The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1865-01-31
But he didn't.

No; he constrained his emotion; he
resisted the impulse. ' i.o s3'''.i 'i s'i
Her head was snugly nestled upon
his breast. az sInn iiii ~ ,oIi
As she lay gazing into his handsome
face, her parted trcsses, OF richest
brown, fell backward in affiuent waves
from her broad forehead, unkissed by
the sun and Of marble texture and
whiteness. Her great liquid eyes look
ed into his and he gazed down into 'un-
fathomed depths till all future seemed
to center there. ~.
Heaven came down still lower and
rested on the valley.
But this could not always last. He
felt that it could not. She seemed ex-
pecting something. d
Her great eyes closed wearily, and
the silken fringes OF their curtains rest
ed gracefully upon her cheek.
He was happy as he was, but he
could not be as he was forever.
She seemed to have the same
thoughts. ~E.i3 i.,
She slightly raised her head. Its
PiSsS"'S WI Ills ShSse was Aoe So y GOV
as formerly. ,~.,--; ..l
He was distressed. Would she rise !
Was he to lose herY -
The thought was agony.
His head grew dizzy. lie felt him.
self standing on a preoipi,e.
He was losing his balance!
He was topping over!
COURAGE!
! He gasped--gasped out his tale Of
love.
1t was not long one.
But it was to the point. q,
Sne sighed sighed a long tremulous,
convulsive sigh.
But she said nothing
In a murmuring tone he asked her il
she hadn't some feeling of the same
kind for him. .,r
She put her arms about his neck and
hiding her sweet face in his shirt front
sobbed out in a broken voice that was
what allied her. tli
Heaven let go all Of its holds, and
fell at his feet.
Here followed several deep, search
ing, delicious kisses.
After these kisses, came a rather
awkward pause.
The situation was not an unpleas
ant one.
But again my friend felt that it was
time for something more.
lie had made the leap from one prec
ipice-another was before him.
He was totteriny on its brink.
lie must speak ofmarriage.
How would she take that
She had acknowledged that she low
ed him.
Good
This gave him courage.
He gasped and chokingly gulped on,
the 9uestion-in fear, and with his eyes
slightly closed.
She clasped him more tightly about
the neck, and sighed deeply.
Poor Condrick! all sorts of fears at
tackled him.
The very blood in his heart seemed
congealing. 1o
lie felt u drop Of something moist
fall on his hand. aa
At first he thought her nose was
bleeding.
He held his hand aloft in the moon.
light III OIL it b.hsld tear.
He felt better then. r45.
His heart gave great leap and he
said: Thank Heaven" J"
lie was now much EN- souraged.
He again made inquiry as to her
love for him.
She said then in words that she loved
him-"Oh, so much!'' which for q
time comtorted him greatly.
Condrick now began to urge i'm
mediate marriage. 30 ai lg.
She objected, but clung more closely
to him, and said, SWAT y WHILE"
ID Condrick wanted TO know if there
was any obstacle to their immediate
union. c
She kissed him and said there was Q
slight one.
He then tcnderly kissed her and ask
ed if they could not be married in 8
week. ssrr m
She raised her great swimming eyes
to his face, and gazed fondly upon him
but said nothing.
Her pouting lips were in close prox
unity to his own.
lie now repeated his question, wher
in an agonized voice she cried out:
"Oh, dear, l can't tell I've got
fidgety old cuss of a husband out o
them wagons, and he's just spitefu
enough To live a month yet.
Condrick is still bachelor.
lie had bad spell Of something lik,
mounta. n fever ths next day after ht
visited the emigvant train--at least
he went off into the mountains, anc
Stunned mankind and womankind TO
about two months.
But he is all right now, li
Josh Billings' advice to young la
dy as to how she shall receive a propo
sal: "You ought tew take it kind
looking down hill, with an expreshun
about half tickled and half scarf Al