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Show . HOW TO WOO AXO WIS. BT JOHS G. CTr "Wonld yon play tlw manly lortr,"' Sitid a rray-beard to his eon. "List. my lad. whi!. I discover How a maiden should be won. "t"oo br not wntb boactfal pbrs, It yon ?eab her lip. to Dcr; Etill a suitor'4 warov-t praues In the conduct should appear. "Woo her not with senseless sighing; Maidens lore a lauirbinp eye; Tell her not yon are dyinp, , Let she mocking, bid yon die ! "Wio hpr not with woakly whinic; O'er yonr p)verty or peK, L t sbeannuer by declining Bjth your sorrows and yuurself '. "Woo her with a manly wooing; GiTing hostages to fate. All the heart's devotion showing By its strength to work and wait. "VToo her not with idle prattle ' -u Whom yon fain would mak. your wife; But with proofs that in life's battle You are equal to the slrile.. "Like the knight whse simple suing Won the liuiy (says the tale). When, despite their wordy wooing, All tile rest were doomed to lail: . "'Lady!' quoth'the bold Kni:rht Errant, Br.ef the story I shall tell.' " I would wed thee; here's the warrant, I shall love and serve thee Weil !' "And behold ! his dexter fingers Crush a horseshoe, like a reen ! And within her lap there lingers All the gold the twain can need '" |