Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-10-21
Did He Propose !
with a little ~huldcr.
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W Ittl Il I4lllf >IiIi'ltt-
Pooh, said Guv Barnes
l. WAS list the seductive hour lcf,re
--a~ III are lighted and window liud-
lul,cd Lown-thc delicious twilight. when
-t-,t'-:irr- Shine like turning misses nf
ruby. anl people sitting there, beside.
row mil3it caniil-ntitl Ii wt~ SHOW
n. Il Ii;tl,. outside: all th,. better fps- The
click Of ilr cry~ttllrd pearl arnin~; ;h,
plltr-ll-~ filled mp the silence and made
the c./v warmth of the room luNurnu~lv
delightful, AID Martyn Ellcr>lie-> pleas
nj brown rIr~. iiNcl On the fire saw no
man can trl. what. OF how much. They
~
>uIpo-,. >h, should >av Ne" he
burst out, seemingly apropo> To nothing at
all
Suppose She shouldn't, observed GUY
dry,y-
i tell you. oh fellow. it'> exactly Ike
having 4 tooth ont. Your friends stand
by and SAY: BE a man: it noihin-"
1t isn't they who are under the dentist
forcrps
Complimentary to Miss Glen
'Non>,n>e, You know what | mean
Eut really and truly, I've tried and can't
do il.
Very we'll, >aid Barnes. inditfrrcntlv j:
then IL an understood thing that You are
TO live and die an old hachcor2
Il didn't say that.
%, | beg your pardon. lou expect
Fanny : gong To propose to You: that is
it,
on arr 4 heartle~> mi>creant Ellrr-
>Iir cried out half laughing. half impa-
tent. a> he >prang to his feet and tossed
the remnant of his cigar into the fire. and
| shall Waste no more words with vou I'M
les. indeed. You will 90 round To the flil
with me-
Where Fanny Glen has 4 table? Not
if know il. The money market is rather
tirht with me NJ present, and these fancy
fairs are no better than dcns of robbers
where Il de.tn>clc>S Young man is con
cerned.
And Martyn Ellcr>lie went on his VA,
alone.
The hall WIS all a-clittcr with with "a,
light and fragrant flowers when he go
;hcrc; the pretty feminine spiders lurke'
each near her wcll-laden tables. all smile,
md ,limpe>. while the throng of victim:
cbhcd and flowed around them.
Mr.. Ellcr~lic found himself ~rcete,
with acclamations.
You will take a share. Mr.. Eller>lic'
DO please pat YOUR name down here
Mr.. EllerSlic: there are only ten blank:
left
oh. Mr.. Ellcr-l:c. YOU are tie very on'
we are waiting for. I've kept seven fo
vou-scvcn is always lucky number
MI Ellerelic, Mr. Ellcr>le, don
oray, spend all Your money until You've
: taken Il share in this mammoth doll witt
/ trunk full of clothos
, And thus our hero WAS flung hithcr an'
von on the waves of the fair. drlwin:
nearer, however. with every subscription
@ the table over which shonc the blu
stars Of Fanny Glen eyes.
Bu; when he GOT there. he smittcl
! with 4 sudden silence. Fanny looked won
t. lerin-lv ur.
r 't'--it'> Il fine evening. he hazarded
Is it?' asked Fanny. Why, | though
l it was showing
= so it IS. said our hero. growing Yer
+ red. and ovcrturnng with his elbow
! rin>on Venetian flask. tfor which he III
q mcdiatclv hrd to pay five dollars /
{ mean it isn't a very fine evening.
e oh" said Fanny.
II YES said Mr. Eller>lic. feeling Yer
,cutcly that he had made a fool of hin
/ elf
Il And then he went away, and didn't 81
+ Fanny Glen again the whole evening
a probably because she was the only persC
= in the whole room that he cared tig abo
ii seeing at all Bat 50 unkind is Fate
* love and lovers.
G Just rs he was e,lging his way out
oi The Hall. in Il very dispirited and defect
81 rame Of mind. there was rush and
Ell iutter, and he heard his name called in
II he notes Of the human gamut-
a What is it, he demanded, vague
ol staring around him. a@sAs
Ie-' You've drawn the big doll.' cried