The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-04
Showing the Importance
of a Proposal.
copyright, 1908, by American Fress Asso.

| singleton was ready TO marry MI.
Brown Reed. The only thing needed
to complete this desideratum was Il
proposal. Mr.. Reed considered this /;
mere form.
He asked the lady to go to church
with him one Sunday evening and dur
Ing the walk to the sanctuary endeav
ored to dispose of the matter Tn
fortunately his repugnance to saying
the words delayed him until the couple
We're going into the church door, when
he blurted them. In another moment
he was standing in a pew by the girl
to whom they had been spoken with
out a reply and singing, Onward
Christian Soldier" He regretted that
he had not gone onward tritle more
rapidly.
Mr.. Reed fully expected that Miss
Singleton would at least refer to his
proposition as soon as they had left
the church. 10 his surprise she did
not. When they reached her house she
asked him to come in. He said it was
rather late and he thought he would
go home
Mr.. Brown felt very uncomfortable
He made Il confidant of his friend
TRULY Robbins. TRULY laughed at
him. Serves you right" he said, "for
proposing to a girl on your way to
church. You might as we'll have done
1t at a funeral. Do it again and under
more favorable circumstances
Brown Reeds second attempt was in
| this wise: He bought couple of seats
at the theater and invited Miss Single.
ton to go to the play with him. She
accepted with pleasure.
There was lovemaking in the play
and Il fascinating hero who made
a proposal in such graceful form that
it brought down the house. After the
performance Reed walked home with
Miss Singleton and, after several eff
forts to get out what was on his mind.
said:
81 am going to repeat what | have
4 once said to you'll love you and invite
you to be my WIFE"
"And | decline the invitation" said
Miss Singleton sharply.
Again Mr. Brown Reed sought his
friend TRULY Robbins and told him all.
"What Il blunderer," said Robbins, 'to
put your proposal in contrast with that
OF finished actor! Butsdon't be dis,
cor aged. Try it again. You've sim
ply been unfortunate tn the time and
place of your proposals."
"What kind, Of a time aud place
would you suggest?" asked. Reed
''Ill tell you. ". &c going to have a
slide tonight wita the Toboggan club.
Bring your girl> on s,ny Invitation.
There will be merrymaking in the
! crisp air, laughing. shouting. Chinese
lanterns, boys and girls in blanket
suits, and all that. You can get her in
/ the dark and tell your story to the best
advantage. Is it a go:"
| Reed consented, but he was getting
discouraged. He informed Miss Sin
gleton Of the invitation, and she ac-
cepted again with pleasure" When
the evening came round he called for
her to find her in a very becoming to-
boggan suit, while he was In ordinary
clothes. She looked disappointed. On
arriving at the club grounds every man
except Reed looked liked Canadian
voyageur.
"Great Scott" sang out TRULY Rob
bins. "Why didn't you wear the blan-
kets?'
! ooh, I'm not a member of your club;
I'm only a visitor. Besides. I'm no
man for show: I'm only plain Brown
Reed"
Robbins was called away, and Reed
| took Miss Singleton to the slide where
the toboggans were shooting down
over the ice. The couple Gid their
share Of the tobogganing, sometimes
together. sometimes apart Reed look
| ed for q dark corner and found one
very near the starting point. He in
weighed Miss Singleton into 1t and be-
gan his proposal MS follows:
"Once on our way to church asked
you an important question. I got no
reply Again 1 asked it on our return
from the theater I met with a re-
fusal. Once more 1 say I love you
, and
eli! You there! Room for two
more on this toboggan."
Miss Singleton made rush for the
toboggan as If to escape from further
persecution. Reed followed her, tax
ing his place directly behind her, and
the toboggan was showed on to the in
cline. Reed was mad. He swore he
would finish his proposal If he had to
do 1t in an upset. "Will you be my
wife,? he shouted in her ear.
When they reached the bottom of
the slide Miss Singleton arose from the
toboggan and made bee line for the
gate. A street car was passing, and
she boarded it. Reed stood paralyzed
for awhile; then he walked home
Robbins having proved bad adj
wiser. the unfortunate lover sought
comfort elsewhere He went to his
aunt.
'Poor fellow" said that lady sooth-
fngly. "I'll set you right. know my
sex perfectly. The proposal is very
important matter in love affair.
Though plain Brown Reed. you must
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