The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-05-05
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA.

can yei! Rim WAC am. Ho never VIII knoW
sny other way, for be isna acguainsed With
nybo5y. They my he Is as proud as iu-
cfer. if be were tea times prcadsr. .
would rather ask him than 20 70 scheal. He
might ics. a. we'll do something as not. 1
am sure, If God had made me him, and him
me, / should be glad to help him. i'll go
! ssraighs 10 him the erss thing Tomorrow
morning" - -
Once seeing q possible way out Of her
difficulties. her sorrow vanished. Not cutie
so caiiy SIS usuai, il is true, did she sing
about the house tbs: night; for she Was
summcning all her powers 10 prepare an
introductory speech 70 Felix Cferson, ESQ,
gentleman and scholar Her eloea6ons
/ ary. attempts were not quite satisfactory 20
herself, but she was not TO be dauntsd: and
/ when n orning came. she teok heart Of grace,
slung her broad brlmmei hat over her srfn,
and began her march =" over the bills and
| far AWAY in search OF her-fate. 10 as
"And did her mother really Tee her roam
away, alone, on sueh an errand, to perfect
stranger ~ Ez5&s Est3 aEm steH sHF
| Humanity speaking. nothing was more.
unlikely than. that Mrs, .Geer, q prudent, !
modest, ard sensible woman, should give
/ Fer consent to such an-to use the miidest
term-unusual undertaking. Nor did she.
/ The fact is, her consent was not asked. She
knew nothing whatever Of the plan. bs
"Worse and worse, Did the wifui girl
/ 60 off without leave! without syen inform
! ing her parents q" = ,esag sE sb sapz
l AN sorry to say she did. In writing a
story of real life, one cannot take that lib-
er,y with facts which is quite proper, not TO
say indispensable, n history, science, and
beiies-lettres generally. Duty gcompels me
to adhere closely to the truth; and for what
ever of obloquy may be heaped upon nae, or
upon my Ivy, shall find consolation in the
words Of the illus.rious Harrison; or perhaps
( it was the illustrious Taylor; l am not quite
sure, however, that il was not the illustrious
Washington :-''Do right, and let the con-
| sequences take care of themselves l am
therefore obliged to say, that Ivy's depart
ure in pursuit. of knowledge was entirely
unknown toshsr respected and beloved par
eIts. But you must remember that she
was an osly child, and spoiled child,
spoiled as only stern New England Puritan
parents, somewhat advanced in years, can
spoil their children. do not defend Ivy.
On the contrary, notwithstanding my regard
| for her, hand her over TO the reprobation
Of an enlightened community and hereby.
entreat all young persons into whose hands
this memoir may fall to take warning by the
fate Of poor Ivy, and never enter upon any
important undertaking, until they have, to
say the least, consulted those who are their
natural guleas, their warmest friends, and
their most experienced nselors.
| While have been writing this, Ivy Geer,
! light of heart, feet of foot, and firm Of viii,
has passed over ill-side, through wood
path, and across meadow. land, and drawn
near the domains of Felix Clerron, Esq.
Light of heart perhaps scarcely ought to
say. Certainly, that enterprising organ had
never before beat so furious tattoo in lvy's
breast, as when she .sood, hat in hand, on
the steps of the somew hat stately dwelling.
To. do her justice, she had intended TO do
the penance Of wearing her hat when she
should have reached her destination; but in
her excitement she quite forgot il. SO, rs
| said, she stood on the doorstep, rs royal
maiden stood three hundred years before,
(nos in the same place, with the ".wind
! Blowing her fair hair about her beautiful
cheeks.o @r@ EEa #1s ,riaH"isb agsi
There had come to Ivy from the great,
gay wsrld vague rumor, that, instead of
knocking at door, like a Christian, with
yOur own gnou tnuckiess IOr suen case ss'sos
and provided, modern fashion had intro
duced "ths ringing and the dinging Of the
| bells.' This vague rumor found a local
| habtation, when Mr.. ClerrOn came down
upon the village aud established himself,
his men and horses and cattle. but as Ivy
stood on his door step, looking upwaad,
downward, sidewise, with earnest, peering
gaze, no bell, and no sign Of beli, was visi-
~ ~. AL i.ttn l,n b., h
| at the right hand side Of the door,-a thing
which could not be accounted for. After
! long and serious delberatiop, she came to
| the conclusion that the bell must be inside.
aud that the knob was screw attached to
it. So she tried to twist it, first one way,
then the other but twist il would not. In
despair she betook herself to her fingers and
knocked. Nobody came. Twist again. No
use, Knock again. Ditto. Then she went
! down 10 the gravelled path, selected one of
the largest pebbles, took up her station be-
fore the door, and began TO, pound away.
| In moment, gentleman in dressing gown
and smoking cap, with cigar between his
fingers, came round theeorner. Seeing her,
he threw away his cigar, lifted his velvet
| cap, bowed, and with a polite g allow rne,''
stepped to the door, pulled the bell, and
again passed out Of sight. Ivy was not SO
confused at being detected IN her assault
and battery on the door of a respect bl I,
peaccable, private gentleman, as not TO make
the silent rejection, . Pulled the knob, in-
stead Of twisting it,. uev easy 1t is to do
a thing If you only know how ~ a..
The summons was soon answered by a
black gnome, and Ivy was ushered into q
large room, which, to beri dazsled, sun.
weary eyes, seem sd delightfully."- fresh and
greeyl looking. Two minutes more of wait
/ ing then step In the hall, a gently open
hing door. and lev felt rather than saw her
self in the preseuce Of the formidable Mr.
Clurron. A single q ance showed her that
he wa. the person who rang ruug the bell
for ber, thonshtre dressing gown b al been
changed for soberer suit. Mr.. Glerrsn
bowed. Ivy, hardly knowing what sac did,
falsered forth, 4" an ivy Geer." A half
curieas. haif-sarcas,ic smiie giinnercd be-
! hind the heavy beard. aad gieamed beneath
the heavy eyebrows, as be answered, am
happy to make yeur aequaintapee: bat
another glance at the trembling form, the
fri .htened, pale face, and qaiy eriag lips,
oh nyed the smile into one that Was very
good-natured, and even kind; and he added
p'ayfally,-- zsea sa- sz# ssaszasz5 i-s.
= am Felix C,erron, very much at your
service.oe seztggvzsa.E szf ~ nFeazsf ssg
"You write books aud are a very learned
man, = pursued Ivy, hurTiediy, never Lifting
her ewes from the foor, and neyexs csasing
to ,wirl her hat s,TIpgs. ~ f
There was no psssteitity Of supposing hert
guilty Of committing a Little dip lomstic fat
terry in cont eying this suceinei bis oislnfor-
matiea. Sac made ths assertion wiln the
AIR of enc who has disagreeabis piece of
business Oh hand, and Is determined 70 90
through with it As soon as possible. lie
bowed and smiled again aai,s unaecse-
sariiy since, as l have before remarked,
ivy's eyss we're steadfassly Exed en the
carpet. A slight pause for breath and she
pitched ahead again. .str.ss .4ss,s. p.g
Il an very ignorant. and am growing
off. | am most seventeen. don't know
ansshing 20 spsak off Mamma wishes me
70 20 60 sebsol. Papa did not, ba. ns~ he
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