The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-13
CARRIES FREAK.

vOluptuOus swell, graceful feet trippet
in joyous cadence, and flushed cheek,
and beating hearts made still more at
tractive a scene Of festive happiness
A brilliant assemblage had fcunC
itself under the hospitable roof of thu
wealthiest banker Of the city. and
beauty shone and wit sparkled at the
gayest reunion of the season. In one
Of the intervals Of the dance 4 prop
Osition was made to vary the enter.
tainment and was warmly received
and the question Was asked.
"What shall it be-"
A score Of proposals was made. but
all CONTEMPORARY rejected as too
childish or too tame, when the clear
voice of Carrie Barton rang ont in
Joyous tones:
LET us have welding.
She was the reignins belle of the
city and the acknowledged beauty of
the surrounding country. and richly
did she deserve these high positions,
from her radiant loneliness of person,
her high culture and her sweetness of
disposition. Everybody loved her
for her many virtues and pardoned
the unceasing flow of animal spirits
that would occasionally assume the
form of positive sccentricity. Her
father had died, leaving her an heiress;
she was the idol of her mother and
the patron genius Of half the unobtru-
sive charities Of the town. Her pres
ence was everywhere welcomed. and
a score of gentlemen present would
have gene wild with joy just for one
look of preference from her eyes that
upon the subject of love alone were
friendless and Implying.
"Let us have a wedding" she ex-
claimed. A general outburst of ap-
prevail fo'!oel t.ese wo,ds, and
many proposal, half in earnest and
half in Jest, was made and laus hingly
declined or evaded. until a pause en-
sued which deepcned into profound
silence.
"Carrie," exclaimed several of her
friends, "you proposed this diversion
aud you'll have to set us the example,
SWELL returned the maynard
beauty, Il will not disappoiut you,
though your coSardice does not de-
serve such a reward, and l consent to
sacrifice myself for the public good"
"Who shall he be-" was the gener-
al inquiry.
In an instant twenty gentlemen
sprang FORWARD, each anxious to share
the immolation, but were arrested by
the laughing command aud upliftsd
finger Of the merry girl:
''Hold on, gentlemen! l cannot
marry you all, and / hope that none
of you will be offended at the result
Of my choice, whatever that may be,
for | shall avail E-yself of nv leap
year privilege. Gentlemen of the
forlorn hope, stand up"
In an instant every man was on his
feet.
Now" said the joyous beauty,
with mock gravity, "Fll present to
you my lord and master. Step for |
ward, Mr.. Henry Iverson, and sub, !
NIT to your fate. Nay, nav, hold on, !
sir, and don't be so impatient: for, .
Mr.. Harry, if you for one moment |
think that this thing will Justify you
in the faintest hope of this position in |
the future you can resume your place.
l have selected you from this gallant |
crowd because you are comparative
stranger and from a distant state, to !
which | hear that you soon propose !
to return and / desire you to tell our
friends in Georgia that Missouri holds
oae madcap who commits nothing but |
utters nothing but nonsense, !
md has added one more to her mad !
Now, my liege lord.
are you ready?
Almost beside himself with joy even
1t this unfatt ring notice, the young
man took the proffered hand.
Nov, who will marry u.s." con-
s'nued the audacious girl, her whole
ace glowing with the animation Of
'er imperial beauty.
Judge Buckner is in the next
Dom" suggested one Of the company.
"Oall him in then" said the future
,rids. ''but befbre he arrives, I will
Ippoint my bridemaids and form
hem in procession DO you Alice,
md Margaret, and Louise. select the
,roomsasen, and precede the happy
,air IN the order Of your nomination.
There, that1l do. That's all right.
Now move on"
The judge was standing at the end
# the room and seemed to enter into
he sport rs keenly as any gay crowd
around him. and after a slight delay