The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-07-31


hills, snuf6ng the morning air, and tear
through the hazel copse, they will gather
strength and nerve to brush their waymore
manfully along the thorny path of life, and
climb its giddy sleeps with cooler head
and steadier hand.
Grasshoppers and rain have nearly de-
stroyed our wheat crop, but present appear
ances indicate heavy yield of corn; and if
we have plenty of that, gaunt famine will
howl around our homes in vain. and as
we sit down to our smoking boards to feast
on ''hog and hominy," instead of grumb-
ling at our hard lot, we will gratefully COM
pare our own condition with that Of mil
lions of our fellow beings, as good as our
selves, to whom hot corn-c cake would be
a banquet. 81
As was strolling about one day last
week, looking for amusement, l called at
the village school again, and found KNsNAN
still ''tcachins the young idea to shoot."-
While l was there, two gentlemen fram the
Bluffs dropped in. One of them, from the
easy contented expression of his counte-
nance, at once took to be a married man.
The other, soon booked as bachelor, as
he was scarcely seated, before his eTes in
stinctively wandered over among the calico,
and | saw them sparkle with delight, IS they
glanced from face to face, and met the
flashing orbs Of half dozen blushins dam
sells. Had he owned woman in his own
right, he certainly would have new r heard
ed so rash an adventure, for dame Rumor
would have carried the intclligenceie his
better half, and for every admiring glance
bestowed on the country crinoline, a poison-
ed shaft from the green eyed molstcr's
culver, would have now been ranking in
| his truant heart.
The benedict proved to be the County
| Superintendent of Common Schools, and
after little tete- a. tete with the teacher, he
addressed the scholars upon subject which
must have been dear to their hearts, as, for
its Investigation they tear themselves away
from the family tiresidein the morning, padile
barefoot through the mud mile, sit six hours
on backless benches, eat cold dinner, and
paddle home again at night. He pointed
out to them the necessity Of learning to
think, familiarly showed them the import
ance of improving the heart as well as the
head, and finally, for the purpose, l pre-
sumo, of ascertaining how many of them
were Yankees, he set them to guessing
But, as they progressed in the rudiments Of
this difficult science, all fancied traces of
pilgrim stock vanished, and, before they
had made the last guess, the conviction was
stamped on every lineament of his face, that
New England had nothing to do with colo
nizing Ravcndale. was much pleased with
his remarks, and | thought by the looks of
the teacher, that he too was pleased. l be-
Iieve old Pottawattamic has got just the
right man to urge on the development: Of
her juvenile brains. He is none of your
miucing sentimental literary tops, but he
goes into his work heart and hand, with his
sleeves rolled up. As they left the house,
observed the young bachelor casting
cone longing lingering look behind"
If certain young lady in town, had seen
that look, III bet my hat she would have
greeted him with homemade thunder
storm; and, nothing but the fact that such
storms produce the Same beneficial effects
in the ideal world of lovers, which they do in
the physical world, could have induced me
to run the risk of causing one, and Of bring
ing down the vengeance of the sufferer On
my devoted head, by mentioning the cir
cumstance here.
l called at a neighbours few days since
and found the folks whitewashing. 1t would
be an idle task. Mr.. Editor, to describe
the process by which solution of line is
made to hide the stains on the walls and
ceiling of room, as gold hides them o, the
sin-battered hulks Of humanity. Your
readers know all about it, and the bare
mention Of it to the women, awakeDs dis
NAL memories, and sends the portents of a
gathering storm shooting over their placid
brows.
But an incident occurred on this occasion
so painful, and yet so ludicrous, that will
jot it down as warning to all the ladies
who occasionally dabble in whitewash. The
lady of the house took the brush for a mo-
ment, to show how the work overhead should
be done, when, just as it touched the cell
ing, down came a drop Of the villainous
compound spat into her eye. Mr.. Editor,
you may talk about the power Of music to
start the neither limbs into action, but if you
wish to see any Of your friends dance a
hornpips in double quick time, just put a
little fluid lime into their optics. Perhaps
the lady in question may fill my eyes with
lime for thus adverting to her mishap. If
she does, shall blame you for letting her
know that | said anything about it.
Yours, sincerely,