The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-06-22
POPPING THE QUESTION,


said q bouncing girl, with a laugh
ing eye, to q smooth-taced lnno-
cent looking youth.
"Well, I"-said the youth, stop
ping short with gasp, and fixing
his eyes on vacancy with puzzled
and foolish expression.
"Wcll, 60 on" said the fair
cross-qucstioper, inclining, almost
. imperceptib!y, nearer to the young
man. ':Now tell me right out
you what?"
"Why, I-pshaw, don't know"
"You do know, [ say you do;
now come, John, I want to know"
90, [ can't tell YOU
Il say you can. Why, you
know I'll never mention it; and
you may tell me, Of course, you
know, for haven't I always been
your friend p
"Well, you have, I know" re-
plsed the poor belcagured youth.
<And In sure I always thought
YOU liked me-" went on the maid
en-, in tender and mellow accents.
20, I do, upon my word; yes
indeed I do, Maria" said the un-
sophisticated youth, very warmly;
and he found that Maria had un-
consciously placed her hand in his
open palm.
Then there was silence.
"And then-well?" whispered
Maria, dropping her eyes on the
ground.
'Eh?. O, wellw said John,
dropping his eyes, and Maria's
hand at the same time.
"Im pretty sure YOU love some
body. In fact,'' said Maria, as
suming a tone of raiIlery, II know
YOU are in love; and John, why
don't You tell me all about it at
once ~
::Wcll, /"
"WeIl 10! you silly mortal,
what is there to be afraid OPP
80. it amt because | am afraid
'of.anything at all and I'll-well
now, Maria, I'll tell YOU"
@Well, now, John
81
"Yes."
~I-I am in love! Now don't
xcll; you won't will you?" said
John, Violently seizing Maria by
tho hand, and looking in her face
with the aaost imploring EXPIRES
sion.
"Nhv, of coarse you know,
john, / ReVer breathe a word
about it; you know | won't, don't
you. Jokn p
This was spoke in q low whlS-
per, and the chcrrE lips Of Maria
were SO near johns ear when he
auraed to look at her, there might
have occurred 4 dangerous COLI
sion.
"Well, Maria said gchn, 1--we
told you now, and so you shall
know Ill about it. l have always
thoughta q great deal Of you, and"
"Ies, John"
II am sure you would do any
thing for me yoU coald-'
"Yes, John, you know | would" ="
"Ncil, ( thought SC, and you
don't know how I've wanted to
talk to YOU about it,
II declare, John, f-you might
have told me lang since, If you
wanted to; for never was angry
with you in my life"
Il know you wasn't: and l have
often felt u great mind to, but"
at is not too late now, you
know, John"
"Well now, Maria, do you think
I an too young to get marrlcd!,
'Indecd I do not: John; and |
know it would be a good thing for
YOU, too, for everybody says the
sooner young people get married
the better, when they arc pru-
dent. and inclined to love one an
other"
"That's just what l think; and
now. Maria, | do think [ want to
cct married, and you will"
"Indecd l will, John, for you
know | was always partial to you,
and I've often said so behind your
back"
swell. I declare, have all along
thought you would object, and
that is the reason I have been
afraid to ask you"
"Object! I'll die first; so you
may ask of me anything you
please"
:And you'll grant it?"
II will"
sThcn l want you to pop the
question for me to Kate sulll-
van"
"What !"
!tEh !''
"Do you love Kate Sullivan%
"Indeed J. do, with all nay heart. "
II always thought you were a
fool"
"Eh."
II say you are 4 fool, and 5ou
had better 50 home. Your mo-
thcr wants you-you-stupidn'
oxrloimnd the mortified Maria. in