The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-11-17
Her Splendid
Inconsistency.

NH r G||E fra tr'''I in the the ballroom on the
Ms = M!i further side of the house,
gA4 softened by distance.
: Moonlight broken up by intervening
trees into bars and splot"hes of gold
en- radiance. lay all about them as they
walked up and down the veranda.
''The right Kind Of Il woman always
appreciates 4 proposal Of marriage
from any man as a great compliment.
Coming from you it is the much more
!, to be valued. but cannot marry YOU
) said the woman.
: Il have to thank you for having lis
tened TO me SO patiently. Might 1
tespasS little more upon your good
nature and aSk permission to discuss
the matter further with you:'
"No amount Of discussion can profit
either Of Us. so far IS can see. But.
MS l have said. in asking me to marry
You great compliment WAS paid me.
s and in return for that compliment I
suppose that owe YOU permission to
lUQutSS sOil lV\S Lol biA,u'*iOh Va "a
gument.'
Thanks for the permission" said
the man. still in his s:olid manner. Il
cannot recognize nly proposal as, i'll
any sens. = compliment. but am
willing that you should. if YOU wish,
take the manner in which / made it as
q compliment. Recognizing the splen-
did development Of your own logical
faculties, have made m: offer Of mar
riage in perfectly business-like form.
/. I have heard you often declare that q
contract of marriage is like any other
contract, and should be entered into
only when both parties are fully aware
of what tley are doing
"I,o yol think women are ever en-
tirely consistent" interrupted the wo-
man.
The man leaked a trife surprised
and replied:
at least. I give you credit for hav-
Ing splendidly consistent mind. You
do not mean that have erred in my
manner of proposing, that you would
have preferred more or an air of ro-
marce, and ell that sort Of thirg:"
Now, the situation is something like
this" continued the man in very much
the same tone Of voice that he would
have used in arguing an important case
before the Supreme Court. You are
twenty y-nine-or is it thirty ?-years old,
have reputation as a beauty. and all
that. You can, I know, marry any one
of two OF three men who can offer you
at least as much as I, but modesty was
never a prevailing characteristic Of
mine. and l have not feared to meas
ure myself with these other men.
ION the other hand. l can give you
pretty much anything You desire that
costs money. stand we'll in my pro-
fession, and have prospects Of soon be-
ing near tine top of it. Altogether, I
am satisfied that any one would call it
4 very suitable match all around
'Does the prosecution here close its
case?" inquired the woman. laughing
e little.
Il hardly care to regard the matter
as one Of prosecution and Defense
said the man imperturhahly, 'but ii
you wish 70 use the terms am forced
to admit their applica bility. Will the
defense rest its case on the testimony
submitted by tie prosecution. or will
1t elect to submit ILL arSument:''
""rhe defensc will submit All argu-
ment,' replied the womall. Il admit
that the match would De, rs YOU say,
pronounced suitable to every one. As
for the two or three other Men whom
you aver that can marry at any time
cannot answer. have noticed that
the number Of my proposals has been
falling off of late, and attributed the
2act to advancing age. Ioa were right