The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-08-17

matrimonial madness when | had one in
front OF me, thought.
'How?" asked coldly. Chow did you
do it?'
My manner did not damp him in 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:
'Nou must know that Cssy told me
last night that she was going down to
Devonshire today to stay with her aunt
You can bet l felt cut up. Well, after
some hesitation, l asked her whether she
would allow me to see her off at Padding
ton? She demurred little, and then said,
Yes You can't think what pretty
way she has Of saying Yes Well-don't
be impatient, Pm 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
say that her boxes were Tabled and bought
her all the illustrated papers and lunch
con basket, and told the guard to keep an
eye on her, and all that sort Of thing.
''She was so awfully nice that 1 almost
went crazy when l thought Of her being
away for month, all among lot OF other
beggars. Well, she took her seat, and l
tapped tine guard to lock tho door and not
let any one else in. l wanted to have
that last five minutes all to myself, you
see?
$50 she made herself comfortable and
told me looked awfully red, and judg-
ing by my feelings l should think l looked
quite purple. Well-don't be in a hurry
the guard whistled and called, Stand
away, pleased and the train began to
move slowly out out Of the station. Just
to say Goodbye got on the footboard and
put my hand in at the window l had
said Goodbye II times already, and she
looked so pretty and all that that l sud-
denly screwed up my courage and said:
"Cissy, will you?'
''The guard called out, Stand away,
please, theren but kept on 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 your
'She looked awfully scared - all the
porters and guards and passengers were
shouting at me by this time-and said:
ooh doget off. Will 1 what?'
1--WE were almost at the end of the
platform now, but l still held oD, and
said: "Will you? Will you? You know
what | mean
"She blushed awfully and said Pray
pray get off! Oh, what do you mean :?
Will what? DO get off,
''We were just at the end of the plat
form now, but | was determined not to
get off.
Twill you? You know, will you?'
What 2"
I" Marry me?"
There were about $50 porters rushing
up the platform to pull me off, but | still
hung on and waited for her answer She
looked at me most imploringly and said:
" DO get off, dear Jack, don
81 shouted out: will you? Say
"And she answered, Yes
81 jumped off just as we got outside
the station, fell down, and two porters
snatched me out of harms way. I gave
them sovereign each and took cab here
to tell you about it,
SIN the event of her refusing to marry
YOU" l said in my best legal manner,
'you will not be entitled to any damages
for breach of promise, as the defendants
assent was obtained under compulsion."
But Jack didn't care in the least for my
law.
The sickening part of it was that the
girl really was in love with him and had
been waiting for him to ask her quite as
long as he had been hesitating
They committed the fatal act the other
day and have gone to Nice for the honey
| moon Rahl