The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1857-08-29

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"Speaking about this breach q pron;ee
- z said Smith, after soms oonyereetion
had been carried on By The company. 81 rs
Iasd 70 tho Carne affairs ssposkinr of he |
breach Of promise case, reminds ne 80 j |
nise nad little experience nthat line, my.
Ien. = don't mean % cay that was ever
lituated g this fellow =, but / have felt
Anout - ! should think he would, and II
you would like to hear it, will tell you
proceeded:
"Well, a. near Is / can remember, it was
nfteen years ago this winter, that | attended
= dancing-school in Detroit, with . young
lady then resident IN that city. had
made up my mind some years before that l
would never get married, but it was such
pleasant business / couldn't find it in my
heart 70 Hlet the girls alone'' altogether, 80
I paid her tuition fee and attended the class
in her company every night. About the
middle Of the term, several Of the young
people, ourselves included, were talking in
the bathroom on the subject Of matrimony,
and l, OF course, become interested Is well
% the others. Upon going home that even
ing told my companion that had deter
mined to get married in the spring, and ask
ed her advice in regard to making selec.
ton for wife. She made no reply for
moment, and told her if she knew nobody
better fitted for me, would like to have
her think the matter over, and tell me, by
the last school, what she thought of marry
ing me herself. was joking al this time,
you must understand, and hadn't any more
thought Of marrying her, than had Of mar
rying Queen Victoria. She promised to
think Of it, however, and l returned to my
boarding house, and gave the subject no
further thought, until a number of weeks
later; and as luck would have it, on the last
evening Of the school, the subject was again
brought up in conversation, just as we were
preparing to return to our homes for the
night. After leaving the hall, We talked
and chatted Of different matters and on differ
sent subjects, till we reached her residence.
1t was late, and did not enter the house,
though she strongly. urged me to do so.
bid her good night, and was turning away,
when ! happened to remember the promise
she had made, and l said:
"Helen, you promised to let me know,
tonight, whether you would marry me this
spring. Have you made up your mind?''
eyes" said she, 81 have been thinking
about it, but guess am too young. Ii
il wasn't for that, would have no objec-
tion."
"Well, good night, them" said l. 81
didn't expect you would do it-but | am
bound to marry some one, and this spring
too.'' "
Before leaving her, engaged to call
again the following evening. That night
slept soundly, and the next morning had
forgotten all about my nights adventures.
During the day, received an invitation to
attend ball to be held that evening, few
miles out of the city, and l made my ar.
rangements according. Towards dusk,
remembered my agreement to see Helen,
and thought | would run over for mo-
ment, and afterwards have time to attend
the ball. E
Arrived at the house, l met the lady in
the doorway, and thought for an instant,
that she was ssrigged up'' in an extra style,
which was at % loss to account for, though
believe concluded that she had compa-
ny, was, therefore, in hopes that should
not be detained long. Helen welcomed me
into the parlor with smeet smile, and took
her place beside me on the sofa. was ex-
pecting every moment to see some stranger
enter the room, and l had not yet become
satisfied that we were alone, when she said
"Henry, Pve made up my mind to have
youp'
Had thunder clap struck me. could
not have been more surprised, and after an
instant of hesitation, | stammered out
"Wkat did you say?"
81 have concluded to marry you"
"Oh-oh, you have! Well, suppose it's
all right; when shall the event take place?
81 thought, if it would suit you, that you
might drive round next Sunday, and we will
60 to mothers at Dearborn, and be married
there"
"Well," said 1, ssrll see if CAM and
as soon rs possible l took my leave.
didn't 20 the ball that night forgot
about it, and sat over the stove till morning,
thinking of what scape had got myself
into. even forgot to keep the fire going,
and almost froze in my seat. When day
light began to peep in at the windows, had
made up my mind what l should do.
would go over and tell Helen, that We must
be married Immediately, or not at all, and
if she agreed to that, saw no other way
but to submit to my fate.
When entered the gate leading to her
house, heard her singing lively song,
and my conscience almost smote me for de
ceiving the poor girl as had; but l sum-
moned Up courage to ring the bell, and
pulling up my collar and throwing my head
back, l anxiously awaited an answer to my
summons. She soon came to the door, and
was again shown into the parlor, and she
took her place beside me on the sofa, as be-
fore.
s'Helen,' commenced
"Well, what?'' .E e"
ssI-I-we must be married to-day or
II don't think shall be ableto be married
at alp
1t stuck in my throat as l said it, for
knew was telling swhopper'; but mag
inc my surprise when she said
"Well, just rs you please, Henry. You
may drive your carriage around about twelve
O'Clock and I'll be ready"
gave up! Precisely at twelve, l drew
up before her door with my carriage, and
before night we were married."
Our friend added, after finishing the
story-"Young men, that wife has been
worth more than $l00,0 to me!'