Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-02-10


would think the satin necklace tie
was all right"
There are some other things about
Mr.. Farmer that she would think all
right | replied significantly, and
Will flushed, for We had both noticed
him declining champagne, and VIII
was taking his second glass | Won
dered ii that had anything to do with
his proposing to me between dances.
Fortunately he wasn't sentimental. If
he had been | should have refused him
on the spot instead of asking for three
days in which to consider the ques-
ton. He has promised not to come
near me in all that time, ard that il
q greater relief than | can express. I
could like him so much better If he
didn't want to marry me.
] have always found it extremely
unpleasant being made love to by a
man to whom | was Indifferent
dafesay 1t wouldn't be the same if it
We're anyone | cared for. Some girls
are so happy when they are engaged,
but am sure | should be quite the
contrary if | were engaged to Win.
Feb 10. have had long talk with
mother. She Is delighted that Will
has proposed, and seems to think thers
can be no question as to my accepts
ing him She kissed me, and said
was very fortunate, and that she
knew of no young man whom she
should prefer for son-inlaw When
| told her how felt towards him
and that when | thought of marrying
him | liked him less than ever before,
she tried to laugh, and said that was
nature, that it was just a girls shy
ness, and would wear off, and that sho
was sure | would look at it sensibly,
and that we should be very happy to-
gether. She did net like my asking
for three days to think it over in. She
said after the length of time Will
and | had known one another, it was
quite unnecessary. When one thinks
OF it in that way, it seems as if she
were right, but | have felt different
about some things of late.
Ida came in yesterday afternoon and
we had such nice visit talking over
our school days and everything, and
she said she had never regretted mar
rying a poor man, and that she loved
her husband more than the day she
married him, partly, she believes, be-
cause they had been through such
hard times together Her husband is
quite friend of George Farmers
They were in college together, and he
says that he is a fine fellow | al
ways think so much of a mans
judgment Of another man. Ida said
that George Farmer was a great adj
mrer Of mine i wondered just what
she meant, but of course couldn't ask.
! always enjoy visit with Ida, and
mean to see more of her like hen
husband too.
Feb. A. This has been the most
eyentful day OF my life. | got up
this morning feeling nervous and de-
pressed to the last degree. Will was
for his answer tonight, and
! couldn't decide what to say to him,
for mother wouldn't hear of my re-
fusing him, and told me it would be
unkind and dishonorable after the
way in which | had encouraged him,
adding that sentiment was all very
we'll, but it wouldn't pay the grocer,
and the dfessmaker, and that daugh
ter ought to take the advice OF one
who was so much older than herself,
with the advantage of years of ex-
perience, and who had her child's best
interests at heart.
The idea that / had encouraged VIII
did not trouble me. for he had firted
with half the girls in town, and |
never thought he was serious till the
last minute.
Then mother reminded me that it
was two years since | had had an Of
fer and that | was nearly thirty, and
it was time | was settled, and this
was the only prospect had at present.
unless | was waiting for George
Washington Farmer to make up his
mind whether he wanted me or not,
and that she had heard about my sit
ting out dances with him and probably
everyone else had, and that she didn't
doubt the man himself thought he
could have me for the asking.
| ought to have known what mother
said it for. | really did know but it
was dreadful to think he might have
anything, or that people had
been talking, and | cried and told
mother that | didn't care anything
for George Farmer, and she knew it,
and everyone knew it and then as !
said It all in a moment it came over
me that | did care for him and that
was why | couldn't bear the thought
)f marrying VIII | was afraid he
lnew it and | felt that | would rather
lie than have him know it. Mother
said anyone could see that he was only
gratifying his vanity at my expense.
as any man would he tempted too who