The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1853-02-24
MIS- CELL E0 L S.
From the Banner of the Union.
New Way to Pop the Question.
BY JAMES H. DANA.

was sitting one day, ,lreamingly re.
garding the fire, when nay friend Har.
ry Conway, came in, looking inexpres.
sibly woe-begote.
"What's the matter Hal :" | said
cheerily. Has Lizzy jited you 2"
you've hit il, he replied, moodily
"sTo-day when | asked her 10 be nay
partner on our sleigh ride, she curtly
told me thai she was engaged to Ned
Hammersly.a
"Ra,her strange" | said. "SureIy
she don't mean TO prefer that conceited
fool to you 90
al wish / had never seen her,n said
Harry, "I've been in torture for a month
past, wishing to ask her to be mine. and
vet withheld by the fear of refusal.
aud now the suspense is over; but oh
how fatally She desplses my suit"
4. Not'sofast, Harry answered. |"
am married man, andaclaim TO ksow
something of the geutter sex, and
there is neihing more certain than that
a woman frequently meaaS the very re-
verse of what she does
aThen yon don't believe,n eagerly
said my friend, "thatLizzy scorns me q'
al do Rot. On the contrary. fancy
that she likes you-nay, more than half
loves you"
"God bless yon for those words" said
Harry, shaking my hand rapturoRsly.
You make new man of me-" But
almost Immediately. his countenance
fell, and he added, yet what did she
mean by engaging togo with Ham
mersly! She knew Very yell | in
tended to ask her.n
"Perhaps," | said, quietly, "there's
the pinch. Young ladies' nowadays
don't like to have it thought that any
time will do to ask them. When / was
bachelor, Harry. and wished fair
com npaniotl for sleigh-ride, took very
good care that no one asked her before
| did,
"A precious fool Pve beehln said
Harry
That's q true word. if ever you
spoke ene,n said |, laughing. You
know no more about ennrting, Harry,
thania cat does about astronomy. The
case is this, my dear fellow. Lizzy
piqaed, and though she has good right
to be 60, perhaps, you aust not allow
her, for all that, 10 get tie advantage of
you, If she firts, you must counter
fiTt; so go into the parler atonce, and
ask Miss Lawrence TO be your partner.
You'll And her and my wife at their
cFotchet.work; and hark-a secret in
your ear. My pretty consiu is engaged,
though 1t Is not known here so there'll
be no harm done, airt as hard as you
wilk.nesis ahf s @ ra
Now Miss Lawrence was beauty
ard am heirsss, and a famous toast
Hes home was in New York, but she
had come to spend Christmas among
our hills, and great had been the SEN
saeion which she had created; for, in
truth; there was no one g compete with
her, in the whole county, except Lizzy
hsrseifyal e
After much persuasion Harry con-
sentsd 10 my plan. fortunately my
fair cousin had made 10 engagement
forahs ride. When Harry had gone,
LEI Mass Lawrence into the secret.
ofsNsw. y said you must assist me
to makafhts match. Lizzy loves Har-
II. there is no doubt; but she is little
too wilful, for she has everything her
own way here.n
hAs all bellies should" saucily inter-
rupted my cousin.
ftAgteed,p y said I, sexcept when it is
guing 10 make them unhappy for life.
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