The Red Cloud chief., 1886-04-02
A NOVEL PROPOSAL.
A Young Lady Has Ono Furnished
to Order.


to Order.
When | first declared to Miss Laura
Marvin the inflammatory state of my
feelings toward her that young lady
eyed me from head to foot with an air
of mingled pity and amusement, and
then exclaimed: GLOW convcntional.'
Being wholly unprcParcd for thi, piece
of criticism. ] WAS not 4 little confused
10y it. ! had gone over the perform
ance several times in my " room be-
fore the looking-gIas, until | natt.rcd
myself that ] could do il very neatly
indeed. 1 would go down on my
Knees first spreading out a handker-
chief on the noor) and. clasping my
hands ovcr the left breast pocket of
my Prince Albert. cxclaim to an empty
rocking-chair: "Miss Marvin Laura
- love you. have loved you with
a passion which mock the feeble power
OF words. ! Can not live IN hoar longer
without YOU. Will you BE- mine'
At this point she was 10 fall into my
arms with u sob and reply inarticulaic-
ly: 20. Hcnryt'-or words 10 that
effect.
When, therefore. instead e carrying
out her part Of the pro yrHnmc. she
flung the wet blanket Of nor sc"rn on
the hot flame Of my Affection. I felt. as
/ have said. confused: and not only
confused. but hurt; and not only hurt.
but actually r~cscntful. IL seemed to
me as though 1 could live a whole
century without her.
Well" said I. somewhat Sk.enly.
rs got up and busted ~ my lpccs
with my handkeech1 .'that's III {pnly
style of pyp6sa I'm dealing in - at
present 4 can get you samples in eher
lines Z you insist on it."
Piss Marvin laughed, she l11kcd
-gtcttier when she laughed thar s,ny
other way. and there is reason he
lieve that she was aware of the fa2
Il like you better. now" she oAid.
''Whcn you mon aren't witty or Uni
cal you are generally silly"
Unlike women" l snapped.
..Who are always silly. you meo,."
She went on. 81 accept this rs q epm-
pliment. for it shows that you ars4ry-
ing to please ne by affecting the oy4ic.
Come. be sensible. I like you Yell
enough. Only don't try to propose to
me in that ridiculous Old-fashi0ecd
manner"
With that she went down on oier
knees and prcttily mimickcd my lttlc
performance with cxaggcrating gtSt-
ures and the most absurd grimascs.
Then she laughed heartily. thiok |
have said she was pretty when fhc
I laughed. II.
.You cant imagine how tired I 4nm
eh gymnastic exhibitions 4he
when I had helped ha TO
Tau o.Sssining her hand a lou< A.
naa .ssi' wv. WHY can't you men a.
something ncws snc" ae,rth 'r
iginali,y l never saatt ;n," tho H.,
ready to throw myself -" -
of the frs. young man S....SJ
really novel method of pro- ,
..You might "a we'll talk L.,
novel method Of eating" Irepi%,rAn
YOU were really in love. Miss H.Ii
o wouldn'tspesk in that cold-blS
WAY about SO sacred 3 matter"
..But I'm not in love. you sec.
replied. with . bewitching little sldi
of her shoulders. $50 what's the . Of
proposing to me anyway"
"A, any rate" she went on. re pit
ing a little perhaps At sight q by
woebegone expression. "whether m
in love or not, I shan't accept any fn
under the sun unless he has somo n
tirely original way Of offering Pm
self"
Then she laughed again. and lo,' ed
at me with such N irresis6bly rog 81
expression that I came vcsy near CO.
ing every thing BY khsisg her -
then and there.
IL don't see exactly wAa1 you nes
said 1. Am ! to understand thu
would be more acceptable II l ~
from the chandelier By my toes
proposed in that attitude? Or shs
WOO YOU with a peas-cod. like Tod b.
stone?"
.'Tm not going TO tell. you." shc
piled. That's for you to End
I'm not sure myself that I kno~. -
must be something unexpectcd-
hackneyed. spontaneous and deliGd
" novel. ~ s1ings Of roma ncc SIX
it; not something that you have t.
pr.ctic;ng all day wNA . duony.'
Icolorcd guilty = tAA aad,
shook her little hcaA 81 me
langhed-
..Ibelieve yeu eossA Sadie oser ~
Ing Rome" I broke osI
..Don,s get aagEy." sid ~s"B
god. PIT yourself h ~ ~