The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-03-19
TRYING An NEYPERINENT.

IN a ApiEi0is Counting ASHSS JN'$
the din and roar Of our modern GOTHAM
Like iaweled diaaem, 1t wrenshed Itse!
about the stately tops Of the leaaess poplar
and e!ras in front Of the portIco, and touch
/ ed tse gray slipping caves with pencliInss o.
| gold, as though it loved 10 I!nger about th'
cheerful old homestead.
{ Before the enormous wood ere. who's
genial b!aze vas standing sarcasm on tht
! chilly gentIIity Of CRATES, cylinder stoves
and furnaces, in ehintz covered easy
chair, sat young Ban-yes, Il Roderi
Young man, whose hyacinthine whiskers anC
New York costume looked as out Of place II
that old fashioned room as curious for
ign cactus might IN conservative garner
Of peonies and gi!iaowers!
Apparently, be was in a deep reTerie, a.
he watched the red cracking flames wreath
iug in and ou, among the huge mossy logs
and pulfcd meditatively away at his cigar
while the band Of golden afternoon radl'
anco crept gradually along the floor, ant
began 10 weave its shining woof upon ths
the wall.
That's the best PLAN at length ne ex'
claimed, half aloud, if can but get hatt
to consent. She's the loyliest creature
hcvrr looked on--a prize to my man-bu
then so horribly unconventional DOM
Snaw whn: the rules Of civilized society NEAR
p,fd don't care, either 70 bc sure she ha,
:. . prettiest widest ways Of her own thai
wn ~ cnptiyate a savage. never can be
,crit ~ for five minutes together when she''
arour>': tut then she has been brought up ii
th,, ou. .oG .ihe-wav place, and looks the ],
NJ sGts a.. oi 20 terribly. The gipsy! shoulc
r,.,tnorr tia g o take her to one Of the New
York solrces, thau should dare to let loose
nv srar!ct-wi. ge / paroquet among tock
If .ttd old hans and chickens. ! shoulC
b., in a cold spers nirstiOn the whole time fol
f,nr Of what nv IL 'tlc lady elf might take i
iuto her PRETTY heao to say or do next! Now
a wear at Madame l., Eschc's fashjonabl,
french Institute woud be the very thing
-hs needs. style, ?. lIsh, conventional
grace, the real Partisan accent, why, l
would be perfectly invaluable. Kate is onl,
.jxtr.n--If | could only porsude the self
H.ict creature
just ~ tho last words ho7Ered on III,
lips. the door opened and the lden 'lcHj Nate
~tpelrri, her magnificent black eve, spark
III, with enthusiasm, and her silky ,tor
n,, : Il blown about her radiant face
.v,.f, ;hr blno silk hood, falling back OF
h. ,Eno, ,Ierz. the fur wrappings, and the
l.r ,nch... 81, bl,. a-herried cedars in her hnn'
to,d It t.Io Of The ,''or!ous winter afternoon
wa'k Ihat had IN gcd eeF c"'oAS WIZ" such
a rich 7os"-bloom. =,
'nJ throw tha; ho.riI cgar IN the hrc
Jl.&; vou'ro smoking v.ur, 81 INTO per
f~H tnI y sh" exclaimed. to> SIh, con me iNF'
an nant"s with Il Wild, eeric ~ o, mo
t"". and nesting down on hue oG'V, ,
w'rr" the freight Spuk!"d IN h.r .'.ac'
eyes 1k" a min" Of diamonds.
krr", how yon DO adhere to those ric. .,
u'ou> boy and gfr1 namrs.' said he with d
-?'r" at d,spIcnNur" IA his tone.
We'll, >t. John. then dorS that sutt You
Hny better, You denr. whiskercd slip Of ari<-
lvcrncv| she said. lHu-hIaS. See what a
beautiful spray Of btur-Srcen cedars; and
here's real h"~h of mlslctoc-roet's mis-
t"tor, had {" eitmb tree to get thus -
how d1d tear my dress, to be sure Now.
ja"s, don t looked 50 shocked assure
tou IT'S IN everyday sort OF thing With
me-
Nr. St. John Mortimer grOnncd deeply
a"d"r h'S breath, hut Miss Nate looked so
r'en,~hIy INTO his face that he abandoned
ajI 'd"a ot I"'tur'ng her on this point, and
rHum"ncrd on another tack.
'lltvH you fehi any OF those books that
! ,rtt Tor !oH wteu WAS down here last,
hot,.'
Nate drew down her cherry lips with n
comical expression Of c0mpunctIon.
.Couldn'i Jack: they were all So horribly
STUPID. | fell asleep over the first page of
Advice to Young LADIES' and haven't
opened 1t since
'Eut. kate---'
Now dou't be tirNsome, there's n dear.
dlrlng old Jack. Please don't stuU me
with such stupid nonsense. Let me read
uiy owa favorite books. I'm nothing but n
Will, frolicksome little Kate, the best YOU
can make Of me-, and there's no use Of try
ing to make Il Madame de Ssael. or a strong
minded woman Of me.'
That's just what was thinking abont
as you came in. darling said Mortimer,
hos,tat,ng how hest TO approach the subject.
and taxing the little white hand caressingly
iuto his own. You know | am going to
Europe in few weeks, TO be absent a
year---'
Yes. said Kate, little regretfal shadow
80 h'~f N@t'AN''S' N-
nestled closer To his side, aud iasd her head
asa.nss his shoulder.
wei, nate, Twas 'hIHk5ng-H you would
Hat er rsrJ averse to lit would be so
maea het'rt~-
J, ihaH'Iar F",aea' TO the transparent cheess IS
- ,RH my manu- sFehes"a 50 he could hardly
"5.a u, u. nate Wondered Il he was indeed
f">a' % propose the nnuttsrcd wish of her
'"aT'-,'a plead that sue should 20 with him
- h'E H't's W'te, instead OF waiting unsIl
1is TyiITn. foeT hate-she vas destined
10 ',e teTrihty disappointed
can be aTeEsc 10 What wCuld MAKE
N@n happier, -. Joar. she said, softly, the
tashrs draoY'nE low ever h"r dewncast ey's.
Ny DARING little ha'e'' he said, press
."e tae captive head, : a year At Madame In
Roche would mase different being Of you.
Ne That You need Is a hssie polish and re-
Hh'rfsnF. ishauid pes 50 proud OF my own
huss iAcR
ha'e a,2E AWAY neS "Sn3 AMI pontcd'-
N."simsr ben: ever h"r, really distressed to
seq the .sars hr'nlm'ng 'nto heE eyes, for be
loved Kate, IN spite OF sii ass p,aPprisEn.
viii veg, kase:--fo. my saAe;