Morris tribune., 1903-01-31
A PROPOSAL

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an tax yer walk ?" said Mag, pout,
ing.
Dick looked cautiously into Mays
eyes and stroked his chin. Il heard
We were walkin' WI Bob Spaldin', .
he said warily.
''Did We, though ?"
CAN that We an him were tae
max match o't.'
''Did ye, though %
'Is't no true, Maggie?"
"Speer nae questions, Dick, an
I'll tell We nae lees.
Dick stroked his chin again, look
ed up and down the road and
changed the leg on which he had
been resting.
eff it's no true, Maggie he said,
"I'l stop the stories that are gain
the roonds."
'1'm much obleeged tae ye, Dick
Lang" said Mag, giving her head a
toss.
''It'll be nae bather at a.. Ye
ken me better than that, Maggie"
''Dae I, though? An what ABBOTT
yerse'f, wha kens mare ABBOTT me
than ken I myse'f?''
can ye say it's no true moo din
ma thraw me, Maggie, but just up
an DOT WI the truth, an II
Mag was staring at him, and
Dicks tongue chung to the roof Of
his mouth.
SHoo's Mary. McDougal?" she
asked.
81 haena seen her in sax months
tae speak tae-Mary McDougal
''Did ye cast DOT ?"
''There was nae castin' DOT ABBOTT
It, Maggie. There was never ony-
thing atween us. I've kent the las
sic a. my days an gaed WI 'er at an
anterin time just for friendships
sake. Oh, no, Maggie, yer clean aft
there"
$50 ye say, but maybe I've been
hearin' stories ABBOTT ye."
''Wha-what did ye hear?"
ooh, never mind"
|'Weel, there a. doom richt lees,
every ane O them"
'SSay as sure's death, an I'll be-
Lieve ye."
GAS sure's DEATH"
"Ye ken what yer a-sayin, Dick 2"
81 dae if | should dee this mint"
''Wha put on yer tie for ye, Dick
MIGHTY, it's JUST like a harran
eloot thrown roond yer neck. Come
ere, an I'll sort it for ye.''
Dick smiled affectionately, took a
step toward Mag, placed his arms
akimbo and held up his head.
''There noo," said Mag after haV-
ng taken off his tie and readjusted !
t Ia mode.
"Got yer wark a. done, Maggie ?"
'sOuy aye-lang sine"
'Lat's tax walk"
Mag ran into the house to "snode"
herself up a bit, and Dick walked /
lp and down in front hum1ning
We're a. John Tamsan's BARNS"
When Mag emerged, tartan shawl
vas thrown over her shoulders, and
J small bonnet adorned her head.
Ter cheeks were ruddy as the rose,
nd her hazel eyes sparkled with
he happiness she felt.
"Whaur'u we gae, Dick?" she
.sked, looking him in the face.
''Whaur dae ye think? asked
Dick, returning the look with COM
'ound interest.
"Ony Whaur ye like, Dick"
81 think we'll gaze doom by the
urn an alang by the trees, whaur
7e used tae gaze, Maggie, ye ken"
It was delightful evening in the
all Of the year, and Dick Lang was
lever happier in his life, with Mag
lie Wotherspoon, the prettiest girl
n the village, by his side. But Mag
7as a saucy girl at times, for she
new her charms, as every pretty I
irl does, and when she was in the
mood she loved to tease those whose
dmiration or affections she had
7on. Nearly every young man in
he village had made advances to
er, and with one exception she had
urned them all against her on ac-
cunt of her saucy, coquettish ways,
7hich the young men failed to I'M
erstand, and invariably sent them
IF in a huff. The one exception
,as Dick Lang, whose love for Mag
7as a passion. He had begun by
ying her at a distance and grad
ally getting nearer. At first she
reated him with indifference and
q his presence had always seemed
0 think more Of some one else than
f him.