Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-03-29
I had not quite como down to earning

my living by being love registrar.
Well, you will no doubt want to hear
how Jack really did propose. In telling
you | must give you plainly to under
stand that am only repeating what
Jack told me. was not an eyewitness
of the heart rending scene 1t was like
this:
was sitting one afternoon trying to
find instances of men marrying their
mothers in-law Il never came across one
who did yeti, under an encyclopedia
heading called Matrimonial Madness,
Types of, when Jack suddenly burst
into the room with his face all aglow
with delight.
I've done itl' he shouted.
shut up the encyclopedia with a
bang No need to go Oh looking for
types of matrimonial madness when
had one in front of me, | thought.
How asked coldly How did
you do it?''
My manner did not damp him i'll the
least
81 did it-this very afternoon, and
I'll tell you all about it.
He sat down close to me, breathing
very hard, and commenced
"You must know that Cissy told me
last night that she was going down to
Devonshire today to stay with her aunt.
You can bet | felt cut up Well, after
some hesitation, asked her whether
she would allow me to see her off at
Paddington? She demurred little, and
then said, Yes. You can t think what
a pretty way she has of saying Yes.
Well-don't be impatient, I'm coming
to it-you may feel pretty sure that |
was at Paddington an hour before she
drove up. And when she did arrive you
can imagine how looked after her, and
got her ticket, and saw that her boxes
were labeled, and bought her all the
illustrated papers and luncheon basket,
and told the guard to keep an eye on
her, and all that sort of thing.
"She was so awfully nice that | al
most went crazy when thought of her
being away for month, all among "a
lot of other beggars Well, she took her
seat, and | tipped the guard to lock the
door and not let any one else in want
ed to have that last five minutes all to
myself, you see?
$50 she made herself comfortable
and told me | looked awfully red, and
Judging by my feelings | should think
looked quite purple. Weldon t be
in "a hurry-the guard whistled and
called, Stand away, pleased and the
train began to move slowly out of the
station Just to say 'Goodby got ON
the footboard and put my hand in at
the window had said 'Goodby II
times already, and she looked so pretty
and all that that suddenly screwed up
my courage and said:
"Cissy, will you?'
1.-The guard called out, Stand away,
please, there' but | kept Oh the foot
board, and Cissy said, oh, get off, please.
You'll be hurt
THE train was going faster by this
time, but stuck there and yelled out:
will you? Will you:'
"She looked awtully scared-all the
porters and guards and passengers were
shouting at me by this time-and said:
Oh do get off. Will what
1--WE were almost at the end of the
platform now, but | still held on, and
said; Will! you? Will you? You know
what mean
"Sne blushcd awfully and said: Pray
pray get of! Oh, what do you mean:
Will what: Do get off
1--WE were lust at the end of the plat
form now, but was determined not to
get of
"''Will You? You know, will you?'
What:
"EIalry me"
"Therc were about $50 porters rush
ing up the platform to pull me off, but
/ still hung ON and waited for her an
swor She looked at me most imploring
ly and said:
30 got of, dear Jack, do!'
Il shouted ont; Will you: Sayl
"And she answered, Yes.
81 jumped off just as we got outside
the station, fen down, and two porters
snatcAcd lao ont of harm ; way. gave
them sovereign each ana took IA cab
here to tell you about it 90
"In the event of her refusing to marry
You, | said in my best legal manner,
you will not he entitled to any dam
ages for breach of promise, as the de
PENDANTS assent was Obtained under
compulsion.
But Jack didn I care III the least for
my law
The sickcning part of it was that the
girl really WAS III love with him aud
had been waiting for hmm to ask her
quite a long rs he had been hesitatng
They committed the fatal act the 9TH
er day and have gone to Nice for the
honeymoon. Bah Million
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