Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-12-14
DICK PROPOSES.

"I'm b:awly, said Mag, little sau.
a1ly.
Its fine nicht."
"Aye, there's naething wrang wi
the NIGHT. 4"
"Fine NIGHT for a walk, Maggie"
IF that's sac, hoo dae ye no gao an
TAX yer walky' said Mag, pouting.
Dick looked cautiously into Mag'l
eyes and stroked his chin. Il heard ye
were walkin wi Bob Spaldin." he said
warily.
did We, tho'?"
"An that you an him were tae max
a match o't."
Did ye, tho'?"
list no true, Maggie?"
"Speer nae questions, Dick, On I'll
tell ye nae lees"
Dick strolyed his chin again, looked
up 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 q
toss.
It'll be nae bather at a.. Ys ker
me better than that, Maggie" !"
"Dae tho? And what aboot yer.
sef, wha kens mare aboot me than ker
l myselfl"
"An ye say it's no true--noo dinna
thraw me, Maggie, but juist up an oot
wi the truth, an I-I'-
Mag was staring at him, and Dick.
tongue clung to the roof of his mouth.
"Hoo's Mary McDougal" she asked
"I haena seen her in sax months tao
speak tae-Mary McDougal-michty. y
"Did ye cast oot?"
There was nae casting cot aboot it,
Maggie. There was never onythine
atween us. I've kent the lassie my
days an gacd wi Ell at an anterin time
juist for friendships sake. Oh, no
Maggie, yer clean aft there.
SO ye say, but maybe I've beer
hearin stories aboot you" .
"Wha-what did yo hsar?"
"Oh, never mind"
''Weel, there a. doom RIGHT lees, every
ane O. Them"
Say as sure's death, an I'll believe
ye.''
AS sure's DEATH
"Ye ken what yer ssyin, Dick?"
II dae, if l should dee this mint. -
"Wha put on yer tie for ye, Dick
MIGHTY, it's juist like a harran cloot
thrown roond yer neck. Come ERE, ar
I'll sort it for ye.
Dick smiled affectionately, took a
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 il
la mode.
"Got yer warls a done, Maggie?"
"Ouy aye-lang sine"
Lat TAX walk"
Mag ran into the house to "snods''
herself up a bit, and Dick walked up
and down in front, humnirg, We're
a. John Tamsans BARNS" When Mag
emerged, a tartan shawl was thrown
over her shoulders, and small bonnet
adorned her head. Her cheeks wero
ruddy as the rose, and her hazel eyes
sparkled with the happiness she felt,
"Whaur IL we gae, Dick?" she asked,
looking him in the face.
"Whaur dae ye think?' asked Dick,
returning the look with compound in
terest
"Ony whaur ye like, Dick.
AZ think we'll gae doom by the burn
an alang by the trees, whaur we used
tae gae, Maggie, ye ken"
1t was delightful evening in the fall
of the year, and Dick Lang was never
happier i'll his life, with Maggie Woth-
erspoon, the prettiest girl in the village,
by his side. But Mag was saucy girl
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 ysung man in the
village had made advances to her. and
with one exception she had turned them
all against her on account OF her sGucy,
coquettish ways. which the young men
failed to understand, and invariably
sent them off in huff. The one excep-
tion was Dick Lang, whose love for
Mag was a passion. He had begun by
eying her at distance and gradually
getting nearer. At first she treated him
with indifference, and in his presence
had always seemed to think more of
some one else than of him. Bob Spsld-
ing was strapping young fellow and
to all appearances made the most prog
ress in his advances. OF course Mag
had as much as denied that there was
anything between her and Bob, but she
was SO full Of fun at times that in order
to 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 a common say
ing about the village that Dick YVES
rather long headed and knew good
thing when be saw it. He knew lit
tie of human nature, and below all
Mag's nonsense he could discern true
and warm heart. At all events, Di, K
was determined to have her if he could