The herald., 1894-09-11
1T WAS VERY SUDDEN.
But the Man at the Telephone Got the An.
swer He Wanted.


An event has occurred in Michigan,
near Detroit, which appears to confirm
the idea that courtship as well as most
other things will hereafter be greatly
! facilitated by recent inventions 1t seems
that there is a young lady residing in
| Detroit who for some time has been the
recipient Of the attentions of two young
men-one young professor at the
Michigan state university at Ann Ar
Dor and the other a travelling salesman
for a New York wholesale hardware
house, whose route extends through
Michigan and parts Of Canada.
One day recently the New Yorker ar
rived in Detroit late in the afternoon,
and of course Immediately started to
make the rounds of the retail hardware
dealers, with the laudable purpose Of
selling each a good stock for the winter
before the representative of any rival
concern should put in an appearance.
He had hoped to visit the object Of his
affections in the evenings but business
was brisk, and at s o'clock found him
very busy trying to induce prominent
dealer to take six dozen axes, four dozen
grindstones and half carload Of wood
en- pals. AT this stage of the proceed
ings younger brother Of the young
lady dropped in to get new jackknife
and accidentally mentioned that the
Ann Arbor professor was up at the
house.
1t instantly occurred to the progress
| i've hardware and cutlery drummer
that the college man came for no other
purpose than to lay his heart at the feet
of the young lady he himself adored.
For moment there was a struggle in
| his heart but he speedily got control of
possibly leave the store, as the dealer
was just on the point of deciding to
take the pals.
But the thought of giving up the
| lady, who had been for months con-
stantly in his mind, waking and Sleep
ing was unbearable. Light suddenly
dawned on him. Handing the merchant
circular explaining the merits of his
new double bladed chopping knives, he
requested the use of the dealers tele-
| phone for five minutes, stepped to it and
rang up the central office.
A moment later the telephone bell at
| the residence of the young lady rang,
| sharp and decisive. The professor had
been there for an hour talking pleasant
| 1y of the grand educational work they
were doing in the department of fos-
silogy at Ann Arbor. When the bell
rang, the lady's father being absent
| l,o nc n l,i
and proceeded to the adjoining room to
| answer it. The professor heard her step
to the telephone and say Eyes, - make
short pause and say YES again. Then
there was a longer pause, and he heard
her reply, "Why-why-re this is
very sudden. Then there was still
longer pause, and he heard her say
Yes, =" very softly, and then "Goodby, :"
and then she hung up the receiver and
came into the back room. The college
man moved closer to the lady and re-
marked that it was warm evening,
and he thought itwas going to rain and
| then resumed his talk about the great
| work at the university. Fifteen minutes
| later there was a ring at the front door
bell The lady responded to it, and
| district messenger boy handed her
plain gold ring, which she slipped on
her finger and returned to the parlor.
"Miss -" said the professor five
minutes later, 81 want to ask you a
very important question this evening
Excuse me for putting it bluntly, but
will you be my wife, But we need go
no further with this. Two minutes
later tho professor went down the front
steps and shook his hst at the telephone.
wiec and too. Tho first train for Ann
Arbor # ~--'~'-s-c
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