The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-10-23

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Tomove the earth in air or III the sea,
Whether on water o'er the waves to glide,
Or en the land 10 roll, revolve slide,
Whether TO whri, to jar TO strike or ring,
Whether II be pistol or spring,
Wheel, pulley. tube sonorous, wood or brass
The thing designed shall sngeiy eome TO pass;
For when his hands upon 1t. You may know
That there's go In 1t, and he make II 30.
MY NEIGHBOR'S WIFE.
1t was a fine day-a very fine day-in
October, when took the cars from Slow
coach to Crabapple, to 20 thence to Runga-
dang City, On business of no little import
ance.
Inid Just breakfasted, and feeling the
want Of i; smnkc, took myself and my cigar
case into one Of the second class cars to
fumgatc and dip INTO the morning papers.
The car contained but few persons. A
Du'ciman, two Irshwomen,. IL nondescript,
and IL little nlgger in Il red flannel shirt,
were all the regular freight, live stock, pas
srngcr>, or whatever else seconded trav-
cliers may be called, but there was one in
truder who had come there like myself, to
do his mornings burnt sacrifice.
This individual WAS the only one who
attracted more than II passing glance from
me. lie was Il gentlemnnly looking man,
with n high fore head, fresh color. serious
blue eyes, light brown hair and brownish
whlSkers. hanging far down from his cheeks
in the English style, being connected by IL
small moustache, and separated by Il clean
shtvcn chm, which bore decided dmple.
His costume was Il gray travelling suit:
coat, vest, pantaIoons and cap, all Of the
same material. In cut it was neat and >tyl-
lsh-perhapS a trite iaunty. The r'st of
~, OTTO
were unexceptonal and quiet.
\ thoroughly we'll dressed man is such Il
rdfd dris uow-a- days, that | was attracted
toward this one by II secret affinity of taste,
Nothing about him WAS fnppi>h, nothing
was sluvenv. lie affected neither purisll
nor show, and looked like IL wel-bred. cul.
tivated person, whose means allowed him tC
exhibit his taste in minor matters.
To he brief, he resembed neither Gardi-
ner Furniss nor Horace Greely.
y crowning evidence of his correctness
in tribes, WAS, hat instead of the scnsele,
and expensive cigar, which we Americans
are 50 welded to, he WAS smoking IL little
mecrschaum pipe, graceful in form, elegant
ly carved and mounted with silver. Tn,
prejudice against the pipes is one of the
ineXplicabe traits of our character. w,
know nothing about pipes, so we hate them
but let my smoker once aecustom himself
to their use, and nv word for it. he will on
" smoke cigars when the prejudices OF 9th
crs compel him TO.
\ hau,isomc mecrschaum is a sort of or
, n,mcnt--u piece of jewery. The rlct
brown of the bowl (after Il proper course
Of >mok Ing.) like old mahogany, the gilt
ter of the silver mounting, and the pale
golden gIcam of the amber mouth piece
form harmonious and elegant contrast o
color and texture, quite us pleasing to th'
educated eye as a coral scarfpin or dla
mund ring.
But this is shocking depression from
nv story, and nobody hates DEPRESSION
more than do. was a little carried ava,
by 10y subject, and was led off quite uncon
sciously; for which error, meek y ant
humbIy beg the readers pardon.
The we'll dressed gentleman made room
for me near the stove-for the OctobeI
morning air was crisp and chill-and regard
ed me with good natured glance. THANK
ed him, and made three abortive efforts t.
light my cigar at red hot spot on tn
stove, when he spoke:
sBeg pardon, sir--that seems to be fail
ure-permit me-
And drawing out neat rcd morocco pipe
case, he took some matches from one OF 1T
pockets, and rendered them to me.
Il am much obliged to you. sir SAID
shat is rather neat arrangement of yours.
.Yes, rather. The case and pipe wer
given me bv friend, who got them at Bcr
lin. The pipe fits in here, YOU see-so-th
tobacco is in here, and this holds the match
es. DO YOU ever smoke pipes sir?'
sAt home, always. But the people are 81
absurdIy set against the practice, that IN
condemned to use bad cigars at high prices
when 60 abroad
.Ycs; IN the streets one has to conform
but in travelling. invariably smoke this
In fact, couldn't travel withou. it. Cor
geous weather, eh?'
.lt is, indeed, and Just at the right seaso
for travel. always want to be going some
where in the fall. De you travel tar''
'To Rangadang City,
sJust where am going
.Indeed! glad to hear 1t. like to travc
in company
'And |. You are alone then?'
Eyes, as far as Crabapple. A lady is t.
meet me there, but shall be glad OF you
society also.' ,,
1t is lust the easiest thing in the world t.
get acquainted with a stranger, If the pos
sibiity of mutual friendship exists betwee1
YOU and him. At eight O'Clock that morn
ing, hadn't the widest idea that my wen
dressed companion was in existence: b
twelve O'Clock, NJ, we had established tn
most friendly relations, exchanged cards
discussed the friendly topics of the day
smoked together, drank from each other
TASKS, and promised to visit each othe
thereafter, if occasion should offer.
Along somewhere in the middle of the al
ternoon. the conductor thrust his head tur
tle-fashion, into the frst-class car where "
had obtained seats, and sang out:
Passengers for Crnbapple'
This was the signal for general hurry
ing up of old ladies in rusty black dresses
unwholesome little boys with baggy panta
looms, and their hands full of half. eatel
green apples, or molasses gingerbread; an
cular- -shoudered young maidcns in sun
honnets, with large bundles and bad teeth
pur>y old gentlemen, whose shaggy whit
hats, silver bowed spectacles, and immens
shirt collars were so prominent rs to sWal
low all the rest of them up comp letely, and
in fine, II variety of other characters inciden
tai to a New England town.
These walked, shufflnd, crept, h"bhlrt
and tumbled out of the car, leaving it hal
empty, and my friend said, that he mus
look up his lady. Accordingly, he jolne'
the group of desertins ones, and entere'
the neat, spick-and-span, white-washed an'
green blinded depot.
During the next two minutes, ! occupied
nv mind by the contemplation ofa maj
who WAS trying to drive pig through
hole in board fence. The pig was obsti
nate, the opening too small, and the man
blockhend; but, county fashion, eight o
ten great hulking fellows were leaning owe
the fence, watching the proceedings, with
out lifting hand, when any one of thsr
could have caught the animal in Eve min
utes, and, if necessary, thrown him over