is woman or man who
wants to speak to you before you
ever take the receiver in your hand.
If man will carefully observe
these rules there is a chance that he
may get through the year without
anything happening to him. Remem-
, Der the time when women can pro-
pose lasts but one year, and will not
come again for four more years.
Therefore bear in mind the directions
and keep constantly on the alert In
a few weeks you will become accus-
toned to the way of acting and the
task will be less difficult Then you
will gain nerve with your growing
self confidence and will not imagine
all friendly worded letters are from
jump in nervous suspicion, when your
you read the kindly meant signatures
of business letters. You will not
Jump in nervous suspicion, when
stenographer says: DO you want
me now?" or Il am ready to take
your dictations. At first, of course
everything said by women will make
you nervous and you will conjure
up a hundred ways of imagining
every woman's utterance is pro-
posal. The probabilities are, how
ever, when proposal is made tc
you, you will know it, and will have
no room for doubt. Therefore dc
not allow your nervous system to pc
come wrecked by false dangers, but
avoid the real danger with all the
skill you are master of. Stay at home
as MUCH DIS pOSSlD10, hSep yOul uOOA
locked, and beware of intoxieants
for when man over INDUCES he
often rushes into dangers he would
never dare when sober, Intoxication
or any other kind Of mental derange-
ment, whether permanent or tenn
| porary, often causes a man to have
an undue fondness for women and
sometimes he will seek instead Of
avoiding their companionship. Never
think of suicide until all other ex-
pedents have been resorted to. And
remember Leap Year is but one day
longer than any other ear.-From
What-To-Eat.