POPPING THE QUESTION.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2844, 6 May 1882, Page 3

POPPING THE QUESTION.

We extract the following from Chambers’ Journal: —

, A gentleman had long been paying attention to a young lady, whom he was very anxious to marry, but to whom he bad never ventured to declare his passion. When opportunity offered his courage deserted him, and when he was resolved to speak, the fair one never could be found alone or disengaged. Driven to desperation, he one day accomplished his purpose, in a somewhat remarkable manner 1 a dinner party. To most people a dinner party would hardly seem the most suitable occasion for overtures of this description especially when, as in this instance, the lady is seated at the opposite side of the table from her admirer. The latter, however, was equal to the occasion. Tearing a leaf from his pocket book, he wrote on it, under cover of the table —“ Will you be my wife ? Write yes or no at the foot of this.” Galling a servant, he asked him in a whisper <o lake the slip, which of course was carefully folded and directed, to the 41 lady in blue opposite.” The servant did as requested, and the gentleman, in an agony of suspense, watched him give it to the lady, and fixed his eyes, .with badly disguised eagerness, to try and judge from her expression how the Juaintly raade offeijjwas received. He had orgotten one thing, namely, that ladies seldom carry pencils about them at a dinner party. The beloved one was, however, not to be baffled by so trifling an obstacle. After reading the note calmly, she turned to the servant and said : “ Tell the gentleman Yes.” They were married in due course.

A humorous Irishman managed it thus:—“Biddy, darlint, they’ve been tollin’ me there’s too many of us in the world. Now, if you an’ rno got the prasto to make us two wan, troth an’ would’nt there be wan the less ?”