New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-09
DAILY CRESCENT.
why He Didn't Propose.


Why He Didn't Propose
ny TIM st,Y.
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Why did you never THINK OF marrlage
asked i OF my friend Lyman hopplns, why ls
some ten years older than mysen' ~ = oon-
nrmed bachelor
nave tnougnt OF ~, saio .i ny r., ).
Well. why didn't yon marry men l,! p.,
wall yell you. sou KNOW fis'nA : ailnef'
don't you 81 ts..s 4, I'M. ....s &,
les; ne iailed iaso wees p. 70 ene euhe !, "a
twenty thousand doilars but Wnat mas tnat
to do with your story s., s.ls.
some Tang, ny YOU VIII see. Was was never f
seriously tempted TO make proposal but once,
and that was 70 FRANK 9 wlie--peiore sne was
marriea. you understana
IN salo ! growing Interested. ana
Why diun.t you
"fon shall know was young and roman ~
tic at the time--she beautiful and aecomphisheu,,
We were thrown much together IN society, anu
was just then OF an age TO yield 20 her Iascin-
atoms Enough nag never e3presseu my ioys
IN words, suppose my LOOKS oeerayea Me' AM
! am quite sure that sne was aware OF my Ieei-
ing towards her. our lamihes peing someWna.
intimate, We were on the same lootlng, ana shs
treated me ~ much the same connaentiai man
ner as she Wou!o !, iasoIise COUSIN,
- s Do you think, inquired : mat she was
In love WITH you ~. 81, s.a,,.s.,.
NO, said ne never Lnoug11 enas. !
presume, however, she would IKE g nave lnred
me on TO- q declaration, ana then would nave
acted as fency dictased. une aays when naa
made morning call ana was ABOUT rellring'
she told me that she was gong out snoppln g.
and iaugnlngly proposed 20 me % 60 Witn ner'
ana carry the bundles having mourning Q, IN
portance 70 take up my time, ana MOI oeing
ayerse to the proposal, parity on account Oh us
novelty, ana conslderaply, ra.ner suspect Y. On
account q tae agreeable cnaracter o. tne COM
pany s5ould nave, !! consen.eu ~ sne SANE
spirit, anu IN lew minutes We were larry en-
route.
have put httle 70 puy' sald ny COM
panion You may congratulate yourself upon
That, as you VIII nave tne less 70 GET
we made our nrss .slsis az olygoous es'ao-
hsnment
: Have you any iacs collars e !, INQUIRED Gar
oline. large quanIsy were olsplayeu, pae
they were oniy nve collars ~ price, ana shey
were VOC cheap. AZ iens.n one was iouhu ~
seven dollars, with when, oelng declared 20 oe
the oese 10 inc store, ny companion at lsng.h
progressed nefseit salsneo, anu eeciuea 70 taAe ~
suppose selu sne On golig ouo, tnas
DON. really need ~, out ~ was SO oeauthui
couAd not resist tne temE.au9h
beautifnl shawl 81 tne ooor OF STORE next
caught carollne,s attention. must ertalnly
60 In ana look AT tneir snaWis, saio sne.
never saw any preciseiy hKe tnem
NeW Klnu, sala z, me cierk. les, miss,
JUST importer TON fTahce, MsfIanteu =. % SUI
pass IN nneness OF te1t ana uurapilty any
now extans. VIII you nave one
Inc price
seyen.y- nse aoiiars' ana cheap ~ tnat.
waronne was startled ~ inns announcement
Inat y mgr, saiu snes
: MOI iof tne quaiIy- SHsS .eel OF IL see now
soit u is, ana you Will noe can II expensive,
did not THINK q getting one o-day how
ever, thinK must: = GU may charge " 70 my
ial n,a -,
Inc snaWl was loloeo' ehselopeo anu nanueo
to me oy the CLERK.
supPose papa VIII scoiu' saiu Caroiine'
out g,l IL 5 suon peausy
! we reaoned,l ere long, announcer afygooas store,
tne PiacAEu ovsr VINCE, seihng Oh at cost
pfofcu ~ seiac',se llae 70 az ohce ssayea our
steps ano entered. cafonne rusned 70 examine
tne SILKS sne nrss specimens onerea, winch %
my unpracticea eyeseemea OF a superior quality,
were cas1 conlempIuousiy asiae, anu sne desired
g see 1he very pess laey naa IN inc STORE. some
Mers snowa.hel ~ ivy uol.als any nun psr
yaIa. ai.s - waile' sn T eraereu WE'VE yarus
70 % Guy On 5or ner ~ ms WAS zone, anu tne
nunule nahueu 70 ne Inc plii' Oh COURSE sent
" MI !as a.sl al.
Mnat VIII wv snawl an silk' eacn OF Mhlch
aus uanaae u nv inoohsluerapie size' m1s
pressy Meai Se III aowh. anu began 70 DC ap-
ssa ~ 1ne n case my COM
She, however, renewed my anxiety by saying
u snas she lntended 70 purchase nothing more
one was only going 10 stop at jewelers. 70 nave
o iocket repaired accordingly, we repaired to
the store on Iasnionaple JeWeler, Ihe locket