Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-08-23
POPPING THE QUESTION.

circumstances-the eccentric, the
abrupt, the business like, the silly,
and hundred other styles, OF the
eccentric, we would cite the case of
a we'll known merchant, who one
day dining at friends house, sat
next to a lady who possessed rare
charms of conversation. The mer-
chant did not possess this faculty
in very rare degree, but he could
do that which is next best, he.conld
appreciate, appreciation which he
endeavored to show by the follow
ing mode of action:
DO you like toast, Miss B---?'
YES responded the lady, slight
ly surprised at the question.
.Buttered toast?'
'Yes.'
That is strange; so do l. Let us
get married.
There cannot be much doubt but
that the lady was slightly aback, a
fact that did not prevent the mar
riage from coming eff in month
afterwards nor the accession of the
lady to one Of the finest establish
ments in the city.
As specimen of the abrupt, We
shall cite the case of gentleman
who had retired from business at
the age Of forty and built him a
beautiful house, determined to en-
Joy life to the utmost. One day a
friend was dining with him, and
said, half jokingly.
You have everything here that
the heart can desire but a wife,
That's true. Imust think of it,
said he; and then relapsed into
silence for few minutes, at the
end of which time he arose, begged
to be excused for a short time, and
left the room. He seized his hat
and went instantly to a neighbor's
and was shown into a parlor with
the information that neither the
master nor the mistress were at
home. He told the servant that he
wanted neither, and requested that
the housekeeper be sent to him.
She came, and the gentleman thus
addressed her:
Sarah, | have known you for
many years and have just been told
that | want a wife. You are the
only woman | know that | should
be willing to entrust my happiness
with, and if you agree, we will be
instantly married: What is your
answer
Sarah knew the man that address.
ed her, and knew that his offer was
serious and we'll weighed as though
considered for a year; and she an
swered him in the same spirit.
4 agree
will you be ready in an hour?'
Il will
Il shall return for you at that
time
Which he did, the gentleman who
had suggested the idea accompany
ing him to the clergyman's. Many
years have passed since then, and
neither party has seen any cause to
regret the abrupt proposal and ac-
ceptance.
OF the business style we may cite
case related to us, which We know
for true one. A young man who
had succeeded to the i'll kept and
badly cultivated, though really val
liable farm of an uncle, saw at a
glance that two things were neces-
sary to enable him to succeed; the
first being a woman to take charge
of the woman's department, and the
second few thousand dollars to
stock it with. He could not help
thinking to himself that, possibly,
these two great aids to his happiness
and prosperity might be had to
gether, and yet without attempting
to put his matrimonial and finan-
cial ideas into practice, he allowed
them to haunt him continually.
With this upon his mind our
farmer started upon a horseback
journey to distant part of the
country, and upon his return made
an acquaintance upon the road, in
the person of an old gentleman who
was jogging the same way. The
companions dined together at way
side inn, and fraternized pleasantly
during which the young man open
ed his hsart to the elder, telling
him all his plans and aspirations
when the old gentleman addressed
the younger:
y rather like you my friend, an,