Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-11-16


duced by any sage remarks. And yet it is
important. Sometimes, many times, mans
happiness has depended on the manner Of
popping the question" Many time the
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so worded that affirmative did not come from
the mouth naturally, and two lives that grav-
itated to each other with all their inward
force, have been thrown suddenly apart, be-
cause the electric keys were not properly
touched. Another writer corroborates the
statement. "Oftehtmes," says he, "a girl
says mo- to an offer, when it is as plain as
the nose on her face she means yes The
best way to judge whether she is in earnest
or not, is to look straight into her eyes 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
20 through life popping" to every girl they
are fortunate enough to be introduced to, and
to be treated civilly by, and are never an
swered "Yes" He that says bluntly, "Will
you marry me?" has no music in his soul, or
is widower courting house or farm.
Once in New York Church, the young man
who carried the collecting plate, before start
ing to collect, put his hand in his pocket, as
usual, and put shilling, as he supposed, on
the plate, and then passed it around 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 lozenge on plate,
with the words, "Will you marry me ?" 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 pew adjoining
young lady for whom be conceived vio-
lent attachment, made his proposal in this
way: He politely handed her Bible open,
with pin stuck in the following text End
Epistle to John, Y. 5-"And beseech thee,
lady, not as though / wrote new command
ment unto thee, but that which we had from
the beginning, that we love one another"
She returned it, pointing to the second chap
ter 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 ANA stranger" ?" He re-
turned the book, pointing to the 18th verse of
the Third Epistle to John Having many
things to write unto you, I would not write
with paper and ink, but I trust to come unto
you and speak face to face, that our joy may
be full" From the above interview mar
riage took place in the ensuing month in the
same church. A lady wants to know if a
breach of promise suit can be instituted upon
the following proposal, in writing:-
"Angel! beneath whose folded wing
| My soul would rest,
Be mine for 10 I've bought the ring,
| And all the rest
| Of those household treasures and etceteras,
Which every one who tries his state to better has,"
tits certainly breach ofpromise of poetry,
if nothing else. "Popping the question" in
Peru, is very romantic. The suitor appears
on the appointed evening, with gaily-dressed
troubadour, under the balcony of his beloved
The singer steps before the Aower-bedecked
window, and sings her beauties in the name
of her lover. He compares her size to that
of a palm.tree, her lips to two blushing rose
buds, and her womanly form to that of the
dove. With assumed harshness the lady asks
her lover, "Who are you, and what do you
wantw He answers, with ardent confidence.
"The love do adore! The stars live in the
harmony of owe, and why should not we, too,
love each other?" Then, the proud beauty
gives herself away; she takes her flower.
wreath from her hair, and throws it down to
her lover, promising to be his forever. ..
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