The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-01-22

He was the sou other host, but from OK
eessive timidlty, or rather bashfulness
the country-brcd youth had preferred t
take all his meals by himself, and to skull
in and out of the house by side doors, t.
s encountering that unknown and wonder
full creature--a young lady.
Perhaps it was an instructive feclin!
that members of this genus are as dan
gerous as they are beautiful that tllet
him with undeined dread Of proximit,
it right have been that, or might have
beon simple rustic bashfulness; but at al
events the only desire he evinced, will
regard to Nellie, was to keep out of hel
way.
Of course the young lady was not long
in discovering this determination on the
youths part, and from that time she did
not want for amusement. Her merrimen,
was constantly excited, by observing the
hurried retreat of her cowardly foe to the
friendly covert of pantry, cellar, or stable,
at her approach; and nothing delighted
her spirit of mischief more, than by sal
lying forth suddenly twenty times day,
to pat the enemy to ignominious flight
SeIdom was poor Nathan allowed to enjoy
meal without having to drop his knife
and fork at least once, during its course,
to take refuge ln some ne ighboring hid
ing place, till the coast was again clear
Rarely did he escape from back or side
door without being made aware, by some
saucy token, that pair Of roguish eyes
r-l nAyht J.
porch. Even when at work in the fields,
a little, jaunty form sometimes trippcd
by with bright eyes booking defiance, ora
fresh, merry voice was Eeard singing
odd Sc ps of mocking songs In the
tarm.yard he was no more secure; for no
sooner did Nellies eagle eye detect his
form moving about there, than down she
came, and pcrching herself on the fence,
wanted to know when he was going TO
appoint that afternoon to teach her to
milk as he had 50 faithfully promised :"
VI course this PROMISE only existed in the
Imagination Of the relentless tease, Ma
than = patience was sorcly tried.
Now, nJtwithstaudin. all | have ad-
mttcd, he was good, sturdy, manly fel-
low. Most men, even the bravest, have
thcir cowardly points. I will even ven
tore to say there is something every man is
afraid Of, and am sure there is more sense
.l: re," "a ,4 t u " " oman 'i"h many other
s'..''@S' 'o'' '"e'7 IS hoIn'hS more Dan
but, in t'me, N@than's ttM;1i.v waucd
'':'. ''.> ''' ..". "iIt"r al ,''l'e au-
.'+@.'.'. ..7'1~'''4. lie l." III. lily pass
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49,. 49, =: -. nI "'','1 -.'' 3'~I - u"d1fa'aHd
.n .,'a- ..a P('So','. ,'14'o"l was n'- u be
t' t'1~' I.''. Ia'eI:.'@3 "'N' lie would c1dqre
"'' S!"Ss '"'',snce no i'"s@F auch hI'
''I'!'' resolves, i!7 tNA!d practice
Io' ,'i ,',''o4 ~ ~ PL'' 'P''%'s ~is.z at the
',''c. -. ,s,>.'o u d S.'Ne" pT''c'"'' 'hencF,
-,,' =, 1'2"' .' "'s po2slD'y. L am ashamed oi
~, S"L,. '"oo.slo' '1nty III nero out people
'.'Iohi o1,is out ,1so'u'iohS any better,
~ sl"9' ''''S wiz os 'ehieht 10 Fellow
s'"ue'' ~ -, - -.
nea'i"h,'e' Meme, unaware OF the rev,
o."''o' sI tn". was progressing III the mind
~ -C' ''9,''a' was sa'a'i't6 more and
N.Y. 1e''C''J from Al5 apparent total
~ .. J." a.s rSs.oo i"Ao " l','le p''|lc AZ s'S"t
=. "t'h5 ''I' n'F Faiof rose IN exact
proportion % her security and she gre"
- '""'1 ."d aggressive, as 10 be almost
unO''I'o'9. ~ ~ NoG content with routing
a,,sI1 anu lnS,"1 a. ~ pI1"Snte' SHe sometime"
amused ami hcrast ~ cutting of his retreat,
taItin9 t'weyor ly',s" va. IN pI''I', "nGt' sne
moor Tatban obI;,aI - Lorl o ~ ~ ,, @'1o' ""'
row cxnosnd noss - on,rr " 1.n;n',a, a?",1 ,'"'
One o,en;f' 49, ~ - san I'f " ,
vonn~ man VIZ eo@ago5 ~ .ha 'i ha,,ai ~ 'i,s
}nt nsaf,,l off~o y - ~ 'Io no,"''9,
from nsstnrn wh"n NaiI;s '"s sS IoSS Ss.h ho,1o
sister pr;sc;rI, wba bad I"|a %"1 ',1s;'D ,"';'
walk togcty,cr onco>,,t~raa ~ M IL" hin '"n' ~ -
crossroads moi far rron tha hanso VIZ
Miss priso;lI, stanneJ farmoml a.,
ioincd her Irothnr. dnd va,I;a na.l,;n,' ~
ioatb followed Tbero conid 30 III
continued coov.rsa.;o, Ln,,r,n, 'o .Io
brother and s;ster as tlo o~.nnn,n 5'af
ness of tho ,a,tor reo,,;ra5 ,aa .;"iaa. af
fort =, tho ,ar+ oF H. nanSn, 'o',,;,: ','I;.:
of rcachinr FER tymnann,, % ~ ~ IDn', o,''o"f ns
duration Or nft2n rano1toI g
li,tlo while tho wbora n,rtr ,.,~lh. ~ a ."
behind the COWS in soIfnn s;Io"oa a.
last. Nellie. oycrromo nv ,ba I,1;orars M
ness If the v;tnat;on Lny.. a.. 1n,,.r'
in which r. her snrnr;so cha n,,' ;~a,'i ;a;saI
hv Na+han ar,or fdy olaa,~,,., ,.a ,,"~J
struggla
q " Wh.t ;,;,2 ,.l..;..g,, ..,
'"' -, 80 IL ""'1 - ~ inquired