The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-04-05
so she is-quite seventeen II
father began to awake.
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father began to awake.
"A 6nc-grown young woman
IL never noticed her before" Hu
son vas very thoughtful
"So,ne young fellow will be cnrryin,
her of, II you don't look sharp sfter her
Some penniless fool. That would be
pity. She ought to marry we'll, ant
make your fortune and her own
"Humph !" calculated lIuson, in .
deep study.
That quarter he gave the Misses Gen.
tie notice that he intended bringing his
daughter home.
lilly was sorry to leave her companions,
but glad to be with "papa," the mau
ever "in the City," 50 one countcrbal.
anced the other, and Lily sat down y,
home, happy and softly merry as little
bird One day Huson was unwell, aud
could not 60 out, and it was especially
annoying, as he had au appointment with
Murchisson
Lilly he said, after vaiply essayine
= cup Of green tea to charm AWAY his
headache, pop on your bonnet and run
to Murchisson's Office, sec himself, and
say an too i'll to come to him to day ;
ask him if to morrow will do"
Yes, papa: where's his office 2"
Put on your things III then direct
you"
And in ten minutes down came Lilly
fresh aud fair Us one. She had knack
inherent to her Of dressing well and
neatly. This day she was quite pic,
turc.
! II don't like sending her out alono to
those places,' unused Huson, as the girl
disappeared. "She is really growing
wonderfully pretty. I must see what is
the best thing to be dono with her
Murchisson was right. Such a girl,
with good training, moy prove treas
ure; bu' she musn't 90 out alone How.
! ever, it cant signify for once"
But it might, Mr. Huson, and most
particularly. Lily, with her light,
spriney step, was soon at Murchi>son's !;
aud just as she VS. coiug in some one
was coming out. Aud this some one
was an excellent representation Of good
looking young fellow. Those young fel
lows will look at the girls, aud the girls
at them.
lie was running out IN a hurry; she
was Fastening in, aud they met quite MS
closely as tie needle when it hops up
aud clngs t. the magnet. lie caught
her in his arms; she almost fell back ,
then he c"uyh, her again; hoped he had
not hurt her in the shock Of meeting !;
she said, NO." and Llushed he begged
pardon. and smiled; she went in, aud
he walked out, but he didu't 20 far
"What the Ieuce can such girl as
that be doing u, Murchisson's? She
cannot be his dauyhtcr!' so!iloq Used
the young man, and his solloquising
lasted SO long that Lilly came out, the
old solicitor accompanied her to the
door, and pressed her hand as he said,
Good bye"
His kenn-n -nua a..."'~i A. ---:-i -A
aud client, the soIiIoquiser.
lIumph ~ he SAID to himself as the
other tr,,I to hide, ostrich fashion, by
cn"ceaIin. his head alone from the enc
my "Srcn Lily Iluson, and watching
for her; do, young sir, and Ill watch
sou
So the three started off-Lily FIRST,
like deer just uncarted the young man
like clever hound. after her, and Muir
chissou, the whipper-in, after both Of
them. The chase Was too exciting for
either of the three to look behind If
they had done so. Lily would have sce,,
the young ud,nircr. and he Murchisson,
and possibly Nu'chissun u certain dark
ycn,l"nan in scarlet, who Vas ever in
attendance upon Faust, and who is very
fond of hirng himself out on quite little
jobs, which wouldn't 90 quite right
without him
: Mnrchisson had not the slightest in.
tsnti"n Of interfering in any way with
the course OF true love, providing the
young nian whom he was iuilowu.
should embark his hopes on .l,at oft nav
igatrd stream, but he was resolved ia
know all abou, it, for purposes Of his
own. Oa sped Lily, and after followed
the 9th two, hanging on each others
track at equal distances, somcthin. after
the fashion of stars On the brow of night
hu, thrre.with that sinile to illustrate it
Terminated for a while all the poetry Of
loves warm pursuit. for Il maid.o all
work op"ned the door, grumbliny at tho
frcqnct r.'ps that morning, which inter
tered with her own private arrange
nrnts. Lily replied not, but mcrcl,
walked in, shutting the door on he
: "dnirer, and quite unconscious that h,
was following her. Murchisson slippc,
in at an pen d""r. at she risk of b.n;
tako" fur Il" admircr Of the great coat
! aud umbrellas in the passage, and inquir
ing for a name rs forci IN in its sound u
. his ac, was to is purpose aud thought
The lover looked at the number on til
! door, took cut his tablets. wrote it dnw,
and then, jumping Into hand>om whic
/ cam" by. went off, heaven knows where
aud The solicitor emerged into the stree,
But Murchisson knew the breed well ,
/ young men about town; he knew tha
!, having taken 50 much trouble. this on
, could take little more when the {
$ came over him again.
I. Three days afterwards Huson, VII
i had been confined to the house cv,
/ since. called at Murchisson's.
. Il say" he continued. after the
d friendly greeting had take" place. '4h
!" - young Adan,son like, the plaintiff
I son, ! mean, in that case ye have
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