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

ant. S0e pulied ous Lne cay from under
ths very noses Of tie assonished cows, 20
see II, perchsnce. some inexperienced puiles
might there have deposited her golden
treasure. With al four-footed beasts she
Was on the best of terms. The masronly
and lazy old sheep she unceremenion.ly
hustled sside, 10 administer consolation and
caresses to the simid, quaking lamb in the
corner behind. Without saddle or bride
che could
"Ris. ahiaef no.se
$50 To EAGsa Cssss-" ~
(N. B.-I don't say she ac,a.lly Cid. / only
say she could and under safhciensly streug
psovocation, hare no daubs she would. !
She knew where the purtle violess and the
white innocence frst aeeked the spring tart,
and where the ground sparrows had thsiI
motsled eggs. Ali she little wadli!iD
downv goslipgs, the feeble ehieksns, and
fains-hearted, despondens Turkeys, tina,
broke the she!ltoo soon, and shivered mis-
erebly because the spring sun WAS not high
enough in the morning to warm them, sht
fed with pap, and cherished in cottonwood.
and nursed with eager, happy eyes. O.
blessed Ivy sGssrl True Sister of Charity
Tnrfcs blessed sEepmo Shsr of . bEvosl wsssss
name was Legion!
From the conjagal aud flial conversati on
which l have faithfully reported, casua
observer, particularly if young and inexpe-
rienced, might infer that tho question OF
Miss Iyy's education was defnitiveiy settled
and that she was henceforth to remain un.
der the parental roof. should, myself
have fallen into the same error, had not q
long and intimats acquaintance with the fe-
male sex generated and cherished a profound
and mournful conviction Of the truth OF the
maxim, that appearances are deceitful. Z.
e, d woman has set her heart on something
and is refssed. She pouts and sulks tina,
is clouds, and will soon blow over. She
scoids, storms and raves, / speak in a fig
ure | mean she does something as much
like that as o tender, delicate, angelic wo-
man can't that 10 thunder, and only clears
the air. She betakes herself to tears, sobs,
and embroidered cambric that's shower,
and everything will be greener and fresher
after it. You may go your ways,-one to
his farm, another 10 his merchandise; the
world will not wind up its affairs just yet.
But, put the case, she gees on the even tenor
Of her way unmoved: :f M -au
.a ~ "Beware! beware!
Trust her not she IS foolius thee.''
Thus Mrs. Geer, who was o thorough
tactician. Like Napoleon, she was mes ey
more elevated than after defeat. Before
consulting her husband at all, she had con-
,emplated the subject in oil its bearings, and
had deliberately decided that Ivy was to 20
TO school. The consent of the senior part
ner Of the firm was secondary matter,
which time and judicious management would
infallibls secure. Consequently, notwith-
standing the unpropi,ious result Of their
first colIoquy, she the next day comm cnced
Preparations for Ivy's departure, as unhes-
itatingly, as calmly, as assiduously, as if the
day Of that departure had been fixed.
Mrs. Geer was right. She knew she was,
all the time. She had sublime faith in
herself. She felt in her soul the divine
aAla,us, Hnd pressed forward gloriously to
her goal. Mr.. Geer had as much frmness
not to say obstinacy, as falls to the lot Of
most men but Mrs. Geer had more; and as
Launce Outram, hard beset, so pathetically
moaned, aA woman in the very house has
such deused opportunitiesr' so Farmer Geer
grumbled, and sqVirmed, and demonstrated,
and-yielded. e.a. .t. s.4as. = rs s
Mrs. Gecr was mol right. She had reck-
oned without her host. Her affairs were
gliding down the very Appian Way Of pros
perity in q chariot and four, with footmen
and ou,riders, when, presto they turned q
sharp and unexpected corner, and over wen,
tho whole establishment into mirier mire
than ever bespattered DR.. Slop.
To speak without a parable. When her
expected IIegira was ANNOUNCED to Miss
Mary Ives Geer, that young lady, TO the III
concealed vexation of her mother, and the
not attempted to be- concealed exultation OF
hsr father, expressed decided disapprobation
of the whole scheme. As she was the chief
dramatis persona, the very Hamlet of the
play. this UNLOCKED for decision somewhat
interfered With Mrs. Geer's plans. All the
eloqueuce of that estimable woman was
brought to bear on this one point; bat this
one point was invincible. ExpostuIation
and entreaty We're alike vain. Neither
ambition nor pleasure could hold out any
allGrements to lvy. Maternal authority
was at length limited at, only limited at, and
the spoiled child declared that she had no,
had her own way for sixteen years to give
up quietly in her seventeenth. One last
resort, one forlorp bope,-one expedient,
which had never failed to overcome her
childish stubborness: "Would she grleve
her parents so much as to oppose this their
dazzling wish 2. And Ivy burst into tears,
and begged to know if she should show her
love to her father and mother by going away
from them. This drove the nail into her
old fathers heart, and then the little vixen
elenehed it by throwing herself into his
arms, and sobbing, "uh, papa! would you
turn your Ivy out Of doors and break her
heart." aa sae aass sa~a7r
Fimsisst of fallaeies. Shallowest OF
sophistsl But she was the only aud beloved
child of bis old age SO the faliacy passed
unehalleuged; the strong arms closed around
the naughty girl; and the soothing voice
murmursd. I" There, there. Ivy! don't cry,
child Lad lud you sha'n't be bothered !;
no more you sha'n't, loyey!'' and the status
quo was restored. szasr sas
"Itis net IN the sea nor in the strife asS z55
We lerl teuuubea All wish TO be no more,
But if The attet sffence en- The shore. g
whea SIT rs sost, except little iite,'
.aid one who had breasted the sterniest sea
aud plunged into the fercest strife. Ivy.
who had never read Byron, and thsrefoFs
could no. be suspected Of any Byronieal
aFsctations. felt it, when, having gained her
point. she sat down alone in her own room.
When her single self had been pitsed sgai nst
superior numbers, nge. experiences. and pa
rental authority. all her hsroism was reused,
aud she was adequate 60 the emergency
hus her end gained. the excitement gone,
the sense of disobediencet alone remaining,
and she was thoroughly uncomfsrtabie, nay,
miserable #5a 4 &sS
aMamma is right: ! know An little
goose" sohbed she. {Tbe word were men
saI. Intangible. anspoksn: the sehs physicas,
paIeabls, dccidsd.l " never asd know
ANYTHING. md never shall. and 1 doR't
care IL I dcn's. don't see any good IN
knowing so much. We donss have . great
while TO sssv in the world, any way, aud
daa's see why we ean's be let alene and
hare a coed time while we are here. and
when we get to hearen we can take . frsss.
start. oh, dear never shall 60 to hear en-,
If an - bad and vex mamma. Bui then
raps iian's care. Bat then be would have
IKE uis TO 60 20 school. Busshsre, won,s,
Iwsn',s 1 a1-ia ssf Z Eli study as home.
oa. dear wish papa was a great man, and
knew everything, and crald teach ne.
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