The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-06-25
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A LOVE sT0RY-FoR LEAP
YEAR.

salu bouncing glrl to smooth
faced, innocent looking youth, who
blushed up to the eyes at the ques =
ton.
"Well, L" said the youth, stop
ping short with gasp, and fixing his
eyes on vacancy with a puzzled and
foolish expression.
"Well, go on; you what2' said his
fair cross questioner, almost impe =
oeptibly inelining nearer to the young
man." Now just tell me right
straight out, you whatY"
"Why 10, pshaw, L don't
know"
"You do, I say, come, l want to
know"
80. l cant tell"
81 say you can. Why, you know
I'll Dever mention it, and you may
tell me of course. you know, far
haven't always been your friend?"
swell you have" replied the be
leaguercd youth.
"And I'm sure always thought
you liked me, went on the maiden
with tender accents.
30, do; upon my word yes in.
deed l do. Maria, said the unsophis.
ticated youth, very warmly, aud he
found that Maria had uuconsciously
placed her hand in his open palm.
Then there was a silence.
"And then-welli" said John,
dropping his eyes and Maria's hand
at the same moment.
"Fm pretty sure you love some.
body, john; in fact, said Maria, as
sumiug again tone of railery." l
know you're in love. and John, why
don't you tell me all about it at oncel'
"Well, /"
"Well, Il o, you silly mortal,
what is there to be afraid of"
80, il amt because I'm afraid of
anything at all; aud Ill-well, now,
Maria, | will tell you"
"Well, now, John?"
"Eh?"
"I-"
eyes"
II llssFFsS lsFs; 4g daH d1aHt-tssil; tsilll you
won't, will you2" said John, violent.
ly seizing Maria by the hand, and
looking her in the face with most
imploring expression.
"Why, of course you know, John,
I'll never breathe a word of it, you
know | won't. dear John."
"This was spoken ia d mellow
whisper, and the cherry lips of Maria
we're so near Johns ear when she
spoke, that, had he turned his head
to look at her, there might have oc.
CURED an exceedingly dangerous col.
lision, f
"Well, Maria" said John, 'I've
told you, and you shall hear all
about it. | have always thought a
great deal Of you, and"
"Yes, John"
~ am sure you would do anything
for me that you could"
eyes, John, you know l would
"Well, / thought so, aud you don't
know how long I've wanted to talk to
you about il"
III declares JohB, I--you might
have told me long ago if you wanted,
for I'm sure was never angry with
you in all my life" on
"No, you wasn't; and l have al
ways felt a great mind to, but"
cts not too late now, John"
"Well, Maria, do you think I'm
too young to get married."
"Indeed l do not, John. and /
know it would be a good thing for
you, too, for every body says the
sooner young people are married the
better, when they are prudent and
inclined to love one another"
"That's just what think and,
now, Maria, do want to get mar
rled, aud ifyou'll-p FfrH Itl
"Indeed will, John, for You
know / was always partial to you,
and I've said SO often behind your
back"
"Well, l declare. Ire all along
thought you might object, and that's
the reason I've been always afraid to
ask you." 4t -
Object no, I'd die frat; you may
ask me just what you please" ~
"Aud you'll grant it2"
"I will"
"rheu, Maria, / want you to pop
the question 10 Mary sullivan for"
What"
"Eh?"
III say you're fool aud you'd bet
ter 60 home, your ms wants YOU'D o,
you, you. you--StupidI" exclaimed
the mortified Maria, in shrill treble,
and she gave poor John aslap on the
cheek that sort him reeling. 1t was