The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-09-29

Mira. Morton vas widows young, pref
t., rich widow when DIR. Charles strahnn
made her araualntance. She vas poor
bu, very handsome woman when 's9nire
Morton married her, and al his death, two
wear. after. she being the sole heir, put on
her widowed weeds. pocketed her deceased
husbands gold n, the same ums.
Madam Rnmor said that poor old Morton
never enisysi single hour after he married
hsy; bus hav should Madam Rutnnr koowt
az one thing. however, can give my read
ar. reliable infhrmation. Mrs. Morton had
no, been widow twelve months ere shs
received With seeming pleasure very decided
attentions from nr. StEshan. rs
10 YOU inquire who Dr. Strahan was'
Well. he studied medicine and had Tho ,ilss
Of NJ, u, conterrsi upoa him, which he took
rrss, Measure in attaching with grand
fesrish. Ras IL IS asserted thai he never
had a half deHen patients IN as many years.
Us wasa Young man OF preressrssing ap.
rsaranas; = ready talker upon aey subject,
and wa. in fact, hrs, ratio company. lie
ulsysi the aa,s and sang -~ss ( ad dan
Ger. aEd an eIesllsn. partner At whist, be-
sides, he had some literary reputation. lie
wrote poetry aud two eslama sketches fer
the use1iy Lssais,. sad last, though by no
msan. least, be dressed IN good taste and
in shs high. 81 fashion. How he did il
no one kaew but then II was 40 oas ones
business,
Bs, ma., be allowed TO contradict one
,,mar Which gained considerable prev allen
cy. 20 tho .isse, thu, he supported himself
IL HI. literary iabers; an ordinary news
ransr scr,hbler could hardly afford Snahaa's
wardrobe.
Old Squire Merton hsd been dead but
little ever year. when hr: sfahsn, Dc.
sp,is all that eessipsrs could say, Married
al. widow and her fortune. The fact vas.
hs wanted 4 rich wife, A. TO hrr, she was
s.,;,u, IA leave her weeds and 20 into 60.
c,s,x again, and she eaald devise no reader
usy TO accomplish these purposes than by
marrying. When any one speks 10 The
aasssr as her being shrew he remarked
that he .hsuld take Sreas pleasure Ia tanning
. shrew.
Ter three u,sashs .h.y lived happily To-.
eeshsr, fss iswss in the hight OF the season,
and between Cape May. Newport, Saratoga
and The White Mountains. they we're alone
With each ether scarce three hears 90. vi
twsusy-feas, consequently u sss 'mrsss'eis
"a, them TO Disagree. Rat ;as season MAS
h,n..--,hs place Of all others to study wife
or husband: fer there 10 no unnatural sx-
c,,.msr,. =, ,ashiaaasls Mrs. \, to cusdress.
no rras,ssse M. y. 10 Guido m saasaaerins
money. no one 10 zee or 10 please ea' sas
s.c,hee ball."
Afs,r : season Of lsns continued ssyssy
there necessary fealswsd eas OF sssrsms
dul,nees; and ~hen enc u easily aispssssed.
Nav. NJ. and Mrs. Ssraian we're beth Of
then remarkably dall, snd - = matter sf
course, beth preferred being pleased 70 Al
tempting to please. saa Of coarse, beta
vsrs greatly disr'eased.
Nsas their third day .. aems nren sh'ea
their drss quarrel ecnmsnssd. nes De-
..n neither ceuid clearly tell. =" ea1y
fsosn that S,rahan expressed desire ss
d;ne apen roass beef, ursn ua'sa Mfs' D
..ia ,hs. ,h. ahsmiuated eeef, and stated eer
p,,ferencs 70 Be seast turkey AID ays'sF
sssee. S,rshan coosi!essd sathsy
ch;ia,s fsoa--hs'd have beef o. pesAsss !.
.hs.l have surkev. Aud ,has commences
~ Tar Of S,.shans. One ordered sss
h,seAer not 70 have fowl; the other gave
esrica inssrocsicns net TO have beef eFersas
into the house: between them they we're
hoth Ikelv 70 ssasve II they remained At
home; 20 the doctor wen, 10 the village
tavern and d;ned on beef, while Mrs. ;.
visited come Of her irieads and rarseok OF
turkey.
After dinner DR.. S. gave vine SUPPER
in the room which BE- desieuased by The
name Of aS,udy,s sort Of variety store,
IN which be kept his library. writing desk
And snittoons. Here, also, were svo glass
caaes, one Of which contained eiaas's
skele.on, hung on wirss; in the Other vas
An Ieyptian mummy. The waiasvers hung
viiX sSriosities Of Ill descriptions. snssg
them cane from tree which grew eSes