Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-09-21

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the least.
81 did it-this very afternoon
and I'll tell you all about it,"
He sat down chose to me, breath.
ing very hard, and commenced:
"You must know that Cissy told
me last night that she was going
down to Devonshire today to stay
with her aunt. You can bet | fe,,,
cut up. Well, after some hesitation
/ asked her whether she would al.
low me to see her off at Padding.
ton. She demurred little and then
said Yes You can't think what
pretty way she has Of saying Yes.
Well-don't be impatient, I'm com,
ing to it-you may feel pretty sure
that | was at Paddington an hour
before she drove up. And When
she did arrive you can imagine how
| looked after her, and got hel
ticket, and saw that her boxes were
labeled, and bought her all the il
Illustrated papers and a luncheon
basket, and told the guard to keep
an eve on her, and all that sort of
thing.
"She was so awfully nice that |
almost went crazy when thought OF
, her being away for a month, al
among lot of other beggars. Well,
she took her seat, and tipped the
guard to lock the door and not let
any one else in. wanted TO have
that last five minutes all to myself,
you see?
$50 she made herself comfortable
and told me / looked awfully red,
and judging by ny feelings should
think | looked quite purple. Well
don't be in a hurry--the guard
whistled and called, Stand away,
please.' and the train began to move
slowly out of the station. Just to
say 'Goodby' l got on the footboard
and put my hand in at the window.
l had said 'Goodby' twelve times al
ready, and she looked SO pretty and
all that that | suddenly screwed up
my courage and said:
"'Cissy, will your?
"The guard called out, Stand
away, please, there but | kept on
the footboard, and Cissy said: oh,
get off, please. You'll be hurt
"The train was going faster by
this time, but l stuck there and
yelled out will you? Will you?'
"She looked awfuly scared-all
the porters and guards and passen-
gers were shouting at me by this
time-and said: oh, dc get off. Will
/ WHAT
eve were almost at the end of the
platform now, but l still held on,
and said: will you? Will you?
You know what | mean
"She blushed awfully and said:
Pray-pray get off. Oh, what do
you mean? Will l what? Do get
off,
ave were just at the end of the
platform now, but | was determined
not to get of.
"Will you? You know, will you|
WHAT
"Marry me-?
"There were about $50 porters
rushing up the platform to pull me
off, but | still hung on and waited
for her answer. She looked at ME
most imploringly and said:
"Do get off, dear Jack, do
81 shouted out: will you? Say
"And she answered, Yes
81 jumped off just as we got out
side the station, fell down, and two
porters snatched me out of harms
way. | gave them sovereign each
and took cab here to tell YOU about
it,
'In the event of her refusing to
marry you," ! said in my best legal
manner, "you will not be entitled to
any damages for breach of promise,
as the defendants assent was obtain
ed under compulsion.
But Jack didn't care in the least
for my law.
The sickening part of it was that
the girl really was in love with him
and had been waiting for him TO ask
her quite as long as he had been
hesitating.
They committed the fatal act the
other day and have gone to Nice for
the honeymoon. Bah.