New-York tribune., 1903-01-09
Matrimonial ~elecfior1.

corner Of the conservatory behind two oleanders
offered e, a no objection So there We were Ihat set
wen" I said. after brief reflection. Il shall
meet Charles Wilton at Mrs. Us dance tomorrow
night and 1 will see what can be done-n get
q II. my DEAR. cried Dohe. There is no If
tnni5g tn iRs matter. The PFo0o'er makes his opD0'
7 suppose he does was fain to adm admit n. TneTs her.,
are good many things to learn ABOUT tnis new
TT is an art and has its technicaIires like every
Which was SO undeniable that I agreed to it
Next evening / went to Mrs. Is dance There
anticipated met Charles Wilton cast anout ol
proved to be- unnecessary He asked me il would
ground being thus cleared it only remained for ms.
to put into practice Dollies manners ana 'uisS oi
good proposing.
Don't you think the roomaeIuxery y,t. hot - didn't
DO YOU think so? I find it just comfortable
This departure from the rules Of the game rather
puzzled me. What was / to doF l decloed 70
Cured.
The foor, is ripper .., .,,,,. .,,- that
there is trife too much beeswax on it,.
This reply was still more upsettins- However
Given such floor and a partner whose step
Sqfs He %as not %af 9e1t He did not stare at
of his pumps He did (evidentlv) know what
"T5 instead. S9aL'ifS; he answered genially:
mateer do is TO walk through square
But I dare say that what you suggest IS very Joly
IT This US was too vexing 1t quite killed my opening
for that metaphor about The Ban OF LlIe am am
still. Soon afterwsrd. he took me back to mamma
az Evidently Dolly's method was go. And on
thinking it over saw why it was no 60 II,, TSs
sive method is no doubt very sound for a man
and for this reason: Woman knows him 20 Dc
viVe: she scents his illusions: she sees what IS
coming; she leads up to it.. But woman proposing
for tbA first time as I wa doing. Is
ferent position. The man. naturally never suspecI
mere passive proposee): he cannot make out what
she is driving at and her alusiveness Is iost on
Yes" said to myself. there is only one way.
eRdren ehf qTect must be pain literal precise must
say what I mean in the most simple unequlV9QG5ai
ia words of s one syIiaole I love you WIN you
wed me-? There can be no mistake ABOUT o1 !na'
We next met about four days later 1t was IN =. q
tea shop in t tss bsre TsS wa bunc Of hya
cinths in vase on the table He came m; ne say sa~
eGeha9gd ag se9N looked about No one Here
was my chance. Bravey began:
There l1ss I stopped. The ''you"-simpe. little
word-wouid not for some reason come out It
'!y7 We'll. What do you lover, he incurred ,r
giEoe rss "a gay bom as matter Of course But
he had invited a neuter and neuter ne should
have. If onlv to punish him him --,,.
Vet even here there would have been way out
had he possessed an ounce Of perception He had
only to say. a a woman in like case would nave
"Happy hyacinths"'
Then I should have remarked: .
''I always associate YOU with hyacinths nj.
But what do you think the opaque creature oid
.Don't care for 'em myself Smell too strong s.1
such a perfect miracle of obtuseness- So my sec
ond chance was lest x.- .--o
failures is reformer I must Try again. 81 mus nv
frer q
wed me?'' formula was what logicians Woulo cam
GHnf CGnPig gb fS interrogative would drop the
categorical II love you Wnicn IN TlTw onId "a univ
retain the essential portion viz. the
Four piain words of one syllable Surely. these
admitted of ambiguity or mlsappre5nTeInsio% % the
north side. near Devonshire House. I was walk ak
ing west he east We met face 2as 70 hf tSs time
made the fateful plunge
would You believe it? At that supreme moment
by the cruellest stroke Of luck Csurey me % II
their courses were fgntng bg agais vios9t choking
fit which lasted for two minutes II vas too 3.,a ea
asPerabng obn sv M Pa little eus sar of the wHdDpe
course couldn't complete 6 Ike my yytsSng ones best
story when one has been interrupted In tne moq
so w5sP Gnt Gharfs hSd MitGa done CHOKING
you were about to ask me- neE.-E. >, r s,,,ed
ITO come to tea to-morrow afternoon 'ep"eu
feeling obliged say something. .;5
with the greatest pleasure. ne on tisfac
tion-that mamma would be out the following allei
,5 +,is time T will
succeed said I to myself. setting my teetn' reSo
should have succeeded. too There is no doupt
about that But an unlocked for ACCIDENT I asatH
haffed me Before I had time 10 say d ~'i'
Charles suddenly exclaimed:
asT saw By Jovet don't you KNOW 49,, .-. ,o-
Those we're his precise words. SelLner tol ~ ~
1ass Not nuCh in them is there But sonehoW
NE Nercutfo's wound. they served he tooh 'lo
in his arms. - IL .,o ,roo+ In one Of
F-ucIfd's props and jumping straight from tne
"E RTt the O E D. was reached? True YET see II
What position 1t placed me 1t desuoEeu LT ~ =
eyer NV prospects practicaI reIorTer III o.,
aeId of matrimonial selection couid not PIopUIs Is
to charles being already engaged to him. nor cour @
I ffor the same reason decently propose u 0'''
else. ...- .,.o- T have come TO
+e Conclusion that in the present DackWaIu
tion of human affairs, my Scheihe Vi i7
is after all. prema ture . :.ar;gibr,- r,
So long as man propose lntel1sIDDS 9D! ~ o.
-,,oraII- excIaiming: 'I say BY Jove! don I ~
LOU whereas a may make reilaI -, -
tbousard times more suggestive, ana ~ aiaI leI
sI,Cges+ ANYTHING long. say. as thlS HId
ta+ of things obtains the female propoSer y I.
-. J,andicapped out of it 1t Is tniqutouS buJ
I'+-a fact I therefore advise my sisters IKE vs.
tTon1en To accept the fact-aud the male prop'ssi-
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