The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1858-05-19
Volume XVI.
From the London Family Herald.
The 1mpromptu Marriage.

serious, if you can, for five minutes
Fray, pray cease this triding, which i
but cruel playing with my feeling.
and let us treat this sub as it de
serves, soberly and seriously"
"Well. there, then!'' cried the laugh
s. ing black-eyed girl, to whom Charlie.
> Westerly spoke. There, then, is Ma
!, grave enough? See, the corners O
o my mouth are duly turned down, anc
my eyes rolled up, and am as pa
tlent who has caught sight of the den.
lists instruments. DO suit you SOP
You suit mo anyhow, and you
know it well, you witch! cried Charles
gazing, with smile, at the pretty
face, puckered up in its afectation OF
occurrences. But he was not to be
driven from his point, and he resumed,
gravely, after pause, "The time has
come, Susy, when ! feel have right
to demand an explicit answer to my
suit You have trihed with my earn
est feelings long enough. have
grown restless under my letters"
"Shake them off then Charley" in
terrupted the saucy girl, with pretty
defiant toss Of her head which plain
ly said, Fl defy you to do it,
cannot, Susy-and you know it,"
replied the hapless lover, impatiently,
That being the case" said Susy,
"take my advice-wear them grace
fully, and don't pull and jerk so; it on
ly makes them hurt you"
The young man turned away, and
walked silently up and down the
room, evidently fretting and fun
ing internally, Susy, meantime,
looked out ofthe window and vawned,
Charles continued his moody walk
"Oh, what beautiful bird is on the
lilac tree!" cried Susy, suddenly. "Do
come and see it."
Charles mechanically approached
the window and looked out.
Don't you think, Charley" said
Susy, laying her hand on his arm, and
looking up eagerly in his face; "dont
you think you could manage to -
What, Susy, dear?' asked Charles,
all his tenderness awakened by her
manner 'What?'
Drop a pinch of salt on hi. back,
re.urned the provoking girl, with an
atiectation Of fsimplicity; for then, you
know, you could easily catch it,
His answer was to turn angrlly a
way.
His walk this time was longer than
before and his cogitations were more
earnest; for he did not heed any Of
Susy's artfully a:.less devices to al.
lure his notice At last he stopped
abruptly before her, and said,
'Susy, for three long years have
been your suitor, without either con-
tession of love or promise of marriage
on your part. Often as have de-
manded to know your sentiments to-
wards me, you have always coluet-
tishly refused me an answer. This
state Of things must cease. | love
you better than my life. but will no
longer be your plaything To-mor-
row you are going away to distance,
to be absent for months, and if you
cannot. this very day, throw aside
your coquetry, and give me an homes.
yes for my answer, | shall consider
that | have received no. and act
accordingly
And how would that be? What
would you do?' asked Miss Susy, Gu
riously.
Begin by tearing your false and
worthless image from my hearth cried
Charles, furiously.
1T would be curious piece of bu-
,iness, Charley; and you would not
succeed either said Susy.
Il should and would succeed said
as you shall see, if you
wish, cruel, heartless grill ,
But don't wish, Charley, dear-l
love dearly to have you love me- ,
said Susy. ;
why, then, cried the foolish youth,
quite won over again, why, then, |
dearest Susy, will you not consent%
Remember. said liked to be !
oved,' replied Susy;' 4 did not say any ,
hing about loving. But, pray how j
ong did you say you had been court c
ng me, in that pretty little speech of
yours =
Three long years. replied Charles.
Neatly and accurately quoted, /
Charley. But you know my cousin /
Rachel was only won after five years
You don't suppose am c
yoing to rate myself any cheaper than Q
The did, do you? Suppose we drop 5
his tiresome subject for two years; r
perhaps by that time may be able to i
work myself up to the falling-in-love f
is no knowing what
time may effect
If you are not in love now, you :.
lever will be- returned Charles, stur- :
lily; and will have my answer now,
'r never I,
Never, them laughed Susy. But y
he had gone step too far. Her Of :
en- severely tried lover was now too
luch in earnest to bear her trifing
ny longer. a a
Never, be it them! he cried; and
eizing his hat, he strobe from the
oom.
Susy listened to his receding foot $,
teps with dismay. Had she, indeed, h
y her incorrigible love of coquetry, Y
,st him? 1t smote her to the soul to a
link so. As she heard him open the 10
ont door. impelled by feeling of