Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1860-07-19
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ALElP-IEiR proposal,

We'll. girls here is issp-year half con.
snd rot one ef ycu has had spirit enough %
,feT YouIselt - coz hsriuAting uasrarlpe
YETI
The speaker vSs The ecntrs Of group n
four y'nrg Pirls-sitber Of tLsm bs,utituf
enough O. be the belle of sity bali room.
vi o~sTs SEATED under uids aslinR ,rns
Iot far fom an elegsHt aud c0mmodious
couutry residsuoe.
WY don't you propose yourself NeHp
retoried Msggis WaraBd-A tail. dark-eyed
girl, seated On tbe lsft OF the srst speaker.
4 b! don Z co, side. soy niale bired that
ever Vas created worth bestoWing mvself up-
oni replied Neliir, with toss Of her reRsl
little bead
Not eveh grave, handsome Archer Claw
toe, your fathers city guest, aaeried Ma.
gle, roguisLly.
No, indeed T rsturnsd Nellie. duicLIv :.
though the color arose To the no,s Of her
nui-browp bsi, 'Bui with youaIliti.dE.
fe'eb,-noi Que Of sou bu, is .pamo,.d q,
the AttTGciioDs Of sonss chErmioc youpp mn,
even TO quiet Lil, h 70 Aud she turned,
wth en- arch smile. 20 - yiolet-ey riri ON
her right whose far face Instantly sufFdsed
with crimson
Nevertheless, Miss Nell, it tistut C.i, Ina,
you. who are our leAdp in al mischief
should set us the eE mpl" 10 ,hn WeWiI
uSse' copy - Biru-~hom yuu say you
bate, bui drigD "a rad, bccsu-v his her 10
Sil died b'forc they were so uufor,ubste a.
70 get caught ia the yoke # matiimany-
SFsiD'' 40 .ngfsying piece ffom you nes
Io'l.to'io' that ,ou viii no, dare propo,Al
TO Mr ClnyiouP =
'ARteed-agTesd cried little blae eyed
Alie" Msrston, olsppiug her k.nd. 4 ga,ss
our SIld NellI- wont bave tn audseiiy 70
do tha though for all be, bosstrd daring,
Scarcely ssid LiIr'- Almer. laughing.
Nellie Raymond Queen Nsn on bsr
ts:obe proudly dsfyus The atteubo 10
sbfm Der hest msde D, The masy lo,-u
esh" bend - h,r shfitv. aud tie same Nellie
hepuF herself 20 lts one whoa. she secret
ly regsrds. VITO CSp reconcile ID ~ pi,.
tutesF
You are mistaken, III Almer. Z You TN.
seih- care fvr Arebei Clayton, te-toadej
N'ilie, = ulanily. Ard Will seospt tbe
vsEer Oh cont i be iuBf AID hcr
dafh eyes .pnfkled sitb r,etrin. nt
ADD % really aocsp "a, wager. Nellie q
itqaited Maggie.
AssVfedly. not that I care for Bysobp
love sieb siOf Tot uill show you tbst
Nell Raymond Eill ds,o suytbing
Her sudtofs isughed merrily
'Itoie goes Mr. Cis1tou 90 the parlor
n,E FUssntly frmaiksd Maggie No~ /.
Jour opportunity, Nellie your father aud
mother uili not he 81 home Bbtil near din
reT zine. aud Jou eun enjoy youf istervisv
undistatbed
W 60 90, Nell urged Liiris WIS,
must ts dose hsI % sci be dous a once
g. Aust Mary says We vii yak doan
o. tle CLEO. ai sail 81 yru there
Aaldsi . lfii % muuAiui ractisusfirpr
Nellie arose wbhs h,F oun musiesi iaass
q. 0hood that e hrf Young cor panio,.s And
Hith tsr eye tiimfui u mis BET tsnt be,
stsrs tousrd the bsuss ubHs tsr Giead
9Th macy msTfy gialcs sfvF lsf. STATED
for ibs glen.
Posing momfnt iu the lsii o. e,a1ps..
her bright fses 20 hecuniog degree Of gra.
~. Nellie entered TIE plra-sut. shady par
lot utsfr Awbef. Ciaytou vas seated sas
10 frits n her vsuutfd bafdihood, ksF hsau
b,ai 3ui kiy 3, ths l,ng DARK lovo-syss wsrs
fsits6 90 hsrt. abd tboss slearsst u msnly
tonss ssid
Good mo'uirg Mics Nellie
'G0ot mofuuR, sir, reformed Nellie seat.
iar h,fseif opposite o. bin.
Yosr eomPaoy $40 unexpected, ihoagb
mos' sslsome ptnsre stid Arcbtf. urb
D. iebt smiis uhioh iliumiBed aud fIofi6sd
BE- ttoughiial f-se
No sosb. rssyof ied Nellie And ihsn
uiih P'sia.ory sbou sbs seat On ssssi
y
NJ de1f Mr CisJios. your msay af,rss
tiers ~ psfsofsl character have ioieiibig
imp'esssd my hsa'i snd, ttis bfisr hsp.
yssF. ! sssil 1yssh n tbs pFivLes n ~.
eef3s ~ ~ sed 81 sea ~ ksoa ay 4
bssft. - ~ fortsus sbioh latter = im- /
usose, sbsu ysa s0nsidos thst So fof.
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