The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-01-26

|
and 1 kept pretty silent. Presently
he burst opi suddenly with
"NIiss CSfrie, I want 10 talk with
you uponF serious matter
"Nlr. siivcrs,' said |, "yOu frighten
me-"
"The fact is" said he, "that l long
ago learned to regard you with more
than common esteem, and am now
that is-that-that--ah-h." Silvers
here became soN embarrassed that he
couldn't 60 on.
"Well, what of it, Mr.. Silvers? ?" 1
calmly said.
He boiled over at this point, and
said desperately, "Why Carrie, | love
you, and l want you to be my wife"
Look here, Mr.. Silvers," said 1,
don't behave so foolishly, everybody
is looking at us. Amt you ashamed
of yourself to jest upon so serious asub-
ject?"
"Jest!" said he, 'jest about it? By
heavens am. in earnest. If you re-
fuse me you will blight my happiness,
drive me to despair, and take away the
only hope that makes life endurable !"
"Pshaw, Mr.. Silvers," said.I, at
won't do anything of the kind. You
got along well enough without me be-
fore this, and 1 guess you can still"
"DO you refuse me ?" he said; "are
all the bright hopes have cherished
to be thus dispelled? 1t cannot be-"
81 am afraid it can," l replied, 81
wouldn't have you under any circum-
stances"
"Silvers here uttered something very
prOfane, and then grinding his teeth
until we reached home, when he said,
FAREWELL have a rival-Parsons-
I'll be revenged yet" and drove off at
a furious rate.
Carrie brought my bodily shape
around to see ME that evening, and as
SION as we were alone, she said, "JOe,
am afraid you don't behave as well
as you ought to, Do you know I've
been asked ever so many times to take
something to drink, by strange young
men, -who expressed intense Surprise at
my refusal; and look here, Joe," said
she, handing me two unsettled bills of
very long standing, 81 believe you are
in debt"
"Well, Carrie" 1 said, little asham-
ed, 81 own up to it; but if you'll prom
Use to have me, I'll pay off all my
debts, stop taking something, and cut
all the fellows who asked you"
"Oh, joe" she said, chow can you?
Don't you know that the lady ought
not to propose to the gentleman ?"
"Never mind" 1 said, evil you
take me on those terms ?"
"Well, joe" said she, 81 guess l will
have to, or may be you won't let me
back into my own body"
What passed then it's not necessary
to state. We behaved as lovers always
do, 1 suppose on such occasions, and
then 1 changed souls again with Carrie,
in just the same manner as / had at
first. 1 then told her what her mother
said, and all that passed between me
and Silvers. She laughed at the first,
but seemed to be somewhat alarmed at
the liberty had taken in the latter
case. However, we made it up, as
lovers always do, and when 1 bid her
goodnight. 1 never felt happier in my
life. met Silvers next morning, but
he was as cold as an icicle. would
have logged him for defaming me, but
feared he would blame Carrie for a
breach of confidence, so let him go in
peace.
What need Of sequel? Of course
we were married, and of course we
lived happily together, never having
occasion to change souls again, for you
may rest assured that in loving each
other, we found them both so much in
union already, that it became entirely
unnecessary