Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-08-28

light stroll, and without daring to
tread upon the sacred ground of an
absolute proposal, it must, peverthe-
less, be admitted that positively
wallow in sentimentality.
That night part with her, feeling
certain that Harry Tallmann's chance
is slim, indeed, compared with my
own. Was not her behavior the soul
of indulgence when I murmured SO.
and-so? Did she not look down and
actually simper Gin her bungling I'M
itation of girlishness), when l ven
tured upon thus-and-thus? Heavens
can almost feel the wheels of my
own carriage rolling beneath me.
What an emancipation--what an
amelioration-for poor Jack johnson !
The thirty-frst is my final day of
effort. On the thirty-irst I must
either speak, and speak boldly, or for
ever after hold my peace To leave
the field in Harry Tallmann's pos
session, with no decisive understand
ing between myself and Mrs. Mac
kenzie, will be openly to court an in
evitable defeat.
AS special favor, owing to my
approaching departure, I have been
able, on the previous night, to engage
Mrs. Mackenzie exclusive cempan-
ionship for the night following.
And never, as it turns out, was
night more propitioas for such an
occupation as that to which I design
dedicating it.
A full moon holds the great un-
clouded heaven; a light breeze wan
ders murmurously through the silver
ed foliage; the air has not a touch
Of chilliness, and yet is fresh as that
of some early May evening.
/ do it. No matter exactly how it
is done, but I do it. There is no doubt
at all that I make Mrs. Mackenzie a
proposal Of marriage.
She accepts me without much
humming or having, to speak in a
businesslike way of so hallowed a
subject.
After feeling certain that | am un-
changeably and irrevocably accepted,
I seem to take the rest of that walk
on succession of exceedingly COM
Portable thrones.
Just before we say good-by that
night, for what is to be at least a
week of separation (aince my bnsi-
ness imperatively demands that I
shall leave early on the following
morning), ask my new famcee a
tender question regarding some to-
ken of remembrance which I pro-
pose sending up to her from the city.
The ring l shall bring myself
next Saturday" I softly whisper; but
I want to send you something be-
tween now and then. Pray suggest
to me what the gift shall be"
An immense affectation of timid
bashfulness on the part Of my afi-
anced.
Anything you please" !" she rip
Piles; "only let it be something quite
simple and inexpensive"
Suddenly it crosses my mind that
few days ago she greatly admired
certain shawl worn by certain
very young lady in the hotel--a gos-
samer.l like, voluminous garment, ex-
tremely youthful in character.
Very we'll, I answer. Il will
send you something that you are to
wear, and that whilst you wear you
are to think Of me-something that
is Just suited to your style. l hope
that you suiN haze on, my love, when
we next meet.
Oh, unlucky words I shiver TO
my very marrow as Irecall and write
them!
Arriving in town the next day, l
Immediately make search for shawl
similar to that which Mrs Macken-
zie has admired.
1 at last succeed in finding such a
shawl, purchase it, and give orders
that it shall be sent to lay boarding,
place.
When I reach home that night, I
Gnd the bundle containing The shawl
lying on my table. There is also an
other bundle, at which I glance, and
as I do SO, l discover that an envelope,
addressed to myself, accompanies this
latter package.
open the envelope, and. find its
contents to be bill; whereupon
look at the bundle, and mutter, an
noyedly:
"Impertinent fellow! he promised
to send them the day I started for
the Spring.. shan't take them now;
it's the only way to punish his bad
faith"
That night I am so happy that I
burn to celebrate my happiness in
some fine, convivial way. My friend
Peterkins has not yet heard the JOY
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