The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-11-19

II ! should become famous prima
donna, Cecil, think how you would. feel.
Cecil (forlornly)-I can just imagine
It, dear.
Gertie-But should need three years
Of earnest study. This is the middle OF
September. could be ready to start by
the first Of October.
Cecil (grasping the situation)-Then
you mean that I shall marry you and
send you abroad for three years alone?
Gertie--Or come with me, if you like.
(Magnanimously,) am perfectly will.
ing you should come with me.
Cecil--My dear girl! Leave my
business for three years? l could not
leave it for three months, much less
Gertio with gracious concession)-
Well, would come over every year or
80 to see you
Cecil-Every year or SO? But, Gertie,
darling, should like to have my wife
beside me in my house-not at the other
side Of the world.
Gertie (sadly)-How selfish, how very,
very like man!
Cecil (calmly)-It is-rather.
Gertie-And knowing my aspirations,
would you let me sacrifice this dear
dream of my heart, just to be with you,
to make you happy? And you call that
lover That poor and grasping selfish
ness, love?
Cecil Observation-Disclosures it strike
you, Gertie, that you-er-ah-might
seem-a little bit -selfish-too?
Gertie Tin amazement) selfish? 1?
Cecil (humbly)-Well, you certainly
appear to have your own way. But,
now, dear, las if sudden thought had
flashed on him), let US look at this mat
ter rationally-let us examine it Just as
it is. Ahem! You have made me an Of
fer of marriage
Gertie (gasping) - Oh, what a
fri-i.i-ghtful thing to say!
Cecil mean you have proposed to
me-
Gertie-Proposed to you?'
Cecil-But, you have surrounded your
proposal with conditions that make it
simply impossible for me to accept. !
realize of course, that you have be.
slowed on me the highest honor WON.
an can bestow on man
Gertie-Cecil! Mr.. Clingon!
Cecil (entreatingly)-I beg you will
not urge me. The circumstances thai
compel me to refuse to be your husband
need not wholly estrange US. Think Of
me as broth
Gertie (rising indignantly)-Sir, this
is an insult! How dare you?
Exit, Cecil, hurriedly.)
Gertie (finging herself on couch and
sobbing wildly)-Oh! how horrible O.
him to say that made him an of-of
offer! But l did, and he-can tell PEG
pie! Oh! he wouldn't do that! But ht
can! And to believe that Id go abroad
and leave-him! wouldn't go IL was
beaten there. But they'll believe any
thing And he'll never come again, ant
l can't-can't tell him. Oh! he has u,
sense-they never have. But he doe
know that l love him. He does-tht
outrageous thing! The miserable, hate
full Oh! you poor, splendid elbow!
never did deserve you!
Clipping from the New York Dali.
Register, October Q, 1890:
HoLDoFF CLINGoN.-Married at the parson
age by the Rev. De Rlvett Strong, Miss Gel
trude Holdoff to Mr.. Cecil Clingon, all Of thi
city.
Clippings from the Glebelands On. j.
Grassmower, October 10:
=. We are pleased to learn that Messrs
Bhoomplaice and Yarnlowd have sold one {
their new cottages on the Upper Depot Roat
this side of Rikers' woods. The purchaser is Nj
Cecil Clipgon. rising young business man {
New York, who, with his charming bride, IL
tends to make home In Glebelands. We col
gratulats Messrs. B. and Y, and trust they ma
, oe as fortunate in disposing Of the other house
, they have erected in the same neighborhood
! Madeline s. Bridges. In Puck.