The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19
now AUNT PATsEY PROPOSED.
Tho very Novelty of Her Method Preoiuded
Possibility of Refusal.


Possibility of Refusal.
Il ives never a strong advocate Of the idea that
women ought to propose" said the man Of ex'
pericnce. 1T seems though II were reversal
Of the proper order Of things. Still, know ono
woman who took matters neglected by bashful
sutton into her own hands. and she wound UP the
business no neatly and In 30 novel manner that
sho won plaudts from everybody who heard Of
the incident. This woman was known the country
over as Aunt Patsoy Mitchell. As remember
Aunt Patsey, she was decidedly a character
When was youngster she must have been in
the ncghborhood Of Nifty. She was very tall and
very homely with one exception. She had the
pretuest soft white hair ever set eyes on Iarum
Scarum school boys seldom take much interest
in old ladies' hair, matter how soft and virite
II may be- but that case was an exception, and
there was nothing In the world that seemed quite
so hne TO me. al that time, as Aunt Patscy s head.
which for fluffy daintness could outrival any
basket Of wool fresh from the cardcrs hands
Partly because Of her hair and partly because
OF her natural goodness Of heart all W. young
sters loved Aunt Patsey, yet in spite ID our alice
ton, the nendish impulses latent In tho hearts OF
all children would creep to the surface every lit
tie while and We would torment her with all sorts
OF impudcnt questions. Our fayorte query was:
Aunt Patscy, don't you ever intend to get mar.
rcd' Instead Of sending us about our business
at those times as mos, women wonld have done
under similar circumstances, Aunt Patsey would
let her most prominent popularity come To the
front and invariably she would make answer:
Yes, when | get ready. This answer would
always stagger inquisitve visitors, but IL never
intmdatcd us into silence, and, when are you
going 10 gct ready Aunt Patsey?' would come
laundering along presently. To this second aues
49,, -, -, 80 '"" ~ 'ehs' '"u
Just TELL she would say grnvely. But I've got
my man picked out lie doesn't know I've hxod
my mind ON him Nohdy L,ow. 4, ma, o,.,,
h,dy,ll rrn, ,sha :, 20 -. nn , -, :" n"' ',o',
find out who mean by the time 4 get ready why
IN have IN study nm ,nm. v.y a., al, ~,
These dialogues Of never failing interest
To youthful inauisitors and th,v u.r. ,,h..r..d
an nm avsr. "a ~ ,s, a I'm eey "'' rne"lSeu
v" "'' average o' .hrce umeS week our con
versaions were always repeated verbatim. far
| and wide and they Ken, the c,,r,s,y of IN. neigh
Known s'ysa au up )" 'sh I,Gn EnS,y man
was subjected To a critical examination in The
! showed The slightest preference either in mnnn.,
| or word Tor any particular man Tho n.,ghh.,,a
were at loss To- come to dcison nm ana !, no
! deyolved upon Aunt Patscy 10 indicate the man
d pet nS shS Ssy This she did In eh"T''e''e"y
Aunt Pntsey lived alone in . bie rcd brick
house situated on the New Rebm"nd Turn u n,te
batavia This bous" was 50. surrnanaed Nv anu nn
| immense yard The ward at one Inn. was we'll
,""s and one m"ns,ra sn a ph ,sS seo
he S"s'I ps ne, "a, from .ne rom fence was
iores, tree 10 be- found in that part Of he Country
Of IL Srnpd sn,c " s,'dssnc very PROUD QUO
| often bccn h.std 10 snr WIN uc,tsr, a. ihsi
uee in /. ought to be still standing I've hundred
men, V the sSIpsS 81 ,hs nsshSrs Ms ss Sn
bounded when il WAS learned that Aun, Patsy
1
10 chop DOWN se oss ,bre 1 % ~. s
This Destruction Of the great iIes in is Spine prime
%anx mao Sas p Ann, pa am SSs awe" Sss
mnn,w.a our farm N, s.y,S,f AN man Eho nan
his entirety Craig presented a very odd aopear-
ance, bu, his most strGins single fsatu Hsp was
and night sleepns or waxing Croir reaiiyy
had very good sound scnse ' especially in ma ali
but his CARING mouth S' gave him an aupcnInno n,
Of idiocy Which greatly billed him a" in III opn"n
| oi the neiyhbnrs nut hox.vrr much n. might
he ndir,led by others had arm taith in hts i,3g
ment ~ When he ptonscd ia, dax IN a, ~, spn
and see Aunt Patsy mimic Hy ,s"sn,sd quit, s
Willingly. rs we ns,red The house Nc sSw Aunt Aunt
Palsy, herself. standing al the front gate We
up AIS soia 1 Hr,iv Don, wan, ~
hat ;r" whnckeJ over fSr 70 S"o" """' you h"a
| .For a moment Aunt p,,scv secrrd ,mh.y.
r,sscd '"' 'u"' "N''' '''"''' o''''"'
= reckon she said. there's a whole raj, Of
! same thinp ~ " '" '""' ''''
'" WI reckon r. said Craig. there is
| -.w.l rct,Tnad Ann pa,sey r dom, u,.h .,v
| az ..m ANY harm so do hopr tkry Won Nod hi,
| breath lin they And ou, Not hui What thcx re
| ,,on 10 know some day for they ARE ir,t ihcv' N
have u hid. my i'm, ~ " ' 49, " '' "
| -Craiv noddei ,exncc,fuIv And VIA, ,,,
| voin' 10 do viii The s,umn Amt ps,a.r,.' ne
asked You ought to have that drug M 6y the
roots ~
! Aunt Pntssy I've mnde ali nv rniIauons re-
! rnrdin' thai s,ump an / certainly dnn't cnIlnte
| 10 have il drug nut
| We'll then suggested Cralr I'd train honey.
| s,ckios or something round IL NEXT summer II,
| don't look very well standing nm there rough and
uneven. like that ~
Aunt Pstsey Ieqked at Craig quirnically.
| I've made my cnl'lntons WAS ali abe s,id
THAT was In the fnii All winter The oak stump
stood in Aunt Pntsry's front yard bleak and
drear but early in the spring two men who were
ton, and Aunt Patsey gave them Instructions
Ia burn ON The heart al the stumn ws.k intry