Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1858-08-25
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al Il ne 81 hsaatiful afsernoon II 4
4 early pass a Mags LIS, shas two mais
!. anb wasa BHakiM@ nader q vide spFaadin
. lIinden axAss hieh grew on shs edge I
: 4 bank. ssaAa ~ foot og which sfope
' awsy sha s&ma beach. washed by "a
! watgTR "A tha bas On which was aitaata
|, the Hanriebin& a0wR Of MAehiaa, il ID
: prssens gAasa Il Mains. The situatio
: was Fomaaale sd retired, though bat
o fsw Fosla frsm ahs busy hnm af lifs
9 The bend im khe shore which hid th
: larger pertsen eg the towu, opened nor
I fully saA EiasLa haRbos, with the numer
: oaa vessels fysmg d anchor on spFeadin
{ thaiF wines ka - br eezs. Among thas
! vas aaA-ieakang top sail schooner
) riding BIZ q stngls cable, whose bIae
I bull, Eaunt mAaEa and neat rig, proclaim
. ed her soaneshiMg more thAa an asdinar,
! trader, She wass in fact, an armed YES
! sels hsloaglag q the king, lying peace
fully Is aaaheF however, her oheers an'
crew fn aFienaag Intercourse with thl
sownspeOple,
The tw0 mAidsns who sat gaaing on thi
fair sosue that las bsfora thsm, boil
wore Ghs freshness Of early youth ant
we're more than ordinarily good-loak,
ings though differing in personal ap.
pearam@e- The one possessed g ia,
fora, free and iRdepsadant manner
and "a open eoantsnanee, indicating
i irmness az ehas&elsr, and goodness and
purity Of heart. The ether was Enors
sIighIly made, bas aplsndidly beautiful,
with ragaA hair, large, dark, dreams
j eyes, and delicaIaly- -ehiselled, faultieas
features A physsognonisg would have
read In Eheir liaes both pride aud pas
sion; yes Mary Blaa4On WA q girl Of
generous impulses aad good principles,
respected and beloved, Notwithstanding
her Vauitiba. Al the tlne we refer 70,
they were engaged N earnest converse
ton --- aha one, eslm and sorrowfal,
seemed 10 remonstrats vita the othsE
who did npt ascaps the Gensars with any
/ great meakness.
'sE tell you, Mary,n said the 6rss, ssno
| good can sosas eEa. will plead no
nora for Jsrs's sake. The xirl who
could dssart 50 true and honssE q youth
for bit af gold lace, is not worthy Of
him but for your mothers - for your
own sake--L warn you, haEm will come
Of it, as ID always does Of wrong"
"And what light have yoa to accuse
me Of doing wrjug?" demanded the ex-
tied girl.
THAT Of friendship, kindred and Ioug
e0mpaaioRship, Nary" said the other
calmly. "You have wronged Jere o.
Bren in breaking troth, without the
slightast cause given on his part. As
for your infRtaation for this wild. god
iess sailor, it can come TO no good; and
though have too much confidence in
your principles, to fear anything worse
Than the hearts deep and bitter disap-
polntemeut, yet that is bad enough.''
IL is you WHO wrong bin +; he is brave,
noble and true rs the blue ocean he sails
upon" exclaimed Mary Blanton. s'Kate
Martin, if you have nothing better to do
than 10 slandeE him, and insult me, you
can Leave me-"
81 will go, Mary, not in anger or IN.
kindness, but because the duties Of the
evening require ny presence. Vii you
accompany me 2''
"No," waa ths brief and rather I'M
s~~...a'ss- -'@.P!isy- sad knoniae har mood.
Catharine left her.
For long time, Mary Blantou sat in
deep, absorbing meditation. She was
she belle Of the village, and the idol Of
widowed mother w0Oed by half the
youth of the eountry around, she had
made caoice Of one who possessed every
qualification to win al honest maidaB's
regard. Jers O'Brien, the son Of s
prosperous shipbnllder, WIS brave,
handsome and honorable. After having
been gratiied by his father, in being al
loved 10 take one cruise at sea, he set-
tied down quietly aE business. Thai
Mary both loved and respected Jere,
there could be no doubt; bat she had
been allowed by her fond mother too
much indulgence in romanee-reading,
aud its peFmelous sfsots were exhibited
in increased pride and vanity, while
50 far from making her more happy, an
uasaEished longing for s0meshlng anat-
kalnabie grew ap in her haaFE. Ii vas at
this dangerous period for Mary's happi-
Ness that the schooner, TO which we have
alluded, arrived as Maehlas. The cap
GaIH, whose orders were to cultivate
frlendly relations with the inhabitants,
for the dlficuities between the mother
county and her colonies were fast cal
mlnatlng to the point Of resistance,
took grsas pans 70 do 50, and received
kindly treatment Ia IeIuFn, for himself
and crew. de Was gay, rolIIesome
sailor, full Of life, exceedingly agree
able in ukaungEs, bat somewhat unssrup-
ulOas in prinaiple. The arsg tine be
mss Mary RlAaton hs was enamored Of
her beauty, and ~ ones began TO pay her
marked but respectful attentions. Oi
coarse, this sgoassd the Jealousy Of o.
Brien, bus the o&esr was 50 frank and
! open IN hts eoadust that Is woald have
| been hard to Hnd occasion take TO sxeap-
tioss. In tho meantime, Mary, 70 whom
he talked familiAriy Of ali sh0se grand
things OF which she only had read, be-
came 90 svideatly fascinated With his
/ society that, deeply wounded both in his
pride aad love, jeFe 0'BTiea quietly
Withdrew, and gave the sailor a olsaI
coast, Lt vas only their mutual friend,
DaahAFins Martin, who dared to rsmon-
ssrsts wiah Mary, for which, We have
seen, she received no thanks.
Capt. MooRs parsaad his advantages
eagerly, promising everything that could
satisfy AAry's sorupias, IS wall as excite
her Eaneg, uatiI she was ready 70 yield
her hand whenever IL might be claimed
AsEy still fingered under the lindsE
tree, thoagh the shades Of evening be
gan 10 fall around her Several time
ahs had gazsd long and earnestly at tht
vessel i length her sye Frightened aat
/ blush lnantled hsr cheek. a boat haS
put Oh from Che side and was pulling u
the eave where she sat. In q few mo
menta it bad touched the beach and
young ofhear spraug oat, while his mel
backed Oh q little distance from IN
shore, and lay on their oars. Gaps
Mooge--for it was he--haasened 10 Eh
fest Of aha lovely girl bat was some
what sukprtaed a. the reserve and digni
y with which she received hin.
ssWhaE means this, my eharmer Hs
the wind Of ypur aEfecssoa changed al
ready Is blews ~ cold - NOR -wssts
In DecsmbeT. such beautiful erai
]. was meter made to show her teeth, lik
regular eraisaF, she is more ht for
royal pleasure yaehs on ths sea Of haF
piaess,'' said be IN 4 banaaring toae.
stEaaye metaphor and eoAplimsns Il
. nomanl, Gaps. Moors, Il you pleas
an0 ahawer naa one question.1
y al 0oaen, ny leyely Ysnas.n
l sYaa have pFossssed an honorable >
taehmsns FOR me. and promised 70 nal
. me year wife.
"Afl in good ssaaes my swsethearts
said ed. attempting 70 sake her hand,
2 She drew back and wishoaa fnrEhl
|, nosiee IL his interrupted, continued
ssNuAg. however uu0atsignIy IL VI