The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-12-10
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1885,

felt aroused at this. | can bear any at.
tack upon myself but the reflection upon Miss
Brenon was too much for me who knew heI
| pure character and exalted worth. ,.
sit is a falsehood ?" | shouted, ''and your
9 informant is malicious and malignant
) falsifer -
The relative gathered herself up to 90,
t but before she went gave her "a lesson on
} lying and tale bearing that she has not for
gotten yet. She has never crossed my door
t since. As soon as she was gone turned to
-, my wife, and said:
''As for you, madam, if you cannot make
better use of your tongue, you had better
Q never speak again.
, | was heated, in a passion, and scarcely
knew what | said, but the unkiud words
, entered into her soul. left the house an
) did not return for a long time, found her
calmly and undisturbedly sitting where had
left her, but she spoke not. She arose and
' performed such duties as were required of
her, but she did not speak. In vain ad-
dressed her she made no reply. grew
alarmed. begged her to speak to me. Ii
, has continued thus ever since. Not one
word has she uttered to me or any one. My
t home is dismal as tomb, or would have
| invited you there"
lie ceased his story, and | told him how
much interested had been in it. 'Bui,"
| said |, shave you tried no remedy TO cure
this disease, for disease it must be - lie
told me that he had not. "Thrn, said l.,
''take me home with you, and if | don't
cure her, strike the spurs from my heel as
an unworthy knight
. went home with the poor fellow, and
| IL ,.,t, ha hnl
seuted. was introduced to the mistress Of
the mansion, who received me with pro
found bow.
GA delightful home, madam, this of
yours,' said |, glancing admiringly out of
the window. looked towards her as though
expecting reply. She merely nodded her
head.
care there many such in the vicinity
among the hills - | persisted, looking her
ia the face.
She colored as though she were confused.
| found subsequently that | was the first
stranger that he had dared to take home
for several wears. saw by her organ SIN
that she was not naturally bad womnn
and OWNED at once that she had vowed
perpetual silence at the unkind words of her
husband, and that it only needed but sin
Gle word to break the spell that rested upon
her.
continued my engineering, making all
'n"",''' VI "o'nes''c enquiries 2"f"'"S ''ie
children. of whom she appeared very fond,
but could not elicit a word from her. next
alluded to her husband and our old aC-
Guantance, and IN the course Of my remarks
made some reflection in IL playful way upon
the slight blemish in one Of his cy"s-the
only fanlt in his really han1Snmn face
81" ie7!'"S 4Ac o""1a III "'~ "CL oSs hF,
BROW, ana moment alter, when praised
NM p!naSeu expression eh"'e" 'he c!Guu.
Ana saIu 10 ihEa"'t, mere are prloe
anu Hhect'on nj any rltr; th"HG springs nave
not Hrl'd up, anu tulhK 'h't !AhSna6 may
yet De uhSeai'n:
a "'S P'"S'a o"' "o'"''S 'r"nSP'FG" sa.0
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.h, would No, sro.,k c,rfnund;ti ,ror..
,I,3 for en,,r or,,,,;ro, ,nust ho dora
s.Nrs Snnnrs said rarv srdlaolr
..,;I rou oIi,w mo "a look ot tho nsIm of
rorr b,nlz.
Sts aytcrlra her hand vcrv rcoa;1v and
: .o~'J ur,n it n, tb1ugb vrr. ward
a.57.a,,n, ~ .omr trick Of nnrromancv in.
,.,I.,1,, ~. fste of tbn borsrholI. L6ok;nr
h enaa rolIroui.ho1 her hand ana
"a: Is,,,l. cbo o,,no-od sr,nr;.oI
.I-I ,a,,1~,If ns r oyn.r.nr me to SAY som4.
;Lrnc.
You may well he surprised at nv CEN
Iu.t" -ni,l ..bu, y,or Surprise woui! b.
o,rrwhnlminr couI1 dare to tell YOU til ,
mntivc of it. | cannot do this withont com
promising others. | may sny. hGw"r"r,
that in Your hand | discern a power IhA'
may be employed for imm"nsn good. Th1r
are lines IN 1t mat meet ANA H'vrrE'. ana
"""' near 'oIe'"'r r. again "''nou' iii'' tl"S
lh"re ~ mystery. i"oSgu AT me mana
a%Hin, funp'u my loreheau' aS '"ouSH l
WtEt Et.muchspefPI'Acu'a an" went ou' aoFHPHy.