The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-02-04
BLUFFS, FEBRUYRY 4, 1861


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bat the tenant Was eonpietsly hidden q the
bed. clothes.
"What would not give - - that 0an's }.
FACET" said my companions = low And
hal. eDstracted voice.
1oor ouriosisy ssems moen e4eiseu,
femafke0' q, -
ne .n.wsreu, VIII sn .x!.l
appear 4ay, lemarA Asoas sfsie - " - ~
cn1raoser oi all isn.eo.. -.
1ae ,oon sclverlng ~ oeu. u'u
NOS asei y III susseneo 1isn somPs..o1s
i snQ We uneeslness occ,S'onse " ny asss-
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mo'ss' Ano svaI .Io :'n. .,,, JSsueI 10y =
tne era'e, az y y nens Dsns.J I ~ Is,hs. -
a1, Mlappea = .Sms =. ~ peu.el0'ns''
s'"IUlng y :s' (. We. is...s.a; souSa Co..
Jaw .no l.sss1s Asnas s:ss I:. snS I.ss
part oi sneiI ooseIsa'"v ~ r,Ou nu ..s
enousn s1a4s - ns asoI Iii ri
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"e' snc ! "cuu oe u"pPy III :. o., ......a
a. go'sa", Wv !a',n'.i !ou sa o
.ne o.nes .fs., 'nussu n".sa,hsan ty :, p'o''
W Jou '"e on0 "'
"for which Joy ha'n no 'a'm ana am's''on no sung
Yet, should you ever succeed IN oanisning
it for while, Will be near you to recall
H. WIZ oe 70 you ~ snauosi enu ~ne"
the smallest nope OF 'ne mos' ols'ans up.
proach 10 Joy TOT moment cneers you, W
tnat moment VIII De ~ your sioe 70 olspel
IT,.
"Speak not SO loudly SAID the Texan,
"or you VIII awaxen the Baltimore gentle
man. Do not drive me TO desperation.
~ 90 not heed your threats, SPOKE the
other IN lower tone, however, ior severa!
reasons, among "hien are tne IolioWing'n
you XIII me Tor your own saiety, you wooia
nave 10 XIII the gentleman you SPEAK OF al
SO, lor the same OBJECT as MS evidence
wou!d convict you OF my death; bus the
chlei reason OF all Is that your weapons can
not hurt me-.
u 40 not mean 10 harm you, said the
le4an, ID noiiow voice. but, IN heaV-
ems name, VINO are you! ana "hat are your
intentions towards me! that you thus per-
secute me. 1here Is sometnlng dreaului In
the sound OF your voice. IL seems 1amliiar
to me TOO yet cannot Identify ~.
"4ou snail see my race and learn my
mysteries at the proper time, was the an
swer.
AT this moment l made an involuntary
movement: and IN an lnseant the voices were
hushed and the Texan 10 bed.
Although my curiosity was more than ever
aroused, my uneasiness as to the present
committal CT crime was quieted, was soon
again IN sound sleep. When awoke 1t
was high day. The man OF the green blan-
ket coat had dressed and left the ROOM
The Texan was still ID bed. Tired nature"
had been over-tasked, and he was IN dis
turbed siumber. l reached my arm from
the bed, rang the bell, ordered tre, and,
when 1t was made, arose, dressed, and seat
ed myself by 1t to contemplate the counten-
ance OF my companion and muse over the
almost marvellous occurrences OF the last at
ternoen and night.
He lay upon his back, and at times tossed
restlessly. His face was CHASTITY; its mus
cles were contorted the perspiration stood
upon his forehead his proWs lowered, and
his hand clutched the bed covering with a
convulsive grip, as If engaged in the death
grapple with some powerful foe. His lips
moved, and a mumbling but no articulate
sound proceeded from between them. What
change had taken place in his appearance
IN less than day! What battling OF the
passions there must there have been to have
effected such an astonishing alteration in so
short space OF time! lrecalled each scene
OF the past evening and night, even to some
trifiInV nartlpulnrs. each word. each lOOk of
the remarkable two who formed the subject
OF my thoughts. What occurrence, or raih-
er what crime (since such 1t appeared to
blanket coat his mysterious power over the
Texan had lost myself IN mist OF vain
CONJECTURE wnen me las. % mentioned M person, as
Sazed upon aim, awoke. he stared about
h'm wildly ior an instant, anu then ooserV-
ing me, said:
1000 morning Is IL !ate!
les, answered, looking at my watch,
"between ten anu eieven ciock
HaSe you oreaK'as,ed r
NO nave ordered breakfast ut eiev-
en-.
- nave nave naa ufeaoiu! uream' ne
s"lu, oi ialhns over PteclP'ce ana eilns
,ng 70 'ne snfuos anu grass On tne eoge'-
NY M noia nao JUST re,aAeo as awoke'
h's eyes '1rneo III Tue o'rec1on oi sne
onoceupieu oeu'
Our strange pro mas ho~n, | see,~ ne
son.lnueu ana .nougn' ms look expressed
uisaPpo.n.men' anu uneas'oess' ,. Ho"
'ons Is ~ =. since ne wen's
anu anu Tue speaker .eaPeu rom oea' ;.
he e naa ;, .eparseu a waen a"oke q na'f-
"our s'nce' answered..
.He ny, s Nc s"'u' %, were you o'''ofo-
'u aWtn @ 5, ~ ~ .taa .Hs
,,whc .ha IsAsu. s.. .la..,,,
~ ne ni". Sno siep' ~ 'ti''. Teu, ne ans
"e.eo' po,n'iIg " .ne oeI 10 ~nicn .ne m"n
'he sanon o'."h:s ~: e oIa. n"a s'spi waHe.
me. Me ~ .aA,s ~ MS sep, uuu anougn'
at ,.had hn yuur 'es' a nave oeen us
''s'1u ~, y, ,.d '1e .s. sunni I'll Ii'ss :, 1..;a
i W. es.eu 'ey "en, .,.,. s,H sa.u.
W. ".ie ,els suos a..ei""Ias s,'' ~ sne
oieuAias' iooh. ineu,a a.er M.
sA. ""s 'ono,Iusu, ma s"o 'a s.eps ou' ~ y.
t;mo mil his rst,-n hr ;n"n;r;na s ~ 81: har o
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