Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-07-03
A WOMAN'S WAY
OF PROPOSING
Clever Handling Of a Rather
Stupid Lover.

or ever inhcrluuH the throne. InOse
who are born at the wrong end Of a
royal family are not in an envIable po-
sition. The princess must needs keep
up all the customs Of regal estate with
out ever coming to a regal Inheritance.
Her brother. the heir apparent, was be-
trothed to girl he had never seen,
but as an Offset II be lived long enough |
he would be king. The princess was
expected to marry one Of royal blood |
without hope of becoming a queen.
The matter did not especially trouble |
her till she took 1t into her head to fall
In love with her tutor. His father was
a count, and the son would succeed to
the title and estates, but he was no
match for kings daughter. No soon
er did the princess discover that she
wanted the handsome and intellectual
young man than the injustice of her
position occurred to her. She went to
her father, the king, whose pet she
was, threw her arms around his neck
and begged to be allowed to marry the
tutor The king, who could refuse her
nothing, at last consented and told her
she might send her sutton to him.
"But he is not my suitor," said the
princess.
Certainly not" replied the king. ut
is you who have proposed to him."
"But l have not proposed to him"
"well, then. If you intend to marry
him you had best do So"
The objections having been removed
the princess bethought herself Of the
proposal. However will do it?' she
said to herself. 1--WE read stories of
men who have shrunk from proposing
to the girls they loved, and / never
had any patience with them. / must
| be brave"
To make matters worse, both be-
cause Of maidenly modesty and that
she had not supposed she would be
permitted to marry the man of her
choice, she had never given him the
slightest intimation that she loved
| him. She must assure him of this and
follow 1t up with a proposition. Il
| shall intimate to him." she said, which
way the wind blows, and II he fails to
see 1t can't help It"
Having vainly tried for a month to
make up her mind to the task she at
last resolved to do so after her daily
lesson on a certain morning. So, the
exercises being finished, when the tn
tor arose to go she said to him:
"Please don't hurry today. have
something to say to you"
He resumed his seat and looked al
her inquiringly. There was not mucf
encouragement In his reception Of thu
announcement
'You told me yesterday" she said
"that it was the turning OF the earti
on its axis that caused the trade winds
to blow in one diagonal direction IL
the northern hemisphere and in an op
posite direction In the southern hemi
sphere. We are In the northern hemi
sphere, where the winds blow east
believe that's right Now, If we wer'
In the southern hemisphere they would
blow west, wouldn't they?"
"Quite right"
"Well, what would like to know L
If everything in the southern hemi
sphere is lransposed? Do the mel
and women down there stand in re
versed relationship"
Astonished at the irrelevance of thu
question. he looked at her in silence
for time, then said, 81 am not aware
of any such transposition."
She looked at the ceiling, then at tn,
floor, then out of the window.
81 didn't know" she finally contin
ued. ''but that you. being a very smar
man. would catch my meaning"
Still more COMPOUNDED, he scrutinizet
her face for a clew. Begging you
royal highness' pardon" he said, g
fail to see any connection whateve
between your question and anything
that pertains to a single organic. nor
ganic or spiritual condition"
~ suppose" she said in a disheart
ened tone. that | shall have to asl
you a leading question. You are al
ways asking me leading questions, yoV
know"
'Pray do So"
''At the pole she paused.
swell. at the poles?"
'Wnlcn way uOes the Wlnu DioWI
The young man knit his brow, pulle'
his mustache. crossed and recrosse'
his legs. then said:
Theoretically there should be dea'
calm at the poles
The girl turned away impatiently.
II see" said her tutor. you did no
intend to ask the question scientih
cally"
. mo; cid not"
II dare say | am very stupid. Nv
4 not been used to associate much wit
/ the members OF your sex. Your Ian
4 guage Is too subtle for me-"
Perhaps" said the princess. rising
"the day may come when you will un
derstand what have said to you"
There was something In the look o
4 | raprooch she gave him that let a ra