The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-09
REVERSING THE PROCESS.
Or, the Final Lesson In the Art of
Bringing n Man to His Senses.


From the Chicago Tribune.
Harold Fillmore are you asking me
TO tie your wife,
Il think what have been saying to you
is fairly open to that Interpretation
Maud Wintergreen. Didn't do it right? >
she tapped her foot On the floor impa-
tienuy.
No. sir
"Where did I miss it?" he asked hum
biz.
Everywhere. You scented 10 be hedg-
ing. You tried to shoot so as TO hit If
we're deer and to miss IL should prove
TO be"
20 but you are a dear, you know"
Don't interrupt me, sir When you pro
pose to a woman, propose to her. I've a
great mind TO show you how it ought to
be done"
Il wish you'd take the whole business
off my hands. Maud. I'm no good at II,
aud I'll promise to say the right word
when you've"
Done be a coward as well as a bun
gler young man. Listen, now, l am the
love-stricken youth"
IAN ght. You're Harold Bi,lmore."
Not al all. This is a purely impersonal
affair. You are the coy maide n"
Yes, I'm Maud Winterereen. Go or"
Don't be any sIllier than you are nat
urally. Desiring TO enthrone myself in
the heart of young woman l first--'
That sounds too much like giving a
newly-initiated candidate in a secret so
ciety he proper directions for entering
lodgeroom. But go on.
IF you interrupt me again with any re-
marks Ike that, Mr.. Bilmore, his lesson
will come to an end. Bo gin by-no, sir, sit
lit lie farther away. You are acting en-
rely out of character
so I was. l humbly beg pardon. / for
got. Go on
IF you want to marry a girl go and
tell her so in a manly way. Don you
su opose, if she has any gumpt on, she
has found out your little secret long be
fore you have made up your m nd 10
speak,"
eth you have kncwn all the time
Maud that l."
Once again. sir. keep your distance
and let me do the talking"
Then tell me just what ought to have
said. Maud-that's a dear girl"
We'll remember. row. I am supposed
to he a young man making declaration
of We to a Young woman. | say 10 her,
Lucy, or Mehi.atel,' as the case may
be"
mo no! You say to her Maud in
sist on that"
Let 1t be Maud, then. if It will keep
YOU quiet But this is only a suppositious
case just the same. / don't say to her,
Maud. do you believe in love at hrst
sight? or Maud. do you think you would
marry the right fellow If he ever came
slong?' Nor do put my arm on the back
of her chair as If by accident"
II didn't know 1 was doing that, Maud
-"
Take your arm away from the back of
this chair, sir Neither do l hem and
haw-"
oh but I didn't do that! may have
gasped little, but what could you expect
from a fell"
81 think I should stand up squarely be-
fore her, like a man, as am doing now
sit down. sir! You are the listener in this
| conversation-and ] should look her
straight in the eye. like man, and say
10 her: Lucy"
mo, no! Maud"
Maud then for the sake of the Illus
traticn. Maud, l love you!-sit down
But how would that sound? Maud,
love you, Sit down."
II should say: Maud, I love you! will
| your be my wife,
Maud I love you! viii you be my
wife?"
Yes that is what should say, sir. If ]
wanted TO ask girl to marry me-"
The young man bounded to his feet.
Very good" he said That is what
/ you would say If you were Harold Bill
more! Now listen to mel"
But l protest."
Stand right there! Don't sit down!
I'm doing the talking. You, speaking for
Harold Billmore. have said you love me
! and have asked me TO be your wife /
speaking for Maud Wintergreen-"
That isn't fair. now. Il told you"
Il know what you told meas the young
man. Now I'm acting as the girl. For
all practical purposes / am Maund Win
tergreen. l would say to the awkward
youth: Harold. l have known for q long
time that you love me. Do you think ]
would have accepted yodr attentions
month after month IL did not intend al
| last"
You have no right to say anything like
that: Is girl supposed to take it fol-
granted
Don't interrupt me. have not finished
my answer yet. Harold | reply, you
are a good and worthy young man. You
may not know exactly how to make a
proposal of marriage, in the most approx
ed form, on account of lack of previous
practice, but your heart is right Here
is my answer-I will whisper it in youl
ear: Yes. Harold. l will be your
| wife!"'''
! Then. of a sudden there was a light
ming change of characters, and Harold
Billmore was the young man again.
His arm stole around her waist, her
head slowly sank on his shoulder, he BEN
his head down and
Pn! P-ff!