Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-03-12
DICK PROPOSES.

| DICK PROPOSES.
"Lo, Mag"
| "That you, Dicl1?'
"Aye, it's me, Maggie-hoo ore ye?"
"I'm brawly," said Mag, little sau-
oily.
Its fine NIGHT"
faye, there's naething wrang wi
the nicht.'
Fine NIGHT for walk, Maggie"
"If that's sac, hoo dae ye no gaze an
TAX yer walk" said Mag, pouting.
Dick looked cautiously into Mays
eyes and stroked his chin. II heard We
were walkin wi Bob Spaldin,' he said
warily.
"Did We, tho'?'
San that you an him were tae maxi
a match o't."
Did ye, tho'?"
"Is't no true, Maggie?"
"Speer nae questions, Dick, an I'll
tell We nae lees"
Dick stroked his chin again, looked
up and down the road and changed the
leg on which he had been resting.
eff it's no true, Maggie, he said,
"I'll stop the stories that are gain the
roonds.'
"I'm much obleeged tae We, Dick
Lang" said Mag, giving her head
toss.
eth be nae bather at a.. Ye ken
me better than that, Maggie"
"Dae l tho? And what ABBOTT yer
sef, wha kens mare ABBOTT me than ken
myself"
"An ye say it's no true--noo dinna
thraw me, Maggie, but juist up an DOT
wi the truth, an I-I"-
Mag was staring at him, and Dicks
tongue chung to the roof of his mouth.
''Hoo's Mary McDougal?" she asked.
II haena seen her in sax months tae
speak tae- Mary McDougal-michty."
ibid ye cast oot?"
There was nae casting cot ABBOTT it,
Maggie. There was never onything
atween us. I've kent the lassie a my
days an gaed wi 'er at an anterin time
just for friendships sake. Oh, no,
Maggie, yer clean aft there"
80 We say, but maybe I've been
hearin stories ABBOTT you"
"Wha-what did We hear?"
"Oh, never mind"
"Weel, there a. doom RIGHT lees, every
ane o. them"
"Say as sure's death, an I'll believe
yc."
LAS sure's DEATH"
"Ye ken what yer a sayin, Dick?"
II dae, if I should dee this mint"
"Wha put on yer tie for we, Dick
MIGHTY, it's juist like harran cloot
thrown roond yer neck. Come ERE, III
I'll sort it for ye."
Dick smiled affectionately, took
step toward Mag, placed his arms
akimbo and held up his head.
"There, now," said Mag, after hay
ing taken off his tie and readjusted it
la mode.
"Got yer wark a. done, Maggie?"
"Ouy aye-lang sine. -
"Lat's TAX walk"
Mag ran into the house to ''snode"
herself up bit, and Dick walked up
and down in front, humming, We're
a. John Tamsan's BARNS" When Mag
emerged, tartan shawl was thrown
over her shoulders, and small bonnet
adorned her head. Her cheeks were
ruddy as the rose, and her hazel eyes
sparkled with the happiness she felt.
"Whaur'll we gaze, Dick ?" she asked,
looking him in the face.
"Whaur dae We Think" asked Dick,
returning the look with compound in
terest.
"Ony whaur ye like, Dick"
II think we'll gaze doom by the burn
an alang by the trees, whaur we used
tae gaze, Maggie, We KEN"
1t was delightful evening in the fall
Of the year, and Dick Lang was never
happier in his life, with Maggie Woth-
erspoon, the prettiest girl in the village
by his side. But Mag was saucy girl
at times, for she knew her charms, as
every pretty girl does, and when she
was in the mood she loved to tease those
whose admiration or affections she had
won. Nearly every young man in the
village had made advances to her. and
with one exception she had turned them
all against her on account of her saucy,
coquettish ways, which the young men
failed to understand, and invariably
sent them off in huff. The one excep-
ton was Dick Lang, whose love for
Mag was passion. He had begun by
eying her at distance and gradually
getting nearer. At first she treated him
with indifference, and in his presence
had always seemed to think more Of
some one else than Of him. Bob Spald-
ing was strapping young fellow and
to all appearances made the most prog
ress in his advances. Of course Mag
had as much as denied that there was
anything between her and Bob, but she
was so FILL of fun at times that in order
to believe implicitly all she said it was
necessary to have it in black and white.
The fear that Bob would carry off Mag
made Dick all the more anxious to win
her before it was too late. And the op-
portunity he was now given was all |
that he wanted. It was common say
ing about the village that Dick was !
rather long headed and knew a good
thing when he saw it. He knew lit
tie Of human nature, and below all |
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