AN IMPORTANT QUESTION.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3906, 26 January 1884, Page 2 (Supplement)

AN IMPORTANT QUESTION.

' Miss M , might I ask you a very important question ?' This in the inostuneasy, sepulchral voice imaginable. ' Why,' said tho young lady, somewhat startled at tho solemn turn of affairs, ' I don't know as thero would be any serious objection if you have an important question to ask. , : ■■■, ' : 'Well, drawing ia; littloclosor and jn a more confidential whisper, 'do you think this is a propitious time.' :

' There's no one near to hinder that I.soe,' was the coquettish answer, as the younglady glanced about tho room where nothing more substantial than tho ' moon's pale beams' showed any signs of motion. ; ' * ••••■ ' And do you—do you think that—that you could grant the request?' ■ ; . . 'Why, really Mr S—how can you. expect me to answer before I know the question ?'. ; ' Yes—true—really— : well I—well —' ; 'Well what?' with just the slightest impatience in her voice. : : . -■■■■; ) Well; you see, I had been thinking for somo time that if—if there was really no objection, I would like to ask you with: what —what sort of powder you clean your teeth ? I had noticed how nicely ,' but the slamming of a door as the young lady whisked out of the room broke short the sentence, and> after awaiting her return for Eome fifteen minutes, be took his hat.and in mild surprise wandered homeward. The next day he told his most intimate;friend that: Miss M—--was a- little off the night before, but; ho couldn't think of anything he had said or : d6ne to offend her. :, : : : ■-.■'.■ ■\\ i '>■■■