Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-01-24

Htruly lOOh dt HeI tWlcC Ii YOU oa" hSi AZ
a promiscuous company. Only become
acquainted with her, however, and an
irresistible charm is upon you. There is
such a delicious ease in all she says and
does-such deep mirth and artless con-
fdence in her that conquers without OBJ
servation.
She was special friend of Charley's.
He confded to her from the very first all
his affair with Dora. l saw him one
evening at party with her. She was
seated in chair by the door, with sau
Ger of strawberries and cream in her lap
He was seated at her feet in the doorway
enjoying the summer air-conversing
in low, earnest tone with her as they
took alternate teaspoonsful Of the fruit
They were talking about Dora-Char
ley's ideal Dora--as earnestly as if they
were talking love on their own account.
Well, the full moon of Dora's influence
waxed into the full orb of its influence
upon her lover, and then waned, and
waned. His friendship, however, for
Annie increased slowly-slowly, but
most surely. When he was whirled away
for those four weeks by Marie Nc Corcle,
he told her all about it, and had, as usual
all her sympathy. Then he was off for
college and corresponded with her regu-
larly. l was with him in college. Many
a time has he torn up--at my advice
the long letter he had written her, because
it was entirely too warm, even though it
was directed in the most .tiraternaz manner
possible to :" MY dear Sister Annie" and
signed, Your afectionate brother.
Charles"
You can see Immediately how it end
ed. A friendship begun in mere indiffer-
ence had ripened through six years into
deep, genuine affection. He never
dreamed that he loved Annie until he
found that she was essential to his exis-
tence. For the first time he knew what
true love was He found that it was not
the sensual flush of passion, such as
warmed him under the hot beauty Of Do-
ra-that it was not the fever of the imag-
nation which diseased him under the
moonlight of Marie. He found that love
was not a passion but feeling was not
a fit but condition was not hot flush
of blood, but the quick, even, everlast-
ing flow of the hearts tide, giving health
and life to the whole man.
| am writing nothing but actual fact,
and SO | cannot say how he told Annie
his love and how she accepted him. He
has talked to me-I do believe in all
it amounts TO several hundred hours
about Dora and Marie. He has quoted
to me at least one dozen times every word
that ever passed between him and them,
but he never told me anything about his
love conversation with Annie. They are
married. They seem perfectly happy in
the quiet possession of each other and
of the blue-eyed baby boy that laughs
in their arms.
This was the making of Charles Bell.
A remark of mine has led to the deyel-
opment of his noble form, and the estab-
lishment of that full health so essential
TO successful labor. His love for Dora
has expanded his heart and warmed and
flushed him all through and through with
an affection and persuasion and love, that
shows itself in his every tone and smile
and clasp of the hand and word. His
affair with Marie has cultivated his i'm
agination perhaps. His painful expert
ence with Mr.. Nelson has corrected all
false ideas of men-has given him eau
ton, self-reliance and energy. He has
learned to meet things as they come to
do his utmost, and then, not only not
murmur at whatever happens but actual
ly to acquiesce, to rejoice in every event.
Annie is an infinite blessing 10 him. He
is full of impulse, and she, by silent,
irresistible influence, controls and directs
it. He is full of noble aspiration but in
clined to be fickle-she is ever pouring
oil on the fire of his soul as with an un-
seen angel hand-is silent and unconge-
nial when he wanders from his better self
and thus draws him quietly but ire
sistibly back.
Of course there were many circum-
stances in politics and situation which
conspired to elevate him to his present
position. | have only alluded to the
quiet under-current of his private life.
| wrote what have written only because
| felt like doing so. do not think eth
er he or Annie viii be offended at nv
freedom should they read this-especi-
ally as have not mentioned his State or