The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-07-03


she will shake her clustering rinslets "a
Ger tho brosdleafed Aelds Of osEn,
Till the growing ears shall glory
In the tresses she has worn. ~
She will wander by the streamlet
where the branches twine sbove,
And the happy little birdlings III
Sing OF innocence and love.
Oh she bringeth Joy and sladness
A. . crown 70 heart and home;
Very soon she will be with US.
She is coming, coming, come.
.s-s.s.s- ALL FoR THE BEST.
CAPITAL ENGLISH TALE.
I do not think there could be found in
the three kingdoms; blither old maid tnan
Miss Millicent Orme, otherwise Aunt Miily,
for 30 she was universally called by nor no.
phews and nieces; first, second and third
cousins-nay, even BY many who could not
boast the smallest tie of consanguinity. But
this sort of universal aunthood in the whole
neighborhood was by 40 means dingreea-
bic to Miss Milly, for in very little body
she had large heart, of most India rub.
Der nature; not indeed as the simile is used
in speaking of female hearts, that 'sneyer
break-but always stretch" But Miss Mil
ly's heart possessed this elastic nature in
the best sense-namely, that it ever found
room for new occupants; and moreover, it
was remarkable for its quality Of efacing
all unkindness or injuries a. easily a. India
rubber removes pencil marks from paper.
Aunt Milly-I have some right to call her
so, being her own nephew, Godfrey Est
court-xas an extremely little woman. She
had pretty little features, pretty little hands
and feet, pretty little figure, ndalways
carried pretty little work bag, IN whose
MYSTERIOUS recesses all the children Of the
neighborhood loved to dive, seldom, return
ing to the surface without some pearl of
price, in tho shape of a loxenge or sugar
plum. Her dress was always neat, rather
old fashioned perhaps, but Invariably be-
coming; her soft brown hair-it really was
brown still-lay smoothly braided under
tiny cap; her white collar was evcrsnowy;
indeed Aunt Milly's whole attire seemed to
have the amazing quality of never looking
worn, seiled, or dusty, but always fresh and
new. Yet she was far from rich, as every
one knew; but her little income yas just
enough to suffice for her little self. She
lived in nutshell of q house, With the
smallest of small handmaidens; indeed
everything about Milly was ON tho diminu-
tive scale. She did not abide much at
home, for she was everywhere in request
at weddings, christenings, etc. Andto her
credit be it spoken, Aut Milly did not turn
her feet from the house Of mourning. She
could weep with those that weep, yet some
how or other, she contrived to infu.e hope
amidst despair. And in general her blithe
nature converted nll lifc's minor evils into
things not worth lamenting about.
Every one felt that Aunt Nlilly's entrance
into their doors brought sunshine. She was
a sun beam in herself; there was chesrful-
ness in her light step, her merry laugh; the
jingling of the keys in her pocket, dear lit
tie soul! was musical. She had word of
encouragement for all, and had an inclina-
ton to look on the sunny side of everything
and everybody. No one was more welcome
in mirthful days, no one more sought for in
adve; sty; for she had the quality Of making
the heaviest trouble seem lighter; and her
unfailins motto was CAN happens for the
best.''
All nv schoolboy disasters were deposit
ed in Aunt Milly's sympathizing ear; and
when grew up, still kept to the old
habit. 1 came to her one day with what
considered my first real sorrow; it was the
loss, by the sudden failure of q country
bank, Of nearly all the few hundreds my
poor father had laid up for me. Ny sad
news had travelled before me, and was not
surprised to see Aunt Milly's cheerful face
really grave as she met me with, MY dear
boy, am very sorry for you.'
1T was the greatest misfortune could
have,' l cried. Il wish that wretch Sharp
les
'Dont wish him anything worse than he
has to bear already, poor man, with his
large family said Aunt Milly, gently.
But you do not know all have lost
That-that Laura--,' and stopped,
looking, doubt not, very miserable, and
possibly very silly.
'iou mean to say, Godfrey. that since, in
stead of having little fortune to begin the
world with, you have hardly anything at
all, Miss Laura Ashton will not consider that
her engagement holds. l Iexpected it,
ooh, Aunt Milly, she is not so mean as
that, but We were to have been married in
two years, and could have got share in
Mortlake's Office and We should have beenso
happy! All that is over now. Her father
says We must wait, and Laura is to be con.
sidered free. Life is nothing to me! Twill
60 to America, or shoot myself
slow old are you, Godfrey?' asked Aunt
Milly, with quiet smile that rather annoy
ed me.
Il shall be twenty next June,' said.-
Young people always put their age in the
future tense; it sounds better.
1T is now July, so that may call you
nineteen and month. My dear boy, the
world must be horrid place, indeed, for
you to grow tired Of it 80 soon. would
advise you to wait little while before you
get so desperate.'
Aunt Milly,' said, turning away. sh 10
easy for you to talk-you were never in
love-
A shadow passed over her brishtface.
but Aunt Milly did not answer my allasion.
Il do not think any boy of nineteen is
doomed to be victim of loss of fortune, or
hopeless love- she said after patise. NV
dear Godfrey, this will be trial Of YOUR
Laura's constancy, and of your own patience
and industry. Depend upon 1t, all will turn
out for tho best.'
.0h! l sighed, you talk very well, Aunt
Milly; what can dor
4 will tell you. You are young, slever,
and have been for two years in good pro.
fession. 1t will be your own fault if you do
not rise in the world. Every man is, in a
great measure, the architect of his own for
tune; and where, as in your case, the foun-
dation Of good education 10 laid, 80 much
the easier is it to raise the superstructure.
You may yet be a rich man, by your own OK.
ertions, and the best of fortunes is for.
tune self earned
This was the longest and grayest speech
! had ever heard from Aunt Nilly's lps. Its
truth struck me forcibly, and l left rather
ashamed of having so soon succunbed to
disaster; it seemed cowardly and unworthy
the manly dignity of nearly twenty years.
aunt Mllly, with true feminine tact, saw her
advantage and followed it up.
wow, rs to your heart troubles, my dear
nephew, to tell the truth, hardly believe
in boyish love; it is often so much Of sdream
and 50 little Of reality. Do not be yexed.
Godfrey; but should not be surpri,ed #.
Eve years hence, you tell me how fortunatel
1t was that trial came. Men rarely a.. v;th
the same eyes at nineteen and twensy.6ve.v
energetically quoted shnlespeare:-
s.nouhf N ~ fbo a ara .ro s,ot