The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1890-05-23
HOW THEY PROPOSED.
SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS OF Pop
PING THE QUESTlOf!.
An Experience t1r.ting in Al New yor.

''One Of the recent revolutions in liction,''
said Il bald headed, jolly old fellow, who
sat i'll the center of group that filled the
window nf Il broadway hotel the other day,
sis the way in which the heroes propose
marriage to the Leroines. In this genera
tion the novclists make short wor': of it,
but whether they are any truer to life than
those who wrote and went to their reward
before them is All open question:
'Well, how did you do it yourselfs'' said
anotherof the group. "Tell the truth now,
and then Well be able to Judge, perhaps.
how near the novclists come to the real
thing'
That's just Il little too personal, laughed
the old fellow, land besides, what could
you determine from one instance: But
I'll tell you what l will do. will relate
the incidents of proposal which know
to be true, names Of the parties to it not to
be asked for, if each one of you will do the
same; absolute truth the only condition.
'Agreed, agreed" was the chorus. you
make t he start
lcyE AND 800 :, YEAR
sWeN," said the old fellow, with a twin
kle III his eve, II remember q nice Young
man around our parts some forty years
ago, who was of an u!fcctionatc disposition,
the kind that generally mnrrics young, but
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ever, and he Thought he could hint to her
that il She would wait until his income
was sl,0nJ 4 Ehni he would then ask her to
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s'sS,
m alraid you let the cat out OF tue
Dag, olu ieiioW. nut now we come TO the
last man. salu the Jolly originator OF this
eApetlsnee meeting iou ro Il Ilchelor,
though, brown, and don't suppose you
nave any "reminiscences OIL that KIND nave
you, you ,.
ny aiil M II n'ehGioi' tnIilE feoi!e,l
DROWN. ev'he' nov, ~ DC hoi4esu WIN
soo "i'u ~. ~" my w" aet't'' eApe'i-
ehce' us oelleVe you ali nave peei uolhS,
| studied how to propose gracefully, and
| bought Il ring and composed Il little speech
| and had got it all down fine. Drawing the
| ring from my pocket, struck Il telling at
titude and said:
| "'Will you wear this beautiful ring FOR
my sake? 1t resembles my love for you.
| It has no end
ITO which she replied Keep your ring,
| sir 1t also resembles my love for you. 1t
"Thus was saved from 4 horrible fate
which never again tempteun