The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-06-17
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There Is no fdblishness about some
Of the fathers Of Dubuque county,
lows. who have marriageble dat,gh-
tefs. and they know hOw TO precipitate
business when the fruit is ripe for
plucking and hangs, wasting its sweet
ness, when II should be plucksd. Mat
ters were brought olh climax with rush
At certain farmers residence in Yer
non township. recently. 4 young til
ler OF the soil had for months been
paying most assiduOus attentions To
one VI his daughters, hut he was such
b~shfui, modest chap, never having
been much in the Company Of girls,
except this one. that he had never
been able to raise his courage suffi-
GENTLY high to pop the question.
He had gone to the house in which
the lady lived at least ON twenty differ
ent occasions, resolved to know his
fate, but when usheresl into the pres
ence Of the fair one, in whose keeping
he had placed his heart, his courage
would invariably Ego back" on him,
and he would return to his lonely nom
in greater suspense than before. Up
on the evening In question he had de-
ternlinesi that, come what would, he
would tell his Mary that lie loved her.
He would once for all decide the mat
ter. but as upon each former occasion,
he could not get the PROPOSAL further
than his throat. There it stuck. and
he determined to gulp ii down and
give up the siege, when the door OPEN
Ell and In walked the girls father,
who advanced 10 where they were sit
ting aud thus addressed them:
came out to put = stop to this
fOOlishness. 1t amt cOuntin' expen-
So I'm loOkin' at, for coal II cheap
and wood can be had for the haulin',
but I'm sick and tired Of this billin',
and c0Oin' like pair Of sick doves,
keepin' me awake Of nights, and it's
got to he stopped right here. Do you
love John Henry well enough to mar
~ him ?"
"Why, father, I-I-yOu must"
''StoP that foOlishin'," yelled the
old man. ANSWER yes or no, and
quick too: It's got to be settled now
or never"
"WelI-but. father, don't you know
If you'll only wait, and"
"Dry up answer yes or no. Speak,
reared the old gent.
"Well' then, yes! There now" and
Mary again hid her face.
THAT'S business that's the way to
talk. Now, John, look here-lOok
hcre-lOOk up here, or I'll snake you
all to pieces. Do you want that gal
o. mine for wife: Speak out like
man now"
"Why, MI, amt this rather-I
mean can't you"
''Speak 1t out, or out Of this house
you'll go head foremost. ! won't wait
. minute longer. There's the gal, and
there amt Iikelier gal in the states,
am you just heard her say that she
wanted you. Now, John, won't
stand bit Of fOOlin'. Once for all,
yes or mo-"
"Well, yes, sir. I have been pre-
suinptuOus enough to hope that /"
'.Oh, stop your soft talk the thing
is settled now. You two fools would
have been six months more at the job
l have done in five minutes. never
saw such fOOlin' ~ there Ii among
young people nowadays. Amt like
when l was young-an now, good
night. You can talk the thing over.
an you an me. John, will go up to
town am get the license tomorrow.
Soon be time to get to Plowin no
time for love making then. Good
night, good night; hope l wasn't too
rough, but ! was determined to fix
the thing one way or t'Other," and the
old man went back To bed.
Now that the Ice WAS broken the
young people laid all their plans for
the future, aud John felt just little |
bad ut the comfort he hal lost when |
Mary looked up At him shyiy, aud
said:
This would have been all right
months ago, John, ii you liant been
40 skeery. / knOwed all the time that
you wanted to AXIS me, but it wasn't
my place TO say anything, you know"