New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-10-22
1. NEW OREGON, IOWA, OCT. 22, 1859.

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was a hat!-a hat and not a stove pipe,
a hat and not a boot leg! That hat!-
looking back at it through the mist of
twenty-five years, it seems to have arisen
to the stature of two full feet, while it's
brim appears little wider than my thumb
nail. My eyesight isn't quite as perfect
as it used to be, and so I may not quite
see rightly. Make all due allowances,
dear reader. .. ....
l say that I must have looked ugly at
that moment. Be that as it may, l thot
that was looking splendidly; that the
figure l cut was an honor to the name of
Brown, and l was proud Of it; proud as l
stalked up to Janet's window, and placed
carefully the ladder that was to bear her
to my side. Everything was silont about
the house. Fate was surely with U.S.
Fanny had been bribed into service. As
| stood there, I could see her finger fit
noislessly to and fro by the window, and
how blessed her-blessed her from the
very bottom Of my heart for her kind
ness. .a4. ..
At last Janet commenced descending
the ladder, and as she did so the moon
crowded in out of sight under huge
black cloud. The heavens favored u.s.
our success might be looked upon as fix
ed. Three steps more upon the ladders
rounds, and Janet's dainty little feet
would stand upon terra f,ma with my
own. The steps were taken, and she
held for moment fondly by the sleeves
of my blue broad cloth, before we look
ed up to the window, both with appraised
hands to catch a small bundle of clothing
that Fanny was to throw down to us and
which we had no other means to carry
with us. s. rsa.
"Be quiet, Fan," whispered Janet, as
her sister appeared at the window and
poised the bundle above our heads. sBe
quiet, Fan, for heavens sake, and drop it
quickly
But Fanny still stood there, swinging
backward and forward the huge bundle,
without needing Janet's earnest entrea-
ty. aE Il 1ea. aH
'Do, do throw it, Fanny, dear! Do have
some mercy on me! What if father
should know of this! What if he should
know of this? What if he should be
awakened!'
"La, give it to her, Fan; don't plague
your sister, she's in hurry!' called
voice at that moment from the closed
blinds at the parlor windows, which be.
longed to none other than DR.. Stoddard.
''Give her the things; and tell the boys
to carry out a bag of corn, a cheese, some
wheat and butter to the cart Janet must
have setting out Only be still about
it Fan"
For moment we were petrifed upon
the spot; l thought I should fall to the
ground. What should we do-rup, faint
die, evaporate or go mad! While we
stood undecided two huge mattresses fell
at our feet from the window, followed at
once by sheets, pillow cases, table cloths
and sundry other articles necessary to the
setting up of a respectable house keeping
establishment. 5&a. a
''Mother, mother, don't one of these
new feather beds belong to Janet! called
Charlie Stoddard, from one part Of the
house.
eyes, yes, and bolster, and pair of
nice pillows, two. Carryem right out of
the front door," was the answer.
s'Whose horse have you, Jason!' asked
the doctor pushing up the blind, ''your
fathers!' ...-.o
"Y-e-e-s, sir" l stammered.
"Humph! didn't you know better than
that, that old gray isn't worth button
to go. Why didn't you come up to my
barn and get my black mare! Sam, Sam,
hurry away, straight to the barn and har-
ness black Molly for Jason. If you'll be-
l;o.-o Il hn uac crninu To start nG with hi