The Irish standard., 1903-03-21
young fellow had never presumed up.

One day While at the clearinghouse
she asked him to join party who
were going for days yachting excur-
sion and he, Of course, readily assent
ed. While the merriment was at it's
height the girl accidently fell into the
sea. Immediately perccving what had
happened. her admircr sprang over
board and was successful in reaching
her and keeping her atloat.
He WAS an Indifferent swimmer,
however, and as the night was very
dark both We're in danger of drowning
before the yachts boat could reach
them. This was evidently what the
young fellow feared, and being ap-
parently determined that the girl
should i'll any case know of his affec-
ton for her he, in spite of the strange
ness of their position, quickly declared
his passion. The girl, however, much
exhausted and frightened, made no re-
ply, much to the disappointment of the
young fellow, who concluded that she
was unconscious.
Ultimately the two We're picked up
by the boat and brought on hoard the
yacht again. and the party reached
home without any further misllap.
The next day the girl took the first
opportunity of thanking the young
fellow in private for saving her life,
and judge Of his surprise when she
slyly remarked that his proposal at sell
was somewhat NAL apropos. Needless
to say the young fellow took fresh
hope ircm this hint and did not hest
tate to propose in the orthodox man
rcr. this time rcccivin" IL favorable
reply.
Not so happy an ending is attached
to the story of a proposal made under
somewhat similar conditions to the
above 10y young German, who was
Il passenger on the Inflated Elbe,
wrecked off I4owestoft in 1895. While
on board he conceived a great affection
for Il certain young lady but hesitated
to speak to her on the matter. When
the crash came he succeeded in getting
Il life buoy for the girl and by its aid
managed to keep her afloat after the
ship had foundered.
Although it was an extraordinary
place and time for him to declare his
affection, the young fellow, doubtless
With his mind Oh future possibilities,
proposed while both were struggling
in the sea and to his great delight
learned that his love was returned.
But his JOY was quickly turned to
grief, for shortly afterward the rough
sea separated them and although he
himself was picked up by boat he
never saw his sweetheart again.
1t would require more than an aver
age amount of nerve and GOODNESS on
the part of any man to propose to q
Girl when both were in danger of being
burned to- death. A particular feature,
However, regarding fireman's we'd
ding which took place in the Midlands
a short time ago was the fact that he
proposed to his bride while trying to
rescue her from burning house;
The fire occurred during the night
at country residence at which the
young lady was employed us house
maid. At the commencement of the
contlagration no one noticed that she
was missing. but when the house was
well ablaze the girl suddenly appeared
at one of the top windows, having
been aroused from her sleep by the
smoke. Tho local brigade not being
provided with Il fire escape. her death
seemed almost certain. But her fire
man lover quickly darted into the
house and at great risk managed to
reach her room. But as he Gid so the
stairs behind him collapsed and thus
cut off their only apparent means of
escape.
Doubtless it was the hopelessness of
their position and the fear that his love
would never be known which led the
fireman to propose there and then, and
thus, surrounded by flames and smoke,
the two plighted their troth. Forum
atcly long ladder had in the mean-
time been found at some neighborinS
works and after moments of great
excitement the two We're rescued just
in the nick of time.
The rarity Of prison proposals makes
the following instance of Cupid's
strange doings particularly interesting.
\ short time ago a clever and notorious
French swindIer named Goirand was
sentenced in Paris to Il long term of
imprisonment While his trial was
still proceeding Goirand applied for
permission to marry his friend and ac-
complice, Bertha Dagueneau, if she
would accept him for husband.
The magistrate tllereupon sent for
the young woman and laid Goirands
proposal before her She then con-
rcssed that she loved him and that it
would be the happiest day in her life
If Goiram would marry her. The re-
suit of this unique proposal was that
the two were married at the local
mayors Office, with four policemen as
witnesses.
\ French aeronaut some time ago