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Show How He Proposed. A ba'.;fnl, mlddlo aged bachelor re-ceni re-ceni ly fell a tardy victim lo one of Cupid's Hhufls. Tho very thought of huvliiit to mnko a personal oflor of murrlage waa sufllclciit to gl.ve falm tilglitiusro and to prosise by letter he looked on us a ruMiur cowardly shirking shirk-ing of an obvious duty. At last a happy solution occurred lot him. Purchasing Pur-chasing a phonograph and a number of cylinders lie sent them anonymous ly to tho ludy of his choice, who was delighted with such an acceptable present. Bho excitedly proceeded to try Iho records and her confusion may bo Imagined when she beard a video sho knew well declaring undy- t' lug lovo for hor and begging her to I io hlH wlfo. What could . a poor maiden do under these coiidltious but answer "yea" to such pleading? And loss than two months ago the story i of tlio strango wooing was told by I the bridegroom himself at a wedding reception. j i |