Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-05-14
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THE rHrRoMpTu MARRIAGE

"For Heavens sake, Susy, do be ssri
Qua, II yod can, for hvv minutes. Pray,
pray cease this trifling, which is but
cruel playing with my feelings, and LOT
Us treat this subject, as IL deserves, so.
berly and seriously"
"Well, there, then ?" cried the laugh
Ing, black-eyed girl, 10 whom Charles
Westerly spoke. "Thore, then, Is that
6sguouels n See. slso coruers of,uy
mouth arc duly turned down, and my
eyes rolled up, and am as sober as a
patient who has caught sight Of the
dentists instruments. Do suit you
90 2"
'sYou suit ME anyhow, and you know
II we'll, you witch T. cried Charles, ga.
xing, with Hmile, ut the pretty face
puckered up In its atfectation Of de-
mureness. Bat he was not 10 be driv-
en- from his POINT, and resumed, grave
", after q pi.use, "The time has come
Susy, whom feel have right TO dc.
mand an explicit answer 10 my suit
You have trihed with my earnest feel
ings long enough. have grown rest.
less under my letters"
@Shake them of, then, Charley r. in.
terrupted the saucy girl, with pretty
defiant toss Of her head, which plainly
said, s'I defy you to do il"
, III cannot Susy-and you know IL,
replied the haplcss love, impatiently.
"That being the case" said Susy
stake my advice--wear them gracefully
and don't pull and jerk SO; 1t only makes
them hurt you"
The young man turned away, and
walked silently up and down the room
evidently fretting and fuming internal.
~. Susy, meantime, looked out of the
window and yawned. Charles contin.
ned his moody walk.
"Oh, what beautiful bird Is on the
lilac-tree r cried Susy, suddenly. "De
come and see it."
Charles mechanically approached the
window and looked out.
pon't you think, Charley, said Susy
laying her hand on his arm, and look
ing up eagerly in bis facej "don't you
think you could manage TO -"
"What, susy dear p asked Charles
I'll his tenderness awakened by hel
: manner. "What ?"
"Drop Q pinch OF salt on his back,
returned the provoking girl, with an af
fectation Of simplicity, "for then yol
know, you could easily catch IT,"
His answer was 10 turn angrily away
His walk this time was longer thar
before, and his cogitations were mor'
earnest for he did not heed any o
Susys artfully artless devices 10 aIlur'
his notice. At last he stopped abrupt
ly before her, and said 8
s'Susy, for three long years hav
been your suitor, without either comics
sion Of love or promise Of marriage oil
your part. Often as | have demande'
10 know your sentiments towards me
Won have always coquettishly refuses
me an answer. This state Of thing
must cease. love you better than N,
life; bat | will no longer be your play
thing. Tomorrow you are going ava.
TO Q distance, 70 DO absent for months
and II you cannot, this very day, thro'
saide your coquetry, and give me a
honest yes, for my answer, l.shall con
slider that have received q mo, and &C
accordingly" ~
"And how would that be2 Wha
would you do p asked Miss Susy, curl
ously.
begin by tearing your false an
worthless image from my heart y erie
Charles, fnriously.
ut would be curious piece Of bus
ness, Charley and you would not sus
eosd eithsr,' said Susy.
II should and would succeed, sci