The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-13

parture OF each mail train
Popping the Qucstion.
Swift, who had no more tenderness than
one of his own Yahoos, ndited the most
brutal proposal we know Of Tired of his
shlly- shallying, Miss Varying seems to
have insisted upon his speaking out, and
Swift spoke out with a vengeance. After
protesting he is too just to stand in the way
of her acccptinga more advantageous offer,
he says he must ask her Il few questions,
questions he had long since resolved to ask
of the woman with whom he meant to spend
his litc '.Are you in Il condition to man
age domestic affairs with an income of less
than three hundred pounds a year? Have
you such an inclination to my person and
honor as to comply with my desires and way
of living and endeavor to make us both rs
happy as you can? Will you be ready to
engage in those methods | shall direct for
the Improvement of your mind, so as to make
us entertaining company for each other
without being miserable when We are Meth
er visiting or being visited? Can you bend
your love, esteem, and indifference to 9TH
crs the same way as | do mine? Have you
so much good-naturc as to endeavor by sot
words to smooth any rugged humor occa-
stoned by the cross accidents of life Shall
the place wherein your husband is thrown
be more welcome than courts and cities
without him?" Surely never was Il lady
so catechised by u suitar for her hand.
When Jane Varying felt able to answer
every question in the affirmative, then, and
not till then, her lover says, Il shall be
blessed to have you in my arms without
regarding whether your person be beautiful,
or your fortune large. Cleanliness in the
first, and competency in the second, is all
look for.' This unique epistle cnds-"l
singled you out at first from the rest OF
woman, and / expect not to be used like {
common lover" Swift evidently enough
very uncommon one.
There is wordIof difference between The
love-making of morbid, self-loying Swift
and that of cherry hearted Richard Steele
the ravens croak and the lark's song are
not more unlike. The christian hero made
love like lover and 4 gentleman. liz
never dreamed of plying his mistress will
doubling question upon question. Beliey'
ing his Prue to be as beautiful witty, pru-
dent and good-humored as 4 woman cOul(
be, Steele was contented to know she loved
him, and took the rest upon trust. "In'
stead of saying | shall die for you, pro-
you" That is the way he pops the ques
ton; then, when assured that the dearest
being on earth is his own, he asks her t.
name the day. Can anything be more
charming in its way than this? l have no
n minutes quiet out of your sight an(
when ! am with you, you use me with Sc
much distance that am still in a state abb
sence, heightened with a view of the charm
which am denied to approach. In word
you must give me either a fan, mask, OIL
glove you have worn, or | cannot live
otherwise you must expect | will kiss you
hand or, when | next sit by you, steal you
handkerchief. You yourself are too grea
Il bounty to be received at once; therefore
| must be prepared by degrees, least Tho
mighty gift distract me with joy. Dea
Mrs. Scurlock, | am tired, with calling yol
by that name; therefore say the day in whicl
you will take that of. madame, your mos
obedient most devoted, humble servant"
Frenchman smitten with the charms o
Lydia Sterne, instead of trying to secur
her goodwill, wrote to her father, desiring
to be informed what he was prepared to Civ
her upon marriage, and how much he in
fenced to bequeath her. But Stearl wa
not so eager to get rid of his girl as wa
Sgnor Baptsts, and replied: "Sir, | shall
give my daughter ten thousand pounds tn
day of marriage. My calculation is as fol
lows She is not eighteen, you are sixty
two-there goes five thousand pounds
Then, sir, you at least think her not ugly
she has many accomplishments, speak
Italian and French, plays the guitar, and, a
fear you play no instrument whatever,
think you will be happy to take her at m
terms, for here finishes the account of III
ten thousand pounds"
Whitfield asked the hand of youn
American lady of her parents, withou
troubling to ascertain her inclinations, an
was good enough to let them know the.
need not be afraid of offending him by de
clining the honor. since he blessed God h
was free from the passion called love.
Next to ignoring the lady, the worst wa
of making declaration is to do it by deputy
Cupid is no friend to tant-hearted lover.
If a damsel be worth the woong, it is odd
upon the proxy suitor proving false, an
suing on his own account, as the followin
story illustrates
When these two inseparabe brothers
William and Jacob Grimm, were persuade
Of the necessity of one of them taking
wife, they had friendly contention as
which should be the victim, and after SON
days argument, Jacob decided that he, {
the elder was bound to sacrifice himsel
They had previously fixed upon the lady,
beautiful girl of twenty-five but when
came to the push, Jacobs courage failC
him, and William undertook to persuat
the maiden to love his brother. After
weeks acquaintance poor William was no
rifed at discovering he had lost his ow
heart, and now, fully alive to the eXcellent
of the fair one, was miserable at the thoug
of losing her, while he felt that to rob h
brother of such prize would be an unpa
donable treachery. Fortunately for ever.
body, Grimm's aunt shrewd old lad
saw how things were and told Jacob VIII
had come of Williams efforts in his behal
Jacob was delighted to think he had ei
capped matrimonial bondage, and celebrate
his good fortune by roaming about Il
country, a free man, until the honeymoo
was over-the cross courtship ending MOI
pleasantly for all concerned than SUE
commonly do. Convinced by kind Mr.
Churchman that he wanted wife to loo
after him, the judicious Hooker escape
the bother of counting and popping Il
question by leaving his adviser to find hi
a mate and arrange all prelminaries. Hal
penng to have daughter upon her hand
the DISTINGUISHED matron soon executed h,
commission, and the great churchman WI
speedily married, as per contract.
Shakspeare's heroines are remarkab
ready to take the initiative, popularity SUI
posed to be the ladies' right only in lea
year. Helena demands the hand of BE
tram as the price of her wonder-workiI
prescription. Desdemona gives Othel