He Proposed Too Often.

Otago Witness, Issue 2817, 11 March 1908, Page 91

He Proposed Too Often.

At a suburban gathering a foolish young fellow oE 'avao mean'- made himself rather >ioro fooli.-^ii t'lan visual by proposing marriaerf to an elderly spinster who was preen t. She promptly accepted his offer, and

the shock sobered him at onoe, in- more senses than one. jrxe was exceedingly sorry for himself, , fuid sought counsel from 1 another of the 1 guests, a clever law clerk, who was in tha service o" the foolish young man's lawyer. "You want to jilt her, do you?" said tho law clerk; "you will find it an exceedingly unpleasant matter unless I mistiike that lady's character. No way out at all? Oh, yes, I can see a way out, if you have got nerve enoug'Ji to do it, and not to breathe a word about mv advice. If you mention that to a single living being the plan will be a failure. "Have patience, or I will tell >ou nothing. Miss So-and-So has four sisters. They are all here. Take an opportunity, and propose to each one in turn. There will be a rumpus, but there w ill be no match " The young cub took the advice, and proposed to the sisters, and was accepted by all except the youngest, who snapped her fingers and laughed him to scorn. ' The rumpus took an unexpected turn. Next morning, at about half-past 10 o'clock, just when the young man was thinking of getting up, the father of the girls called t on him, and, being very urgent in his roqucst, was shown into his bedroom. There was a very exciting 10 minutes, but when the old gentleman came down nguin his walking-stick was broken and he wore a satisfied expression. | I