The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-04-01
LOVE AND c0URTSHlP.
An Interesting Chapter On An AlI.Absorbing
Subject,


herself to cntrap mao, she is very
apt to succeed, especially If she is
nearing that age when ladies object to
leaving the family record where every
Tom Dick, and Harry can get at it.
She may love him, and she may not.
If she does not, she will probably tie
him with her apron string, and go on
striving TO catch one who suits her
better. You may be sure she will not
let her prisoner loose until after she
has entrapped another more to her lik
ing. She is not to blame for trying to
get lover to her taste but it is not
exactly right for her to keep poor
fish on the hook until it is starved and
worn-out, and then throw it back into
the stream when she gets another.
There is probably more dishonesty
practiced in matchmaking than in any
other branch of business pertaining
TO soriety. Shrewd, ambitious NAM
mas resort to a variety of tricks to
get their children well fixed in life,
but not more so than the children
themselves. They study to seem what
they are not, adopt methods which
would be considered dishonorable in
business affairs, and bring influences
to bear that would shock a master
politician.
Men profess to be highly moral, put
on the appearance of being in easy
circumstances, and even go SO far as
to make great pretensions as to what
they are worth. The facts may be ex-
actly the reverse of all this-their sole
object being to get wives who are able
to keep them. The woman who falls
prey to swindler of this stamp is
truly an object for pity, but not more
so than the man who gets roped in by
woman whom he marries merely to
keep out of the old maid row.
It one of these bters happens to get
bitten-and they often do-they are
not entitled to sympathy; although it
is a terrible thing to live the cat-and-
dog-life which is almost sure to follow
a union of this kind He'll itself can
not be much worse. There is no rest,
no happiness, no comfort, but 1t is
their own choosing and they must
! abide the consequences.
However the young man who is not
smart enough to discover that he is
being played for oysters. ice cream,
picnics, balls, operas, ETC., deserves to
be pinched severely. 1t may be no
fault of his that he is so short-sighted, +,
| for he may have been born that way,
yet real hard pinch may improve his
sight. The same may be said of ma
iority OF young ladies who suffer from
laceration of the heart.
Ia nearly all savage tribes lovers
are put to tests to prove their sincerity.
Some of these are severe and trying.
The dusky brides of Morocco must be
captured by their lovers after having
been given "a fair chance to escape.
If the lover is not especially anxious
to find her, he can easily scurry off in
the wrong direction. She also has an
opportunity to hide so effectually that
it is almost impossible to find her. If,
however, she is anxious to be caught,
and he is desirous of catching her, the
race is usually short, tame, and decis.
i've. Civilization refuses to sanction
any style of test beyond that of public
marriage. In many instances the con.
VITALITY and brilliancy OF these occa'
sions are more of an incentive to mar
riage than test of affection.
Young people should be honest
enough toward each other to make
their intentions known. If they are
going together for fun, it had better
be so understood. If the friendship
develops into love there will be nc
trouble in adjusting matters to the
change, and if it should not, or if new
attachments be formed, neither party
can charge the other with unfaithful'
ness.
1t often happens that young man
finds his girl in love while he is only
in fun. He regrets that she is taking
it as seriously, but lacks the courage
to talk with her on the subject, and in
the fond hope that she may out grow
it, he allows her TO drift on and on mn
til at last he is compelled to abandon
her abruptly or marry her. If he is
tender-hearted and does not want tC
make her miserable for time, he mar
ries her and makes her miserable foi
all time.
Don't fool with it,
II you do not want to marry, or have
an attack of heart disease, keep clear
of regular company. Go into societ!
as much as you please, have all thu
fun you can, but beware of entanglinG
alliances. An innocent Irritation Of
ten leads to serions complications, ant
at very best it is Improbable.
Master Thaddeus Winegard-
: ner, who lives with his grand
father, David Wlnegardner IL
Taylor township, and who attends
tho Wirapardnar school lS nov