Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-11-25

am n%onplussed at the avalanche OF
ietters which has poured in upon me
this past week. making the query, in
one ingenious way or another, Are
WIDOWS more fascinating to aen than
r their single sisters? If SO, why so?
What is their secret of power over
male hearts? 2" etc.
These correspondents have placed a
rather hard conundrum before me to
solve. but I'll do my best to try to
unraVel the mystery. The woman who
has gone through the experience Of
happy courtship and marriage has
gone from her A. B, C's. to graduation
IN her Knowiedge OF mems hearts n
the general principle of making herself
agreeable to The opposite sex. She
knows men of the world are worldly;
they admire saints, out at . great dis
lance. Therefore the widow who is
not averse to trying matrimony a sec
ond time is not a prude. but rather a
jolly companion, who has it down to q.
science Just how far to encourage SEN
timent. always adroitly turning a mans
thoughts to matrimony, never to friv-
olity.
No matter how sad the widows heart
may be, she trains her lips to wear a
smile; she knows men enjoy a hearty
laugh with a woman, but will flee
from a tale of woe. She is past mis-
tress in the delicate art of the right
kind Of courtship; the kim that ava
kens what is noblest, truest and best
In mans nature.
First, she simply impresses the man
she would win with her modesty, gem
%tleness, sympathy n earnestness
Her intuition tells her the kind of a
man whose heart is impressible and
tuose who are free lances. and ever
will be. The widows c~leverness is
evidenced by the fact that she will not
anrOI1J1p orc the calls of tho !, who
would enjoy the warmth and coziness
of her parlor the long winter through,
but parrys all attempts to discover his
attitude regarding marriage. The
widow is wise enough to classify
friends in the category to which they
time upon them. When the friend calls
for a pleasant evening, she treats
him cordially, generally inviting some
single woman acquaintance to enjoy
his society also, providing she knows
beforehand that he is coming.
If her admirer talks seriously, she
gives him &, fair chance to p She
is so dignified, so womanly, under-
standing SO thoroughly a mans moods,
cheering him when he is lonely and
dispirited, catching his happy spirit
when he is gay; knowing how to oothe
| when he is restless, and cajole when
he is stubborn-that her witchery
grows upon him. BY degrees he be-
comes dependent upon her for happi-
ness.
Many a single woman lets a maj
tax his own time to discover this
state of his heart. The widows creed
is, waste as little time as possible.
Generosity is q part of her nature.
II a man does not seem to admire
her. and she thinks he would make a
good husband for a m whom he
could admire. she is generous enough
to introduce him to her women friends.
Single women are every whit as at
tractive to men as widows are. The
rock ahead Of many single women is
in encouraging, as a lover, men who
have not the remotest idea Of ever
taking unto themselves a wife. When
such a mans ardor begins to cool, and
his absents himself on the evenings he
was wont to call-making all sorts OF
excuses to remain away. they ascribe
it to business worry-anything, every
thing but h right cause. A widow
would surmise he a found a new
sweetheart and erase him from her
slate without ado. Every oma be
she maid or widow. has the same kind
of a Living heart in ner bosom. The
single woman grieves over a broken
love dream. The widow allows no man
to oreak her neatly mended heart.