The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1892-06-30
A QUEER PROPOSAL.
How q Cow Figured in One Love
Affair.
Observations on the Subject of "Popping
the Question"-No Man Seems Exactly
to Remember How 1t Was
Accomplished.

How did you get engaged to your
wife?"
The question was put by writer for
the Star to one of the substantial fam
lily men of Washington-one of those
excellent men who has blooming wife,
five blooming children, and business
that keeps on blooming more brilliant
y year after year. He says he is poor,
and SO he is when he is compared with
the plutocrats of the city, but he is
solidly, substantially rich all the same.
When he dies, if his wife survives him,
she will have an income amply sufficient
for the proper education of the five
blooming children, and when she dies
they will all have incomes-not vast es-
tates which will make it impossible for
them to do anything on earth but live
life of pleasure, but incomes that will
help in establishing them in the useful
walks OF life. 1t is the people of this
type that make up the body and
strength of the community, rather than
the enormously wealthy class that lives
only for pleasure, the drawing-room and
style" But it is not of money that
this article would treat, but of the va
rious methods of getting engaged; and
50 the question was asked of this sub
stantial man of family: "How did you
get engaged to your wife?"
by means of cow" he answered,
promptly.
What? l must have misunderstood
you" said the writer. Il did not ask
you how you got milk for your family,
out how you got engaged to the lady
who is now your wife"
BY means of a cow" he answered
| again.
lie was prevailed upon to explain and
.oid very singular, unique and touch
ing story of love, solemn promises, hap
plness and cow. Here is the tale re-
uuced to moderate length. The gentle
man may, for convenience, be termed
ar. y. and the lady Miss Y.
Mr., X, when he was twenty-four
years of age, went to stay with his
uueie at Lis country place op the east
sIn shore of Maryland. Having said
uat he had relations who lived on the
EASTERN shore, it has been said that he
'aS OF most aristocratic lineage, for
sserybody knows that the families of
Ia' portion of the earth's surface are
an Oh the very best. Virginia itself is
.o' more noted for families than the
.a~ous eastern shore. In fact, if a
seography were called upon to truth
y say what is the principal product
4 :, the eastern shore it would be obliged
"say "old families" Young X. found
WI shs uncle's house young Virginia
sni, Miss Y. y. had nothing in the
s;n ao'io 70 do, nor had Miss Y, SO they
eo tlme by falling in love with each
ae'' II is not a bad amusement in
-, country. You can read poetry to-
Ssm, sner, SIT on porches together, take
;.lAs IN the dusk together. The man
p,e'ty sure of no rivals, the girl is in
hger OF having the man enticed
sl. from her y. and Miss Y. had
g.. eoas time for two weeks and one of
in. aVorlte amusements every even
ana was to stroll down to the pasture
n watch the milking of the cows.
ss;ae suefe was one cow in particular of
s,~ 'ne youth and the maid grew
| 8a.ha' .0ha' She was young Jersey
e0la was the term used then-tbe
hls.O hlo. fawn, with a glossy, beauti-
tbOa' that and eyes as gentle and soft in
Il. oppression as Miss Y.'s own. As
ins s,.a1ia o1ia stand in the cool of the even
Ia y ssy whisking the flies with her
Ito ans would permit the young couple
.pproach her and stroke her or
aap na aer forehead. There is moth
7sra,sa ,psaaseicuiarly romantic in the act of
Ion. gentle COW between the
AZ, 49,. oas n happened that one day as
asss,ss0ae out his hand to perform this
act OF friendship to the heiser