Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-12-24
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE IMPRONPTU MARRIAGE,

FOR Heaven sake, Susy, do be serious,
If you can, for five minutes. Pray, pray,
cease this trihinE, which is but cruel PLAYING
with my feelings let us treat this subject.
as 1t deserves, sOberly and seriously"
Well, there, then ~ cried the laughing,
bIack-eyed girl, to whom Charles Westerley
spoke. There, then, is that grave enough :?
See, the corners of my mouth are duly turn
ed down, and my eyes rolled up. and am
sober as patient who has caught sight of the
dentists instruments. Do suit YOU ?"
You suit me any, and you know it we'll.
you witch ~ cried Charles, gazing with a
smile, at the pretty face, puckercd up in its
attcctation OF occurrences. But he was not
to be driven from his point, aud he resumed
grayely, alter pause, The time has come
Susy, when feel have a right to demand
an explicit answer to my suit. You have
trified with my earnest feelings long enough.
l have grown restless under my fettcrs."
''Shake off, then, Charley" interrupted
the saucy girl, with a pretty defiant toss of
the head, which plainly said, defy you to do it.
81 cannot, Susy, canuot-and YOU know
If" replied the helpless lover, impatiently.
"That being the case" said Susy, ftake
my advice-wear them gracefully, and dom
pull and jerk SOFT only makes them hurt you 3"
The young man turned away angrily, and
walked silently up aud down the room, eyi-
IDENTIFY tretting and filming internally. Susy,
meantime, looked out OF the window and
yawned. Charles continued his moody walk.
ooh, what beautiful bird on that lilac
tree" cried Susy. "Do come and see it"
Charles mechanically approached the win
dow and looked ont
Don't you think, Charley" said Susy,
laying her hand on his arm, and looking up ca.
gerly. don't you think you could manage to-
"What, Susy, dear p asked Charles, all his
tenderness awakened by her manner. 'What?'
drop pinch of salt on his tail, +" returned
the provoking girl, l,with an affectation Of sim
PllcIty; for then you know you could catch it,
Ills answer was to fling her of, and with a
suppressed exclamation, turned angrilv away
Ills walk this time was longer than before.
and his cOgitations were more earnest; for
he did not heed any of Susy's artfully artless
devices to allure his notice. At last he stop.
ped abruptly before her, and said, "Susy, for
three long years l have been your suitor with
out either confession of love or promise of
marriage on your part. Often as / have de-
manded to know your sentiments towards me,
you have always coquettishly refused me an
answer. This state of things must cease. |
love you, as You know, better than my life :;
but will no longer be your plaything To
morrow you are going away to a distance. TO
be absent for months, and if you cannot, this
very day, throw aside your coquetry and give
me an honest yes for my answer, shall
consider that have received mo, and act
accordingly" -
and how would that be? What would
you 2" asked Miss Susy. curiously.
begin by tearing your false and worthless
image from my heart" cried Charles, very
furiously.
at would be curious piece Of business.
Charley; and you would not succeed either
Il should, and would succeed said Charles,
"as you shall see, if you wish, cruel, hcartless
But don't wish Charley, dear-I 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. l said 1 liked to be loved -
replied Susy; did not say anything abou,
loving. But pray how long did YOU say Won
had been courting 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 ouIy
Won after five years courtship. You don't
suppose am going 20 rate myself any cheaper
than she did, do you? Suppose we drop this
subject for two years; perhaps Ly that time
may be able to work myseIfup to the falling
ln-love poIDt-there is no knowing what won
deTs time may effect
IF you are not in love now, you never will
be" returned Charles, sturdily; "and will
have my answer now or never"
Never, then" laughed Susy. But she
had gone step too far. Her often, severely
tried lover was now too much in earnest to
bear her triaing any longer.
Never, be it. them, he cried and seiziDg
his hat he strobe angrily from the room.
Susy listened 10 his receding footsteps with
dismay. Had she indeed, by her iucoTrigibIe
love of coquetry aIienated that noble manly
heart ? Ii smote her to the soul to think so.
As she heard him open the front door. i'm.
PEELED by feeling Of despair, she raised the