Huntsville gazette., 1885-07-18
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How'll Asked for Nellie and Her
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How'll Asked tor. I'm Nellie and Her
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I am a modest man. Modesty is in
many people. "a, virtue; in me it is an
absolute fault 5s i have spent al my
life iii New York Gity.sd Lhave been in
society for years. II. have been a dry
goods clerk, an advertising agent and
Custom-house broker, and yet am,
under certain circumstances, sufferer
from modesty, or bashfulness, OF. what
ever people may call it.
Notwithstanding ordinary good
looks, respectable manners, a good
business and plenty of affection, | re-
manned unmarried, and even unen-
gagged, for years after the day deter
mined had been. a single man long
enough. ;; !. 5fy{s$fs
Not that did not fall in love, for 1
loved often and ardently; but it always
happened that before 1 could muster
courage sufficient for declaration and
proposal, some other man would be
smitten by the charms of the lady 1
was adoring, and I could do nothing
but hasten to relieve my heart of affec-
! ton for another man S wife.
F., r. Il finally began to doubt whether l
should ever get wife at all Hacked
but a few years of middle age, and
what tender, susceptible girl, such as l
should hope to win, wonld marry an
old manp =,
frightened by the thought, SOL
elnily resolved that, should / ever again
fall in love, l would promptly declare
my position and earnestly press my
suit E&s8fss7U
=. My resolution had not time to cool
before l succumbed to the resistless
power of Nellie Mayton's eyes. Nellie
did not purposely look witchingly at
me with 'her. deep brown -eyes-girls
never do such things purposely-but by
some fortunate accident she gave me
!. glance which Immediately made me her
adoring slave. ,s, - @ttl.A
-" - As she was. an old acquaintance, l
did not think a deliberate courting was
on the contrary, I deter
mined to tell my story at once, come of
1t what might.
. As entered the parlor- Nellie was
= at the piano. -
y She turned quickly upon the stool. 81
!, .zA'.NellieW T. exclaimed, but l could
7. not remember another word Of the
& tender declaration | had composed be-.
Il fore leaving home. Il
:is2 { :. Twas conscious of flushing violently
b and, Of opening my mouth to speak
n words which would not come; but her
searching, eyes which were fixed on
mine read my story then and there,s
and the ripe. tender lips below them
10 broke into "a pleased smile. As she
arose from the piano, /, with an I'M 1
ploriug look, threw my arms about
her: and thasdrooping Of her beautiful
head upon my Shoulder answered all
I my nnspoken questions. .Taa7aaa1 -s-
with unloosened tongue whispered
to her not unwilling ear a
story which seemed to interest her
greatly. In the enthusiasm which
possessed me after ii had regained my
speech, Invent beyond mere declara-
tion Of love-I asked Nellie to be my
wife She answered in the sweetest
whisper in the world, but in words the
most terrible: W ''ns e'ag
s,...Ye es, if mamma is willing"
In an instant I was shivering vio-
lently.o Ask Mrs. Mayton's CONSENT 1,
2 had rather have proposed to half the
manageable ladies in New York. Not
that there was anything frightful aboutg
Mrs. Mayton; on the contrary she was
the fmpersonation of politeness, good
ness, tact. kindness and all other vir-
1, tues, as well as being brilliant, witty,
and, despite her forty years, extremely
handsome. But when she listened to
any one it was with look which
plainly said: mo nonsense, now."
4 When she, found occasion to use sar-
y casm, sheiwas most nnmercifully sharp
and bitter, and her power of mimicrv
= was such that she could initiate to per-
fection every tone of her miserable VIC.
tim. To think of facing her with anyl
possible risk of her disappearing of my
suit was simply dreadful.
Of course Fhadn TIA match;4 but Nellie
insisted upon the gas being lighted, and
left the room for one Out Of the dark
ness l conjured up dreadful visions Of
: Mrs. Mayton in every pose and feature
!, of disdain, and, aside from any other
cause, was thankful when the gentle
step and rustling dress of my darling
1h4Cudded dAeE rehIFnss To my delight
f.8heI1 noN mention tie gas.b seated
herself oh the SOFA reside NE. Aole
4 ss Is ,stm1i1 about her ,waiss and exclaimed:
I. ~. sss = sellfe am not q, coward but how
sAscskn fevefask your mother s consent?'
She made 1n6 reply: EA@4aAs
'.She is so terribly sarcastic-so cut