The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-01-30


much pleased, sndsid asshoss sihe they had
ss ss.as %Sns slS o.. e. ssss s ssss, ;Sd
fellow men and Of himself than he svers had
before, for be hsd been tAanked BY nObls
gentlemen for his kindness, and his opinion
had been asked on vasioasg important mat-
tiers, and be had psstly promised, too, that
IL the now read wanted more help, hs wonld
give it.
Six months passed away, and the trouble
some niecs still lived With her uncle. They
aleop Inhabited the same little house into
which Kate had first tcAme. On the morning
Of the sixth month from the time Of giving
the ten dollars to Martha Allen passed away,
Kate came into the room where her uncle
sat, and in her hand she held . ten dollar
note. a#aa .EaSSs Tet si.s etat lq aeH
sUncle Absolom,' she said, sdo you re-
member what told you when you gave that
ten dollars to Martha Allen? The SIX months
are up aud ! hMve come TO redeem my prom-
ise. Here 10 the money asa
sThank you,' said the old man, as he took
the bill and put II in his pocke Il am glad
that YOU are 90 punctual.? That was all he
said, and then he took his hat and went cut.
Kate was pussled but NOT iastonishsd, for
she noticed twinkling in the old mans eye
which meant more than ten dollnrs amount
ed to. sssah,t -35 =
It4was near tho middle of the afternoon
when Uncle Absolom returned, and under
his arm he carried small box, which he
gave to Kate, saying ~ he did so: ~
ssHere, Kate, that IS for you--the 6rst
present from your uncle." There was a
tear in his eye and his voice trembled, and
when the bright-eyed girl kissed him he
wept outright. az @
She hurried away to her little room and
opened the box. The first thing she saw
was a letter directed to herself, and in her
uncles handwriting. Tho next was a neat
IL embossed ebony casket, within which she
found fine gold watch and chain, with q
small locket attached, within which was
found a miniature Of Uncle Absolom. Be-
low this was small blank book and by
looking into 1t she discovered that on that
very day the sum Of three thousand had
been deposited in her name at 8 per cent.
interest, to be drawn by her in whole or in
part at will. ul As soon ms she could see
plainly enough through her tears, she open
ed her !uncle's letter and read as follows /: sc
sq9yss5 ~ 20 zo,Easn June 18th, lS--@z
-"AIY DEAR KATE Six months ago my
heart was all cold and hard. and closed to
every kindly emotion. distrusted all my
fellows, and saw no good in humanity. My
life path was dark and gloomy, and q chill
night was upon my soul. But you came to
me with sunlight and joy, and by your sweet
music and gentle persuasionsl my heart was
opened, and the warm light of love entered,
and since then some coed has emenated
from that open heart. And now to you
who performed the happy work, give the
the accompanying as slig ghttoke of my love
for you and my appreciation for your many
haps at some time you may be called upon
to. enter new and holier partnership, but
beg of you to forget not me. Tell the hap
py blessed man who may claim you, that
you cannot 20 without me; form life would
be a living death without you. .g9.t7 3g9a
Your uncle. ABsoLoM BURR"
When Kate next met her uncle her eyes
were red with weeping, and her checks were
wet. She moved to his side, and as she
kissed him she simply whispered, sGood bless
you! / will never own home where you
may not co. a 81. Il sgg.sga2 n
When the warm breath of summer came,
the old man moved into good house, and
ere long afterward, Kate gave her hand to
an honest, industrious mechanic-a carpen-
ter by trade. And then came the business.
Absolom found the money, and kate's hus-
band found the skill, and new houses went
up in the thriving village. The old man
was busy now, and as his simple abstemi.
Gus life had left him with noble consiitu-
ton, he was spry and strong. sag asJr 17l
And Absoiom Barr and his neice were
not the only ones who were blessed by the
opening of that hardened heart. No--far
from it. Hundreds there were who had
basked in the warm sunlight of the noble
charity that foated from the ample source
which Kats's gentle wand had opened. OIL
r THE MORMON PROPHET.
One lovely day at noon, in August 1855,
in Wisconsin, were unusually astir.-
Groups of men and boys, in working attire,
might have been seen. collected here and
there. Women fingered on the Threshold
of their dwellings, unwilling, by an attsn-
ton to their domestic avocations, to lose
one iota of that piquant dish, called scau-
dal, which Sin ev'ry age, in cv'ry cline,'
appears so well to suit the feminine palate.
The appearance of two strange horscmen
approaching this OUT f-the.wa village,
slightly diverted the attention of our rustic
dramatis persona, until now wholly engross-
ed with more immediate object Of interest
Let US follow the example of the good peo-
pie of r., and take glance at their
physiognomy and appearances. The elder
of these equestrians possessed q visage at
once striking and unprep0ssessing. INTEL
lect marred by low cunnins-fanaticism
mingled with if not overpowered by hypoc-
risy---lips that yainly endeavored to conceal
an habitual contemptnoas smile---eyes now
flashing with scornful pride, now raised to
heaven with an air of sanctifed humility
such were the prevailing characteristics of
his countenance. His dress, without being
remarkarkahle for singularity, was arranged
more for eject than in accordance with the
prevailing fashions of the day.l4 His COM
panion formed q pleasing contrast to this
repelling parsonage. lie was young and
b ,ndsome his features more expressive of
good nature than common sense, and he
evidently appersained to q class common
enough in agricultural districts, wealthy gem
tleman farmers. tz gas ~ saA2 Sq -
,sDreamng still Of the beautiful unbeliev-
er?'T exclaimed the elder, inn voice more
powerful than melodious: scan unutterable
bliss beobtained without sacrifce?' T atE
sSacri6cep retorted the young man, ssae-
rifce Was it nothing, think YOU, to leave
childless an aged mother? Nothing tosfe-
linquish my own true-hearted Marion p
Nothing2 and for what? to------'
Patience, my SON. interrupted tho first
speaker, 'this lday4-the voice Of the Most
High has proclaimed it to me--this day shall
the truth be- made manifest; powerful ~
the whirlwind when it rushes hsadlong on
its course, pure as the drops that giistensin
the san, boundless as the, sexpanso Of tho
starry. worlds, eternal AZ the city of the
I.ords ot les, my pupil, be continued in an
elevated tone, sthis day shall thy future
destiny be decided--this day shall prove me
a prophet OF . sdeceiver.'a = islea e5sR sRn
As he concluded these words. he entered
the, one long, solitary street of r., ysfss,
sHallon he cried, MS be reined in his horse
ut the Prairie House which from time i'm
memorial had enjoyed o state of single
blessedness, US the sole inn ef the village,
His pathetic oxordium was here unfor-
tunately curtailed BY the shrill voice of an
old woman in a red cloak, WHO, in that
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