A NOVEL PROPOSAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 153, 28 June 1879, Page 4

A NOVEL PROPOSAL.

A pretty little story of love's ingenuity cotnes all the way from the sunny island of St Michael's, in the Azoreß group, off thie coast off Portugal. Not long ago, a Michaelese gentleman saw at the theatre a young and pretty donezetta, with whose charms be was at once smitten. The next night he managed to obtain the box next to hers, and as there is no separation between tb.9 tiers except a thin railiog of sufficient height for a man to rest his arm upon when sitting, the proximity to. his ; inamorata was anything but distant. It was the only, chance that be; possibly might ever have, and there was oo way to arrange for a better meeting; nothing was left but to take the present opportunity, and, make the most of it. So, pulling off bis cuff, he wrote his proposal on it, detailing bis prospects, position, love, and other such things as might prove interesting. When written to suit, he quietly placed it as nearjy before her as could be, and waited until his eyes could direct hers to this tale of a shirt. She read, she smiled, abe. nodded, and the delighted swain knew that the bow, drawn at a venture, had told the mark. ' Thiswaa enough for that night, and the next morning, having easily learned the address of his inamorata, he made a call, at which he completed the conquest so ingeniously begun. Orange blossoms and wedding bells for the pair are now things of the near future.