The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-10-03
WOMAN PROPOSES.

The sergeant lad th4tFrd his uniform
for y snit ot .Wtip rlatb0. In the nnmu ~
coolncsa, aud l,o, iy'nl ont on the grass
| IN front % ihN gtfrtfs smoking and liz.
trnihg 1" ih' rsiiH,"tii ,Hnd playing In
the crnior ~ tlc parade Hu-und.
| A hack trrtH Ip H""Uslfc the orderly
room duor aud trN 30 'hcr', and lady
got out uf H. Inc sergeant heard her
voice ~ abe iuuuind:
us S,tRDu; l.b..f Brown Ia this
tr1opt' And hr Jum'td 10 his feet with m
oHu aud st,td l,nuius against irco BIZ,
Ing NJ the st,u, # his pipe .ayasrly. Then
/ the voice u,a.ui IbuDkr. viii not
troublr sou. 1scr t,r-it' Aud sho went
toward him.
The sergeant threw hi. pinr down and
uraiahyrnrd himself up when he raw tho
woman eumi"r il,r hnuds wore out.
itrruhei, uu, be put bi. behinG hs Lack
Mhdgu NaDHbs.' b. ,Hld bitterly.
"oaur"t n nan q afldly IN bis erayc'"
"la,k lr'r' -- 'hr Irrs'
Ard ,'! - krs. tlr uuufat,r from
! point of NrnfHcr rn ih. u'f"r rorrh
grow, 'lb,r' Ain, ilu tr!,in yc
an 'larsr brow d De- nai.g S. .. {
Brown .tF . rra 81 'utl. 'lr. one -
ilH NhHW '.HfH'h ra.imr 'e t'"1
m h'H E'f SEQ Mary
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- ..a 4u'- 1r.t au thr woman. II
H4r' ir.Ii li.; y.u hou % g,a4 i.up.
t.. .t.-.lu, ,aaf,r.
.I..I' fcurHu rrlf4y ,.i'r'h vr!'.
te1'a a.. 20 ii.i- o,rtlt. f. ,, ,1'' Be-
'' ''' '.'. ga 1 i''"' 'H, %.
~ H'. Fi. I'" "'n'h cara
y or t", !nn hf" or'd ana Won an
not Why d"h YOU n"uiFtet >ouisrii'
Why u"n lun WORK
Work am working I'm drilling
recruits, ana thr hard enough. - no
good Madsc, ulNtinntoly You Ind
b'ttor have stnld away I'm happy
enough.
The woman flushed dangerously
Inhh IUNor' nave come o,uoo miles
oil ni"no to ma you, ana you tell mo YOU
ar hnppy ana th"t had bet'rr not have
come.
WE'LL bitterly what would you have
me say ASK you Z" marry NOR
Yes frankly
The sergeant laughed again.
Lord can Imagine H. Tho dishonor'
ahlo sergeant and the Hon. Mrs. Brown
Bother the honornblo|' broke In tLo
woman.
--"cnrriod on the troop returns and
drawing thoir monthly rntions, pound Of
brad per day pound Of fresh meat, In
clndinR hune-don't forget The bnnc-Hn
ounce ana fraction oI c'hcc, rto,, 0hd
hNing IN n tumble down wooden hove,
anu you taxing IN tho troop washing NJ
t.eu month per man aud baking pies,
which ! should pddlc To tho men IN quar-
I'rs on crrdit until Ihy dnv oh. the pros
pcc' Is hn'' Then, with another laugh;
ar" 'Ni'' week yon would go Tor "n
"'''"i "r.'"" no post Sidewalks, pushing
I.' i.'u.' In.ltpr may be- double one
~ u. .tE' III ,.r 'rucp Las uuu-
'' "r ''onrrH WtoE You would wear
'F S'H"NE n. 'tc' nightmare ~ "a
'"'''" """ l4ht' SHINY PACK dress
WI IirN'H'uNN sleeves nnu 20 TO-
'"l.' HNu AoI heo tho pictnr-F'
t u. .lGrs' you'd be Nt.y
ana 'a'aW 10 very confronted. II
''''m" s'y'rg No ! don't twink
N'' F' i0"'fht much about the bargain
'' ~ N'hldh I nm Er ,hls oicr
",an 'rrNur' she Mid "slncc let
Wv '''" '''N wv "''"''N" 81! '''l W
M. . l.t..'' 3i t"ihh.hE uI this thins.
"oI .a 'eiI me / haven't thought OF
4!
lle''rt ''Nt smiled rilmly l'r hnd
h''h Ia thc LAult ni taking To his bunk
ILd t,solntc!y closing his eyes to keep from
thina."s.
Then the woman rltadngly: "Juch,
you know this thing would not bo as you
sny, We should not have To stay here. !
have something VI you have not.
Yes that would be bettcr still, I'm
the class of mnn that should marry nm
hoirtss, without u penny, without oven n
character ~
"Whcn God placed you In the world,
doar, snid the woman gently, "ho gave
you strong mans heritage, health and
strength and tho whole world 10 live In.
Won't you oomeS Let us 90 away together
somewhere and make homo"