The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-10-20

1 Idepas kuov vhst eyil spiris tenpsed
me. bo. vent to Rogby, ssiuss for the fur
Of the thing" and walked up and down the
High street, expecting her, for upwards oi
% boar. Al length 1 saw = thin, fair, greJ
ey.d zYri, coming around the corner, viii
10 sprig Of myrtle. VS. very nigh rusnina
susy, basI did net. HsEearsd ssoh sthsl
and she spoke. calling ne Leonard.
"Miss Aliee,n sxciainsd-
9Th. same, dear Leonard, kov late you
are. Here's Dy sister comipz.n
/ And she introduced as and continued :
81 an % food Of you already; are mol
Jon, Enily ~
Tbs APPEAL 10 Der sister recalled TO ny
nsnagy mr. angel lore, and ! siamme'ed
on: something about nothing IN earnest ana,
/ IL being all j1xe. Certainly che sas quiis
1 IN sarn-st-did ros mean il for JOKE 81
all. She xues that marriages sers made
| 10 heasen, and oars among the suDoeS.
/ She rsrer shoagh,-though have oiten
how nsny marriage noises must have
/ changed their envelopes 10 the act oil eam-
/ ing t8sn.
| Til. uas getting awkward. and ] asked
+ her If sh. lived mar, as | wished 10 have
+ few serious words xith nsr.
/ ITO be SURE and she simpered, "dsar,
dear, Leon -, or glad mamna siii be 10
see you. We i've jass around ihe cor
ns..-
/ xisheda mighty chasm had opened
,hen, a. one I'D in Rome once, shaf might
hare olfs,sd r.y.cif Sacrifices 10 my own
lore, a. cart,a. did for his ecantry; Int,
aIa.i i, diIn't. | was aroused from my
/ reseris about Rome and Emily and Cortius
/ and uy.rlf, by Ahce's teasing me, and say
=, ing that did mot losk much Ike lover.
/ II she had said that did not feel Ike
I one, she would have told THE truth; sDo
/ nav be she did as IL Was.
/ .Uh here's m nsrna,s she exclaimed, A.
we reached the door, 10 from. OF which a
tall. MISUNDERSTANDING woman stood, partly
hidiag from sles a brass plate eadorsed;--
"ua.es Plumber Alice b
/ Oake~. who ever heard Of Oskes speis With
!aBg Hoax enough, ! thought.
-Won'E you walk IN sirf' said mamma.
| did into the hest parlor. ! suppose, for
there WI, sheet Of fancs punk and white
paper in the crate, and shepherd. and shep-
/ b2rde..s-, boxing very siif ard duty, and
10 awksard positions not near 80 awkward
~ mite though ION the mantle piece.
over which hung an OIL painting Of Mr..
Oakes~-as afEerward dlscayered-in an
elaborate gilt fEsm~. covered with yellow
game to preserve i, from spot or blemish.
And ere was a COED deaf Of fancy net
work living on the table, and piano stood
in the corner Of the room, the iiaor Of Y hich
was covered With very gaady carpet.
These things noticed while Alice took
H.
thanked me for the mnny letters bad sent
her. Many letters had only written one.
Bat she bad several, 10 cramped hard
writing, which assured her was not mine.
|, seemed another had written In her. |
tired to escape, saying how sorry ! was that
sbe bad been put TO the trouble she had
about me. Bot she wasn't; and If want.
81 a wife which must do, or Why had |
come p she would love me, Oh so ten
derby. And she threw herself into my arms
and began TO cry.
Did yea ever have a weeping girl in your
nFms, young fellow hope pot; for you
must have made fool Of Yourself IL you
ever had. At least did, thoroughly. s-1
Papa came in and welcomed me, and
eheered up q little, and trusted to my luck
10 get OF, ss9t free. We passed avery Gu.
rtous night very, very different from that
with Emily. Nothing in the way o.! CONVEX
sation but remarks al gu. the heavy state OF
the lead market, and the dullness Of the
weather.
retired late to my inn, having nicely es-
capped a sentimental scene in the hall; and
intended TO run away next morning, sept
soundIg in that determination. | awoke
axuis I.n.t FastrI ,rH met
getting into the omnibus, when the father
stopped me asd asked far word in pri-
sate room. What he said need not tell
you. got into passion; so did he. A,
Inst he threatened to expose me and ruin
my trade forever Was | to tamper with a
young and innocent girls affections for
nothing No, indeed | wasn't. was
touched TO the quick. In an hour we left
the room together !: and have neser look
u up since. Ia three weeks | married
Alice. ......
Emily, heard, was taken ILL., and in three
months married Cowley's brother. My
customers and friends, when they knew nil,
which they did as soon rs the babbling
tongue Of scandal rot in fnli play, left me.
My business declined RAPIDLY. My wife,
whose 5000 year proved to be capital
u f. o !. rates me aud taants me, md cries.
aud goes into Mysteries, and gets money out
# me- far some poor deserving reiat ve Of
hers-who would DO anything for me | sup
pose, IA tho way of eating and drinking and
.prndirg my III 'ney-thruughnut each long
day; ard have no quiet moment "xeep,
when am asleep in garFe; by myself for
lie there, ~ nay best bed is occupied By
my wife (pnugh } and her "dear sister En-
uy.' am going to poverty quickly and
h'vc NJ hope, NJ ore to pity ne.
IA said before. my wife is at tie
theatre.
lIars. there she il a. the door She must
net see this. ! ait and pretend to be asleep
She enters, and touches noe and says: