Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-29

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round my rooms, whore he materially |
in terfered with my work by constantly |
putting skilfully elaborated questions to
me-, devised to extract my opinion as to
his iagy-love, without revealing her
name. | rose aud fell In his estimate
as my answers were what be desired or
not snd recommitted myself to an i'm
rnense number Of deinite opinions as to
the preference between blondes and
brune,tes, large mouths aud small ears,
&c. Whether do you prefer Greek or
Saxon names ir ladies p he once asked
ms. | suiTired at random that liked
thap G1t4 equ silly. No, but really he
Persisted Il mean modern names derived
fcoln those laogusgea.' 'Well,' replied
at a venture, Il like Saxon Names DO
Your he exclaimed /; why, 30 do l. For
example, don't think you could find u
pretter name than Edith anywhere
Ohio = cried her name is Edith, ia itY'
Budsil blushed, but couldn't deny it
and dare say he would have revealed
her surname also had | pressed him.
August brought me an invitation from
Will Carlyon to spend a fortnight at his
fathers place in Scotland, and have
shot at the grouse. 'I'vs asked Marty,
Smithers and Budell,' he wrote, and
expect them all. l know you four have
frightul ins-and slavery notions
about matrimony; but there are lots OF
MICS girls staying here with Fanny, aud
if you don't all 60 home with the full
intention offorthwith becoming Beuedic.s
| shall be surprised. Anyhow, we have
plenty Of birds
When | arrived found the house full
of pleasant men and agreeable girls
while the grouse gave very fair sport.
The club was there in full force. Budell
waa ia tOlerable spirits, and came out in
grand style as master of the ceremonies
and as the originator of all sorts of
smusenent6. He was too busy to intlict
any more condolences, but had no reason
to suppose that he had yet accomplished
his proposal.
Que afternoon heavy rain-storm hsd
driven the sporismen in sooner than
usual. was examining my breeoh-
loader In the gun room when 5mithers
mysterioasly requested me to come to the
smoking room at once. There l found
BudeI and Msrby. Smithers had con.
vened the club, and We had the room to
ourselves. He briefly explained his
offset. Il have an announcement to
make, he said, similar to the one made
by Budell not long since. I'm going to
follow mis- example, and l hereby invite
you all to the wedding. Like Budell,
haven't yet put the final question, but |
am not afraid of the answsr. have NO
objection to tell you that the young lady
Ia at present in the house, and that her
name is Miss Maxwell
Good heavens = calculated Budell.
Well, said Narby, i may as we'll take
this opportunity of informing the club
that too am going 10 follow suit. Only
| Eve taken the preosution 10 speak to the
young lady first, aud Fanny Carlyon il
shortly gong to become Mrs. Marty.
was thuudersruck In that case,
| said with dignity, as | strobe from III,
ROOM i am now the only member of tn,
\ 50 lars club
just az vas tying my necktie a few
minutes before dinner, aud rejecting
that, though nervousness, want OF leisur
and even biighted affections might be 90
over, at least had reason that woulc
preserve ms from matrimony, Budel
hurried into my room.
Look here, he said. I'm in deuce o
boz Smithers ia going to propose t
Aiss Maxwell; and, hang it, that
Edith =
What you're both in love with Mis-
Maxwell p
Yes, and that forward beast, Smithers
will be sure to propose right off and Nv
never had good opportunity
My dear Budell, You must make you
opportunity Do it tonight
| fo.njshIf Why, it's dinner tim
already, aud after dinner we're to hav
tho6e blessed tablsaux wants an
goodness knows what Smithers will d
Wills I'm looking after the wretche
atfsira Aud then, tomorrow, Nv
promise csrlyon to ststt for the ess
noor q. 3 O'Clock
/ ynteAvlrei to comfort him by suggest
Ing that possibly Miss Maxwell nigh
r3tuse Smithers but Budsll shuddere
at TIE possibility OF being torsstalled. H
was psipsbly upset and he looked nervou
aat anxious all dinner tine. The con
pany generally attributed it to theatric,
fesp2nsibi'ty, but they were wrong
Bndsii was too old q hand TO be anxiou
about anything so simple as tableau
wants Smithers, on the other hanC
bad secured seat beside Miss Maxwell
-nd seemed TO be making himself vastl
agreeable,
The tsbeaux began immediately aftt
dinner, aud they were q great eucces
Bnislt had skilfully arranged then
without attempting to make them into
sertes aud music, supposed to be Apr,
pirate or to have reference to eac
tabl7au, wss played while the ourtai
vas up. Cautiously enough, in IL
seeond lsst tablsau, Miss Maxwell
5lntthers aad Budell were to appear /
themselves aud still more ouriously Il
aubieoL Of IL was The Rivals Whel
Budell had got it, don't know pro
ably "a hia inner consciousness. 1t W,
adppJssd 20 b. q Woodland scene in Il
psiat'a ad powder Gays. young lad
. S"s discovered seated on q bank, with
lover kneeling at hyr feet and hoidiI
I on9 Of hrr hands. At = little distano
and unsssG by either OF the lovers, was
. tigal Caring from among the trees at IL
nusu psoting pair. The tahleau was vel
! ! AZ ,s!y5 Niles Maxwell looked vel
+ eGariuI4S III her costume, and Smithe
I | g.srs3 5plspdidly. Budell's face it W
AN t'b4F ~ " 1t7es lut IL IS DAtR WAS
i - tie audience. Up till now the pc
. formers had all managed to remain
| rigid 10 statues, but in this tableau Mi
. Maxwell, who Lad already appear
/ several tines seemed to lose her nery
] TIL curtain mad not been up minu
. when abe started, looked down at Dude
4 and u last tinshing crimson, fairly r.
r of tho stage. However, the last table
went WI without hitch, and the slig
8 mistake did not affect the general verdi
q An Adjournment was made to have
Q tsane in the hall, aud | was standi
+ idly looking ca when Budell, once Inc
a III his u5ual garb, rushed up TO me il
n f5ver Of .Xci.emsnt
10 BY George, sir, he whispered, e,
to gratnlste me Eve done 1t; it's all RICH
- Aad hs dragged me along with h
Vi from tue nall into the empty library
WHAT On earth do you mean, man
ID sxclstmed, What have you done p
ID | ve proposed, sir; and I've be
ls accepted.
III cordially congratulated him; a
or then | euquired How did you mant
Il it--wLeu did you find tho time, a
1. wuers the oourageY'
~ .Fll tell you did 1t in that table,
:, Under cover OF the music | told Ed
I'd that in all sobsr earnestnsss was at
e. let, not in jest alone, and asked her
at be ny wife That's why she ran avs
a. NJ woader = | inter- -cted. ~.
y Wasn't it splendid doing it unt
Of 5,nhhers' very eyes Aud then Of oou
in / CIV EirtL stterward IN the little dra
=. lns room and she'll be here direct
b "hvre7Ar sue has changed her costum