The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-04-05

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And very handsome she certainly was
not tsll, iioe dark girl, startling 20,
into admiration neither was she \ love
ly, blue-eyed, pensive blonde, with sun
bright hair, but creature as softly
harmonio iously beautiful as u twilight ev,
in the month Of June-nothiog Of tn,
eastern sultry warmth Of August, nor the
somewhat chilly feel Of the month Of
May. but a union of many sweet inau
ences over the heart. 49,, .t#ttt
! She looked at you, and you thought
how soft aud beautifully expressive her
dark, grey candid eye was. 1t had
nothing to conceal, SO it fixed itself fully
upon you, either to admit liking, or ,o
avow feeling of Indifference, but it
never turned away in downward glance.
She had, as We have said, nothing to
hide, all was Of twilight softncss, and
chastc as the young pale moon just rising
up to Hume the midnight hour with
cffulycnce.
This was Huson's daughter.
And Husou himself?
Well, he was a nonaescript. He had
no profession or business, yet ! G seldom
ws"ted actual money, though it was
thing he was alv'ys bunting utter,
longing for. But he was not often with.
out shilling in his pocket, and it he
owed few triaing tradesmen's bills one
week, he was quite certain to pay off the
next, and give profusc order into the
bargain. lie had maxim: "kecp we'll
nsSr home, and you may cheat the whole
world afar; 40 Que will believe it Of
you"
iu:on had been on the very lowest
stool in Il s"H:.citor's Office. Half clerk,
"''' Passenger. he Was under every one
all had a right to command him and
perfectly content he was for awhile, on u
very low salary, for he was serving an
apprenticeship, and acting the part Of au
uiiice.sweeper, picking up nany a scrap
out of the dust which others had re-
jectcd. We arc 6surativcly speaking,
und when he had collected d sufficient
quantity to enable him to act for him
self, he shook of the tram,nels Of others,
aud started on his own account. Once
having seen Huson, you were certain to
meet him sgain-at some moment, when
you least expected it. over Nuson you
would be sure TO stumble.
"Ah, Huson Well, what are you
about ncw?"
just doing little job for Mr. So.
and 80, would be about the reply in a
whisper lie always spoke in one, aud
looked furtively around, as if fearing
detection in something. How easy It is
to Judge p rsons, not by appearances,
but by pcculiaritics Of mann r. You
felt quite certain that "tnc little Job for
Mr.. So-and So was dirty Que or lIuson
VI uld have no hand in it.
lie had, in early lite, married COVER.
ness, no. for her beauty, though she was
very good booking; not for her accom-,
pl'shments, they would do no more for
.aem IN. than h. earn few sorry shilIiuss ner
her because, Que evening, ut friends
house, the hostess said:
II think Miss Clempscn has the
.traDyest talent cvor met with she can
ln.,antancously initiate any hand wr''.'S
,h. sees. and writes II, least 'oA'"
different ones
huson stopped looked earnestly at the
w." not even noticed her before.
s,f' M sht it Il srea, talent, aud his
!!mira,ion Of it led him to admire its
pos,cs>or too. s" Mis-. Clcmp>on became
Mrs. Huson. He could not certainly,
even to himself, have given form to
his thoughts, only lie thou yh, to h. allie
to initiate any hand writing was proof
of genius. which led him to cuvet the
sole rpsscss"n Of the po,>c>sor But,
s",n.how, Mrs lIl>"n had sunrthia =.
about her which awcd her husband She
was gentle aud kim. but he had an eve
which pierced through h,n., aud c.n-e-
qucntly Mrs Hus,n went to her grave
without ever bei". called upon to -.v" d
specimen Of penman>hip She, too, waS
~ gnorant as the w-rld at large about
her husbands bu, mess III. is on
Change was sll she was authorized TO
say, aud many who heard that alleged
fact, Thought what good thin. i, would
be for tha, meek, lady like woman. and
for every one in any way CONNECTED with
him, If lluson could really be "n the
road to 'Chanye-not stocks aud shares
but his conduct
At last Mrs Huson died, and hr bus
band remained with n young hid in hi,
charge. She died without ever know
i"g more "f his occupation than that h,
was "n Change; happily for her, an'
thanks I" her earnest eyes. v'hicl, forbade
cveryth,n. like confidence frnm ma,
like Huson. Before her he r.d!"ckee
his heart, aud kept her without ; some
how he had invo'untarily s." great
respect for her, that he preferred keep
ing her in the dark he could not hav
brookcd an expression Of distru>t. con
tempt, and perhaps horror If him fr"'
her. for Huson WAS, whatever his publ
lie might be-, y good husband; rr>p"c
for her made him SD, though not ,v",
acknowledged to himself
During her lifetime Mrs Hu on h.
educated her daughter; when she died
"e ''st'c girl was sent to school. to Eec
"e' OUT :" her fathers way. But girl
cannot De kept a. children all their live.
One OF Huson's creates, chuo,s. an
best employer. was solicitor name
Nnrch'sson, Que Ut the mos. p,,,.;lI
men 10 the world. Every one IKE
kim, bnt no one y. those who knew hi,
well trusted him; h. was Huso,'s no,
intimate friend, which said much.