Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-10-22
SELECTED Sg'onYS-
THE IMPROMPTU MARRIAGE.

THE IMPR0MPTU MARRIAGE.
"For heavens sake, Susy. do be serious
if YOU can for five minutes. Pray, pray
cease this trifing, which is but cruel playing
with my feelings, and let us treat this sub
iect as it deserves, soberly and serieusly.''
/ .Well, there, then !" cried the hughing
black-eyed girl to whom Charles Westerly
spoke There, then, is that grave enoughi
See, the corners of my mouth are only turn
ed down, and my eyes rolled up, and I am
as sober as patient who has caught sight
of the dentists instruments. Do suit you
SO?
"You suit me anyhow and yol know il
we'll, you witch !" cried Charles, shzing with
smile at the pretty face puoAerd up in it,
affec,ation of occurrences. But he was NOT
to be driven from his point, as lie resumed
gravely, after pause The tine has come,
Susy when I feel l have a right to demand
an explicit answer to my s'iitg You have
trifed with my earnest feeling long enough.
I have grown restless under M! letters"
..Shake them off, Charley ! interrupted
the saucy girl, with a defiant toss Of her head
which plainly said, Il defy yql to do it.
II cannot, Susy, and yoa know it. re-
piled the haplcss lover, inpstiently
".That being the case, said sSusy, "take
my .dvice-wear them gracefully, and don't
pull and jerk so; it only makes them hurt
you" 3. 4af ia
The young man turned away, and walked
up and down the room, evidently fretting
and tuning internally. Sissy. meantime.
looked out of the window and yawned.
Charles continued his mady walk.
'Oh what beautiful krd Is on tl.e lilac
treep' cried Susy, suddenly. "Do you
come and see it
Don't you think, Charley" said Susy,
laying her hand on hisarm, and looking up
eagerly is his face; "a Mt you think you
could manage to
.'What, susy ?" asket Charles. all his
tenderness awakened b. her manner
"What 2"
.sDrop pinch of salt his back ?" re-
turned the provoking girlwith an ehecta
ton of simplicity for then you know, you
could easily catch it p
His answer was to turn agrily away.
His walk this time was orer than before,
and his cogitations were mo earnest; for
he did not heed any ofSusy'artless devices
to allure his notice. At laste stopped alb
ruptly before her, and said
'sSusy, for three long yea | have been
your sutton, with neither preston of love
or promise Of marriage on youDart. Often
| as | have demanded to know yG sentiments
towards me, you have alwaycoquettishly
refushed me an answer. This ste Of thugs
must cease. l love you better han my life;
but will no longer be your plthing. To-
morrow you are going away, be absent
for months, and if you cannot IS very day
throw aside your coquetry, an9lve me an
honest yes for my answer, | sll consider
that have received no. aDdct accord
ingly." -,
ssAnd how would that be ? Vat would
you do !" asked Miss Susy, curisly.
'sBegin by tearing your false q worth
less image from my heart". crl Charles,
furiously. .r
/ at would be curious piece business,
Charley and you would not sued either,
said Susy.
II should and would succe" said
Charles as you shall see, if you vi cruel,
heartless girl"
"But I don't wish, Charley deaf[ love,
dearly love to have you love me, & Susy.
"Why, then" cried the fooollsf outh,
quite won over again, why, thenfarest
Susy. will you not CONSENT,
Remember, l said | liked to be I'D"
replied susy; Il did not say anyth'na out
loving But, pray, how long did ysay
YOU had been counting me, In that tty
little speech of yours"
.Three long years, I" replied Charles L,
"Neatly and accurately quoted, Chy
But YOU know my cousin Rachael waay
won after five years courtship You It
suppose am going to rate myself any cA-
than she did, do you Suppose we drops
tiresoms subject for two years; perhapf
that time may be able to work myself
to the falling in-love point-thcre IS
knowing what wonders time may affect
IF YOU are not in love now, you will nj
or be-" replied Charles, sturdily ian
will have my answer now or never.
..Never, then" laughed Susy: But s
had gone step too far Her often sever
ly-tried lover was now too much earne
to bear her trifiug any longer !.
"Never be 1t, then p he cried and sel3
ing his hat he strobe from the ron.
Susy listened to his receedip footstep
with dismay. Had, she, indeed by her in
corrigible love Of coquetry, los him? l
: smote her to the soul to think AS sh'
heard him open the front door, ,nPelled by
a feeling of despair, she ralsedhe window
sash, and, leaning forward, whpered
Charley, Charley you vi be at the
boat tomorrow to bid me goodbye, won't
you Surely we are still friend
AS she spoke she tore roserm her DOS
ON and threw it to him ltdged on MS
arm, but he brushed it aways though 1t
had been poison, and pass on WITHOUT
looking up.
1 susy spent the remaindef the Gay IN
tears. Early the next day pus'le OF de-
u parture began. susy was ng 10 "0'oln-