The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-26
HOW HE WON Her
Some New Rules in Love Max
ing By an Expert.
TELL HOW THEY WORK

ME Bride in About Thirty MINI
utas After He First Met Her-He
Tells How He Did it for the Rene-
fit of Eoung Men.
III you meet a girl, look into her
eyes and decide that you love her
tell her so that minute.
Don't wait for her to say yes Oh
no. Take it for granted that she
is yours.
Commence Immediately to act aS
if she were your property.
"All women like to feel as If they
belonged to man.
"A girl will soon commence To
take your viewpoint of the affair.
"It ought not to take any man
more than 80 minues to win a wife.
IF the young woman's relatives
object just ignore them
The views of Brig. Gen. Thomas
S. Hutchinson, of Tennessee, put in
to practice won for him bride and
the couple are spending their honey
moon in Chicago. They were mar
ried there Saturday. The bride,
who is the daughter of the late
Col. David w. Cheatham, of Clarks-
vile, Texas, announced the happy
event. She is well known in New
York, where she was graduated from
the Garden School for Young Wo-
men year ago.
Gen. Hutchinson, who has been
prominently mentioned as a candi-
date for the Goyernorship of Tennes-
see, is president of blk construction
firm in Nashville, member Of the
civil service commission of that city,
chairman Of the Democratic execu-
tive committee and several other
semi official bodies. During the
Spanish-American war he was eoA
onel Of the End Tennessee Volup-
teers. He is said to be several times
a millionaire.
1T was this way" said the gen.
eral, II attended the Confederate
Reunion in Memphis in June. was
on Governor Patterson's staff, and
my wife was maid of honor from
Texas.
The Governor presented me 70
Miss Louis Cheatham a few minutes
after her arrival in Memphis.
looked into her eyes and saw that
! loved her. pushed her out Of
the crowd, told her that l loved
hor and asked her to be my wife.
didn't wait for her answer. I took
it for granted it was Yes The
whole transaction didn't take more
than 80 minutes. When We rejoin6a.
Miss Cheatham's friends I acted as
II / owned her.
Every man could win wife II
he followed my example The man
who hesitates in warfare or business
is lost. " ny should he take months
in winning wife? Thirty minutes
is long enough.
After ! had decided that Miss
Cheatham was to be my wife I went
Immediately and told her mother.
Mrs. Cheatham vas greatly surprised,
but soon convinced her that i
meant business. She finally said
something about the wedding taking
place in October. just ignored such
talk. Mrs. Cheatham and Louis re-
turned 10 Clarksville, Texas. i toOh
the next train. Never let the woman
of your choice get out of your sight.
Keep right after her all the time, !"
Then Gen. Hutchinson told OF his
stay in Clarksville.
IL haunted the Cheatham home"
he said. Il walked around like !
owned the place. Mrs. Cheatharn
was adamant, however, and would
not consent to our marriage until
October. Finally the mother and
Louis left for Chicago. To be sure,
I followed, and by taking another
line, greeted them on their arrival
there. BY this time Louis wanted
TO get married right away, but still
her mother held out. Louis told nee
her guardian, d. L. Sims, was in
Denver. I went to that city and In
vited him to see Louis and myself
married. He accepted. I took The
next train for Chicago and told Mrs.
Cheatham that Mr.. Sims would at
tend the wedding of her daughter
and myself Saturday She then
threw up both hands and quit"
MY advice TO all young men Is
that when they want girl just go
and take her. II business principles
are applied to love there would DO
more happy marriages. A good wife
is worth more than millions. Any
man would race his neck off to secure
million dollars In few days
why not a wife," Gen. Hutchinson
is 80 years old. His bride, who 10
beautiful cannot be much more than
20.