The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-06-02

charge, how to find the right man
among several hundred people. and how
to transfer her without an unpleasant
scene and explanation, to the care of one
whose person was no less strange to hel
than mine While these thoughts whirl-
ed through my head, | happened to en-
counter those smiling eyes fixed upon
me. and their open uDsuspicious gaze
decided me. 81 will not trouble or dis
tress her by any knowledge Of her posi-
ton" ! concluded, "but will do my
best to fill the place of the individual
she took me for, and conduct her where
ever she wishes to go, if l can only find
where it is J" | turned 10 her with an
affectation of friendly ease I was very
far from feeling, and said, cit is long
journey. Miss Florence"
"Do you think SO ? But it is very
pleasant. isn't it?' Cousin Jenny en-
joyed it SO much"
:" All, indeed p
why, what queer man !" she said,
with little laugh. Does she never
tell you as she does me in all her letters,
how happy she is, and that st. Louis is
the sweetest place in the world TO live
in Dear me, that should have to tell
her own husband first. How we shall
laugh about it when we get there
So it was to ST. Louis we were going
to, and | was her cousin Jenny's hus-
band. l never was SO thankful for two
pieces of information in my life.
And how does dear Jenny look :?
and what is she doing, and how is my
dear Aunt Beman do tell me the news y
Jenny" said |, mastering courage
and words, is the dearest little wife in
the world, You must know, only far too
fond of her scamp of a husbands to
her looks, you can't expect me to say
anything, for she always looks lovely to
me-"
Bravo y said the pretty girl, with
a malicious smile, but about my dear
aunty's rheumatism ?"
Miss, mean of course, Mrs. Beman
is very WE'LL"
Well F" said my fair questiorer, re-
garding me with surprise. "I thought
she hadn't been well for years 70
q mean we'll for her, said l, in some
trepidation, " the air of st. Louis which
| have since found is of the misty moisty
order) has done her world Of good
She is quite different woman"
81 am very glad, said her niece
She remained silent for a few minutes,
and then a CLEAN of amusement began
to dance in her bright eyes.
"To think" said she, suddenly turn
ing to me with a musical laugh. "that
all this time you havn't mentioned the
baby -
l know | gave violent start, and l
think turned pale. After l had run
the gauntlet of all these questions tri-
umphantly, as l thought, this new dan
ger stared me in the face. How was /
ever to describe a baby who had never
noticed one +? My courage sank below
Zero. but in some proportion the blood
rose to my face. and | think my teeth
fairly chattered in my head.
"Don't be afraid that l shall not sym
pathise in your raptures,' continued my
tormentor, as | almost considered her.
| am quite prepared to believe anything
after Jenny's letter-you should see how
she cares for him.
Him Blessed be goodness then
it must be boy p
"Of course" said I. blushino and
stammering. but feeling it imperative to
say something, "we consider him the
finest fellow in the world /; but you
might not agree with US, and in order to
leave your judgment unbiased, l won't
describe him to you"
"Ah but know jast how he looks,
for Jenny had no such scruples-so you
may spare yourself the trouble or hap
piness, whichever it is-but tell me
what you mean to name him 20
eve have not decided upon a name"
" Indeed | thought she intended to
give him yours !"
The deuce she did," thought l.
(" No, one of name is enough in fam
ily." | answered.
The demon of inquisitiveness. that, to
my thinking. had instigated my fair com
panion, heretofore, now ceased to possess
her, for we talked of various Indifferent
things. and had the relief of not being
compelled to draw on my imagination at
the expense of my conscience, when |
gave the particulars of my recent jour
ney from Boston. Yet | was far from
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