The herald., 1893-11-28
DICK PROPOSES.

Aye, IL 8 me, Magg1e-hoO ore YER
"I'm brawly," said Mag, little sau-
cily.
Its fine nicht"
Il AYE, there's naething wrang wi
The NIGHT.
"Fine NIGHT for walk, Maggie"
If that's sac, hoo dae ye no gae an
TAX yer walk?" said Mag, pouting.
Dick looked cautiously into Mag's
eyes and stroked his chin. "I heard ye
were walkin wi Bob Spaldin, he said
warily.,
Ibid We, tho'?"
"An that you an him were tae maxi
match OF"
did ye, tho'?"
'1st no true, Maggie?"
"Speer nae questions, Dick, an I'll
tell ye nae lees"
4 Dick stroked his chin again, looked
DIP and down the road and changed the
leg ON which he had been resting.
IF it's no true, Maggie, he said,
"I'll stop the stories that are gain the
roonds.'
'I'm much obleeged tae ye, Dick
Lang" said Mag, giving her head
toss
It'll be nae bather at a.. Ye ken
me better than that, Maggie.
''Dae l tho? And what aboot yer
bef, wha kens mare aboot me than ken
Imyself?" f
"An ye say it's no true-noo dinna
thraw me, Maggie, but juist up an oot
wi the truth, an Up
Mag was staring at him, and Dicks
tongue clung TO the roof of his mouth.
"Hoos Mary McDougal?" she asked.
~ haena seen her in sax months tae
speak tae-Mary McDougal-michty."
Ibid ye cast oot?'
There was nae casting oot aboot it,
Maggie. There was never onything
&tween us. I've kent the lassie a my
days an gaed wi er at an anterin time
juist for friendships sake. Oh, no,
Maggie, yer clean aft there"
80 ye say, but maybe I've been
hearin stories aboot yeu."
"Wha-what did ye hear?"
"Oh, never mind"
"Weel, there a. doom RIGHT lees, every
She o. Them"
Say as sure's death, an I'll believe
ye.'
LAS sure's death.
"Ye ken what yer sayin, Dick?"
II dae, if should dee this mint"
"Wha put on yer tie for ye, Dick
MIGHTY, it's juist like harran cloot
thrown roond yer neck. Come ere, an
I'll sort it for ye."
Dick smiled affectionately, took
step toward Mag, placed his arms
akimbo and held up his head.
There, now" said Mag, after hav-
ing taken off his tie and readjusted it
. la mode.
"Got yer wark a. done, Maggie?"
"Ouy aye-lang sine."
"Lat's TAX walk, "
Mag ran into the house to "snode"
herself up a bit, and Dick walked up
and down in front, humming, Were
a. John Tamsan's Bairns." When Mag
emerged, tartan shawl was thrown
over her shoulders, and small bonnet
adorned her head. Her cheeks were
ruddy as the rose, and her hazel eyes
sparkled with the happiness she felt.
"Whaur'l II we gae, Dick ?" she asked,
looking him in the face.
"Whaur dae ye Think" asked Dick,
returning the look with compound in
Serest.
II "Ony whaur ye like, Dick"
II think we'll gae doom by the burn
I'm alang by the trees, whaur we used
tae gae, Maggie, we KEN"
II 1t was delightful evening in the fall
t,f the year, and Dick Lang was never
happier in his life, with Maggie Woth-
erspoon, the prettiest girl in the village,
by his side. But Mag was saucy girl
i at times, for she knew her charms, as
| every pretty girl does, and when she
was in the mood she loved to tease those
whose admiration or affections she had
! won. Nearly every young man in the
village had made advances to her. and
with one exception she had turned them
Ps.l against her on account of her saucy,
4 coquettish ways, which the young men
failed to understand, and invariably
sent them off in huff. The one excep-
6on was Dick Lang, whose love for
Mag was passion. He had begun by
eying her at distance and gradually
getting neafer. At first she treated him
4 with Indifference, and in his presence
/ had always seemed to think more Of
some one else than of him. Bob Spald
ing was strapping young fellow and
to all appearances made the most prog
sess in his advances. OF course Mag
had as much as denied that there was
Anything between her and Bob, but she
II was so full of fun at times that in order
I 10 believe implicitly all she said it was
necessary to have it in black and white.
The fear that Bob would carry off Mag
made Dick all the more anxious to win
her before it was too late. And the op-
portunity he was now given was all
that he wanted. It was common say
ing about the village that Dick was
rather long headed and knew good
thing when he saw it. He knew lit
Tie of human nature, and below all
Mag s nonsense he could discern a true
and warm heart. At all events, Dick
was determined to have her if he could.
They had walked nearly mile with
sut saying much, beyond talking about
the weather. for Dick was making up
bis mind what to say and trying to get
courage at the same time to say it.
When they reached clump Of trees
not far from the burn, Mag suggested
that they sit down, remarking that they
nad had n hiq washinp at the house