Love And Proposals

i TLere is a clever statistician who coulJ teach a tbing or two to tlie novelist. Tbis statistioian h;is atíempted to clafisify tho actioa and methods oí' proposals, nnd as a result bas presented tabulated figures extremely interesting to psychologists. Out' oí 3 00 cases 30 gentlemen take lady in arma, 07 gentlemen kiss lady on lipy, four gentlemen kiss lady on cheek, three gentlemen show very good taste by kissing lady on eyes, and two gentlemen kiss lady on hand. It is to be presumed these two out of 100 are the timid, diffident kind, though it is possible that they might be of the quietly sentimental nature. One gentleman kisses lady on nose. It must be added that the statistician is Careful to iusert the saving clause of "by mistake. ' ' There is even a record of a man kissing a lady on edge of shawl, but, thank goodness, there is only one in 100, and the chances are that this man is peculiar. Seventy-two bold lady's hand, 17 hold it very tightly, 14 have luinps in their throats, and niue exclaim aloud, "Thank God!" Only seven out of 100 declare themselves to be deliriously happy, and five are too full for utterance. Thrco out of 100 stand on onefoot wben they ïnake proposal, and two go down on one knee, while nine make a formal prelude - something like the slow music at the play, we suppose, when the villain appeals to hyaven to witness the consuming flaine of his affection for the heart he plots to ruin, etc. Tbe behavior of the lady under the circunistauces is equally entertaining and iustructive. . Out of 100 cases 81 sink into the arrns of gentlemen, 68 rest their lieads on gentleman 's breast, and only one sinks into the arins of a chair. Eleven clasp their arms around the gentleman 's neck, six weep tears of joy silently, and 44 weep tears aloud - whatever that means. Seventy-twohaveexes f uil of love, and nine out of 100 rush trom the room to teil somebody. Only four are greatly surprised, and 87 of 100 knew that something was coming. Five giggle hysterically, and one eveu sneezes, ünly one of 100 struggles not to be kissed, while six kiss gentleman flrst. If we believe the statistician, one out of 100 wonen will say, "Yes, buff don 't be a fooi. "-