The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-02-11


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take visitors. Ellen censepted, ~ mad
/ . a1echnnical EFFORT for sel9seesqussk z IS
They vent early 20 thaas room atni6h
Lncy seatsd hersek = the windews ~ Hseel
the moon sneddlng - silvetJ Light -
DARKER shadows ovsr the nelghDofing neld
andstfces. Sne calIed Elien's attention q
the scesss klies looked abscnd fofs mo
menty and then sested herself On stOol =
Lucy feet excIaimine This, Lucy, hs'
been the most wfstehed day have evel
passed. s3he laid her head on her sister
lap andIsobbed. Lacy vas much m6yed.-s
She suspected thessaslse, ard made q tendel
inquiry e.ssa !. 7.
Dear Lucy, am ferry 70 tell Jon, Dul
zeal lthns you must know that lSvs Henri
From the sirst day of our acqaasnt'
aDes, he seemed to fll my bsart. ! nent q
in perfect conpdence;; and When 4 thoaghl
Of i, thought ns loved me; out ielt NOR. Q
than thought. The glow OF pieasnrs eact
day, when | heard his cheerful good morn
ipg, when We INST, the thrill Of deligbl
which stole through me = BE- sang, yer.
sensations never known TO me before.
thought h would aakhoWlsdgs feciptcca!
sattacfmsls hseofts1e Vsstsdy - 1 thnk
should haverestsained myself in some meas.
ure, His sudden announcement q depart;
ure came 70 me Ike blow, and ! behe.e
should have tainted but i 'was growing
dark, and SAT still AID Edward talked, @
think my emotion was unobseryed." All
this, and much more, wss uttered IN broken
accents and by slow degrees.
Lucy soothed her as best she might, fear.
ing Henry had been too attentive. No, s
said Ellen, 81 think Henry never Distinguish
ed me. | lay awake nearly all last night,
and could not recall single word or look
to build hope upon. II - all own fauts,
and that makes It doubly biitef." Lucy
told her not to Teproach herself Henry had
great attractions and used them UNCONSCIOUS.
y. But the acquaintance had been short:
and a. he had never alluded 70 2 renewal o.
it, she hoped the impression would pass
away. Ellen knew It never would. What
girl ever expected TO conquer ? irst attach
ment?
After long conference, Lncy said.--
Perhaps you are going to rest. s.No," said
Ellen, s'you can 60, will watch the moon
light until morning" Il. s....as.s
''That will not do" said Lucy. "Per-
haps you could listen to story ?" s
g"Ah! yes, dear Lucy; am not so selfish
in my grief that ! cannot be interested about
you.'' sss x,4s ,.sy..sii,s ,s vs =
ram snher R;cbard viii. ~ 100
every family sn;l Ellen. asegs zss 4,
s.i th;nL Won wera not more than seven
wear. oM wbsn he Jafr rs and i have never
been occnstomad to sneak of him. nor have
nv fatbe, and mother. II;s nnrents were
dead when. he came 10 us.,a Nv father re-
ceiyed him. as an assistant in h,s business,
and as an ;nmate in The house. when he was
seyeptsen and oriv ffteen. M sister An
MIC an,v ,-n ,ears alder than n,r.elf. wa,
INV constant comparion. and loaded. i NAV
say. for sba had more strength ami canacity
.ban had Richard spert his l.;.ura hours
w;tf, ~ COS s.,r "A : mn s;nc 5., co,,nnani;ona
. ...i Gin ,,,,s,lv s,i,;n;nsir asesv wer n -,
father and. mother. al well as to ms. He was
likewise very, bright in intellect, and saizsd
upon all Opportunities for impro ement.-
Annie had i,not NOV con, r,ania,. John Han
SON. who s now her lm.ta nd. l,sas eur
school. fellow. and. l,vedg "a, his' fathers
house q mile off. Isaw yery soon that John
was retti . yery iiealou, Of Richard, and
feared be MIGHT n,.,,kc an irnpression upor
Annie. who : - ius, his ape. He therefore
took an earIy opportunity to cxp,aip. him..
self fully to Annie. and lhey were promised
to each other. when lonly nineteen and sex-
.-AAcn ysars old. W e0ufes JohhawHs mdci
With sss and saonopolized tho conpan1ou o.
my leisure hours- sbnt Annie and ! shhi
worked together, and had much haPpy inter-
course and when John came, and had 20
leave them tosethef, Richard was sure 10
lind me !, and We always enJoyed fhe ANUS
ing book or the evening games. ogetner.--
We went on 80 for two years or more al, ana
tnen ANNIE was mafiieo, anu wen. Wen aMay -.
ihinos. Jonas ie'her h"u 'PurGnaseu
farm ior nin mere, ana my ialoeI ma Gun
sented she snosio 81, AosnsE was {s.ae'.
ant but father 1.fs tod toia nsr INA. yonn nanson
was every inch q man ana Wol'ny 20 .ate
woman TO the enc OF tne Wortu, = sne ~as
Wiling 60 60 WIN MN. annie "en':---
Mother ana \ we're very Dosy aA tns sPt.nR
hsiplpg her ts prepare 1or her new NE
When she was gone there Was MAS, sao o,an.. : 8.
Riehard did an ne eouid 20 nh u anu oe-
fore the. summer was ended, ne toid me
what mad unaerstood' thas was 'ns -on.y
one tnat could make ms me 1fln'aPp;y., ~; ~;
taikeo "l'n Iamer anu mo'neI nysue, noP
ed she could Keep us, ana .nas Ia,her eouiu
employ nicnara. NOT 20; AcnaIo mao .oao
tather De snona 50 70 Ne" io1k wnen ne
was i Oh age. A,aougn ia'ssr ioseu n.m H.
ne ga not entireiy CONNIE - MN; ~
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