Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-01-12

Wooing.A Is ntucky 1fFI-lhe slheHa
Worship ofa wealthy Ola Bachelor
The GIRLS Unexpected Otfer-ThroH-
irg Dicc-s10o,o 900 Against "a Lady's
Hsni.
A Louisville correspondent OF the
San Francisco Chronicle says:
There lived on --- street, IN an
unpretending establishment surround
ed by trees and flowers, young lady
who was celebrated for her beauty and
accomplishments. She was blonde,
with blue eyes, white teeth, and a heav-
enlv smile; had the prettiest hand ana
foot that was ever seen; and was tall,
1.-the. and elegant Her wit VS. dell
cate, pointed, and sparkling, and her
mind as superior as her person was
lovely. The town was at her feet, ana
her suitors were as importunate, II not
as many, as Penelope's like whom she
was continually wooed and never won.
In the midst of her successes came the
war the end of which found her family
impoverished, and herself reduced to
want for the necessarles OF life.
But she was still the same proud, I'M
perious mistress Of hearts as before,
and she refused in quick succession
the many offers of marriage that were
now made to her. She had not thought
OF matrimony as q resource, but had
other and different prospects IN view.
She proposed in fact to teach school
A fellow townsman, gentleman OF
wealth and position and a bachelor.
had long been silent worshiper at her
shrine. He had houses and lands
estates in the country and lots IN the
city-stocks, interests and investments
wherever they would pay; and his prl-
vate establishment on--street was
simply palatial. Seeing how the case
stood with her whom he loved with his
whole soul, he resolved, after many
self-communings and much reflection,
to ask her to be his wife.
"Sr,n she said, in answer to his
proposal, 81 do not love you, and |
cannot marry you"
"Think the matter over, my dear, "
said he, land in one week from to-day
give me your answer"
Upon his return on the day set she
said to him:
"Sir, you have wealth, and 7 am
poor; you live in a palace, and |, as
YOU see, in a cottage; you are DESTROYS
of having my hand, and [ would like
very much to be rich. / will make you
a proposition ! will throw the dice
with you-my hand against hundred
thousand dollars! Is it a bargain2"
at is" said he. And thereupon
they pledged to each other their words
to bide the hazard.
1t was arranged that but three per-
sons should be let into the secret; that
each should select friend; and that
the two selected friends were to choose
the third. Miss - named the Hon.
Mr.. -, prominent member of the
bar, as her friend; Mr.. - chose the
Rev. Mr.. -, pastor OF the fashlona-
BILE church on street, as his; and
these two made choice of DR.. -, an
eminent professor in the medical col
lege, as the friend of both parties.
BY these gentlemen the preliminaries
were arranged, and the programme was
this,
The doctor was to give party at his
house on a certain specified friday
evening, at which were to be present all
the best people in Louisville; the Hon.
Mr.. - was TO have license in blank,
ready to DO filed at a moments warn
inc. ana was to hold Mr. IS check
for 500, 900: and the Rev. Mr.. - was
to be in waiting to perform the marriage
ceremony, if called on to do so. The
dice were TO be thrown in the Hon. Mr..
IS study, whence the quintette were
to proceed to the party, where, if Miss
- lost, they were to celebrate the
wedding, and if she won, they were to
mingle with the guests without remark. |
At precisely nine o'clock on the
eventful evening, the players and their
friends met III the Hon. Mr. IS |
study. BY agreement OF the parties
they were to throw poker
lice, and to cut cards for the first
throw. The gentleman cut queen and |
the lady Jack. and now came the tug |
IF war He was cool, calm, and pale :
she was statuesque, lmperlous, and col |
ented. Ills lips were compressed; hers |
we're formed into All extended arc, span |
ling the whole mouth and completing |
de bow. The twain sat on opposite
sides OF small table, and the umpires
stood overlooking them.
Tie dice box being set before him,
Mr.. --- placed his fingers over the
OPP, and with the thumb clasping the
,ide, he gave it shake he threw two
ours aud two deuces. Putting aside
he fours. he threw again, and threw
another four. Then, throwing the two
dice, he threw two tives. He
lad thrown, therefore. full hand
-hree fours and two tives.
And now came Miss Is turn 1t
Has a thrilling moment and the ruStle