A REALISTIC PROPOSAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 3711, 21 December 1912, Page 21

A REALISTIC PROPOSAL.

(Uy IvJwmml L.

ft was a day in November, tbs nUmn without rendering the room, limited by a fire Waving on the hearth cheerful to contrast, J had W;on askod by Daisy to take a cup fli tea

with her at fi trolnok. Sim ,s<*iv«hl tlm lot in thin Divoihii u»IW, Imr pink iiiif.'.'t« vying with tlm cm I luv in dolicimv, Sin* itlao gmm nm it very Hiin ,<|i' <> of lull lct i-tl lin-inl on is. little (ihito 'limit mh«• handl'd mo it lutjihiii, With tht‘ hroiiii nlato in nun hand mill lll'' toiu’ti|i in tlii’ ntlmr, how warn I to tii ' o t|ikin mi my km> >i ? It t ied In hoht tint dialm* in one iiitn<! Mmt 1 might ojmh tlm imp* kin with tlm otlmt*, and >.pilt<’d to oat. of tlm loa into tho Hiumoi. ft’fi jniit lilt.’ it woman to lift ml a man Mvoriil ihinijM nl mice, I didn't. want either tho hrmul mid huttm* or tho ton, It#* nidmi, .1 ixtmt’ti'd every minute to hloiilt turn of it fit) dollar la’ll N’t.

Tlh.h [mi t of it win* ovi-r «t A innid onun* in tmd ivnnivid lh« iii/oiiy, mill n<> M-l iioil <l*iivii to li to toil l*‘ti\ IbiNy hum young, b:u«*|y IS, I ttifi *,,’o, I hlioi|l*l Ini Vo Itilkod iilhiiil, miiiih foilijoft with it hit of imoit in it, I>ll l Dninv lind juht otiiorgod from childhood find wins limiting tin* Icn nhit into young WfiniMlthood, Ho I niii*.t billow Ikt lend under nomdty of lining <'oli 'illi*l I’ll JIM old rtlj JVltditUo*!;ili, Sim luiiln’t- I'lilnttitiio'd ninny grown limn, li ltd her <|:t!i’n-i nt tin* job worn xfniKitnidic, In my cum* nln* brought out 11 hook with it lot 'of flilly |)lintl*d tjtlr’sf to lift, l<> which [►*'!•» Minn H' l'f • l,ll[lJilC;i'd to Hlit I* litll|lill IWIMWoiM

Not (,|iut I (nimlfil voutlifti! liuii' < i ' • f Han !•<■! I m;* till to I Inti, llf/o nlifif I Wolihlllf 1 1 1 ,'t Vi * iti!ii<if<l K'Mtijj; tin k it liunilr>‘tl I>»(inv it|ifiit‘tl fli [ - hook, hanihsl tiu- a )it*ii<il with it pomt, tm it iinytiiit* wouhi know hail iiluijiftl hy a woman that it!, liluiit us a nail 'l|i*nti nin) nskoil trio to writo an am-.v. <•!' to t Ilf ft rat linn, "Whitt it your jay tfl'itf t ohit I }'" I look'll at J):n".v‘;> 111*-» am! was iihoUfc t<« wriif "vi- rr,llJll<»m' * tiln'ii our <-y<n mot it in) I [>iit. in "hlllo" iir-.ti-at|, "flow aiiu/iilar j l ’ alii* t-xc laimtwj nullity, "Thill’s toy Javnrit.it rolor 100 1 ’

Tin' licst iiHI ivjiti, "Arn you fund of jtoofry?’* to which f vil'trt**, "f Jovn >1 do.i/'r, 1 ’ Thin wan hoop ini/ in lino v**i v udl, and liair.y wan Hindi I It! Ji I with tny tanto and tin. ddir-'i v' ‘vi'il ivlildi f <’Xjo’<r:‘:i-(i )t, hilt « fin n |ci .ii to | cji|y to lh" ijta-iv. lion, I \\ li.it pooiii do von moat, ndiliitv?” I hinndmid, J couldn't lllclllhiT filly /WH'ltl OJ£c!.||t "J.itlli* Ilici'dira,” nnd it. would ti«*i*«r do to pot that in. Finally "I’larndi.-a* f,o«t M occtirjcd to un> ( and I wrote it in thn hook.

“Wlmt lull'! of it fmnuiiW*/''' Daisy .'l'slm'l, 'orkin;/ J1«-1* head oil »,n«. ai<! , iiiml looking at mi* like a runary bird. "A lovely niil.” "Is fJmh really tlio pfliiMliteo rni-,-int ill tile |iooitl "I cutildn'l (iiitiH'ei* for |iiat,” I r«. ('lie'!. "Ithi 111- f»arndl>*- I niea Hll'l looked do tv» OH tile hoof' ior the next 'files!ion, *'What. trait tv'r’d Von 111 OUt Value HI one yo|J loved f” I Wrote. i</||cinng tile true HieiHMHJ.', “1 should like her to 1,0 II olotide.” "I dicin’l. think you fuef-r.vd hlondee,” . aid Daisy eonm loiiaiy, ‘J thought you j,referred htunettet. ‘ "Why should JOH think ’ hot "Dli, I hav* note t d wait r»H<?r!' I iona to a hull! tte " A wave of ydf.roHllenilliifioH uW«fit OVel* n e id, ntOOjdug to this "veftlj 1 '* difi!oj/i;.' , ( t>iM I ean't nay that f WflS hot of. Tjie t ),/* jf t i I <*?s 1 1 ft ft p * l Wh itt i* yu\%t fa v < jrtl* ? | * t<*v&y h ¥ J f # « hielt 1 ivTfit'if in i htiHi t ■t toy nr iiMxi fiiir Umlv/*

Tliero 'ouldn't ban* t«' ' ll ;> proverb :n;i|i|iro;.! iute. Daisy W4S SO tJlrfOJ.bjsf f;it -(j , Mi tender, tllflt all'* might easih be won by •"> •'*!' ns mall lII* ;i .'■.if|» ,;i f , HUri:W>ry ill a th<-u».f*-, l gf< SlliiJ t! I thought wllttt I was sin king to, “Wlirif. rt;/* 1 * ould witi prefer tlxwoman you would m u ry to I/*-/” Was ili.. r ,«-aff. ~ii< :-.i !•.(., and. knowing that llf.isy'is unit birthday would e<,m<t 111 a month, I wrote 1 »-V•/<-/»t*<-n and eleven months,” |Jy tills linn- Daisy s ' olor httu height n*"i a bit and her simply bofvoin was rising and falling a trifle nion- rapidly than usual, 1 t«rn<»d tin* Nm-s V» tiie part wberu were tl,i- ijiu-sti'iiis for women, and, taunting to n column beginning with the question, -What is your f#vortU> flower?” ask*-*! her to do a little antlf£ I* 4 *?, B‘it Mi J^rf 1.1,<- b*,ok mv hand tom bed hers, Thai wo* Urn beginning of Urn ft*von<l putt. 81m took the pencil an I tremblingly wrote an answer to m <j oust ion, "Ven,” . ~ '•‘You Jmvn made me very happy, f said before J had m\km that m* bad’ by pbp'ed hjr reply W tb<# spa - e allotted to Does mimic affect you sentimentally?” flat I was glad sb<- and 1 bad blundered, J quietly drew her to me and kissed wtf vis fV) v-al> ago, Our nbifest turn- h nearly m old m 1 *p «*»> f womkr if when Imp asks n woman to 1# hk wife-ptlm mmd important negotiation in Jitn*~i»e w»JI go »w«t it'in tirn fool way I did? nut young persons *lo this thing fit» wnne approach of dignity? .Bcteaiise it l« Hw only pari td rmgo thst tivlUtatkift kt Mi f# * natural lay',