Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-09-29
MIS- SCELIAN EOUS.
From Bentley's Magazine.
POPPING THE QUESTION.


What q curious sensation that is which
troubles q man upon such . mission !
Why does the elegantly arranged sentence
studied with much care. in order alike to
avoid formally, and fsmiIisri,v, begin Ia
seem bald, and bold, aud hungling, jus, as
il is about to be wanted? Whv IS i, finally
revised upon the coarse mat in the hall, and
landiuga Why do you feel choking, as
with thirst, and yet could NOT drink the elk
jr Of life il it were presented TO you q
Why would you pay hundred guineas 9
step to have the staircase twice IS long as
1t is, snd ye, you 60 up as hastily as il
you were escaping from poor relation 3
Why does thu. pleasing bow with which
you have go often stopped to conquer-you
know it-seem to you q. once gres, deal
too low, aud a gres, deal too slight, and al
geiher at"minsble? Why do you wish
you had put on tha, other craval: III
shof,, why is v"ur sense SO keenly awsk-
ened to The outward man, and to the outside
praise, and why do yop forget that you
have hitherto looked fike gentleman, and
spoken like philosopher, and generally
done our duty in that state OF life in which
It has pleased Providence to place you, and
that there is no particular reason whv. al
one O'Clock this fine day, you should make
q failure? IT is a satisfactory answer I"
say that all this is because there sits in the
low chair near the window, in that draw
ing room, bright-eyed young person of The
other sex, who, if you could only see it,
can hardly hold her crolched work for her
iremour, and who knows intensely well
what you mean. and what voo have come
for, and who designs 10 mike yon he kind
est possible answer, poor hing if she
should be able to f"d proper words, and
who, in the meantime, is IN about as fiji Q
condition to criIicise you, as am to correct
the "Jupi,er symphony" or the "Naulical
Almanac.
Let me appeal to some of my friends
whether have oversis,ed the case. There
is Captain Pounder-lhat big, handsome
man with the black whisker, who in one Of
those dreadful Punjsub fights, rode slowly
up slope Of three quarters Of mile to-
words fort, from which our dear oriental
brethren were blazing upon US with seven
" CduHOUe, dHu fcudIkeu 10 MS COMTaQeS
as he dashed singly into the morrow breach
that he would "wai. inside"-jus. ask that
daunlless person how he fel. when going
10 propose TO Laura Green, Of the Engineers
Or speak to the Secretary Of Stale for the Un-
hesi'aling Department, who thinks nothing
of tackling roaring and excited House Of
Commons at midnight, dragging a comrade
out ofa mess, and, like Tydides, tearing The
s,ronges, battle Of his antagonists, amids.
shouts tina. would dsmay statue. Only
ask how j. was that he went three times 10
make personal offer to Lady Asphodel
Wingling.on, and was 9. last obliged 10 do
it in beautiful despatch-let.er, mean.-
Do not talk 10 me abou. faint hearts and
fair Ia dies-of course we know that many
an es,imable female is very good na,ured,
and would give you her hand jus. as she
would give you the salt, or the nu,crackers,
because you seem to be looking for it, and
will in no degree appreciate your making
such sentimental fuss about the matter, and
. remarkably good partner such a woman
will make TOO, mind that bu, our disc curse
.. present is less Of partnership than of mar
Iisge.