Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-03-15
foPPlNG THE QUESTION UNDER D1FFrcu1.

says The Bosten Times, her face flushed by
emotions awakened by the lust uttered dis
course and eyes bright with loving expecta-
uon. He shivered on the curbstone. where
ior an hour he had waited impatiently. with
a burning heart fairly palpitating in his
throat and frozen fingers in his pockets.
They linked arm and started for the res
'dence OF her parents. After q few mo-
ment's hesitating silence, he said:
"Jane, we have known each other lone
You must know how T feel. Youmust have
seen that clear down at the bottom--O
Moses -
lie bad slipped down on the ice with so
much force that his spine was driven up in
to his hat, and his hat was tipped over his
nose; but she was a tenderhear ted girl. She
did not laugh, but she carefully helped him
to his feet. and said:
"lou were saying. John. when you slip
ped. that the foundation-O goodnessr'
She slipped herself that time, and saw lit
tie stars come down and dance before nor.
eyes, but he pulled her up in haste. and went
on:
eyes; just as said, clean down to the
bottom of my heart is d fervent love. on
which [ built my hopes, That love has
helped me stand and face-Thunder!"
Lie was down again, but scrambled up be-
fore she could stoop and help him, and she
said. breathlessly:
Eyes. yes, John. You remember YOU
just said a love which helped you stand and
face thunder. And that you founded your
hopes on--this pesIky ice ~
There she sat. John grasped the looose
part OF her sacque, between the shoulders.
with one hand, and raised her to her feet.
as one would lift a kitted from q pail Of wa
ter by the back Of the neck. Then he said.
with increased earnestness:
"Of course, darling, and [ have loneed
for an opportunity to tell my love, and to
hear those sweet lips Whoop!''
Somehow Johns feet had slipped from rth-
der him and and he had come down like a
capital Y, with his head and feet pointing
skyward. She twined her taper fingers in
his curling locks, and raised him t6the stat
lie of a man, set his hat firmly ovef'1is eyes
with both hands, and cried in GREATNESS
haste:
81 understand +; and let me assure YOU.
John, that il it is i'll my power to tighten
your cares, and make lighter your life to
-Jerusalem !"
John stood alone and said, with breatlless
vehemence
90 my precious and thus shall it be my
lifelong pleasure to lift you from the rude
assaults of earth and surround you with
the loving atmosphere of--Texas !"
And there they both sat together. They
had nearly reached the gate, and, hand in
hand, and with hearts overlooking with the
bliss OF young loves first confession, they
crept along on their knees IL j. to the front
steps, and were soon forgetful of their
bumps on the softest cushion of the parlor
sofa.
MIR. CoLvILEE was reading to his wife
from a newspaper on Saturday morning
when he struck this paragraph:
Mr.. and Mrs. James Clark, of Pulaski,
N. Y, both came into the world on the
same day, both died Oh the same day, and
both were killed by a caihcer.'
"Weil, | declare! wasn't that singular!"
observed Mrs. Colville. "Born on the
same day, died or1~the same day, and With
the same disease. Now, if they'd only been
marriedson the sametday the thing wotfd
have been complete
whats that?" Suddenly ~interrogatel
Mr.. Colyille, looking ctirionsly at her over
the tor4of the paper.
"Isay," she repeated, "if they'd both
been hurried on the-why, to be-" she en-
barrassingly added as she caught the anus