The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-06-13

''You must know that Cissy told me
last night that she vas going down
to Devonshire to-day TO stay with Eer
aunt. io,l can bet felt cut up. Wen,
after some hesitation, asked her
whether she would allow me to sec
her off at Faddington2 She demurrer
q little and then said Yes You can't
think what a pretty way she has OF
saving yes WclI--doH't be impa-
tient, I'm coming to it-you may feel
pretty sure that l was at Padding
ton an hour before she drove up. And
when she did arrive you can Imagine
how I looked after her, and got her
ticket. and saw that her boxes wee
labeled, and bought her all the l.
Illustrated papers and Il luncheon bhs'
ket, and told the guard to keep I'm
eye on her, and all that sort OF thing.
"She was so awfully nice that | al
most went crazy when l thought OF
her being away fer month, all
among 4 lot of other beggars. Well,
she took her seat, and I tipped the
guard to ]ock the door and not let
any one else In. I wanted to have
that last five minutes all to myself,
you see?
$50 she made hera~:7 comfortable
and told me l looked awfully red. and
judging by my feelings I should think
looked quite ;,uinle. Well-dont be
in hurry-the guard whistled and
called, 'Stand away, please" and the
train began to move slowly out Of
the station. Just to say Good by l
got on the fOotboard and put my hand
III at the window. I had said Good
BY twelve times already, and she
looked so pretty and all that l sud
denly screwed up my courage and
said:
"'Cissy. will you:'
"The guard called out. Stand away.
please, there: but / kept on the foot
board, and Cissy said, ON, get off,
please. You'll be hurt
"The train was going faster by this
time. but stuck there and yelled out:
viii you? Will you?'
''She looked awfully scarcd-alI the
porters and guards and passengers
were shouting at me by this time
and said: OF, do set off. Will l
what"
1--WE were almost at the end CT the
platform now, but I still held on. and
said: will you? Will you? You know
what l mean
''She blushed awfuily and said:
'Pray-pray get off! Oh, what &c you
mean? Will I what! DO get OFF,
eve were just at the end OF the
platform now, but was determined
not to get IF.
"'!fill you? You know you will:"
"'What!
"'Marry me-?
''There was about $50 porters rush
ing up the platform to pull me off, but
l still hung on and waited for her an
swer. She looked at me most implor-
ingly and said:
"'Do get off; dear Jack. do.'
Il shouted out: will you? Say
"And she answered, Yes
81 jumped off just as we got out
side 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,"
In the event of her refusing to
marry you,' I said in my best legal
manner, "you will not be entitled to
any legal damages for breach of prom
Use. as the defendants assent was OBJ
tanned under compulsion.''
But Jack didn't care in the least for
my law.
The sickening part of it was that the
girl was really in love With him. and
| had been waiting for him to ask her
quite as long as he had been hesitat-
| ing.
They committed the fatal act the
other day. and have gone to Nice for
the honeymoon. Bah!-Million.