St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-26
have dared to speak to her If had been

have dared to speak to her If had been
introduced.
The autumn and the winter passed,
and il was often so cold that | was
obliged to scrape away the frost from
my peeping place to see-her; but | did
it, and let ne assure you that L did 1t
most respectfully, and with the most
gentlemanly feelings, played the spy,
but it was with the deepest veneration.
Spring came. Little green buds were
on the trees; apd-she opened the WIN
dow to let in the air, and wore pretty,
light-cOlOred garments. Now that the
window was opened, she drew her table
further away from 1t and nearer the
wall. This was more convenient TO me.
One evening she sat down at her table
TO write a letter. and L got my glass and
found that could see the words upon
the paper My hope was that she would
allude to her unknown friend. 1t was
gratified. She did. After some talk of
persons and things knew nothing of,
she wrote thus:
NOW, dearest Lizzie, will tell you
of the strangest thing that has happened
to ME. l have no friends In the city,
nor have | seen any one watching me;
but from some mysterious source, books,
papers, magazines, flowers and fruit are
sent to me. have had tickets to mat
ineeS. AT first | was afraid TO go to
them; but | tried it. and no one spoke
to or looked at me. Everything this
unknown does is done delicately. L
really have begun to be interested in
him. who can he be?' l often say to
myself. why does he hide himself?
If he likes me, why does he not obtain
an intrOduGtionp
perhaps he is deformed or distigured
I,,t I,S, I oh nj
certainly feel that So fine soul de-
served a better body. His taste is per-
feet. When he marks passages i'll book
know l shall like them. In fact, to
confess to you a truth which would adj
nit to no other living being, L am half
way in love with him. dow foolish OF
him to keep his incognito, when i'll so
many ways he makes it manifest that
he loves me-"
Iread these words with joy, and re-
treated to my room to think them over
Having done so, my resolution was ar
rived at. l seized a sheet of paper and
wrote upon it these words:
Dear Madam am neither deformed
nor disigured in any way. Your flat
tering opinion of me is so delightful,
that, though modesty prompts me to
contradict you, L cannot bring myself to
l.
better of me than you do. for while l
am wholly IN love with you, you are
only halfway. l incloSe my photo
graph. At the same time l make you
an offer of marriage. and will prove to
you my respe ctable position in society
and my ability to support wife. And
how have learned so much concerning
you | will hasten to explain, if you will
send line to -, Station -, Box 49,
The line that l desire is an answer to
my offer. Will you have me if, OH
meeting, you are not disappointed III
me?"
QThanks to my glass roof, was able to
see that dear little woman write Yes"
Or words to that effect. and called upon
her next day, land now no longer dream
that she is my wife. She pOurS out my
coffee and makes my home paradise.
When told her all have told you, she
said: You ought to be ashamed of
yourself" She was in duty bound TO
say 1t, but, between you and me and
the rose, she didn't mean it.