Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-12-10

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Their publication at present-wheu .h,
mercury is sporting among the teens be-
low zsro-is doubtless somewhat unsea
sonable /; but they viii suffice to show ths,
the heat Of summer entails discomfort q,
we'll ~ the reign Of old Boreas.
Written for the sioay Cty Rsgister.
OFF TO THE COUNTRY.
"What will bs the result Of all this,
wonder?' yawningly soliloquised, this
hot morning; almost suffoeated in my
coolest dress, as iounged back in my
easy chair by the parlor window, with my
feet tucked up on an ottoman, and doing
my utmost, though in vain, to "raiss q
breeze with my huge palm leaf.
~ vow won't endure this another day
longer" said, this time quite energetic !;
as rose up, and for moment irresolute,
whether to carry my letters to the Pos,
Office, or plunge into the recesses of my
bed, Of which could catch a glimpse,
through the half open door, and which
looked so cool and inviting this drow.y,
sultry morning, as the white curtain sway.
ed around the Nar.eilcs quilts. And,
fearful, lest in the mids. Of my frightful
headache, the temptation to have another
map would overcome my less active
nature, threw on my Shaker" and gras.
ping my letters hurried out, not forgetting
IN my hssty exit to catch up an umbrella
from the rack as passed through the
hall. BY keeping the shady side Of the
street, | iancied ! was doing very well,
until saw the tantalising. unmistakable,
not-at.home- e-ative air that characterized
all tho best houses in our portion OF the
city. l presume had | ever made any
pretensioos Of obe,irg the aristocrat:c,
juggernatorial fat Of fashion, too wod
have anticipated the " heated term, and
gone somewhere but being very uniig.
ni!ied little body, must take the conse-
querces aud be caught in just this diem
ma. "All gone out, in accordance with
the general programme, and left alone
in this unsupportabe heat and STENCIL
| solloqnsed in tone which partook too
much Of the intonasions Of . growl, to be
very musical. And rs if in confirmation
of this fact, at this moment there sprang
up light pua-of air, from over the
alleys and dis,lleries (which latter CON-
modify | am sorry to say, many of our
river towns are too well supplied witty to
where | walked, bringing such sugges-
tions Of malaria and infection. that made
me hurry my cambric to my face, in
trice. THERE as i, passed away over
the river to iever-and.asue ize some other
unfortunate. "Ill 90 to the country, too
I'll see if / cant ge. : breath, but that
which has just swept over all the novels
and pig styes in the city"
Blu. ! relented little as something
suggested -"aud leave Mr.. Liston alone
to brave oil these, and no Nellie near?'
"We!l, ! can at least mention it to him.
] thought, when he come TO dinner !" and
remembering the dessert was to be pre-
pared, l walked on = uine live;er, my
country srdor not dampened, but incrcas-
ed by the dsh Of exquisite vanilla cream.
aud iced soda. l procured Oh my way
home at that best sal CON on \ street.
AS We sat over our dessert, this after
noon, l very deliea.e'y--you may be as
surcd-msde my suggestion. 60, of
course, my love, if you have the less, in
clination to do SO; have fancied myself,
that you were growing pale in the las.
MONTH lThis mou,hful Of pudding in
no wise Improved his articulation but
this hearty assent sounded no less SWEET
But, Nellie dear-who will arrange my
poor, dear straps and buttons, gloves &c,
he said laughing. ] only gave an expressive
nod at the door OF the basement stairs
through which our hou.ekeepsr had just
disappeared. So far, very good y he
said, helping himself to another plate OF
fruit. F" But birdie,' he continued, us he
reached me delicious "l.awton'' on the
tip Of his spoon, around the corner Of tie
table-"are you quite sure you will like
the country; and no, ike the olden time
dove come fitting back to our ark of re.
fuge' in after days?" "Like it? oh can
you doubt il p / said, as visions Of my
childhoods home in the country, noated
up like incense to my imagination. ! re-
membercl the dear old farm house and
TIE long orchard, where always knew the
earliest sweet,ng' trees where the cher
rie., peaches and pears, grew 50 rich and
luscious and where, on the walls hung the
sweetest roses and honey suckles, whose
long scarlet cups bowed into the cool
grass, or clambered with their bright clus
ters anl sprays. into my second story
window. Then there were quiet, Sabbath
afternoons, when my present companion
xt table, had attended me homs from ser
vice, at our village church read, or con
yerssd with me In hia musical tones. llor
= wonder, never less musical since them
after tea, 81 IN the bright evening, whom
the old brown house, with il, wreath of
rases and evee grerus, were en,el1pel u
= silssry tiaad Of Jaus moonlight, he sa,
| IN the other ada Of our " toto y tetn. N