The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1857-10-03

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hsfo,s I WSv- NAV. / should have married
von yo,Y vs.,. 400 and have been the happiest
and most orsatful fellow alive. How stupid
msn T - : ~ hs,~hut come Nav, re must eo
and taII nv s;eter. She will he delighted
;raa,d, l
And be lad the embarrassed and blushine
Mo- 80. ~. ,,-e.arca 81 h;s .;ster. md nj.
r;ttad I her ~ the Creat rejoicing. ana. in
few weeks from that day. Eossiter and Nav
No = M more twain. but one Hesh. No.
hody knows what = month NAV bring fourth
nor % what tho SIMPLEST question NAV
lead one.
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THE G0yERNEss.
It is sad story. l was q goyerncss-a
poor dependent in . noble house-I had
many times thought of the father ofmy two
little darlings. knew that hc was hand
some; though l seldom raised my eyes to
his. thought him unwontedlv gracious,
and that was all. They told me that was
beautiful, and the stately old housekeeper
who used to part my hair with her slender
fingers once said, in o dreamy sort Of way,
s.it.s very fine and glossy, child, it's very
soft and silky. In all the wide world, child,
there is nothing like the beautiful face, and
the Lord made man in his own image-oh!
be thankful, child, that you are lovely, but
often, often think, through eyelids as white
as yours, through lips as ruby, ON pure
cheeks, over lofty brows, through long and
golden tresses, between soft fingers, under
gleamy teeth the worms have revealed
child. 80
How l shuddered at thisi and onco when
she spoke in her cold way, the Baronet came
in saying, ssDon't frighten her, Mrs. Hunt.
Even then did not think of his kind CLAN.
ces and tender interest as some girls might.
The children, fair haired darlings, how they
loved me! They were both beautiful. So
lovely! Grace was y fairy. sparkling child.
Gertrude had deem. dark shininc ewes. They
were calm and reflective. piye5 TO STRANGE
sayings, and dreamy, mysterious thoughts.
Grace was only happy when both dimnled
hands were flled with roses. and kisses were
showered on her round cheeks: she lived in
an atmosphere Of love. Gertrude, yes,
even then, think she had being in heay en-.
/ was only governess, and took no airs
upon myself. was yery humble minded
for had seen great trouble and noyerty:-
very grateful for nv situation was delight-
full one, and every BODY was kind to me-
There was a friend of the family who always
affected me strangely. She was noble la
DIV. proudly handsome. rich and titled She
pretended to be nv friend. but her cold.
suspicious glances confused and made me
unhappy. She gave me much advice: was
always telling me how poor and lowly / had
been, and how humble / should be, caution
ing me to beware of the baronet, and giving
dark mysterious hints, that frightened me
into headache, and led me to shun the good
baronet. :.
One day when my brain was hot and hea-
Wy, carried little Grace over to Lady Isa-
bel, as she had requested me. My brow
beat and burned intolerable, so that could
not lift it up with ease. a~s
ssYou are getting subject to these head
aches," said Lady Isabel; s'You suffer, don't
you?"
s'More than can tell" answered faith
fully. .'-s c "a" s
81 can relieve you easily," she quietly re-
masked. ...r.''r. d.. -. '...
''How! tell me, for it is very painful
cried.
Her look flashed through my brain. She
sat close beside me; she gathered up my
heavy euris; our ha,r, child, she NUT
tered with almost closed lips, twill induce
BRAIN fever-kil you perhaps. Let me cut
1t on: ana she reached her scissors, fas-
tened IN their silver sheath.
mo, no., cried, for was proud OF my
ha'r, and like flash came the hideous
thought that the grand, beautiful woman
was sJealous OF me-a poor little goyerness.
Her eyes flashed hre; she stood, her jew
eled hand lifted, her eyes cleaning with fu-
rious passion.
'Oh you think yourself paragon OF beau
y, can see. You wish to retain your long
ringiets, that you may mesh them about the
oaroners heart. Yes, you think your oright
eyes Will enslave him. Yes, you poor beg
gar, and SO disgrace him. lie knows how
well you love him-laughs at it-despises
you for it; he-he told me so.' .a
A blank came over my life1oh, the wen
ry time that passed! l would not look at
nor speak to the baronet till our little Ger.
trude died ! saw her well at evening; l
was aroused at midnight by the baronet him,
self. A deathly chill crept over me rs
cried, seeing his face, leave me, sir, now
dare you-,"
He had not heard me, humbly hoped,
for his words dispelled nv terror. sMy lit
tie Gertrude is diving, and calls for you.'
Till she died. that dear heart rested on
my bosom; in the morning laid back the
damp curls, and kissed her cold hps., She
was gone. ! must go, | 9nisperea over
her cay, : cannot slay nere' 70 asohy.
no. Ione a..er ga'u1teIs my ,.M w.. v,osmvs ".s,
"nl e.oie so',y ,ion ~. ...:tIa ~
aha,, I parou -, ,hat n;oht The hin were
.h;,a a wv With n ,nosni;rhs M an5I wanted tnnlnck
ona ~ v;o,st 20 taLa with mo. In that nuiet
bnur u 1T ! tns,t sohh;no over the mound.
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