The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-12-18
sOh, no! Hannah loves her husband too


And was right. Hannah survived the
shock. She has returned to B., and have
been to call on her. never saw anything
so delicate and bride-like rs she looked in
her hite gown, and lace mob, in room
light and simple, tasteful and elegant, with
nothing fine except some beautiful green
house plants. Her reception was charming
picture Of sweetness and modcsty, little
more respectful than usual, and Ear more
shamcfaccd! Poor thing! her cheeks must
have panied her. But this was the only
difference. In everything else, she is still
the same Hannah, and has lost none of her
old habits of kindness and gratitude. She
was making handsome matronly cap,
evidently Scr her mother, and spoke even
with tears for her new fathers goodness to
her and Susan. She would fetch the cake
and wine herself, and would gather, in spite
Of all remonstranceS, some of her choicest
ho&ers rs parting nosegay. She did in
deed, Just hint at her troubles with visitors
and scrvants-how strange and sad it was!-
seemed distressed at ringing the bell, and
yisibly shrank from the sound of n double
knock. But in spite Of these calamities,
Hannah is happy woman.
The double rap was her husbands and
the glow on her check, and the smile on her
lips and eyes when he appeared, spoke more
plainly than ever-sanywhere with him.
| IFrom the New Orleans Delta.
JONEsIN LOvE-THE DENTISTS WIFE.
Self -conceit in its most extravagant form
is one of the numerous failings Of our old
friend Jones. BY some mishap it was in
sti!led into his mind from his earliest infan-
cy, and has shown itself oftentimes within
our own knowledge of him too glaringly.-
1t has been the bane of his social existence,
and has made him countless enemies who
would possibly all have been firm friends
| 1t has killed him IN the estimation of large
circle of female acquaintan 5es, who think of
| him only as conceited Jones and has been
the cause of many,,severe and unkind remarks
by mothers of marriagcable daughters, who
have listened to Jones as he pictured, in
| glowing imagery, the likeness Of the "girl
he would marry - his beau ideal beng SO
far above the qualifications of their offspring
as to leave them not a shadow of a chance.
This very self conceit is the prime, and we
doubt not the real, cause Of his present
bachelor existence and will, unless Il great
reform take place, leave him in such posi-
ton that even old maius will pass him by
without regret. We have talked to him b.
| the hour, until our very patience was cx-
hausted III endeavorng to Impress MIN with
the idea OF his extreme worthleSsness, but
with out effect, for, after our lecture is done,
he replies with yawn, pulls up his shirt
collar and adjust it to nicely by minia
turc looking glass in his hat, lights fresh
cigar, and goes putting away down the street
as conceited as ever. \ change has recent
" taken place, and Jones is in love, or at
least was deeply so up to Yesterday, and
whether slight interruption which occurred
will serve to weaken his attachment, We
leave our readers to Judge.
We said he was in love, and Of course our
readers suppose, as all sensiblereade-s would
be apt to imagine, that the object of his af-
fcctIon is some blushing girl. Just budding
into womanhood, with nut brown curls, and
eyes of black, and figure perfect; or some
charming widow, who, used to the arts and
wlIes of the tender passion, has thrown
around him the silkcn meshes that he strug-
giles in vain to free himself from but such
Speculatons are far from the mark. Jones
is in love, hut we blush for him when we
state he is in love with married laly--a
dentists wife.
1t appears that every morning when Jones,
attircd in his best, walks with dignifed slow
ness from his property in charge up town,
he is obliged to pass by the window of the
residence of Il certain dentist, the husband
of the lady referred to in the above, and it
has been while thus passing for the last
month, both evening and morning. that Jones
has imagined, with his usual conceit, that
the lady has fallen in love with him. II
must be so, reasoned Jones to himself. or
else why should find her invariably seated
nj the window when | pass: She no doubt
keeps an exact note of the time, and places
herself to see me-and giving his moustache
an extra twrl, and arranging his beaver to
suit his newly combcd hair, Jones marches
past and imagincs she is looking love at
him.
Whether the lady vas On ; amused at the
mauouvcrIngs Of our friend Jones, md en-
jUycd the fun at his expense after he had
pn>scd-which is more than Erobnblc; or
whether she really thought him Il handsome
young man whomc she could afford to nd
mlTc Tor pastlme, we are unable to say
suffice it that she even went so far rs TO in
duce Jones to believe (though he had become
so blinded he could not be considered Il fair
utlge) that she, on moro than one occasion,
MADE eyes at Inn, was in love with HIM,
and only waited for him to make the first
advances. Jones' self conccit was ticklcd to
death. to think that married lady, ard one
to whom as yet he had never spoken, should
fall desperately in love with his cxtcIior.-
1t was too much for him he must proceed;
the passive state would not do any longer,
even in matters of love. jones' sclf-con-
ccit always gets the better Of him, and bring
ing his courage up to the sticking point, he
determined to call, when the husband was
out, and took friend our informant) along
to witness the impression he had made upon
the dentists wife.
a few mornings since, when all Of the pre-
liminarics had been arranged, Jones having
watched at the corner until he saw the hus-
band depart, rung 'the bell, and, with his
friend, was shown into the parlor. At the
window sat the dentists wife, who asked
Them to he seated. Jones imagined he could
see the tell tale blush come and go again,
and was consequently so hurried himself
that his friend was obliged to open the con-
versation.
'Is your husband in Madamc!" inquired
Jones' friend of the lady.
s'No; sir,' she answered politely, che has
just STEPPED out, but will be in again short
ly."
Jones touched his friend, rs much as to
say, "all right - he having previously led
him to believe that at that time Of the day
the dentist was genearlly absent for several
hours.
A running conversation then took place,
during which Jones managed to take a lead
ing part, and so worked his wires as to in
troduce the subject of love, and was quot
ing a verse from Il popular aathor. when
the door opened, and the dentist, a hale,
hearty man, stood before them.
Had a twenty FOUNDER been touched eff
under the chairs of our two cnterprlsng
young men, it could not have astonished
them more. Jones was spcechless, and guilt
stood out On his face in huge drops of pcrs-
piration. His friend fortunutel yet unfor-
tunatcly-came to the rescue.
STOOD morning, sir,' said Jones friend
to the dentist, who, unsus specting, returned
the salute politely, and inquired the nature
of their business.
The inventive genius of Jones' friend,
which hc had often boastel to us about, now
showed itself.