The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-10-20
P0PPING TIVE QUESTION.

The subject is too Interesting to be III
troduced by any sage remarks. Aud vet
Ut Is important. Sometimes. many times.
mans happiness has depended on his
manner OF popping the question" Many
a time the girl has said "No,' because ti.e
question was 50 worried that IN Affirmative
did not como from the mouth naturally. and
two lives that gavitaJed tp each other ,,iih
all their inward force, have been thrown
suddenly apart, because the electric KEYS
were not properly touched. Another WI
ter cOrrobUrates the statement often
times, says he, - girl SAYS no. 20 au
offer, when II is As Di:tin as the nose on hCr
face she means yes The best way 10
judge whether she is in earnest or not is to
look straight into her eyes. and never mind
her noes There are some people that
never pop the question but once. They
are cautions; they love with their whole
hearts before they ask that all important
question, and they never love again.
Others 60 through life popping to every
girl they are fortunate enough To be intro
duced to- and to be treated civilly 10y, and
are never answered Yes He that says
bluntly, ''Wi you marry me? ?'' has no
music In his soul, or is a widower counting
a house or farm. Once in New York
church, the young man who carried the
collecting plate, before starting to collect.
put his hand i'll his pocket as usual. and
put shilling, as he supposed, ou The plate
and then passed it round among the con
gregation, which numbered many young
and pretty girls. The girls as they looked
at the plate, all seemed astonished aud
amused, and tie young man, taking "a
glance at the plate, found that. in place OF
shilling, he had put conversation-lozen
ger OH the plate, with the words, evil YOU
marry me ?'' in red letters, staring every
body in the face. None of the Young Ladies.
i,aKx o.l.u !. Il.
gentleman, familiar with the Scriptures.
happening te sit in pew adjoining
young lady for whom he conceived violent
attachment, made his proposal in this way:
He politely handed her Bible open.
with pin stuck in the following text: 2d
Epistle TO John, V. 5-''And | beseech
thee, lady, not as though | wioie new
commandment unto thee, but that wh .ch
we had from the beginning, that We love
one another" She returned it. pointing
TO the second chapter of Ruth, verse 10 ::
Then she fell on her face aud bowed her
self 30 the ground, and said unto him, why
have found grace in thine eyes, that thou
should st take knowledge Of ne. seeing
that [ am strauger?" He returned ihe
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
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joy be full From The above interview y
marriage took place ia the ensuing month
in the same church. 4 lady wantsto know
ii a breach Of prom Use suit can be instituted
upon the following propuSal, in writing
Angel beneath whose folded wing
Ely soul should rts.
z; friiui for 10 I've bought the rii &,
And all the rest
OF those house treasures and etceteras
Which every one " lao tries his state ~ better
naS.
1t is certainly breach OF promise of
poetry, If nothing else. Popping the
question" in Peru, is very romantic. The
suitor appears on the appointed evening,
with a E4til5 dressed krnllL4dnnr- under Tic
balcony of his beloved. The singer steps
before the flower bedccked window, auG
sings her beauJieS III tie name uf her lower.
lie compares her size - that OF a palm
tiee, her lips 70 Two biusEjug rosoJ buds and
her worlanly form 10 that Of tie dove
With assumed haIshHess the lady asks her
lover, ''Who are you, AID what dc you
wan5?' lie answers. with agdcnt cnnii
dence, Thee love, do adore The sts.ls
live III the harmony OF love, and Wlly should
not we, toe, love each oLher?' THEN tiie
prond beauty gives herself away; she takes
her flower wreath f!o;n beT hair, and
throws it down to her love-, promising 10
be his forever.