Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-13
SheProposed
By +. \. Mitchell
Copyright. 1910, by American Press
Association.
BY f. a. Mitchell

fifteen or twenty letters are required
TO spell her name, and after it has
been spelled it could only be pro
nounccd by one asleep and at the
elimination OF prodigious snore.
l viii therefore call her Ammo
If Aunc's name was not attractive,
Anne herself was very attractive.
She had been born and lived till she
was fifteen in Wales and possessed
the rose ana ivory complexion common
among the girls OF the British isles.
She was plump as partridge and had
a pair OF white shoulders and an eX-
quisitely rounded neck. Then her
lips-well. they are best described
rs kissaDle. In other words. Anne
was pretty Welsh girl who had
come to America with her father to
live on farm Of his own I'm Minnesota.
Anne had lost her mother before
leaving Wales, and her father had
married again. Not all stepmothcrs
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
mother; that there VaS now different
home with n new crop Of children OF
which she was DOT 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 1t and to
| her.
Anne had n friend whom she had
met in Minnesota. The friends own
true name was Martha. She, too. was
the daughter OF n farmer and lived
4 short distance down the road One
evening Anne after scrap with
her stepmothcr 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
! pause came and then said:
This is no place FOR you, Anne.
You should be married md have n
| home OF your own"
81 know It," said Anne, "but whom
am l TO marryr 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 l could it would do no
good. am country born and bred
and entirely untitled for the city"
! Nevertheless you must marry"
81 will! I'll stop waiting for pro-
posal. I'll ask the first man see to
marry me-"
At that moment n man appeared
some distance down the road. He wa0
carrying n bundle done up In a ban.
danna handkerchief at the end Of a
pole, the pole resting on his shoulder.
Here comes your opportunity" said
Martha.
Anne gave n gasp. 81 wish 1 had
the courage to do it," she said.
81 dare you"
you dare me?'
Yes; you said just now you would
ask the first man that came along to
marry you, and here comes n young
fellow OF suitable age. Ask him"
but suppose be 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"
He's 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 bad not forgotten the language OF
her childhood. She called out 10
Welsh:
"A oes cisiau gwraig arnoch chwi?"
do you want a wifeO
GOES" Yes) came the reply quick as
q fash
The young man turned 20 see n pref,
~ girl looking Mt him I'm CONSERVATION.
her face all alame. He started toward
her but Anne ran into the house and
slammed the door In his face.
It she had thus rudely treated any
young man of her acquaintance doubt
less be would have gone of in high
tldgeon But she had called on Cupid
to help her, and the little god once in
.icres'ed 1T is no easy matter TO allay
That Interest Indeed, he is impudent
and persistent. The young man went
To- tln closed door and tried 10 open &C..
Anne was holding SC from the inside.
Cupid proved the stronger. and the
door was forced When Cupid enter
cal. Anne had buried her face in the
..y" of ban settle. The young
mau 'ood by and said.
v perceive that YOU are welsh. /
HH just come from wales and am
.''.'.e FOR a place 10 settle iu this
Err.f .uUufrr VIII r.r t.I ,.-. .t..t
."1'g In Wales you arc fromT
sm9'hored sound came from be-
""nn Anaes face and the pillow
Hrth.u"
.larmar'hen. Why, that's my coun.
v teJ"
wei. That was a beginning. Anu.
Yer .ad known Che young mans
Ne- FOO f.r old country and ne ,g,4