Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-06-10
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Objections to Sealed Proposals
of Marriage.
SpecuIstions as TO Some Of the Re-
suits ~ q Proposed New York
stats Law Should Be
Put Into Eject.

The attention Of all single men and
maidens. and of widows also. Is d.
rected to a bill introduced into the
New York legislature providing that
no agreement shall be enforced by the
courts unless they have been reduced
to writing and signed by the parties
This Is a subject worth consideration
at all times. but 1t is especially appro-
pirate at the season when q young
mans fancy lightly turns to thoughts
OF love"
The purpose OF the bill. o~stensibly,
Is to protect men from suits for breach
OF promise which are. strictly speak
ing. hIackmailing enterprises But II
would serve equally well to protect
men whose fayorite recreation Is to
make love to women. and when that
has been accomplished, make some
more love to some other women The
written proposal OF marriage. duly
signed. has several points Of advan-
tage about IL. but II is important that
all manageable persons should be
well informed of the measure IL ii
should become a law. and be on their
guard II the rules Of the game are
to be changed there should be full no
tice for the protection Of all concerned
The change would probably reduce
the marriage rate in \ notable percent
age There are some bashfal men who
ind IL easier to propose By letter than
orally. but most men glide gently into
an avoval OF their affection under the
personal magnetism Of the charming
creature. and ara liable TO be scared
OF By the production Of a blank form
looking Ike an incone-tsx return.
with the request Of the girl that they
I'LL II out and sign II while she is com
muning with her soul whether to add
her signature.
When Sir Something Orother pro
posed to Peg O. Ny Heart. who had
already received matrimonial over
lures from two undesirables. she
asked: Are you making a proposal oil
marriage to mel" whereat the man
she was dying to marry stalked OF &c
the window and looked gioomily into
the river. and the alarmed girl up
braided herself for her folly In talking
too much.
In this case the man had to get ovel
his alarm at the gross, open and pal
pable naming OF the transaction, be
cause the play could not have gone or
otherwise: but many a proposal of
the stage has been permanently
wrecked by the injection Of too much
common n into an affair usually
described by others than the PARTED
pants as a piece Of Stiffness.
How many men would sign and sea
a written agreement Of marriage II tn.
girl. upon receiving the tender ayowal
had promptly gone to her fathers desI
and obtained q sheet Of paper and
pen and ink and asked the infatuated
man to please reduce his pleasant re
marks TO writing?
Perhaps II would be Just as well 4
leave the proposal to oral or oscula
tory terms and merely abolish suit
for breach Of promise Of marriage. NJ
woman really wishes to marry ID.
man who has thrown her OF. or 1
she does. 1t is only for the possessio,
Of some of his money. The moderr
woman sneers at the idea Of maj
rage as a career: she can make he
own career. Just as her brother does
Therefore. p~ecuniarily. she is not in
jured by q broken engagement. an.
the law undertakes to indemnify tn,
woman. not for her injured feelings
but for the substantial. material los.
when q good catch gets away from
her. The suit for breach Of promis,
is an anachhronism- - PHILADELPHIA,
Record.