The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-01-28
CHARLES WEDDING TRIP.

eSVN NOR heavens sake, Susy, do be se-
a. rious, if you can, for five minutes.
Pray, pray, cease this trifiing, which is but
cruel playing with my feelings, and let us
treat this subject as it deserves, soberly
and seriously" it
"Well, there, then p cried the laugh
ing, black-eyed girl to whom Charles
Westerly spoke. "There, then, is that
grave enough? See, the corners of my
mouth are duly turned down, and my eyes
rolled up, and am as sober as patient
who has caught sight of the dentists in
struments Do suit you, so?'
"You suit me anyhow, and you know it
well, you witch ~ cried Charles, gazing
with smile at the pretty face puckered up
in its affectation of occurrences. But he
was not to be driven from his point, as he
resumed gravely, after pause" The
time has come, Susy, when l feel have a
right to demand an explicit answer to my
suit. You have triaed with my earnest
feelings long enough. have grown rest
less under my fetters."
"Shake them of, then, Charley!' in
terrupted the saucy girl, with defiant toss
of her head which plainly said, 81 defy
you to do it."
81 cannot, Susy, and you know it," re-
piled the hapless lover, impatiently.
"That being the case," said Susy, ''take
my advice--wear them gracefully, and
don't pull and jerk SO; it only makes them
hurt you" - f.sEEFT
The young. man turned away, and walk
ed silently up and down the room, evi
> IDENTIFY fretting and fuming internally
Susy, meantime, looked out of the window
and yawned. Charles continued his mood,
walk.
''Oh! what beautiful bird is on tn
lilactree !" cried Susy, suddenly. -"D'
come and see it."
Charles mechanically approached tn
window and looked out.
:, "Don't you think, Charley" said Susy
laying her hand on his arm, and lookin.
up eagerly in his face don't you thinl
' you could manage To-"
"What, Susy9" asked Charles, all hi
tenderness awakened by her Manner
" What?'
IS Drop pinch of salt on his back !?
D. returned the provoking girl, with an a
fectation of simplicity; "for then, yo
know, you could easily catch it v
y His answer was to turn angrily way.
His walk this time was longer than be
fore, and his cogitations were more earnes
|, for he did not heed any of Susy's artfull
artless devices to allure his notice. At lal
he stopped abruptly before her and said:
"Susy, for three long years have bee
your suitor, without either confession
!, love or promise of marriage on your par
Often as / have demanded to know yol
sentiments towards me, you have alwa.
Y coquetishly refused me an answer. Th
state of things must cease. l love yC
better than my life but would no Ion
er be your plaything. Tomorrow yo
are going away, to be absent for month
Is. and if you cannot this very day, thro
re aside your coquetry, and give me an no
az est yes for an answer, shall consid
that have received mo, and act accc
dinghy"
]. "And how would that be? VIII
would you do?" asked Miss Susy, GU
~. on ously.
nd "Begin by tearing your false and wort
less image from my heart !" cried Charlie
'er furiously.
,tv "It would be curious piece of bushes
nd Charles; and you would not succee
IN either" said Susy.
Ihe al should and would succeed" 50
rS InV Charles, "as you shall see, if you wis
we cruel, heartless girl -
the But / don't wish, Charley, dear
=, love dearly to have you love me-" 81
'o- Susy.
A. "Why, them" cried the foolish you
quite won over again, "why, then, de
est Susy, will you not consentp'
1. Remember, said liked to be loveC
replied Susy. ~ did not say anyth
about loving. But, pray, how long
= you say you had been courting me, in h
uy pretty little speech Of yours P''
- "Three long years. replied Charles.