Her heart began to beat, and she was afraid to say any thing more, for fear that her voice would tremble, "Yes," said Albert.

"I saw you go to the village, and I wanted to speak to you when you came back." Mary Erskine walked along, but did not speak.
"And I have been waiting and watching two months for you to go to the village," continued Albert.
"I have not been much to the village, lately," said Mary.
Here there was a pause of a few minutes, when Albert said again, "Have you any objection to my walking along with you here a little way, Mary ?" "No," said Mary, "not at all." "Mary," said Albert, after another short pause, "I have got a hundred dollars and my axe,--and this right arm.

I am thinking of buying a lot of land, about a mile beyond Kater's corner.

If I will do it, and build a small house of one room there, will you come and be my wife?
It will have to be a _log_ house at first." Mary Erskine related subsequently to Mary Bell what took place at this interview, thus far, but she would never tell the rest.
It was evident, however, that Mary Erskine was inclined to accept this proposal, from a conversation which took place between her and Mrs.
Bell the next evening.

It was after tea.