Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-07

tell papa the moment / set foot on
ground,' | laughed, seized another
bag: and, looking steadily at her, said:
hands
We answered you already?" was.
the reply, Over went the sandhag.
ANA ine solemn notes of the Dead
March reSounded through the car.
Il thought You were a gentleman ~
sad Fanny. rising up in a terrible raoe
from the bottom of the car, where She
had been sitting, and looking perfectly
| beautiful in her wrath; Il thought VOL,
were gentleman, but | find l was
| mistaken; why, a chimnev-sweeper
would not treat lady in such WA,
| Do ycu knoW that You are riskinc Your
otsH ltft rs we'll as mine by Your mad
| ness. | explained that | adored her
50 much that to die in her company
| would be perfect bliss. so that begged
she would not consider nag feelings At
| ALL She dashed her beautiful hair
from her face. and. standing perfectly
| erect, looking like the Goddess Of An
ger Tor Boadicea If You can fancy that
parsonage in u balloonl she said: Il
command You TO begin the descent this
instant The Dead March," wills
tied IN q manner essentially gay and
hvely, was the only response. After
few minutes silence took up another
bag and said: I'VE are getting rather
high; II Nou do not decide pretty soon
we shall have Mercury coming TO tell
Us that we are treSpaSsinr- you
promise me Your hand p She sat in
Sulky silence NJ the bottom of tho ear
| threw ever the sand. 1atn She tried
another plan, Throwing herself UNION
her knees, and bursting into tears. She
said: 20, forgive me for what | did
the other day: | was very wrong. and |
am very sorry. Take me home and |
will be 1 sister IL Won. Not A wifeo"
said |, Il can't; can't She an
Swrred.
Over went the fourth har, and h.
gan to think she would beat me after
all. for did not like the idea of coine
much higher would not give in iust
vet, however. | whiStled for n few
moments to give her time for reelection.
and then said: Fanny. they say that
marriages are made in Heaven ii You
do not take care ours Will 10 solemn
lied there. : | took up the fifth hae
and last. Come said. my wifr
i'll life, or my companion in death.
which is it To bc?' and | patted the
sandhag i'll my arms rs if il had beer
a baby. Como, Fanny. give me Your
promise. could hear her sohs. I'm
the most Soft-hearted creature breath
ing, and would not pain any living
thing. and leontcSS She had beaten me.
| for@ave her the ducking; | forrayc
her for rejecting me | was on The
point of tlinging the bag back into the
ear, and SAYING: dearest Fanny, for
give me for trying to frighten YOU.
Marry whomSoeNcr Non Will Give
Your lovely hand to the lowest groom
in Your stables cnanw with Your price
less beauty the Chief of the Pauki-
wanki Indians Whatever happens.
Jenkyns is Your slave: Your dog; Your
footstool. His duty henceforth, is 10
go whithcrsoevery You shall order. to do
whatsoever You shall command"
was on the point Of saving this. |
repeat, when Fanny suddenly looked
up and said. with quccrish expression
upon her face; You need not throw
that last BAG over. promise 10 give
You my hand.
with Ill Your hcarta" | asked.
quickly.
with all my heart" She answered
with the same strange look
tossed the BAG into the bottom of
the ear. and opened the valve The
balloon descended.
Gentlemen (said JcnkynS. rising
from his seat in the most solemn man
ncr, and stretching out his hand rs if
going to take an OATH; gentlcmen.
will you believe il, when we reached the
ground, and the balloon had been given
over to its rtc0rCred master when |
had helped Fanny tenderly TO the earth
and turned towards her To receive anew
the promise of her affection and her
hand will you believe ii, She gave me
Il box on the ear that upset me against
the ear, saving at the same time.
There's my hand with all my heart,
and running TO her father, who nj that
moment came up, she related 10 him
and the assembled company what she
called my disgraccful conduct in the
balloon, and ended by informing me
that all of her hand that | was likely To
get had been already bestowed upon
my ear, which she assured me was
given with all her heart.