Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-04-21

'She wasn't worth having anyway! No.
Not worth having anyway"
That was the way i unused that Easter
afternoon as walked down the street
after seeing her, and hat is still my way
of thinking.
About two days before that day ] hap
pened to drop in on poor Bifkins Poor
because he is possessed of such a name as
Bifkins; because ne hasn't ever the av-
erage stock of everyday brain, and, fur
thermore, because he Is a good natured,
cheerful sort Of idiot all round, easy to
impose upon, and gullible as the day is
long.
When / found Bifkins, he was in an aw-
full state, and as he welcomed me there
We're almost tears of joy in his eyes.
Say" said he, coming right to the point,
as all born idiots do, Il want TO propose
to the loveliest girl-oh. well, / don't sup
pose you want TO hear all about hcr-but
/ want to propose TO her just the same,
and l don't dare go and ask her outright,
SO / want to do it by mail; and, by Joye,
don't know what to say. Say, isn't writ
ing a proposal blazes, ELI? I've torn up
about two reams OF paper already, and l
was just about to give her up, when-you
came in. You'll help me, won't your
/ chuckled softly TO myself. Here was
a la for a lark. Poor Bifkins was
so confiding he'd do almost anything a
fellow suggested, and / knew he would.
I'D written a. letter of proposal that after
loon myself to Miss Helen Goldrox, n
! knew the task was no easy one, but then
imagine poor Bifkins wanting to do the
same thing to some other fair maid.
Who IS she, Bifkins?'' 1 asked cynic-
ally,
Well said Rifkins after thinking a
minute, I'D rather not tell her name in
case she won have me. But. say. old
chap, that's no reason for you not to help
me with the letter, is it?' And he looked
at me pleadingly.
'Oh. not at all. not at ALL / replied
eheeseaiis II fact. on second Thought /
considered that ia rather not know for
IL might be some nice girl j knew, and
that would deter me from helping Bifk.ns
write the kind Of letter / had in mind.
Thanks was all he could say. You
don't know how good you are"
oh, don't ]. thought | replied n
h thought 10 myself | might prove too
good.
A right, then said he. Lets get
right at it,
1 walked about with my hands in my
pockets for a few moments while he
watched be, when L said:
You'd better write as / dictate"
Just the thing he replied and sat
down all ready 10 go ahead.
You love ner an awful lot. do your" /
asked before going ahead.
'Oh, heapst" he replied.
And she-er-cares for your"
4 think so. Er-I'm quite sure OF it!' he
replied
All right. thought / to myself. This will
be the test OF IL. Then 1 began thinking.
My darling. thought I. No: that would be
too tame. My dearest darling. Yes. that
would be more like 1T, 4 thought, so /
quietly chuckled to myself and began:
MY dearest darlingl"
oh, say isn't that putting 1t a trihe
strong for a proposal?' inquired Bifkins,
turning round,
"oh, no. said ] carelessly; "the usual
thing
Wen. you ought to know you've pro-
posed and been refused so often,'' he re-
marked. laughing loud at his own con-
ceit.
7 said nothing. but II I had any ompunc
tons before they were now all removed,
so | went on. and B:fkins wrote:
Ny Dearest Darling--Ever since / first
beheld your sweet. angelic face, your
tBlre eyes. Bifhins? / thought so}-your
en-tOf course she has red hair. Bifkins
You say golden VIII do? AhaD-your
t~resses. golden as the sunlight on q stun
! summers day, 4 have thought OF
nothing else, OF nothing. nothing else, but
you.
so you wiz see, darling that my devo-
Ton knows no measure, but Is boundIess
as the ripping. heaving, summer sea.
barring. You doa't know how 1t makes
my heart beat when I think Of your lovely
azure orhs, resembling the sunny skies Of
fsy. and Of those silky, waving, ripping
tresscs that form your browning glory.
tor never was there woman wore sa,rh =
crown as thine.
Iltt me call you mine.
Write soon, and believe me, dearest dar-
ing YOURS forever and forever.
Cholmondy Bffkins.
When I had completed DEBATING this