Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-10
select Atgrellamp.
Constitutes an En-.
gagement?
A Watering Place History.

The fcuWefoniste of the Courier des
Etats Uais in his "Chropiqne de Nelr
York" after asserting that the present
season has produced little but common
place events, (taaaiites) gives theiollow-
romantic watering place history:
] know young man (though the
history does not belong to the present
|<<U1f ffr)sssho l0sspst i,isasoif-enss.ss > os.,
lihe morning, without an idea OF such
an event True, he had flistcd good
deal for Il week or more with beauti-
ful Young blonde. whom fashionable
pleasure bad attracted to Saratoga,
Newport, or Sharon, rs you will The
name is lot of the slightest conse
qucncc.
Filtration, which is not expressly
prohibited in the Decaloguc, is Il senti-
mental coin fully current in the United
States, and its circulation compromises
one. II the truth must be avowed,
il bad changed that our hero one night
one moonlight night-enioyed con-
versation ut the extremity Of a dark
piazza; and this young gentleman, by
accident, perhaps, dropped his head at
the moment the young lady in question
raised hers, the better 10 hear what he
said. Buta u kiss, half given and half
received, is not matter Of such mo-
mcnt as to require the sanction OF mar.
riage
BE il known, then, that William q
see no impropriety in calling him Will
liam) was pclrified rather than charm.
ed, the next day when his partner oi
the previous nights interview asked
him, blushing, if he thought it besl
to make known their engagement al
once
lie gave her look from which tn,
young lady inferred that she was no'
undelsto ood, and blushing still NOR,
sweety, repeated the question.
William exhibited no diSc0urteou'
surprise, but put on an appearance
which indicated that he was deciding
whether an Immediate public avOwa
was best, and then manpged TO hav,
some good reasons for postponing The
revelation until the close of the season
and Nelly promised to keep it pro
found secret.
That night he retired to lrisroom and
medimted yali0nsSchemcs for cxtrica
ting himself froin h,s EN- barrassing po
sition. He could admit every plan bu
one-that Of marriage.
lie had not decided upon any definit,
plan, when next night, ut the dance
Miss Susan H., charming person, VIII,
l. n D.,
ing upon the sentimental, touched hin
lightly on the arm and said, with f;
mysterious air:
Sir, | congratulate You.
Wherefore? he asked; but she had al
ready glided away in the dance.
The matter required an explanation
and during n hiatus in the music the,
went aside, and Susan spoke in Sc
rious mood:
Nelly is my best friend; she has toll
me all. Oh, you needn't blush so a
that.
In fact William color cd with the ide
that his pretended engagement had al
ready been circulated among his in
innate friends. lie did not directl
deny il, however, but, took a method c
his own.
Am really engaged? he demande
of Susan.
A beautiful question TO ask me! sal
Susan, with the slightest touch OF spite
You shall Judge my case, said Wi
liam. Suppose | repeated here whi
YOU have heard hundred times
thousand times that you are beaut
fu, intelligent and accomplished; th'
your eyes are the deep blue of HEAVIER