The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-12-28


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POPPINa THE QUESTION.
Tie subj eet Is too interesting to be
introduced by any sage remards. And
yet it is important. Sometimes, ,many
timeS amaA's happiness has depended
ou1nfs manner or popping the ques-
tion-n Many . time the girl has said
"No," because the question was SO
worded that affirmative did not come
from the mouth naturally, and two
liyDt .hat grasitated to each other
with all their inward force, have been
thrown Suddenly apart, because the
electric keys wer not properly touch
ed. Another writer corroborates the
statement. ~Ortsntimes," says he,
"a girl says no. TO an offer. when II is
as plain IS the nose on her face she
means syes.' The best way to judge
whether Ishe ia in earnest or not, is to
look straight into hereyes, and never
mind her noes" There are some peo-
pie that never "pop the question" but
once. They are cautious; they love
with their whole hearts before they
ask that all-important question:; and
they never love again. Others go
through life popping" to every girl
they are fortunate enough to be intro
daced to, and TO be treated civilly by,
and are never answered eyes" He
that says bluntiy, HWill you marry
me ~ has no music in his soul, or is q
widower counting house or farm.
Once in q New York church, the
Young man who carried the collecting
plate, before starting to collect, put
his hand in his pocket, as usual, and
put shilling, as he supposed, on the
plate, and then passed it round among
the congregation. which numbered
many young and pretty girls. The
girls as they looked at the plate, all
seemed astonished and amused, and
the young man, taking glance at the
plate, found that, in place Of shilling,
he had put . conversation-lozenger on
the pisfe, with the words, "Will you
marry me? p in red letters, staring
everybody in the face. None of the
young ladies, however, closed with the
offer. A young gentleman, familiar
with the Scriptures, happening to sit
in apew adjoining young lady! for
whdm he cSnceiyed violent attach
menf, made his proposal in this way /:
He politely handed her Bible open,
with . pin struck in the following
text: I'd Epistle to John. v. .5-"And
beseech thee, lady, not as though l
wrote g new commandment unto thee,
but that which we had from the be-
ginning, that we love one another"
She returned it, pointing to the second
chapter of Ruth, verse 10: "Then she
fell on her face and bowed herself to
the ground, and said unto him, why
have found grace in thine eyes, that
thou should'st take knowledge of me,
seeing that am stranger He re-
turned the book, pointing to the 18th
verse of the Third Epistle to John
"Having many things to write unto
you / would not write with paper and
ink, but trust to come unto you and
speak face to face, that our joy may
be full" From the above interview
a marriage took place in the ensuing
month in the same church. A lady
wants to know if q breach of promise
suite can be instituted upon the fol-
lowing proposal, in writing:- =
"ADgei, beneath whose folded wing
MY soul would rest
Be mine! for 10, I've bought the ring
And all the rest
Ofthose hou> e treasures and eteeteras
Which every one who tries his state to better
, has,"
1t is certainly breach of promise
of poetry, If nothing else. "Popping
the question" in Peru, is very roman
tic. The suitor appears on the ap-
pointed evening, with a gaily dressed
troubadour, under the balcony of his
beloved. The singer steps before the
flower-bedecked window, and sings
her beauties i'm the name of her lover.
Hseompares her size to that of palm
tree, lips to two blu shing rosebuds,
and her womanly form to that of the
dove. With assumed harshness the
lady asks her lover, "Who are you,and
what do you want?" He answers,
with ardent confidence, "The love 1
do adore! The stars live in the har-
mony of love, and why should not we,
too, loye each other ?" Then the proud
beauty gives herself away; she takes
her flower wreath from her hair, and
throws it down to her lover, prOmis-
ing to be his forever.