Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-23

She refused TO go any further. The
legend was beautiful one, but he
made fun OF everything.
How could one get out on the
rock?" he asked.
''Why, in n boat. Of course"
They might put on bathing suits
and walk or swim out"
II never knew a man so matter OF
fact. He wouldn't think of proposing
TO a girl in bathing suit"
"Why not?"
81 don't know; l never heard of such |
a thing"
1.-The girl at least would certainly |
know better what she was going to
get. Take the mans feet for instance
She could see the bunions"-
She put her hands TO her ears.
you don't like to look at things as
they are. do your"
No; not the way you do"
when you are married don't you
expect your husband to see you In curl
papersY"
How funny! l never thought about
it."
"Or see you take the balloons and
rats out OF your hair?"
I'm not talking about after they are
married It's the proposal that inter
ests me. But don't let's talk any more
about 1t: you stab all sentiment.
don't believe you have a sentimental
hair on your head"
Il won't have any kind OF hair on
the tip top when I'm thirty. It's pretty
thin there already"
"Oh, dearr'
"I'n go and get boat and We'll 60
out on to Proposal rock"
She neither assented nor demurred
to this. he left her and. going to the
pier nearby. came pulling back in a
boat. 1t was a thin one with out
riggers.
Good gracious! You don't expect
me to get into that topply thing. do
your"
ITS the only one could get"
81 couldn't think OF going out on the
water in it"
'Tnen suppose we can't go to
Proposition rock"
proposal rock. We might go an
other time"
/
be no other opportunity"
She stepped on to the boat. squat
ting Immediately to prevent upsetting.
He pulled away from the shore. the
boat dancing on the little rollers that
were coming in. She held the gun
vale on each side tight, as though she
could hold 1t upright. He pointed for
the island. but since from that direc-
ton the waves came Obliquely he was
obliged to point In another. This took
him out of his way. and when he
turned again toward the rock he got
worse sea than before. A larger
wave than the others upset the boat.
and they both were spilled into the
water. He was a good swimmer and
carried her to the rock without diff
Guilty. The girl was very angry.
You did that yourself" she said.
did whatr
upset the boat"
fright you are"
"Why did you do it?'
"On the same principle that a mar
should propose in bathing suit that
the girl might know better what shes
going to get. / wanted to have a lool
at your temper. VIII you marry meY
The look she gave him was terrible
81 wouldn't marry you IL you owned
the globe and wore an angels hall
around your head"
Men don't wear halos: you girls d.
. that. I've seen 'em on bargain coun
, ters."
. "wn you kindly 90 out and brinl
!. In that boatf'
: 1t was evident that she had got be
yond the legend Of Proposal island. $
he SWAN out for the boat. She got ir
aud he pulled her to the shore.
{ She didn't speak to him for q week
then he proposed again in a milde
0 fashion. and she accepted him.
There have been a good many b.
o trothals on the rock. but the other
r have all been of the conventional typ
This one alone was unique.