Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-09-10
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to her, ana on tiidt occasion she lau-Iu
use his own Mords-"made fool OF
him, =" so that he hesita ated about repeat.
;ns the experiment But finally he
mustered up his courage, and then the
question az to how he should propose be-
came leading and pertinent
At first he thought it would be advis-
able to take her out for drive. He had
heard from intimate friends that girl
in the course of an afternoon drive can
not help but tell the man that she loves
him-that is, if she does love him-so he
came to the conclusion that the drive
was the best way out of the difficulty.
Bat an examination of his pocketbook re.
vea!rd the fact that after all there might
be better ways He then suggested to
himself that perhaps it would be well to
take her to some one of the dances to
which they both had invitations. He
explained this scheme to his friend, Rap
leigh, and Rapleigh Immediately discour-
a%rd it.
Repleigh recalled to his mind the fact
that dances are generally well attended,
and that proposing i'll a crowd calls for
great deal more tact and circumspection
than the amount in the possession OF
Robinson. Then Robinson came to the
conclusion that proposing by telephone
WAS the correct thing in these days Of im-
prnvemcnts and novelties.
at would be so dramatic" exclaimed
R"binson.
But Rapleigh also discouraged this
idea.
Il once heard of a man." he said,
"who proposed to a girl over the tele-
phone She WIS a telephone girl. lie
said Hello to her before proposing to
U"r. After they We're married he turned
the word around whenever lie thought Of
her so that | wouldn't advise you to
propose. to Miss Elizabeth over the tele
T. ONE. Not that think that she would
."aI YOU to that kind of life, but am
tprr,tlious.
-. n.nsnn said something about the con-
&, IA alton Of RspIeigh's superstition
why don't y"u go to her and propose
t. h~r Ike MN, " said Rapleish.
|, ,hins"n called attention to the fact
lu.:. hr WAS very hasltul and nervous.
";:ut it will he all over in u moment.
lat suppose it turns out the wro";
VIZ :"
"Oh. nonsense It's the adventurous
hawk that catches the-and besides, she
c.,n't say any thing worse than no.
"Kaplrigh, j." exclaimed Robinson, you
,lou't know Miss Elizabeth; in fact, you
cont know women at all if you think
mo- is the only thing-tEe worst thing
that they can say. l would rather, for
the time heing, have an ordinary judge
say, And may heaven have mercy on
of the nineteenth century say that she
appreciates the compliment, butt
Il have a scheme, Interrupted Rap
leigh; take a pen and write as | die
tate"
"But"-
"Do as say"
So Robinson got pen and sat down.
Rrpleigh began: My dear
No." exclaimed Robinson, "that will
not do. 1t is not atfectionate enough.
1t sounds as if were about to ask her to
pass the butter.
How would simple dearest do?"
Not at all. I'll begin with the letter
and leave off the address. Would you
make paragraph mark?"
No, leave it off. She will then know
that you mean the address, but can not
find words sufficiently loving to express
your meaning"
Then Rapleigh dictated:
II want you to be my wife. will call
Friday night for my answer. If you will
not marry ME say that you are out. If
you will marry me, then come down
into the parlor when call. "
Rapleigh wanted it some other night
than Friday. He said that Friday was
an unlucky day.
Its my lucky day" said Robinson,
and so they made it Friday.
Robinson sealed the letter and stamped
Here" he said, "you address it.
am too nervous.
SO Rapleigh addressed it and put it
into his pocket to mail
Friday afternoon Rspleigh told Robin
son that lie had forgotten all about the
letter. They put a stamp upon it, and
the postman said it would get uptown
before dinner-time.
After dinner Robinson dressed himself
very carefully in his state occasion
clothes and went uptown for his answer.
Robinson determined on the way uptown
tlat if she said no it would ruin him and
out him into a young and drunkards
grave.
Robinson rang the bell and the servant
girl took his card. He sat in the draw
NJ room to wait for an answer. His
.....lt and his ribs began a tistic encoun-
=. lis fingers ciutched each other
rvousIy. Finally the maid reapp"arrd.
- had his card in her hand. She WAS
,n,iiny.
She has refused me-, exclaimed Rob
,.....,. 10 himself, and he felt somethims
~ in his head.
Miss Elizabeth will be down in II mo-
= nt," said the maid. "She has just
.,trr in and is at dinner"
/, MAS great, a trying moment.
,.n.son turned deathly pale, then SAX
-; iItn the chair. 1t was the IIupri''~t
nut in his life. In a minute Ii" hrarn
, :nsting of skirt-her skirt.
ne p"itisres were parted, pu~!trL
.r.a,.t., II l,n"t ii = Il
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