Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-09-11
1T WAS VERY SUDDEN
But the Man at the Telephone Got the
Answer ne Wanted.

But the Man at the Telephone Got the
Answer ne Wanted.
An event has occurred 10 Michigan,
near Detroit, which appears TO confirm
the idea that cOurtship as we'll as most
other things will hereafter be greatly
facilitated by recent inventions. Ii
seems that there is young lady resid-
ing 10 Detroit who for some time has
been the recipient OF the attentions OF
two young men-One a young professor
at the Michigan State University at
Ann Arbor 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 10 visit the object Of his
affections in the evening, but business
was brisk, and at S o'clock found him
very busy trying TO induce prominent
dealer 10 take six dozen axes, four dozen
grindStones and half carload OF wood
en- pals. At this stage Of the proceed
ings a younger brother of the young
lady dropped ia to get new jacknife
and accidently 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 pur-
pose than TO lay his heart at the feet OF
the young lady he himself adored. For
a moment there was struggle in his
heart, but he speedily got control OF
himself aud decided that he could not
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 constantly in
his mind, waking and sleeping, was I'M
bearable. 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 telephone 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
ly OF the grand educational work they
were doing in the department OF fossil
ogy at Ann Arbor. When the bell
rang, the lady's father being absent
be is a physIcian-she excused herself
aud proceeded 10 the adjoining room 10
answer Ii. The professor heard her step
% the telephone and say "Ies," make
short pause and say eyes" again. Then
there was a longer pause, and he heard
her reply, "Why-why-really, this is
verv sudden" TEen there was a still
longer pause, aud he heard her say
"YeS, very softly, aud then "Goodby,"
aud then she hung up the receiver and
came into the back room. The college
man moved closer to the lady and re-
marked that il was a worm evening,
and he thought il was going 10 rain and
then resumed his talk about the great
work at the university. Fifteen min
utes later there was a ring az the front
door bell. The lady responded to 1t,
and a district messenger boy handed her
a plain gold ring, which she slipped on
her finger and returned TO the parlOr.
"MiSs -" said the professor five
minutes later, 81 want 10 ask you very
important question this evening. Ex-
cuse me for putting il blUntly, but will
you be my wife?" But 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
aud took the first train for Ann Arbor.
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