Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-05-14
Popping the Question.

Popping the question" which has hero
totOrc proycn such "teazer,' to bashful
youths in the pursuit of matrimony under diff
fculties, is likely, after awhile. to bc render.
ed rs easy as rolling off log" All sorts
of methods have, from time to time lccn re-
sorted to. to got around this difficult point in
ship--advortisin in newspapers, cores
pouding 10y letter. negotiating through an
agent, &u.--nut al improvement las been
made upunall these plans lately, as witness
the following:
"A few nights back, small party Of la
dies and gentlemen were laughing, over the
supposed awkwardncss attending dcclara-
tium uf love, wien II gentleman remarked
that il he ever offered himself. he would do it
in collected and busimcss-likc manncr.--
For instaucc,' he continued, addressing him
self To lady present, Il would say. Miss :
, have been two years looking for IL
wife ! am in the receipt ofabout q thousand
dollars II year from my business, which is
daily on the Increase; of all the ladies' of my
acquaintance, admire you the most indeed
| love You. and would gladly make you my
wife You iatter me by your preference
good humoredly replied Miss s., to
the surprise of all present i refer you to my
father Bravo exclaimed the gentleman.
We'll, | declare said the ladies in chorus.
The lady and gentleman, good reader, were
married soon after.
Wasn't that n modest way of coming to
the point" and a lady-like method, especial
ly during lcNp-ycNr of taking man at his
word? Here is another method of popping
the question:" quite us cool as the foregoing,
though, perhaps, not SO commcudub!e in pru-
dish eyes;
gentleman was riding with lady all
ola summers day and accidentally
arms, awkward things, arc ever i'll the way
! dropped an arm around her waist. No
objection was made for awhile. and the arm
gradually relieved the side of the carriage of
F., the pressure upon it, Bus tof n sudden, wheth-
CT from late recognition of the improprcty
of the thing, or the sight Of another beau
coming, never was known. the lady started
eye exclaimed, Mr.. B., can support
myself" Capital - was the instant reply.
-" you arc Just the girl have been looking
for these five ycnrS-wiIl you marry mc?"
Speaking of popping the question:" we
don't know but it would hc fairly i'll order
to wiring in I" tho following from an ex-
change:
g" BE sure before you commence cooing.,--
Our friends p and S. met one
evening ut the house of an acquaintance.
some young ladies', for whom both gentlemen
entertained tender feelings. In spirit OF
trul!c, one of the ladies blew out the lamp.
and our two friends, thinking it a favorable
moment to make known the state of their
feelings to the fair object of their regard.
moved seats at the same instant, and placed
themselves, as they supposed, by the ludy's
side, but she had also muNc ed and the gentle
men were in reality seated next to cacli 9TH
er. As our friends could not whisper with
out bctraying their whereabouts, they both
gently took, us they thought the SOFT little
handot the charmcr, and when, after awhile,
they vcnturcd to give gentle pressure, each
was surprised to lind it returned with an up-
mistakablc squeeze 1t may well be imagiiI-
cd, that the moments flew rapidly, in this 81
lent Interchange OF mutunl affection. But
the rest, wondering ut the unusual silence of
the gentlemen, one of them .noisclessly step
ped out, and suddenly returned with ~ light;
and there SAT- our friends p and 8
most lovingly: squeezing each Others hand.
and supreme delight beaming in their eyes.
! Their CONSERVATION and the cstacy of tho la
dies may bc imagined, but not deScribe,l.-.-
Both gentlemen sloped, and P was at-
tcrwards heard to say, that he thought all
the while SIS land felt hard.
The "reminiscences of Lorenzo Dow"
the eccentric travelling Methodist Prcachcr,
are thankfully rcccivcd but most of the
incidents narrated have already obtained
wide publicity in print We once heard
him preach, IN an open grove, in one of the
central towns OF our State. His appoint
mcnt had been made some two months in
advance; and the day before had been one
of wind and storm, and the travelling was
terrific. But prompt to the hour, he ap-
pcarcd on an old and way-worn bay mare:
his face covered witlia beard and nous
tachc, which ut this day would excite no
remark, but which alone would Meu have
congrcgated the curious of n whole town
. ship. Tie mounted the stand, n rude ere
! alton ofrough boards, gave out hymn
with which the surrounding aislcs Of tho
dim woods rang" offered up short prayer,
nd then began lis discourse. We made
ne of pair Of little twin -Zacchcuscs, on
tree over his head, me of whom was oc-
cusionally II little restless, arising from the
insecure and yielding nature of his perch.
/ Old Lorenzo, his red trimmed mouth open.
ing round as he spoke through the messy
aperture, looked up, and cxclaimcd Eoys.
be still-kccp still--or como own Icu
arc like the dog in the manger, who would
n cat himself, non let tho OK a-cat all T..
The discourse, III some respects was won
der!ul. 1T was at times pathetic, often lu-
dicrous, with occasional illustrations so fc..
liciticus, andso full OF strong common-scnsc,
that he took his immcnsc Guidance with
him. Z" I'm only a poor old rams horn"
said he, in concluding hissermon, through
which Gon has blown upon the people.
may He bless his work 90 y hymn, -
prayer bancdiuion, ard Old Lorenzo"
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