The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-01-27

"a hat and not a stove pipe, a hat ant
not bootleg That hat looking bacl
at it through the mists of twenty year
it seems TO have arisen to the stature o
two full feet, while its brim appears bu
little wider tIlan my thumb nail. NJ!
eyeslght isn't quite as perfect now as i
used to be, and so l may not see quite
rightly. Make all due allowance dea
readers.
| say that | must have looked ugly a
that moment. Be that as it tmay, though
| was looking splendidly / thought the
figure cut was an honor to the name o
Brown, and | was proud of it; proud as
| stalked UP to Janet's window, aud pla-
ced carefully there the ladder that was tc
bear her to my side. Everything was
silent about the house. Fate was surely
with US Fanny had been bribed into
service. AS stood there, l could see
her light, 1.-THE little figure fit noiselessly
to and fro by the window, and how
blessed her-blessed her from the very
bottom ofmy heart, for her kindness
AT last Janet commenced descending
the ladder, and as she did so, the moon
crowded in out of sight under huge
black cloud. The very heavens favored
US; our success might be looked upon
as fixed. Three steps more upon the
ladders rounds, and Janet's dainty little
feet would stand upon terra .frma beside
my own. The steps were taken, and she
held for moment fondly by the sleeves
of my blue broadcloth, before we looked
up to the window, both with appraised
hands to catch bundle of clothing that
Fanny was to throw down to us and
which we had no other means of carry
ing with us.
4" Be quiet, Fam" whispered Janet, as
her sister appeared at the window and
poised the bundle above our heads. " Be
quiet, Fan, for Heavens sake, and drop
it quickly J"
But Fanny still stood there, swinging
backward and forward, backward and
forward, the huge bundle, without heed !
ing Janeps earnest entreaty.
:" Do, do throw it, Fanny dear +! DO
have some mercy on me What if father
should know of this ? What if he should
be awakened-''
=" La, give it her, Fan dou't plague
your sister, she's in hurry !" called a
voice at that moment from the closed
blinds of the parlor windows, which be-
longed to none other than DR.. Stoddard.
:" Give her the things, and tell the boys
to carry out bag of corn, a cheese,
some wheat, and some butter to the cart.
Janet must have setting out Only be
still about it. Fan"
For moment we were petritied upon
the spot, thought should fall upon
the ground. What would we do-run,
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, quilts,
table-cloths, and sundry other articles
necessary to the setting up of a respecta-
bic housekeeping establishment
Mother, mother, don't one of these
new feather beds belong to Janet %
called Charlie Stoddard, from one part
of the house.
+" Yes, yes, and a bolster, and pair of
nice pillows, too. Carry 'em right out
of the front door," was the answer.
Whose horse have you, Jason 2"
asked the doctor, pushing open the blind
Your fathers 20
Y-e-e-s, sir" stammered.
Humph, didn't you know better than
that :? That old gray isn't worth but
ton to so. Why didn't you come up to
my barn and get my black mare ? Sam,
Sam, hurry away straight to the barn
and harness black Molly for Jason. If
you'll believe it, he was going to start off
with his fathers old horse? Be quick,
Sam, work lively, they're in a hurry
it's time they were off y
I" Have you anything with you. Janet,
to eat on the road ?" put in Mrs. Stod-
dard, poking her head out of the win
dow.
'' No, ma'am," faItered Janet, moving
a step or two from me.
I" Well, that's good forethought And
if live, there isn't bit Of cake cooked
in the house, either Can you make
some white bread and bacon, and some
brown bread and cheese do. Jason It's
all we have"
"Yes, ma'am,'' | said meekly, step
ping as easily as l could little further
from Janet.