Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-05-06
A LEAP YEAR PROPOSAL.
Entertainment by Miss Sophia Rose
on Tuesday Evening, April %.

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Fashion plays such pranks. that
oneis sometimes led to wonder which
Is the most popular fawer now, but
regardless of what fashion may say
the voice Of the people has spoken,
and Judging from the number Of
friends who accepted Miss Sophia
Roses invitation for last Tuesday
evening, the (R) ose is still queen.
| Upon arrival the guests were re-
ceiyeG by Mr.. and Mrs. H. p. Holle-
man in that attractive manner which
they possess Of making each one feel
that they are happier to see him than
any Of the others. While they gave
away no secrets, still they tried to
calm the suspicious that were aroused
when Misses Julia May Rose, Rosa
May Busch and Lula Busch pinned a
score card upon each young gentle
mans coat before allowing him to
enter the parlor. For some moments
after all were seated nothing more
serious than pleasant conversation oc-
cupied the attention, and some were
about ready to conclude that the re-
port was all a mistake, but presently
Mr.. and, Mrs. Holleman and Miss
Rose quietly entered the parlor. Miss
Rose asked for every ones attention
and the serious look she gave caused
the hearts of the timid CD girls and
bashfui CD boys to beat more rap
Idly, for evidently something was
| about to happen. And it did. Each
young lady must make known, in the
best way she could, the high esteem
and tender affection she felt for the
young gentleman on her right. This
to continue for five minutes, and then
at the tap of the bell all move one
place to the right, and so continue
around the room until she reached
her first love-" The mystery of the
score card was now solved. After
the young lady had finished her story
the young gentleman who had been
the interested listener must grade her
in the degree Of proficiency she had
| attained. The one receiving the high
est average was to get the reward.
Who do you guess got it? No, you
are wrong-Miss Maude Kay.
| Just as all were recovering from
the last experience Miss Sophia again
appeared in the doorway and an
nounced that each young lady must
ask some young man to-to-to---
accompany her into the dining room
for much needed refreshment after
such trying ordeals. The table was
"a thing Of beauty" and as one APP
preached the place he was to occupy
"its loveliness increased" More
beautiful flowers surely never graced
any occasion, and more delicious
cream and cake have not been given
! to mortals to partake of.
The inner man having been satis-
fed, the couples were now allowed
to amuse themselves in their own
way. Some sought the cool verandas
to gaze at the stars, and while doing
so to declare again the vows so re-
Gently made. Others returned to the
parlor and had the delightful privi-
lege Of listening to recitation by lit
tie Miss Rosa May Busch. She re-
cites with the easn and grave of vet
eran In the art Then there was vo-
cal music by Misses Julia May Rose
and Mary Pitchford.
But the winged hours were speed
ing swiftly in their fight, and before
any we're aware they had gone so far
the clock in the spire of the village
church chimed the hour Of midnight,
reminding the guests that pleasures
are but fleeting, and that all things
mortal must have an end. So the
wraps were donned and "good nights"
said, and each departing carried with
him the remembrance of an evening
pleasantly spent.
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