The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-24
Hates Proposal.

You don't dare do it, Kate" laughe'
Mag Reynolds.
"I'll wager my pearl ring that you vii
back out at the asst moment, cried Su
Devlin, slipping the ring off her tinge
and holdingit up to view
Done" exclaimed Kate and here il
my gold locket in the balance agains
your ring" She unfastened the locke
from the velvet around her throat as she
spoke, and the ring and locket were
placed in the hands Of Mag Reynolds tc
be held until claimed by the winner.
Oh, OF course you say you will, but
then you know you won't" they said in
chorus.
Kate Adams thrust her hands in her
apron pockets, pursed up her mouth in
defiance and replied: e
Itdare, and what is more, will ask
him between this and to.morrow) after
noon" m eslfassa
Five young ladies were standing in a
! vine cad arbor in the garden at Judge
Adams residence Four of them had
dared The Judges daughter, Kate. the
widest romp that ever wore CATERS or
tore dresses, to take advantage of the
privileges leap year affords, and propose
To Dick Walton. a rather stately, and as
the gpls declared, "altogether unap-
proacnable young gentleman, then visit
ing, for few weeks, her father. iI F
R As the girls matured their plans, they
failed to see a pair of blue eyes booking
down upon them nor did they hear the
suppressed laugh which proceeded from
the tangled shrubbery. a5z vsdf
:" But how are we to know?'' inqaired
the girls. ~ Jf a
"Meet me here at halls past five to-
morrow afternoon" replied Kate sand
then, with merry leave taking, they
separated for their several homes---Kate
walked slowly towards the house reyolv-
ing in her mind the best mode of attack.
Should she beard the lion in his den, or
should she come up, him unaware in
some corner? She concluded that the
latter was the best plan. AS her f@pm
disappeared in the distance, the vines
parted and young gentleman stepped
through the aperture into the arbor,
| 'sAha bonnie Kate, you will get
caught in a trap of your own settlag,
and he laughed outright.
| Among four children, Kate was the
only girl, and was spoiled in consequence.
Not one of her three brothers could ride,
hunt, fish or whistle, better than she.
| And vet when she was In the paslor,
there was not one of all her young Lady
friends one whit prettier Or more accom-
plished than Miss Kate-She danced
beautifully, had magnificent voice and
played and sang superbly, but at the bot
tom of 1T all she was natural coquette, and
firted wickedly with her male friends.
Dick Walton, after three weeks, resi-
dence under her fathers roof, had become
desperately smitten, but knowing her pro-
Ipensities, declined adding himself to her
already long string of disconsolate
adorers. io48
The sane day the yong lady began her
operations on Dick, but he eluded her.
If she found him in the parlor he made
some pretext to leave the room. If by
chance she met him in the garden, he i'm
mediately fled to the house. To go to
his room, she did not dare to. So, wearied
Iout, she went to bed, determined to try
again the next morning. She did not
for moment suppose he would even
Ianswer her. She imagined he would
turn UP his aristocratic proboscis, and
leave the house in disgust. Kate did
not like the latter idea very much
for way down in the bottomless part Of
her heart, lay Dicks image.
The next morning she rose and ther
dressed herself with scrupulous care
She had some misgivings about it though
1t diu not seem half so easy then as 1t die
the day before. She let pass many gooc
opportunities, and it was one o'clock OF
: the fatal afternoon before she mustered
e up courage to do the rather delicate bus
: mess. Her father and mother were gone
> away, and her brothers were taking {
/ comfortable siesta or gone hunting ant
4 the "lion ," was lolling on the parlo
sofa isi 5) Hca 90
Kate crept slowly to the door. Their
) the enemy was certainly not at all for
, midable looking. Perhaps she though
so, for she walked calmly in. The pro
prietor of the sofa looked up and bowed
: nolitely, but there was roguish twinkle
: in his ewes, and he seemed to be trying
/. to conceal smile, for the corners of hi
I mouth twitched and he madea motto,
2 2 to knock off an angry fly, which h.
thought had settled on his nose. Blu
n Kate did not observe this, for she wa
t industriously studying the pattern of thu
q carpet.
+ "Mr. Walton said Kate.
: "That's me-" said the occupant of tn
:; sofa looking innocently unconscious.
Z "Mr. Walton, I have come" poo
e Kate stopped, unable to proceed.
4 at am aware that you have. Proceed
to business, my DEAR" and the ereatur
actually rubbed his hands briskly togeth
e er.
n She looked up and faced him boldly
+ her cheeks blazing with shame and rage
{ q have come, sir, to take advantag
e # leap year; that is, being duly impress