The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-09-19
HhRDV<RE CHEEK.
A Drumrer In that LIne Proposed ~ Teie-
phone snd wss Accepted.

fVuWN NINWN
An event has occurred in Michigan, near Dc
troit, which appears TO confirm the idea tina
courtship. as well as most other things, will
ventions. II seems that there is young ladl
Residing In Detroit who for some time has beer
the recipient of the sttenti2ns q tyn yy2nnI
state University NJ Ann Arhor and the, other .
travelling salesman for a New York WHOLESALE
hardware house, whose route extends through
One dsy recently the New Yorker arrived in
mediateiy started TO mako the rounds Of the re-
tail hardware dealers. With the.laudablc, purpose
Of selling each q god a. STOCK &c o nor the winter ders DC,
should put in an appearance. He hid hoped Ia
visit the object Of IFS affections in the evening,
but business was brisk, and 3 o'clock found him
very busy trying to Induce a prominent dealer to
take six dozen axes. four dozen grindstones, and
n half car load of wooden pals.
At this stage NJ the proceedings n younger
brother ~ the young lady dropped IN To get q
new iackknife and incidentally mentioned that
II instantly occurred to the progressive hard
ware and cutlery drummer that the, college man
at the feet ~ the Young lady he ndOrcd. For n
moment there was q struggle IN his heart, but he
he could not possibly leave the store. as the
dealer was Just deciding 10 take the poils.
had rpi be snS fInoT MONTH, 2s Ec aylsG mP 'h in ' Hisy im TnG
waking and sleeping, was unbcarahle. Light
suddenly daw1ed on him; Handing the mcr-
new doublc-bladc1 chopplnp knives, he re-
questrd the use OF the dealers telephone for
five minutes. stepped to II and rang up the cen
trial office.
A momcn, later the telephone bell nt tho resi-.
dencr Of the young lady rang, sharp and de-
cisivC. The professor had been there for an
hour talking pleasantly Of thegrand educational
work they were doing in the department Of fos-
%silology NJ Ann Arbor, When the bell rang, the
lady's father hcing absent The is n physician,
she excused herself and proceeded to the adjoin-
ing room TO answer II. The professor heard her
step to- the telephone nnd say yes" make n
short pause and say yes" again. Then there
was a longer pause. and he heard her reply:
:, why-why really. this is very sudden" Then
there was u still longer pause. and he heard her
snv ycs' very softly, and then "good-by." and
then she hung up the receiver and came Into the
back room.
The college man moved closer TO the lady and
remarked that II was n warm evening. and he
thought II was going to rain, and then resumed
his tnlk about the great work at the university.
Fifteen minutes later there was n ring at the
front door bell. The lady responded to II, and n
district messenger boy handed her a plain gold
ring. which she Slipped on her finger, and re-
turned into the. parlOr. "NIiss -" said the
professor. five minutes later. :" want to ask you
q very important question this evening. Excuse
me. for putting Il bluntly. but will you be my
wife. hut we need 20 no further with this.
Two minutes later the professor went down the
front steps and shook his fist at the telephone
wire, and took the first train for Ann Arbor.