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Show HAD TO SURRENDER YOUNQ MAN'S STRENUOUS WOOING WOO-ING IRRESI8TIBLE. As Mr. Johnson Hlmttlf 8ald, When He Had Hit Mind Made Up There Was Nothing 'That Could ' Stop Him. "Havo you ever experienced the feeling, Mr. Johnson," said a young lady, softly, "that some great opportunity opportu-nity was within your grasp, but you had hardly tbo presence of mind, the tho courtesy, at It were, to avail yourself of it?" "Why er yes, Miss Stevens. I hnve at times had that kind of feeling." feel-ing." Miss Stevens sighed dreamily, and then thero was a pause, during which the young couple sat In the somldark-ness somldark-ness of the parlor In 'profound silence. Ho sat down and looked helplessly nt tho glowing coals in tbo grate, with tho feeling that ovory breath he drow was a mortifying and ghastly blunder. "Ah you were about to say, Mr. Johnson," resumed tho young lady, "there aro times when It Beems to nil of us wo must speak what Is in our minds." "Yes," .vaguely answered tho bewildered bewil-dered youth, as ho tried to remember when he had begun to say anything of tho kind. "Yes, of course." "And whllo 1 am not so sure I ought to listen to you, Mr. Johnson," she snld, with downcast eyes, "when you speak to me In this this personal matter, yet " Tho young man could feel his pulse beat a tattoo on the drums of his ears, but he snt llko a hoy with his master's eye upon him and said nothing. noth-ing. "Ily the way," exclaimed Miss Stevens, Stev-ens, presently, "I have a new book of engravings, Mr. Johnson, that I am suro you Hill enjoy seeing. It Is a large book, and you'll have to move your chuir. YeB, you can sit here with me on tho sofn. I never thought of that." The pictures danced before the eyes of tho young man in blurred, confused Images., " 'iEii't this engraving of tho 'Court-shin 'Court-shin of Florence Domhoy and Walter Guy' perfectly lovely7" "Wh-whlch Is Walter?" he gasped. "Thero! Look closer! Don't you see him?" "Wh who's ho courting?" "You'll have to come closer, Mr. ' Johnson, "l declare, though" und she ! looked archly nt tho trembling youth "I inn almost afraid to let you come any nearer. You look exactly like Walter Wal-ter In tho picture." And then tho arm of tho helpless joung man stole In a timid, apologetic, apologet-ic, cueaklnz wny round the waist of the charming Miss Stevens, her head sank upon his shoulder and the book of engravings folf neglvctcd to tho tlnor. "Samuel, she said an hour later, as she toyed with the button of his coat, "you bold boy! How on earth did you ever muster courage to ask me to become your wife? You know well enough I never gave you a particle of encouragement." I The young man patted her conde-I conde-I scendlngly on tho head, and then said I proudly with the voice of an AJax defying de-fying tho lightning: "When 1 make up my mind to do anything, Sellna, no obstnelo on earth can stop me." They wero married Just threo mouths ufter this glad and Joyful night; and, wo are pleased to add, aro very happy together. New -York Telegraph. |