Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-05-27
SheProposed
BY f. \. Mitchell
Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association

out OF It, She was Welsh, and some
fifteen or twenty letters are required
20 spell her name. and after il has
been spelled It could only he pro.
nounced by one asleep and at the
culniuation OF prodiglous snore.
will therefore call her Anne
If Anues name was not attractive,
Anne herself was very attractive.
She had been born and lived tin she
was fifteen I'm Wales and possessed
the rose and ivory complexion common
among the girls OF the British isles.
She was plump as n partridge and had
pair of white shoulders and an cx-
quisitCly rounded neck. Then her
lips-well. they are best described
MS kissablc In other words. Anne
was a pretty Welsh girl who had
come to America with her father to
live on farm of his own in Minnesota.
Anne had lost her mother before
leaving Wales, and her father had
married again. Not all stepmothers
make life miserable. but Anne's step
mother did. At any rate, Anne al
ways felt that the home she had
known had passed away with her
home with a new crop Of children OF
which she was not n part and in
which she had no place. 1t seemed
TO her that if she were out OF it there
would be an advantage to it and TO
her.
Anne had a friend whom she had
met in Minnesota. The friends own
true name was Martha. She, too was
the daughter OF a farmer and lived
short distance down the road. One
evening Anne after scrap with
her stepmother went out and stood
at the gate to nurse her wrath alone.
While she was standing there along
came her bosom friend. Anne poured
long catalogue OF troubles into
Martha's ear. Martha listened till n
parse came and then said:
This is no place for you, Anne.
You should be married and have
home Of your own"
81 know it," said Anne. but whom
am l to marry? All the young men as
soon as they are grown go to Mime
apolis or st. Paul or Chicago or ST.
Louis. They all seem eager TO get
away from the farm as soon as pos
sible. | can't follow them to the
city, and if could it would do no
good. l am country born and bred
and entirely untitled for the city"
Nevertheless you must marry"
II will! I'll stop waiting for a pro-
posal. I'll ask the first man 1 see TO
marry me"
At that moment n man appeared
some distance down the road. He was
carrying n bundle done up in ban
danna handkerchief at the end Of a
pole, the pole resting on his shoulder
Here comes your opportunity" said
Martha.
Anne gave a gasp. 81 wish had
the courage to do It," she said.
Il dare You"
You dare me?"
Eyes; you said just now you would
ask the first man that came along TO
marry you, and here comes a young
fellow of suitable age. Ask him."
But suppose he should hold me to it. /
] might jump from the frying pan into !
the fire"
Marriage is n lottery even If you
have known the one you marry a long |
while and consider him perfection"
Hes good looking" whispered Anne, /
stealing a glance at the man.
Quick" snapped Martha "You will /.
be too late'
Suddenly it occurred to Anne to do /
as she had threatened. speaking in a |
language he would not understand. /
She had not forgotten the language Of |
her childhood. Size called out in |
Welsh:
81 oes cisiau gwraig arnoch chwl?" .
90 you want n wife0
"Oes' yes came the reply quick os
fash
The young man turned to see n pref. /
~ girl looking at him i'm CONSERVATION. .
her face all aname lie started toward .
her but Anne ran into the house and /
slammed the door I'm his face
If she had thus rudely treated any .
young man of her acquaintance doubt
less he would have gone of i'm nigh /
dudecon. But she had called on Cupid /
10 help her, and the little god once i'm
tcrested 30 is no easy matter to allay
that interest Indeed, hc IS impudcut
and persistent The young man went
TO the closed door aud tried TO open it
Ammo was holding 10 from the inside
Cupid proved The stronger. and the
door wgs forced when cupid enter.
ed. Anne had buried her face lu the
pillow of hall settle The young
man stood by and said
y perceive that YOU arc welsh. .
am just come from wales and am
lopaas for place 10 settle iu this
frr.f rUrf.frr lkrtII ...r. t,u. ,.-, ...t..t
county in Wales you are fromY
a smo'hcrcd sound came from be-
'wcnn Amos face and the pillow
Carmartlau7
'Carmar'heu. why. thoCs my coun-
ty TOO"
Wei, That was q beginning Anne's