Show 1 i she propose to him one of the late matrimonial engagements is said to be the outcome of a daring little piece of repartee on the part of the young woman who has enjoyed the reputation of being not only a wit ant a beauty and belle as well although quite young she was known to have declined the honor of matrimonial alliance with several of tha best so called catches of the season and it began at last to be rumored that her mind and heart were set on one of her admirers who had not as yet the temerity to come to the point however that may be the young man in question was her partner in knoof the harvard assemblies during last winter and daring the intermission for supper was seated with her in a sequestered nook far from tho madding crowd apropos of something that had been said he asked her laughingly if the report were true that she had refused all the eligible men in her set she blushed vividly for a moment then suddenly raised her head looked him full in tho face and said pointedly yes it is true present company accept edl it is perhaps needless to state that they remained in the sequestered nook during the rest of the german and that the young lady wore a sparkling solitaire on her left hand within a few days rumor also has it that the above conversation was overheard by one of abo discarded suitors who forthwith gave it away boston saturday gazette |