The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-08

"Going lowingr' he said. Sl,ly | nodded my
head. OF then he insisted carrying the
oars. What else could he do And the first thing
he knew h" was rowing me mp the river.
"lsnt ii II beautiful view" he said once. I'll must
look lovely by Moonlight told him. And did h,
take the hint He cngultcd IT amy Young man
would But We had week of dark nights bcfor,
the moon began To shine again aud in that week
grew to know each other very we'll.
And then came the night OF my first proposal. !
three hours dressing for it. and another halt h"u
choosing the wrap which he WAS To drapr around my
shoulders at the proper moment When We reached
the boat | placed this wrap IN the bow and took my
usual seal in the stern. /, may sound like Il >mpl,
thing but nearly all the "iolt facts of life are Smpl,
things like that.
Moonlight water Ripple - distant music
summer night i girl and u man. | let the com
binaton work ON him for half an hour. and by that
time he had reached th" point where nothing else III
the world mattcrcd Then ~livcrcd little with ih,
cold. and turlin" hc >narhrd M my wrap with such
concern that he nearly upset H.. leaned forward
that he could arrange il around my shoulders
faces very rlosr hands touched. Ii" tried t.
kiss me. | wouldn't hay" ii. and then of course !
received my first propo>al.
HEARTIESS? Who says 50? Who else could pos
>bly say 81 but man! And when a man calls
woman heartlcss. every thoughtful woman turns
few pages of her memory and begins to laugh.
Ny second proposal. will admit. makes me Just
NIUE ashamed oil myself. because aNtl upon
mans sympathetic nature. II was delicate little
comedy all the way through. but il was valuable be
cause il taught me that had he proposal situation
well in hand.
One Sunday afternoon when Joe called had
headache. He had gentle. >outIiu. manner. and
a voice to match. 50 ! received him. thinking he
might be able To make me forget my headache Joe
looked 81 tenderly sympathetic that an imp of mis-
chief whispered to me Make him propo,c. just
the thing for curing headachc>,
was lying sofa with my smelling salts
cologne and handkerchief. ~ the first step placed
the scent -inoi>tcncd handkerchief upon NY forehead
and let it slip off when shifted the smelling SALT
Joe picked the handkerchief mp. Again put it ON
my forehead. again it slipped and again Joe picked
it up. The third time il happened he drew his chair
close to the sofa and gently held the handkerchief
in place.
BY then he was taking deep. personal interest in
me. and | knew there We're only three logical steps
between me and proposal,
~ the first logical step, my baud iutcrcd ont for
the cologne. 1t tluttolod near Joe. aud Joe held it,
Taking the second logical step CLOSED my eyes TIN.
time it IocS turn to do the logical stepping lie
kissed me (somcwh here near the earl and proposed
Dear joe he surprised himself. and ! fear hr felt
relieved when ! gently told him "No." But nj least
il cured my headache and showed me that ! was
proficient ii the art of proposing.
was Just twenty when made my husband pro-
pose And like my tir, two trials, it wa ridculon~y
most, and guided myself accordingly. Before had
known him a fortnight knew had two accomplish
men,s which charmed him more than anything else
! did. BY taking long strides, | could keep in step
Will him when he
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