Daily Republican., 1890-05-20
now rnEy PROPOSED.
From the New York rribuno.

hat filed the window of . Broadway
hotel the other day, us the way In which
Ihe heroes propose marriage to the hero
mes. In my younger days the novels
always represented the young fellows as
lalling on their knees before the sdored
oues, RLd getting OIL string Of long
winded sentences that would cast Senator
Evarts In the shade, aud filled with high
sounding and fowery plattudes that
Southern stump orator could hardly hope
to equal. Thcse they continued TO pour
out, seldom coming to the po'nt till the
poor girls tainted. In this generation
the novelists make shorter work OF 1t,
but whether they are any truer to life
than those who wrote aud went to their
reward before them Is an open ques-
tion."
"Well. how did you do It yourself Z"
said another OF the group. "Tell the
truth now. and then we'll be able to
judge, perhaps. how near the novelists
come to the real thing"
''rhtts Just . little too PERSONAL"
laughed the o!d fellow, 'and besides.
what could you determine from Que In
stancei But III tell you what I will do.
will rslate the Incidents Of proposal
which know to be true, names Of the
parties to 1t not to be asked FOR, If each
one OF you will do tile eame. Absolute
truth the only condition. And from the
mouths Of many witnesses let the novel,
ist be judGel.
"Agreel, agreedW was the chorus.
"You make the stattp'
swell" said the old fellow, with .
twinkle in his eye, ~ remember nice
young man around our parts some forty
years ago, who was OF an af1ectiouate
disposition. the kind tha. generally mar
r!es young, but he had saving appre-
citation Of the value OF money, which, 1t
was supposed, would keep him out OF .
ioclieh marriage. However, he fell head
over heels in love with a psnniless, but
beautiful, girl, who had . score Of ad-
anxious to win her, but did not feel able
to marry on tho income he then had.
Promotion In n year or so was pretty
sure, however, and he coulds hint to hei
that II she could walt until his income
was 81, 900 year he would then ask hel
to marry him.
''After bringing the convt rsatlon deftly
around to the proper point, MARY, salt
he, II have only $500 year now; woult
you marry me II hai 81. .0(0P
"John," said she, smiling swecily OF
him, II would marry you On hundred
"Wbat could he dol Back out ant
lose her forever, or bind the bIrgaii
then aud there. He was made of gOot
stuff, was John, ald they were marrie(
soon after, much TO the sutpriss of tn,
villaeere, who had often listened 10 th,
condemnation Of hasty marriages, ant
not without many mi4givings on HE OWE
part, bu, believe he never repeuted."
"rhose are just my sentiments,
grumbled the youngest member OF th
party, a decided rake, always hard up
and little irayed about the edges OF BIZ
cuffs atd reputation. "lhese merceuar.
maria. es are the curse OF the age. III
got to be SO now that o girl never ask
what her future husbands qualities art
till she has satisfied herself about bill
''Come now, Alpy," replied anothe,
Of the group, 'it's well known that you
hays been courting old BE daughter
for loug time. Have you proposed tt
her yol. What did she ssy?'
"Weii, I've got the refusal of her, ;
said Algy, diplomatically, but dolsfully
There was u general smile ct thio, ant
some one said: "You could not have
chosen tile beet time'to offer your hand
old man. There's good dea, in that.
"What do you meanp asked Algy
with CLEAN OF hope.
II don't believe she'd have declined
your hand II you had offered 1t. ms sh'
was climbing down from the top OF I
Fifth avenue bus, for instance.
"RatsW Guoth Algy, as he gnawed hf:
musiaehe.
"ps rhaps," broke IN man who had
marril gcablc daughters himself, "the
IT asot eir;s looN SO carefully ior hus
baud with money la because they seldom
find anythit z else about q young fellow
nowadays worth having"
The conversation was becoming q llttlt
teo personal here. and the good naturet
Old fellow who had started the talk said
wouldn't be In hurry to marry tina
GIL, anyway, slgy, II l were you; yor
don't know enough about her Yet. He
ns mes Aln, isn't II? Yes. Well, now
IL you with TO be certain Of what yor
get, never marry a girl named Ann
Every one knows that An is an indefinite
article"
"Oh, chestnutsl'' shouted Algy
"you're verse than the other crank
Isn't 1t some Que elsc's turn now?"
while we are on the subject OF ner
cepary Matches" said another of tht
company, "I'll give yod my contribution
before forget Il. knew OF an attrac
tive widow, twice married, who was lef
almost penniless by her second HUSBAND
and did notknow what to do for living
Her lsst husband ha! had q big incomt
~ d was supp SD 10 be rich, but II
reality had always lived up TO the las
C. nt Of It, and hid left his widow only /
ew thousands. She kept up appearat ces
however, and met clever apd rising
yourg lawyer at ball one evening, who
paid ardent court to her under tho i'm
r.sson that she was wealthy.
She encouraged him rnd not lonf
after cent ior him to draw up her Will
la the viii she bequeslhed hundreds O
dollars iu stocks aud bonds anong her
, relatives aud various charities. Th'
young lawyer estimated that ler FORTUNE
wa ~ least half q million. Before long
| be propos q, was accepted and married
only 10 lind hat his wiie was penuiless.
10 add to hs chsgriu, be discovered tina
h.r iirst husband had heen hanged b.
v,gilantes Ia the west for neglect 10 re
tarn horse be lad borrowed withou
telling the owner about H."
| "Weil, No. . must have had the sat
isiaction Of finding that she could ne
reproack him with the virtues OF No. l.
and draw annoying comparisons, any
way" said one of the group. who hal
married widow himself aud spoke iron
the depth ol experience.
"I'm afraid that did not savo him,
replisd the narrator. "f1r l believe sh
used TO Irsiae No. /. indirectly by say
Ing tlat hang ny was too good for No
B."
"l'ul cautious man." said another
of the group aud I'm inchnej TO thinl
TIL. 4 the best way TO propos, is Wits
kiLd OF laugh, as II It were joke. Thei
II size acc pts you, why all right; IL sh
rt fuses you, YOU Can cay you We're onl