The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-10-20
FIVE PROPOSALS.
A Young Girls Adventures with
Many Suitors-

The summer ! was sixteen was the
momeltous one of my first proposal
went tn spend my vacation with four
cousins in Kentucky. Gay. charming
girls were they. living in low. rose.
covered house on the edge Of town Al
though ut home men were not allowed
TO call. here they could not be KEEP,
away from me. as my cousins had them
by the score
The day before my birthday met a
mana universal beau-as skilled in
the art of flirting as I was unskilled
lie fattered me until my head swan
and went through all the first stages of
a Irritation without once limiting of
marriage In q confused. blind way
felt that something was wrong. l was
ashamed to tell anyone. but thought
he ought to know that l did not think
of him as he PROGRESSED to think of me.
Still. all he said was 50 intangible
could not refute it nor speak out frank
ly myself
One day when we were driving he
suddenly threw his arm around me and
tried TO kiss me. Frightened ont of my
foot on the step prepared to go out over
the wheels when he caught my hand
-->it down. child-' he said. Il won't
touch you"
Never shall forget the humiliation
OF that moment As look back think
nothing more unfortunate ever hap
pened to me than that attempted kiss
1t blis'ered the unspotted page Of my
childish belief in men. and the welt has
never been smoothed out
There was no harm in what did. y
he went on 1t was because I think
so much of you" No answer from me.
knew now that he was flirting with
me IL made me furiouA
Take me home.- I said. abruptly
In the silence which followed my
thoughts spun round and round
could not formulate them Suddenly
he said: II love you"
turned and looked at him II was
the first time he had spoken that word.
Yes love you" he said.
Il am very sorry" faltered. losing
my new found courage and indignation
NJ once
Sorry?" he echoed.
Yes, very sorry, for do not love
you
Why do you tell me that?" he cried.
"Why couldn't you let me love you for
the few weeks you will be down here.
without throwing cold water over me
in that wayg-
Love me for a few weeks" said,
puzzled: show do you mean?-
He laughed in a slightly embarrassed
way. withou; reply. SO went on: WAS
that cold water? / did not mean to be
rude | only meant To be honest do
not want to give you any unnecessary
pain
lie regarded me curiously.
80 you think you couldn't love me?"
be asked.
Not well enough Toto marry YOU
! said. with avcrted face and deep en-
harrassment. Another long silence
which nearly set me frantic. What had
done? WY didn't he talk? What
could he be thinking Of? Presently he
broke in vchemently with:
Yes. ] do want you, and you will
atit me. won you.
Oh. no. please don't ask me. I was
afraid Of this. only couldn't tell you
sooner" ] faltered. quite alarmed by
ms earnestness- lie persuaded and
coaxed. and grew almost fearful in
denying him Finally he said:
We'll. ! won't tease you auy more.
lou will have lots of swcethearts after
awhile. and just let me tell you this, IL
You treat them as You have me they
VIII thank God. as do. that they have
met and loved one perfectly honest
woman" And. as he helped me down
AZ our own door. he added: II shall
never get over this shall never
marry
lie did not come in with me, thereby
making everybody on the porch smile.
my guilty aspect could not have
.''ed . do Hh tome was % tragis