Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-05-24
Anmurpns department.
POPPING THE QUESTION.

"Why-no," she answered, IN SURPRISE
"Do you walk in your sleep2" he next in
quired.
"No, sir"
He moved his chair an inch closer, and
with increased interest asked:
"Do you snoref"
"No," she hastily replied, looking uneasy
at him.
At this reply his eyes fairly sparkled. His
lips eagerly parted, and he gave his chair
another hitch, as he briskly inquired:
"Do you throw the combings from your
hair in the wash basin p
"What's that2" she asked, with a blank face
He repeated the question, although with
increased nervousness.
"No, DON'T" she answered, in some haste
Again his chair went forward, while bis
agitation grew so great that he could scarcely
maintain his place upon it as he further asked
"Do you clean out the comb when you are
throughf"
"Of course do," she said, staring at him
with all her might.
In an instant he was on his knees before
her. his eyes ablaze with fame, and his hands
outstretched.
"Oh my dear Miss, love you," he pass
ionately cried. 81 give my whole heart to
you. Love me, and I will be your slave.
Love me as love you, and 1 will do every
thing on earth for you. Oil will you take
me to be your lover, your husband, your pro-
tector, your everything~
1t was critical moment for young wo-
man of her years, but she was equal to the
emergency, as woman generally is, and she
scooped him in.-Danbury News.
The IMpERTURBABLE PAssENGER.--A
train boy on an Illinois road found rather
tough customer in an old man of composed
mien, who received all shots as if he we're
bullet.proof The boy bombarded him with
papers and pamphlets, and candies and bound
books, and nuts and fruits of one kind and
another. But it was no good. Had the ell
derly party been lined inside with brass, he
could not have shown greater indifference.
The boy had fretted under his treatment, as
was plain to be seen. He had passed the ci-
gars about thirty times, and without success,
when he said, in tone of desperation:
"Try some of these cigars, and if they
don't kill you within month, I'll give you
the money back"
The man was somewhat amused by that,
but he had the boy. He said:
IF I am dead how can you 1--WE me the
money!
"I'll give it to your family, then"
"But amt 90 no family"
"Well, then, I'll give it to the people next
door," persisted the boy. =.
"But there amt no family next door" said
the man, with the smile lengthening his face.
go! there'll be one move in when they hear
you are dead" was the reply.
The elderly passenger shut up like bor-
rowed knife.-Danbury Ners.
UNSUITABLE HoMICIDE.-Here is story
of barberous cruelty. and it is taken from the
Virginia (Nev) Chronicle:
Last night gentleman went into Mayors
barber shop, and climbing into one of the
chairs, stretched himself out for a shave. The
barber lathered his chin, got an edge on his
razor, and then began to tell him his family
history, and, of course, he expected the man
to tell him his in return, but was somewhat
chagrined to find that his victim was fast
asleep. When the shaving was finished he
woke the sleeper and said:
"Hair cut2'
"No, sir"
"But you'd better have it cut-it's getting
pretty long. The Summers coming on now.
Your head'll get hot and all over dandruf.."
"But say don't want it cut"
"Nobody in Virginia wears his hair long
now'
"You id fool ?" shouted the man, "can't
you see I wear wig?"
"That's because you've never used my hair
iuvigorator. Lemme sell you bottle"
The foregoing is the substance of the testi-
mony at the Coroner's inquest this morning.
The jury promptly rendered verdict of JUS
tifable homicide.
LOOKING FOR REwARD.-A few morn
ings ago a we'll dressed old man entered the
Central Station at New Orleans and asked to