The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-07-23
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA, SATURDAY, JULY %, 1859.

guided the dart till it struck home. and dis
placed even the classics from his soul, at
less. Temporarily.
Some ten days after his first appearance
at the door CT Mr.. Norton's house. and his
peculiar reception there, he, still lingering
at Portland, had asked that gentleman to
cali with him al the mouse of Professor Cay.
famous in USbridge College, and an cid
classmate of Mr.. Kramps. As punctual as
the Rattle street clock. be appeared at the
set hour, iu a carriage, a. Mr. Nortou's door.
and was shown into the Par!oy, where has
host directly appeared with most rueful
eountenance: business had interfered at
important case was to come off in the next
days court, and at the last hour a
missing witness had been traced, to whom
| he must personally attend but there was an
alternative, If Professor kramps was willing
his daughter was an intimate friend of
Mrs. Clay, and be would send her with him
to introduce him. The Professor turned
purple between dihdenee and delight. aud
managed TO stammer out that he should be
most happy; so Mr.. Norton left him to his
own thoughts, and after due delay reappear
ed with Sally, looking like the veriest little
daisy OF the field, all sparkling with sun
shine. Vel! it was, for her bodily safe:y,
! that her father helped her into the carriage,
for Theodosius was brandishing his long
arms hther and yon in an ecstacy of deyo-
tion charming to behold, and assurejy a
touch of that little gloved hand would have
wrought his dellrium TO an unsafe height :;
but, once shut up in the vehicle beside the
the aria.y attIred damsel, whose face began
TO dlmple and glow with mirth, be subsided
into an awkward, silent creature, done up in
cloth and kid, helpless and hopeless, if Sal
ly had not understood his genus, and applied
herself most deyoutly to playing guide book,
making believe" all the time that her
mpanion was ''about to say,' or " had
remarked" something so very apropos and
| piquant that he began to wonder how he
could be SO agreeable without knowing it.
| Sally's native courteousness was certainly
| fortified By a bit Of her fathers tact and d.
! plomacy, and by the time they reached their
destination she had put Mr.. kramps SO en-
trely at his ease that he aided her descent
without any perilous awkwarducss, and ac-
! tualiy gave her his arm up the shadowv and
od0rous approach to the house, with no
compunction or reflection on the subject !:
but, quite to bis horror, on reaching the
pretty cottage nestled in fine old trees. and
attire among the flower beds of the gay gar
den, Sally dropped the arm on which she
had so lightly hung, and, running forward
like kitten after It ball, snatchel the sur
pri~ed figure round the waist, and executed
a spontaneous waltz down the wide grav-
eled path, directly toward her gaping es
COrt.
my dear Sally - exclaimed the laugh.
ter stitied voice of Mrs. Clay, as more rap
id pirouette shook down her beautiful hair
from its support, and tnsed her spiritual
face with bloom. don't you see there is Il
stranger!' -
Sally stopped all suddenly.
son dear forgot-Mrs. Clay--Profes-
sor kramps. You see | was SO glad TO see
Laura, sir - The voice was not to bcre-
sistedi Mrs. Clay laughed gently, and wei
coined her distract guest with so quiet and
simple 4 manner that he was once more at
case.
Presently Professor Clay appeared, and
made as much demonstration 70 Sally rs she
had TO his wife, though in moro staid man
ner 4; but she was evidently favorite, and
hi, genial. aHectionate face as he spoke
made a deeper impression on one spectator
than even his "wn cordjai welcome. That
was another feather to give the arrow i'm
pulse: vet. oh TheoLosius the worst was
not over with thee yet.
After a long and pleasant call, Sally rose
to 90, and Mr.. Clay, attended them to the
carriage: but 10 >a!lr's utter horror, as sh"
was about to put her foot on the step. she
saw beside the man who had driven them
out another figure, in strange old coat, Of
familiar aspect. and Il hat that should have
been on its nail at home. n well. known
broad hrim of her deceased grandtather.-
Moreover. from beneath that hat peercd out
ou9 eve over the coat-collar. TINT executed
an unmi,takabIc wink it was, verify, her
malcap brother. Joe. Suddenly MS 4 thought
flashes, the whole of his plan appeared to
Sally's mind. lie had dj>covrd. in the
course of Mr.. kramrs' conversation. that he
had great terror for horses. and knew no.
thing about driving and Joe. being most
expert charioteer, must have bribcd the dri
yer to let him take the rcins, and give the
un,ucky Professor n terrible fright, whore
be would not dare TO display his fear in the
presence Of q lady. 1t was no use for Sally
to demonstrate or e2Claim neither coaSiDg
nor cntrratv would move Joe hairs
breadth, she very we'll knew. and Professor
kramps would only have been twice terrified;
so she held her tongue. and took her place
quietly, end"avoring to hear the remarks Of
her companion, and reply to them, though,
between expectation and vexation. she was
sadly distracted. Presently, however. the
iaded horses quickened their pace; the Pro
fessor grew restless and incohereDt; faster
and faster Few tho horses. Joe had not
reckoned rightly on the Professors pride;
he wa. scared, IMPLY and thoroughly scared,
and no presence whatever could have pre-
vented the expression of bis fright.
In spite Of Sally's entreatles that be would
sit still, and her assurances that there could
be no danger, he threw himself npon the
front seat. ratified the sticky window in its
socket, vociferated to the driver, who noded
and grinued back again. with true Irish de-
light, at the fun and. at last. tried to force
the door open and get out. This Sally conld
not permit him TO do. knowing 1t would pro-
baby be certain death for now the Joke
was getting serious. The infurated horses
were bevond .Ioe's power to hold, and the
Irishman shouted and swore in vain. Atthe
maddest rate they careered down Rattle
street. the carriage swaving from side to side
at their heels without Joe ard his brother
Phaton. pulling and shouting within, The
odosius kramps, Greek professor in Hale
College. kicking. struggling and sputtering
alternate English and unknown tongues, 10
the tight embrace of Sally Nsrtoa's fat,
white arms, and Offering so much resistance
to her kindly intention, that she vas quite
red in the face. while, in spite Of her owa
fear now rapidly increasing. "a secret
laughter tickled all her soa!,' and made her
hold more doubtful every moment. But the
crisis was at hand, as political gentlemen
say a; every election. The horses nakin- &
s,raishs track for their stable. took no pains
10 consider the institution dragging al their
heels bu. swerving wide TO avoid ponder
ous hay cart, dashed the carriage against
lamp post, upse: it instantly. broke pole and
traces at one snap, and careered triumph
au,ly homeward, leaving Joe asdsthe Irish
man spil: on as:rip Of turf that happily, t3s
their necks, some city pen. rustic had ca!tl-
waited before his door "for greens - and
within the wreck. TheodosiGs krafEps with
broken leg. piseoH~ly moaning Oh iae aoar
of the vehicle. and psoE sally miserabLv
bruised. but not othsTxlss injured. Try lag 10
fam 40 .iz.Gr in aT3ay "a