New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1860-07-13

p ETY. store. Besides West india goods
. grain and meal, and crockery ware, h'
. kept dry goods, and in one corner of hi
establishment, he kept a millinery shop
This branch of business was under the
charge Of a young lady, whom we shall
t call Julia Worldly. Without being
pretty, there was something rather fas
cinating about her, and it had otter
been observed that Mr.. Forrest Lyncf
} devoted more attention to the millinery
department. Of his store than any other
| Mr.. Lynch was fond of variety; 81
he was not content with the one Legal
wife which the law and the gospel al
lowed him, but felta strong inclination
to add Julia to the number of his do
1mestic comforts.
| Whether the interesting milliner re-
]ally favored this project or not, time
must develop, but she certainly flirted
with Mr.. Lynch; and if the wife that he
coveted in addition to her, had not been
on excellent terms, in all probability
Mrs. Lynch would have been Jealous,
Uuu CduSCu lltI LUIS Dduu SOlllC ullCdSl-
ness.
After leaving his legally constituted
lady, Mr., Lynch repaired to his store,
and then repaired to the millinery de-
partment thereof.
'Olr little scheme, julia said he.
well, said she, misc hievously.
|. She seemed to take the whole matter
as a jest, as hirts and coquettes, al
ways do, whatever they mean. Mr..
Lynch however was satisfied that Ju
liza loved him and was even willing to
sacrifice herself for him.
She had consented to take a little
journey with MIN for "a day or two,
when as Mr.. Lynch facetiously obser-
we'd, nobody would know that she was
not his wife. It would be the same a
thousand years hence. Besides he
loved her, and he could not possibly
live without her. Aad all that he had
was hers; in short he was her own, body
and soul.
Whether Miss Worldly approved this
style Of argument, did not appear; at
any rate, she received it very kindly,
laughed, blushed, and did not say a
wOrd.
Tonight nay dearest julia whis-
pered the impassioned lover squeezing
her hand.
Fear Of the consequence replied Ju-
liza, but she laughed while she spoke,
as though she was not much concerned
about the consequences.
Fear nothing, dearest love-
julia smiled, and fixed her eyes on
the bonnet frame in her hands.
Eight o'clock we will meet at the
station. 1t will be dark and no one
will recognize us. In two hours we
shall be in a place Of security. Say
yes, and shall be the happiest Of NOR
tails. ..
Yes murmured she.
Forrest Lynch, with a light heart
went about his business. Julia, the
dear divine milliner was to be his was
to be all his own. When he went home
to dinner, Mrs. Lynch even more tame
than usual, and strange as it may seem
did not saya word about visiting her
father. s..
At eight o'clock, Mr.. Forrest Lynch
was at the station. In the gloom he rec
ognized the lovely bonnet and shawl of
the lady, and without speaking word,
he drew her arm into his own, and they
entered one of the cars, which soon after
arrived. I .o-~T a . .t..
Laneville was wood and water sta
ton and the train did not stop till it
reached there Julia was folded to the
arms of Mr.. Forrest Lynch, and
for the two hours occupie3s. in passing
to Lanev!De, neither spoke much, and
then only whispers.
Indeed the lovers were too much Ella
ted to say much; words were but a
feeble channel for the escrpe Of those
strong emotions Of love which filled up
| the heart.
} As the train stopped, Julia complain
ed of being very i'll. She could not pos
slbly proceed another mile. If she
| could only stop an hour or two, she
could entirely recover :,
There was a good hotel in Laneyille
Mr.: Lynch was scarcely known there
and it was ten at night. There woule
be no danger in stopping, so he willing