Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1860-05-23
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a Hsw yeasa age, as i 4 ganalegnaa, wl
w shaI eaal Dmyenregeg waa 9aa esps
- #Aaas sisssk, KssiiAk ss0wIy snso Il
1Aig8Ss ENlM 0K III w1a AsArsls
= from ragssis IN mhish he waH k1F ii
i naamaia2 iadMlgEAg. BY y yenthfaI Hgus
wgaISa bnaaksssi from the pasAnsg 80
: sssasd tha hFiaIs III hia h0rsa. His ara
inpnlsa was Angag ii what ha eomsill
: erred either nasafeaous or anapsrsfnan
= interruption bet tha aaiieatA face, III
: slighs Aanea, an0s more shAn all. kh
! pleading and agitaked expression whial
he 0bseryed la the eoanssnare0 30 khi
yonsA, irFasieaibiy attracted bis asaaa
si0a, Sapelied him 10 draw his Ealn, ans
! request, midliy, 70 know tda cause Ok Il
! assssn 30 unexpected.
III eimfd and trezanlDus Eonsss and ID
tezms in which lbs fngohsraues of Ak.
gsfesne agifaiioa waa painfully apparsaa
the stranger informed DMveupork thai
as bed for some time waIsed ID anxioaE
hops of seeing sorne individual whoae
J responsibility az appearance might pass
for guarantee of bis honor, sud whom
ia consequences be might bare courage 70
address.
/ Ia brief and hurried manner, ha in
formed Davenport that be feared puK-
suis from sons enemy, and impiorsd TO
be conveyed 30 a0ne place oF safety
There was something II The tones 81 bis
volcs which wss gs 0acs sremulous and
spirited, bue thas spirit seemed anbdaea
By nervous alarm aad fearfnIness thai
ssemad almost slFsminasa. Ashe spoke,
Davenport fslt growing lnssres9 for
which he could scarcely account. de
requested the youth to walk by hrs eide
rs lar As the inn, where be hin&sd thai
a farshar agpisnasioa woaid be neses-
saEy4
Sand Il, y proceeded be, fsyou shall
succeed In satisfying ms that shall nst
be setting inpropsrly, ysa may coa-
mand my services" I"
Having given his horse 10 the care Of
green, Dssenport entered ths inn,
followed By the youth, aud immediately
desired to be shown TO private room. !
aWeli, sir," said he, ~ soon as the
waiter had Withdrawn, ssWfll y0u now
ablige me BY telling me how far may
bs Of service 10 you, and in what way
But beg pardon yea seem fatigued
pTays sir, be seated; shall cali for Some
Refreshments Yss
The youth aseod pale, apparently II.
Tcsolute. an3aFidently ahskra cted, mhIlsI
the hsaving OF bis breast betrayed via
lent emotion. At length he raised his
head and essayed to speak. The effort
was too mueh; his lip aaivsred; the tears
which had gathered IN his eyes, over.
Gowea thesiutended articulation burst,
and was broken in uncontrollabls sighs
and eoavulaiys sobs, and, sinking back
into chaiF, he covered his face With
bis hands, aud barst int d violent pas-
sion of weeping.
Dageuport vas amazed. seHhas, Ia
heavens name, cab be tho cause Of this
cessiye grief pa Ae said. 81 beseech
goa 10 eonfias is to ms, and If ii admit |
of consolation, swear 70 do my utmost |
to assuags it, and to promote yonr hAp4 |
niness.ss
The stranger returned book SE grss- !
isude, and made strong efforts 90 com /
troll his smotiona Ha AEosa aud sd |
syanHed k5ward DavenpoGa and, lii per-
forming this aetlou, his hal, which hs /
bad not hitherto removed and which |
Davenport lad remarked was wern rath- |
es awkwardly, slipped from his head /; |
and down fell, IN clustering profusion, |
black as the wing of a raven, the glossy /
euria Of female. Davenport started |
and uttered an exsIamatson &c Astoaish- /
meut. He waa not less struck with IS /
revelation whieh shis aIight aacbdsns /
haa sHec1sd, sesAgl with abs sparkling |
and AighIy esaFwc4erissiU ~ shsS I
being VIE sfoad before hsn.
A tbansand thoughts Aash hedy with tho /
quiekRess auei swauesSamee Of lightning, /
through his brain, as be tried 10 catch |
8 glimpss Of tha meaning Of IA sdvsn-
saEa 50 strangely romantics Self 10 al- /
wars 50 predominent ia the beat segu |
lated minds thAs the leading idss, as
sespmptad hy this vanity, seemed 70 ask /
hin If such o disguise 80 this were the /
result Of some unknown attachment TO /
himself. These thoughts, however, were /
bat the tanulEusas cTowding Of fey /
seconds.
Meanwhile the stranger, sseing her /
self discovered, stood confused and Ag- (
ltssad. Barnimg blwshea Of conscious /
impropriely auGnsed hsE lovely ehaaks, +
which were IN the Bext instant, wish re-
vulsion Of feelings, pale and bIoodless
81 alabastsF; and such seemed the over +
powgring nature Of her emotion that, IL l
Davenport lad NOT stepped fazwaxd and /
saughs hsg, she would hass fallen TO tbs
door.
. tTeIl me,s said be, ssI beseseh you,
aud tsll ms salmty and eanaidly, who
are yeu and What 10 the msaaing Of shis
disguiss sa
80, sir, what must yea thiak Of me "a
caisd shs, endssToging 10 hids Der faee,
which Was again covered wish blksheas
ssThsgs is something IN Jour eeantsnAnCa /
Raa Id your manners six, which telis ana /
Ehat gou are man ef honor, ana that
you feel for me; wills sharsEsra, With
ouG aiEestations briefly galaae 20 yoa TIE
painfal sisassi0a IN which a@ya plaeed8
myself. was obliged either u do some
-'gs -'.g L. q. eashlnak Ia LA
death.
s. Ny father 10 cold aud haaghty- /
tempered man, who would sacrifice eF- /
ery feeling of his nature ID the enhance |
m8nt Of bis woridly consequence. siacs |
the death Of my mother. which happen.
ed when | was very youBg, have axps-
rionesd bat iissia aHeesion from hiaa. - /
He has istseriy, however, set his heart |
upau nag union With an aged peer who |
promises 30 advance bis political inAa- /
enSs, and whose cupidity, imaginsd, /
kas been existed by ghe fortune inheEis /
through my m0thm. Bnss 40 / would
gashar die than hs made lhs yaesim af j
e0mpaes 50 FasaA, asralgAsway, tho
perhaps veFy asaasisaliys seid say fathsF
co. and the consequence h@s haen Kig-
or0ns son6aemsns eyer ainee, joined 10
1reatmank 20 harsh With gisw 90 doubts
Or haxgaasing me ipsa eomT laanees ana
ahaMiag co Isktle aEfassiom ca sha part uf
my parens, thas lresoigad, if a0uid By
any msans, 10 mako my escape, 10 aHis
him, ard pressed Ia Lonions whsrs
eonad aiAizn aha pFoesssiDn aE my de-
ceased mothers family, with whaan my
father has leng been 70 variance. he.
saspecEiuR, suppaaas ~ acemrrsaas oF
this Kind, @spk aae s0saaay wssheaa aaon-
eys and IL was wish she gfsasAst asaisal-
VI sAas l pgpsured sAia aiagaisa, in
mhiehs fsaFIna an snsFEasfs aaaa Iznaas-
diMke narsai&s aheng Issaays and nov
aea ianpruaaaalys lefs my Saahaess h@msat
an maw ahaa hagan id peFaalsu tho.
/ aumssamsnas oK gaA zaAn hAxs saksms
/ know nak hnw - nsaanesa. anlasa Tezs