Mansfield mirror., 1914-04-02

MS hand, ana II was evident that he
wanted to say something bad. but he
had Just begun to stammer when Miss
Fanny's mother came into the room
and he broke of He was invited to
call again, and he did so to invite the
girl to candy pull with him. She
accepted, Ii was at a house mile
away. and en- route he started to say
something and stray dog ran be-
tween his legs and killed his speech.
On the way back he started out again.
but Just at the wrong moment they
were overtaken by another couple ana
he had TO bite his speech short on
This discouraged him. and he was ST.
lent even when they parted Al the
We'll Is the bashful man sun oash.
rui' asked the mother OF the girl
next morning
hes improving httie' out can
make MIN out
how!
he wants 10 say something 10 me-
out hes SO slow about It that some
'hihs Always happens 10 interrupt
ne cant De going TO propose!
TWhy, We are hardly acquainted
hut some men are IN areaului
hurry.
rev Gays later as MISS fanny
was walking oy the river she ran INTO
MT shoemaker VINO was out for
couple OF hours win roa ana iihe'
she SAT down upon the iog oeside him'
ana tney passed rev sentences
Wnen ne SAID:
MISS fanny. ! have been waiting
an opportunity TO
les she queried as ne stopped
there.
An opportunity Toto
Hello, iolks! saluted the owner OF
the sawmlil as ne came stroiiing that
way.
VI course what the bashful man
wanted 10 say was postponed. MISS
fannys curiosity was piqued, ana she
said TO her mother when she reacned
nome:
Motner, Mr. shoemaker wants 10
say something to me, but can't
Does he keep trying
He does"
Then why can't he say IT,
Because he's so slow of speech that
before he can get the words out
something or other interrupts
well, 1t must be painful for him.
He ought to get a shock. like the man
l was reading about, but goodness
only knows II 1t will ever come. He
might write what he wants to say in
letter, but .spose that Idea has never
occurred to him."
A Sunday or two later the bashful
man sat In church when. 1t began
raining. Miss Fanny was there. and
she had no umbrella. He made a
sneak and returned with his. and
when the service closed he was at
the door to offer his shelter. On the
way home he remarked:
This rain'll help 'taters."
And string beans" she added.
And five minutes later. after several
preliminary coughs, he began:
Miss Fanny, what I want to say to
you is"
Yes"
What l want to say"
"Ah, George" said the minister as
he overlook them. you are also one
of the lucky ones to be prepared for
the storm"
AS he continued to walk their way,
poor George hadn't another opportuni.
y 20 say what he wanted to say.
Two weeks later. without having got
the matter off his mind he started to
walk over to the village Of Hudson,
four miles away. on business. Half
an hour after he had started Miss
Fanny was driving over the same road
with horse and buggy. OF course
she overlook him. and of course she
gave him lift" They had logged
along for half a mile when he began
to hitch around uneasily, and after a
time 1t was the old story over again:
Miss Fanny, / have been trying to
tell you that-that-
Yes"
Il have waited for an opportunity to
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