The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1890-03-12
SHE SAID YES By TELEPHONE.
The Drummer Was Busy, But He
Got Ahead OF the Professor.

Got Ahead OF the Professor.
There was a young lady living IL
Detroit who, for some time, accord,
ins to the New York Tribune, | us
been the recipient of the attention
of two young men one a proies,
sor in the State University ut Ann
ArboI, and the other triveline
salesman for New York whole,
sale house whose route extends
through Michigan and parts OF
Canada. One day last week the
New Yorker arrived al Detroit
late in the afternoon, and Of course
Immediately, started out making the
rounds of the retail hardware deal
ers, with the laudable purpose of
selling to each a good stock for wins
ter before the representative OF the
rival house put in an appearance.
lie had hoped to call on the object
OF his affections in the evening, but
business was good, and s o'clock
found him trying to induce a
Woodland avenue dealer to take
six dozen axes, four dozen grinding
stones and half car load of wood,
en- pals.
Atthis stage of the proceedings
a younger brother of the young Ia,
dy dropped in to buy & rev jack,
knife, and mentioned casually that
the Aun Arbor professor was up
at the house. Instantly it occurred
to the enternrising hardware ard
cutlery salesman that the profess
sor had come for no other purpose
than to lay his heart at the feet of
the young lady he himself adored.
For moment there vas a struggle
III his breast, but he speedily got
control Of himself and decided
that he could not possibly leave
the store, as the dealer was Just on
the point of deciding to take the
pals, buttho thought Of giving up
the lady who had been for months
constantly in his mind, waking or
sleeping, was unbearable. Light
the dealer acircu'ar which explains
ed the merits OF his double baded
chopping>knivcs, he requested the
use of the merchants telephone for
five minutes, stepped to it,and rang
up the central office.
A moment latter the telephone
bell at the residence of the young
lady rang sharply and decisively
The professor had been there fol
an hour, pr,''.;pg pleasantly of thu
grand educational work they were
doing in the department of fossil
ology at Ann Arbor. When tn
bell rang, the young lady's fathe
, being absent Che was physician)
She excused herself and went int,
the adjoining room to answer ii
The professor heard her step t
, the telephone and say eyes, max
e a short pause and say eyes, again
G Then there was a short pause an
he heard her say "Why-why-
c really, this is sudden" The
y there was still longer pause an
/, he heard her say eyes" seitl,
e. then "Good-by," and she hung u
z the receiver and went back int
II the room. The professor move
y closer to the fire and remarked th;
e it was a chilly evening, and |
.e thought it was going to snow, ar
II then resumed his talk about IL
- great work 1T the univcrsit
le Fifteen minutes later there was
L. ring at the front door7b9ll.
The lady answered it, and a di
trict messenger boy handed her
= plain gold ring, which she slipp
Oh her fagcr and returned to /
parlor. "Miss--," said the pr
-, fessor FIVE minutes later,
~. want to ask you an imPorta
-" question this evening. Excuse I
- Tor putting it bluntly, but will y
$50 be my wife ?" But we need not
further with this. Two minu
later the professor went down t
l., front steps, shook his fist at t
~ telephone wire and took the S;
train for Ann Arbor.
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