Popping the Question.

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 74, 1 November 1884, Page 5

Popping the Question.

Popping the question is a strictly masculine institution, though it involves the presence of a woman. It a man popped all alone and no woman to catch on to hi 3 pop he'd be a blamed fool for his trouble. Men have been known to pop at all times and in a variety of places ; but those who have been there say that a good solid pop over a garden gate lays over any other sort of pop, and is the poppiest kind of a pop. All women like to hear a man pop his poppie3t, and have been known to get mad if the pop was a weak, sickly kind oi a pop, without style, self-respect, or force of character. Men get off the best kind of a pop when they have both of their girl's hands in their own, or have one of their arms around her waist. This action gives tone and force to the pop— helps to hold the fellow up while making it. Some fellows take naturally to popping and are going off all the time. To others it is a painful and laborious proceeding, only to be attempted once in a lifetime, and then only as small a pop as they can possibly get away with. When a fellow's pop is acceptable to a girl, it instantly involves a kiss. When it is not acceptable, kissing is not involved. When a fellow pops he always pops at his second or third best girl. There is no exception to this rule. Popping is a very ancient and honourable institution, and the girls like it. A girl who has never heard'a pop never confesses as much. She invents a pop so that the other girls cannot get the deadwood upon her. We believe in popping, and shall probably experiment in that direction some day.