The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-05-10


looking animal or tee about me, but yo
the best breed of horses, cattle, sheer
and hogs, and the choicest variety oI
fruit, on the principle that one y,od arti
Gle is better than dozen poor ones, and
now have very fair show Of stock
fruit, grain, &c and if l can carry ou,
my plans, you would hardly know the
old place two years hence
IL thought it a fiuc farm when | saw
it last; but excuse me for changing the
subject You excite my curiosity abou.
Mrs. Lennox. l became very much in.
res'ed in her during my visit at your
house last spring. You spoke Of her be.
ing about to leave"
Yes. l was going to tell you about
her. You know she was very unhappy
in her marriage, and, being left widow, :,
dependent entirely upon her own exer.
tions, my wife received her into our
family as dress maker, at first but the
employmen proving too sedentary, and
finding her health and spirits improved
by the exercise afforded her in assisting
Mrs. Smith in her household affairs, she
gradually assumed the whole responsible.
ity. Early in the summer, she visited a
friend in another part Of the State, and
after her return she seemed happier. and
We soon disco. .cred that she vas cores.
ponding with some one whose letters
were Of unusual interest to her. At last
she informed me that she had received
an offer Of marriage, aud that her lover,
being bachelor, and desirous to iostall
himself in home of his own, without
much ado, was anxious to terminate their
short courtshi p in marriage, and conse-
quently she had consented to fix the day
as soon as possible. She rccommen ded
lady of her acquaintance to Gil her
place in our household, and asked if
knew good situation for compete ut
book keeper, saying that her intended
husband had not AS yet chosen perma.
n:nt home; that she preferred living
in our locality, and that he had contpm.
plated visiting her before settling and
If good opportunity presented itself he
would remain. Twas just then in search
OF a young man to take charge of nv
fruit farm-onc competent 20 keep the
books and have an eye to the hands. |
mentioned the situation to her. She
was delighted with the idea, and imme-
d'ately wrote to him concerning it. He
answered the letter in person, and who
should it be bu an old friend of Susie's.
named Walter Ingersol. He was quite
intempcrate in his younger days, bu'
having squandered all his property, aud
being thrown entirely upon his own re
sources, he joined the Good Templars,
went to work, making his good education
serve him well in his need, aud became
a steady, upright man.
1--WE like him much, and think our
taEcn 'nin}' ipt6 par.u-rs,i,P in nv iru,r
business. The wedding will come off
soon, and they will 60 to housekeeping
Immediately at Elm Grove | hink,
by the way he takes hold. he will soon be
quite farmer. and l know that Mrs.
Lennox will make model farmsrs
wit."
There had been two eager listeners to
the conversation carried on by our party.
and I fancied from the expressions upon
their countenances, as they surveyed the
porfly figure and good natured face Of
Susie Deans 'sturdy John Smith" that
they had changed their minds about her
having "thrown herself away" and come
to the conclusion that it was not such
"a PITY" after all, that their old school
mate had "contented herself with set.
Ting down onIy a farmers rife, - Val.
leg Farmer.