The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-20

Popping the question has always been
' matter of considerable importance anon!
, lovers, Swift who had no more tenderness
G than one of his own lahoos, inditcd the mos
brutal proposal we know Of. Tired OF hi
. shilly-shallying, Varying seems to have in
| sisted upon his speaking out, and Swift SPOKE
9 out with vengeance. After protesting he il
too just to stand in the way OF her accepting
t d more advantageous offer, he says he mus
ask her few neutrality-suspicious. he hac
long since resolved to ask Of the woman with
whom he meant to spend his life: Are you
in a condition to manage domestic affair,
with an income of less than $500 Il year
: Have you such an inclination to my person
and honor as TO comply with my desires and
way Of living, and cndcavor to make us both
as happy as you can? VIII you be ready tc
engage in those methods | shall direct for
the improvement of your mind, so as to make
us entertaining company for each other, with
out being miserable, when we are neither Wis
ting nor visited? Can you bend your love
esteem and indifference to others the same
way as do mine? Have you so much good
nature as to cndcavOr by soft words to smooth
any rugged humor occasioned by the cross
| incidents of life? Shall the place wherein
your husband is thrown be more welcome
than courts and cities without him.? Sure
ly never was a lady so catechised by sutton
for her hand. When Jane Varying ielt able
to answer every question in the affirmative,
then, not till then did the lover say: ~ 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 ends: II
single you out at first from the rest of women,
and expect not to be used like Il common
- Il
uncommon one.
There is world of difference between the
love making of the morbid selflovng Swift
and that of cheery.hearted Richard Steele
the ravens croak and the lark's song are not
more unlike. The Christian hero made love
like a lover and a gentleman. He never
dreamed of plying his mistress with doubling
question upon question. Believing his Prue
to be as beautiful, witty, prudent and good.
humorcd as a woman could be, Steele was
contented to know she loved him and took
the rest upon trust. Instead of saying |
shall die for you, profess | should be glad
to lead my life with YOU That Is the way
he pops the question.
A Frenchman, smitten with the charms of
fair Lydia Sterne, instead of trying to secure
her goodwill, wrote to her father desiring to
be Informed what he was prepared to give
her upon marriage, and how much he intend |
ed to bequeath her. He thought he would be
able TO say TO Miss Lydia as Petruchio SAID
10 Kate the curst;
Your father has consented
That you shall be my wife; your dowry greed on,
And will you, nil you, will marry you.
But Sterne was not so eager to get rid of
lis girl as was Signor Baptisa, and replied
Sir, | shall give my daughter ten thousand
pounds the day of her marriage, My calcu-
alton is as follows: She is not Is, you are
2-therc goes 5000. Then, sir, you, at
east, think her not ugly; she has many SC
speaks Italian and French,
lays upon the guitar; as l fear you play ON
% instrument whatever, l think you will be
Apply to take her on any terms, for here fin.
shes the account of the 10000"
Whitefed asked the hand of young
.merican lady of her parents, without troub-
ing to ascertain her inclinations, and was
God enough to let them know they need not
e afraid Of offending him by declining the
onor, since he blessed God he was free from
lie passion called love.
Miss kenrick the beautiful heiress cele-
rated in the ballad of The Berkshire Lady's
arland," adopted a singular method of win
ing the handsome young attorney Benja-
sight. She sent him an anonymous letter,
satisfaction for injuries received.
fter yainly puzzling himself to guess who
IS challenger might be, and how he had of.
nded, Child betOok himself, duly provided
it'll second, TO the place of meeting, near a
easant crystal fountain. There he saw no !
cree gallant, only masked lady, who ask
his business there. He told it; wheie-
BON his fair questioner, flashing rapier
e carried for her security, said;
It is that did invite YOU
You SHAH wed me, or I'll fight you,
Underneath those spreading trees;
Therefore choose from which you please!
Rather taken sback by such a summons to
rrcnder Benjamin asked to see his chal-
nger's face ere he decided. This was deni- =
/; she would not unmask until the knot &.
IS tied, but generously accorded him an
,ur's grace To turn the matter in his mind.
is friend advised him, as he could lose
thing, TO take the lady and the three went
/ in her gilded coach to church, were the !
ly gay and her attorney were made one
thOut delay
Though sweet, pretty Cupids hovcr'd |
Round her eyes, her face was coycrd
With 4 mask-kc took her thus,
Just for better or for worse.
E did not repent the leap in the dark when
found his SUMMER mornings adventure +,
a brought "beauty, honor, riches, store;"
/, taking his place among the gentry of the
untry, lived happy ever afterward The
70 of this romance was, IN 1914, High Sher- !
OF Berkshire.
Not in such warlike fashion did Margaret
larlton attack Richad Baxter. She sought
attain the end by negotiation; and never
Is bachelor of fOrty.tive more astonished
an that worthy minister when Margarets
opened her mind to him. He
rs destined 10 an additional shock. While
was vehemently declaring the idea pre-
sterous, Margaret was listening at the study
or, and, losing all self-control, burst into