The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-08-06
{. He is a real gentleman. is he not z

| - lie Is Tedl ReDtieIHihu, Is ue uotf
"Yes to be sure none of your fops and
monkeys, Gun assure you admire your
taste this time; there is a great difference
hetween him and that conceited puppy Of a
Jewsenbcrry. sc-tr s..--,
Tlllie said nothing, she only thought how
strange it was she should think OF this same
Gustavus Adolphus every time she saw Mr..
Whte-they looked enough alike to be bro
thers. That could not be; perhaps they were
cousins, at any rate she determined to ascer-
| tain. g -:iz ... H..
A few evenings after, Mr.. White called
| again. and time after time, and very strange,
Mr.. Walters always had business away from
home, so as to leave him alone with Tillie !;
and stranger still, one evening Mr.. White
whispered few words in her ear to which
we did not listen, but they brought the rich
color to her brow, and the long lnshes fell
over her beautiful eyes, as she laid her little
hand in his. T.. .'s-
Two months after, merry company were
assembled at Mr.. Walters, and Miss Walters
became Mrs. White. Every one declared it
was very suitable match and as they ap-
psared very happy We can but wish they may
ALWAYS continue so. - --r ..- ......
"You know | promised to tell you all
about your old beau, Mr. Gustavus Adolphus
Jewsenberry. after we We're married, Tillie,"
said her husband, the next evening, as they
sat together in their cozy little parlor.-
"Will you listen now?"
"0h yes; you said be was relative OF
yours"
very near one"
GA half brother, perhaps"
"Nearer than that"
Harry"
81. is even so; am the very identical
Jewsenberry." ....
"Now, Harry
"All true; but don't snap your eyes so
and Pll tell you all about it.''
Impossible, you rogue, his hair was all
in curls."
"You don't know how much hot poker
done for them, yet.''
s'And mustache 20
"The barber will answer that"
"And he squnted and minced and walked
sideways, and bowed so curiously."
GAIL ailec.ation, love-"
"Nonsense he whispered and spoke so
soft. and said so many silly things
CAN farce"
''And this is true" asked Tiliic, 4 little
flush Of anger oycrspreadlng her white
brow.
81 will tell you all about it, darling. |
won you in INV own character my name is
really Henry White, and am no more of
dandy than you see me. As you know, Ire
ceved an Inheritance from my uncle, and
thought could afford to spend a little fool
ishly. had seen you at a fair, and hearing,
by a friend, chat tho ladies of Craftsville
preferred mustached dandy to plain,
sensible man, thought | could best gain
YOU under that guise: forgive me for so es-
t!matins your good sense. | assure you
acted my part well, although 40 poor sinner
ever suffered more for his sins than !, not to
act myself rather than the conceited cox
comb appeared. Forgive the ruse, Tillie
will never deceive you again. won you
honestly, and have learned one lesson, it is
always best TO leave dandyism to the mon
key tribe, for sensible men have no use for
it,
Mr.. and Mrs. White always kept their Sc
crct, and to this day Nr. Walters declares
he has ono Of the very best of men for a SON.
in law and that Gustavus Adolphus Jewsen
berry was one of the most desplcable fops.