The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-04
A New Way to Propose.
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Toriginai1
Roland Mason prided himself on be
ing original. Conventional methods
were irksome to him. When the time
came for him to go to Louise AlIinson's
father to ask for her hand he disdain-
ed TO put the case in the ordinary way
viz, Il love your daughter and VIII
do my best to make her happy" He
had a way Of his own Of making his
proposition.
Entering the library, he found Mr.
Atkinson with his evening paper. smok-
ing There was some OF the treplda-
ton usual to such situations In the
young mans breast. but he did not
show II. On the contrary. be assumed
a very careless manner. He was little
known to the man to whom he made
his application, though he had been for
some time devoted to his daughter.
This Is not strange. Even couple
counting really know little OF each 9TH
er. for they invariably assume to be
what they are not and seldom disabuse
each other till after they are married
and come down from acting parts 70
life's real drama. Meanwhile their
parents, unless the two families have
been intimate. know less OF their pro-
spective son and daughter in law than
the couple know Of each other.
Without giving Mr.. Atkinson even an
opportunity to speak a civil word by
way OF welcome Mason began to state
his case.
II have come, sir" be said, ito tell
you that your daughter loves me and
has set her heart on me. 1t does not
matter that may be unworthy of her
or that cannot, at least not now,
maintain her Id the style to which sne
has been accustomed. know that she
has always been given what she has
wanted. She wants me, and don't
doubt that you will not refuse her.
have the honor to ask that you Will
give me to her"
Mr. Allinson when the young man
began laid down his paper, took hig
cigar from between his lips and sat
with 1t between his first and second
fingers. There was no readable expires.
sion on his face. Indeed, it was inn
penetrabIe. 1t was some time after
the request had been made before he
moved: then he resumed his cigar,
gave few deliberate puffs and, again
lowering II, said:
You are quite right in assuming
chat my daughter has always been
Niren what she has desired. No other
course has been possible. From her
laafliest childhood she has dominated
{very one Of her family BY an iron win
Which would get anything she wished
llsllf Or d brazen image re doesn't mat
tef that you can't afford to give her
z1zkures She will have them SO long
Hill sou have cent left. Then after
kI59 has exhausted your resources she
wiil doubtless come back upon me.
}{sr marriage with you, however, vii!
&nabIe me to make an escape The
t<ff.4 ttlAt y Vu Ire AiutA trai pANpn1N ~
fA'ze her mother abroad and we shall
h pisr residence III some corner Of the
globe where yonr wife viii not be able
M l'na us. This IS the happiest day |
hHVe Known since the little curmud-
Ke0n was born. How soon can you ar.
faiige 10 be married ]"
AS Mr. Alliuson proceeded with his
catalogue OF terrors young Mason look
Rd Tor some Indication that be was
speaking il Jest. But there was not
tha slightest evidence Of anything Of |
Tie kind no twinkle in the eye, no
curve Of The lips. And when he had
fnlshed be brcathed sigh, as II hnT. |
ing shifted a great burden.
De YOU renlly mean that Louise
~
Z am not SO dishonorable as to per
nit young man just starting in life t
TO put bis neck in a yoke without IN I
forming him OF the facts. Louise Is
capable. attractive. and there is moth
ING mean about her. But you must be
when you marry her to give