The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-05-19

itself to me. for do vou xnow. harry. 1 once
had thoughts Of proposing TO the young lady
myself.
@Of ,rhaff" screamed the nephew.
sOf proposing TO the young lady myself.
the uncle repeated
@of ,rhal = exclaimed the nephew. a yain in
a scream OF undoabted surprise. IL could
neither believe his ears nor disbelieve them
aOf proposing 70 the young lady myself
Archibald Go,dnore answered once more
with steady soieasuity.
His nephew would hear no more. lie burst
into a roar OF laughter. threw himself back 10
his chair, laughed load and long. changed
the key Of his laugh. went high, went low,
slapped the table. and ia a general way
signifi@d that the most comieal idea ever
hearl Of since Ideas first began hal just been
let loose upon the world
at IS perfectly true 1.-The uncle said. used
to his nephaw's rad moods, ard not as yet
affronted
AT your age screamed the nephew,
~larry a lovely girl Ike thatl Do you
think she would have looSel at your and 50
IN a variety oi PHRASES he put the absurgl5ty.
saluting each fancy with a fresh oGtburst OF
ridicJle, while the uncle sat fuuinE over in
81 Is which were truly exasperatiug But he
was man Of great se.f-restratut, and hs
said nothing.
Al that / ,dt the nephew persisted IN his
rllIcule. @Jucle, what kind OF coat would
ycu be married me- Where would von
have gone FOR your Honeymoon How
many bridesmaids would You have hadl7
"Ho ould it not have been suitable to have sacs
s.'insters Of htty.T and so on IN an insane,
tut offensive, succession Tbs rude young
fellow thought only o. his sallies and hls
amusement; perhaps a little tincture OF an
noyance lay at the bottom, snd made his
lests tauats indeed In any case, he tested to
his hearts content; and the uncle, boiling
With anger, disclosed nothing Of his fury.
The nephew thought ol q fna witticisEn
After they had gone TO bad be marched TO bis
uncle's door and tapped, and the uncle, hear
ing his voice which for wittier effect he
pitched low and serious, fancisd be was going
70 apologize. The great man opened his door.
Uncle, said the nephew, in a grave tons,
which carried on the Illusion
Well, Henryi7
Something has Just struck me
4Well, Henry
4 could not 80 to bed withoat asking you
"What is itiT
snake me godfather 70 naTntSr one.
He dropped his voice lower than ever. And
screaming again with rapture, he retreatei
down the corridor, and left his uncle 70 20 tc
Win y tA4iN ttAANt At'l SttN
The next day he rode over to Bsncourt
and at night returned to dinuer. he was
tired, and spoke little beyond a grumble at
tie fsl But when dessert began, feeling his
energies recruited, he thought il time to show
something more of his playful ways
Thought again about your marriags.
Unelef7
ayes, Henry
"You could not do wiser thing than 70
propose to young beauty, said this young
man Of fatal rudJuess. The younger and
the more beautiful, tn wiser you vii be. =
Here came the facehaus scream. 1t was
always the ssme-sLort, shril, spasmodic.
irrational
a $50 1 think Henry
@Only don propose IL Mss Sibyl Temple.
shes mine you know
"Have you asked herf'
ANo; but l shall tomorrow"
Henry, l asked her today
"What, for mel"
"No, for IayselEr
you didf7
Il did"
"Now don't begin with any tricks. uncle
the young man said, rising from his chair
with alarm in his face; Il hate practical
jokes
~Ihis Is 20 Joke" the uncle answered with
day to marry me, and She sai1 Yes She is
my aiiianced wife, and with her mothers full
cons, nj"
Poor Harry Goldmore's face fell as vis,bly
during tn announcement as if il had been a
house tumbling down story by story AT TIE
eud-the speech was slowly delivered BY b 5
uncle-ha called out in exactly the note in
which an angry boy says, u won't play any
more
~Wen, its the shabbiest thing ever heard
of
Henry. listen TO me, the uncle said severely.
IIoa are a thoughtless young man, and you
know well your affections were nos engaged
I doutt, indeed. If ypI have an7 affections to
engage You have been rude and even brutal
in your language TO me; l forgive you, you
have had lesson. ] wcud have provided
for your marriage with Miss Temple and
stu / viii provide for it with any young lady
| approve of, am going 10 my lorary now,
and you had better think this matter Over,
and ask yourself whether yoa would not be
wise if yoI learned gool manners / am not
harsh with you, and as long as you are not
immoral ] never win be harsh, Tor your
fathers sake But l shall marry Mss Sibyl
Temple, and you shall uotH
II rose and left the room, majestic. Ike
the Tower Of Babel walking of with Itself;
and the young man, pctrifed, followed him
with his eyes as he departed, and then sank
specifies into q chair.
And thus, reader, was the second, the beau
tiful, Miss Temple engaged to lie married