The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-04-20

'Cal narry WITHOUT, MISS ScngSS
"Why, certainly, the question must be
pOpt, but do you intend to wait till the lady
of your choice asks you to marry her ?"
"Certainly why not!"
30, nothing-only-ha, he-excusc me |
he, he, | can't help laughing--I--ho, no, !, ha
ha, he, he-e e-e-c-cw
ala, ha, haw! Funny, isn't it!"
"indeed il is, and I'm thinking you'll have
to wait long time; indeed do, Mr.-
Brown
81 hope not Miss scriggs. I-seriously
! hope not"
"Do you think there is a female in all the
world who'd ask you?"
''Really, hope so, Miss Scriggs"
'lla, ha, really, no, ho; well, that would
BE what you call putting the boot on the 9TH
er leg"
"Wcll, Miss Scriggs, see no reason why
the boot should not be put on the other leg
sometimes, do you?"
"No other reason than custom, Mr. Brown;
the common usages of society forbid the in
novation."
"Common usages be hanged! Society is
all wrong. Innovation! have n theory,
Miss Scriggs---an idea, that the world began
right, but society has upset everything, and
now it goes right wrong. Now my theory
is that the first woman popt the first ques-
ton. Cause why The first man was a
chicken-hearted spooney, and hadn't gump-
tion enough to pop it himself" -
slow you talk, Mr.. Brown"
"Fact, Miss Scriggs; he was chicken-heart.
cd, for when trouble brewed, didn't he, the
base, unmanly wretch, throw all the blame
upon the woman! Now, if he had been a
true gallant, man of gumption, he would
have owned up to the sin Of the apple him.
self, instead of foisting it upon the woman.
No, no, Miss Scriggs, he was chisken.heart-
ed wretch depend upon it, he never popt
the question"
Il hope you arc not in the same category,
Mr.. Brown"
80, no ; no, dare do, as Shakespeare SAYS
all that becomes man, and he who dares
do more, or less is wretched noodle-head.
But, Miss Scriggs, it would not become me
10 be asking young lady TO marry me not
knowing her preferences might wound her
feelings; You will agree with me, am
In cS tie I LADY ily-a wanted you to ask
her, he he ~
"Ah, but how am to know that she wan
ted me to ask her, that's the rub 2"
SWhy, Mr. Brown, she would tell you,
he, he %
"She might, to be sure but, would it not
be just as proper to pop the question, as
to tell me that she wanted the question
popt"
ala, Mr.. Brown, how you do persuade
person! We'll, never; now, if any body
had told me that would ever think as you
do, would not have believed it."
"Dear Miss Scriggs, let me hope that you |
do think as do-that-that-"
"La, Mr., Brown, don't do that I shall po |
right off that handle. know shall"
Scriggs :"
"lia, me, how can /? can't, Won know |
can't. Besides, you know that 'bomin-
ate red whiskers and hair. can't do it, Mr..
Brown"
"Dear Miss Scriggs, if red whiskers offend !
yon, I'll cut them off instantly"
la, they'll grow right out again. Now,
IT you only had black whiskers, I'd ask you
in a minnie"
aJust imagine that mine are black, and the
difficulty is all over"
ia you know that can never imagine
must have the reality"
Let me think, dear Miss Scriggs, that
your aversion for red whiskers is but
whim."
"No, sir, l never indulge in whims. NV
dislike for red whiskers cah never be over
come. Never, Mr.. Brown, till your wills
kers turn black, shall Ipop the question, rest
"Wih you promise, dear Miss Scrig~s, to
de so when my whiskers turn black ?s
La me, yes--l think that may safely |
do it--that can never be-"
Well, now I have hope; I'll not die an
old bachelor, depend upon that"
Wall Mr. Rrown 10 -, 1...-l -
the change Of your whiskers, and the re-
demption of my promise, | fear you will
can't see any chance for getting the boot
on the other leg"
sl'll have it there, or my name is not
Brown. Good evening, Miss Scriggs."
The following morning, any one. if anv
one had taken the trouble might have seen
Brown leisurely turn the corner
from Chatham into Frankfort street, and
walk down towards Ciprico's famous dress
ing-rooms. At the foot of the iron steps |
that lead from the street to the fashionable |
he paused for o minute, ard solIo-
quised in an audible voice:
IL had believed mine to be one Of the few I
crops that was not raised to due
,ut it must be done. I have set my crop
ipon q east, and will stand the hazard
o dye or not to dye, Is not the question:
70 dye--.to faye, there's the rub -
70 marry---Nfiss Esther Setiggs and J. Top
3rewn, ESQ. Good Bridal state-room-- |
saac on---Aibany--great times--hon-
y-moon--turile dsves--gIo-rce r.
With the Last happifed exclamation ne
from ibe street. For long NOR
Il hours Blown 4st Under the disponsaffons
T CipFieo's hair dye--applieation after ap-
licRtioR-- distributed iudicionsly by aniy