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Show r" LOVE. AND PROPOSALS. Cow Men and Women Act In This Inter, esting Juncture. There is a clever statistician who could teach a thing or two to the novelist This statistician has attempted to classify classi-fy the action and methods of proposals, and a3 a result has presented tabulated figures extremely interesting to psychologists.- Out of 100 cases 36 gentlemen take lady in arms, 67 gentlemen kiss lady on lips, four gentlemen kiss lady on cheek, three gentlemen show very good taste by kissing lady on eyes, and two gentlemen kiss lady ou hand. It is to be presumed thase two out of 100 are the timid, diffident kind, though it is possible that they might bo of the quietly sentimental nature. One gentleman gen-tleman kisses lady on nose. It must be added that the statistician is careful to insert the saving clause of "by mistake. " There is even a record of a man kissing kiss-ing a lady on edge of shawl, but, thank goodness, there i3 only one in 100, and the chances are that this man is peculiar. Seventy-two hold lady's hand, 17 hold it very tightly, 14 have lumps in their throats, and nine exclaim aloud, "Thank God!'; Only seven out of 100 declare themselves to be deliriously happy, hap-py, and five are too full for utterance. Three out of 100 stand on one foot when they make proposal, and two go down on one knee, while nine make a formal prelude something like the slow musio at the play, we suppose, when the villain vil-lain appeals to heaven to witness the consuming flame of his affection for the heart he plots to ruin, etc. The behavior of the lady under the circumstances is equally entertaining and instructive. Out of 100 cases 81 sink into the arms of gentlemen, 68 rest their heads on gentleman's breast, and only one sinks into the arms of a chair. Eleven clasp their arms around the gentleman's gen-tleman's neck, six weep tears of joy silently, si-lently, and 44 weep tears aloud whatever what-ever that means. Seventy-two have eyes full of love, and nine out of 100 rush from the room to tell somebody. Only four are greatly surprised, and 87 of 100 knew that something was coming. Five giggle hysterically, and one even sneezes. Only one of 100 struggles not to be kissed, while Bix kiss gentleman first. If we believe the statistician, one out of 100 women will say, "Yes, but don't be a fool. "Philadelphia Times. |