The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-07-28
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Kiss Laura souers, Or Jensy, which =
81 do 10. know, am surs.o
s.Sew doz'f Be mysterious, GoiffeT, ron
kn4w you are constant visitor, sD3 al
s'aar ses' are taking abou; the match
Don't pretend goa hare not selected sne Of
the ss.tsgs."
"sio~ do yoa kss~ either Of them vii
hare rss ~
"Dos.s be atsart, old toy. You, ysung,
.EassiscGas, tsaeDssj, AID xIEA large for
fgat, need rot be over bashfat. Cone, be
ffsnk, asseA d the Faverste sgster ~
sSe'l, fraaEIg then, casnss tel v9a.
haTess ited Tbs fstaisY for several months.
a. ysu kpow, Bot | eanns. decide. Laara
n egstalaly ire Szg9sotnsss, vits Der FASH
iag ayss and gaseaiy msaaaT bat jenny
se@fes, although ihs youngest, 70 be tbe
faes: xoBsaaly sbd useful Oh shs two. Yes,
( cSruas BE saEs of that. hly eatfanes Is
E.s zfa. for cordial weicGlne agd azsiiss,
a6i, !ss re esil 3. whatever hoar will,
fas4 are aiwaya xe dressed, and apparent
j d&enzaged. To Be sufs always il, the
sa5rb.rr, have 10 walE sometime before
"Fug IN anexsseiediy and uolies the
igssTnst acgnsmY."
sii8x car II 4 card At The Goor vii!
rss ang !sdy On her gard, or even the NO
tfts ~ gentleman yiaitgry''
's'i9 there 10 Disguise. IS wasasvwe-
Eaan, for Instance
"G3od vii !"
$50 ;hsFs Is wasL4rws nan ~ cziei
C!sytaa.
"Ea: eza-EFy, ta. / will obsa'a Z n9ra.
,ag'a FF..acy."
''He!j let Ea saow toe rasa!s.'
Laura hgj Jsuny Satnsys Wsge the only
children Of q wlI9wsr, who, although 10
mo legata Circumstances moved ia vegy
fashionable society. IS the period If ms
sAnr; sketch, be- was about % supply she
IgmeB,si Mrs. Samegs' place. after nearly
ten geaFs m1nrui8y. md although 1 kind,
i8dulgsal parent, had no ohjessien to his
daughters marriage, aGd, indeed, had told
taem 80. LaaFa, whose high spirit resented
the probable supremacy Of "a slsp-aothsr,
had already selected Godfrey Horton "a.
her future husband and Jenny, Who va.
younger and ssuIIsr in spirit, tTici 10 c0a.
Qnar a carefully concealed prefeFeacs foi
the sane purpose. All b.s attentions wert
nscribed By her 70 bgothsy!y regard,
though every act II kindness or eoartazy
touched her YeEy heart.
/. waz the morning after large ball, aud
The sisters we're 10 the breakfast room -.
Eetasr. Laura, her glossy black hair pushed
uegiigentiy on her faes. With the tough
tgmb!sd br4ids Of last evenings elaborate
esilure gathered loosely into a comb
wearing s3led wrapper, torn stocking
and presenting rather 40 alarming contrast
20 tho brilliant ballroom bolIe, was loRug.
Ing on q sofa. JsaUy, in neat morning
dress, wtth Is large Etngham apron, lIltl'
whita collar, aud hair smoothly brushec
iafo "a uaat knot, was washing the breakfast
dishes.
There IL EN- old man al the door viii
some arttisiat aoseFs,s said the servant
orsatns tho dining ROOM door, "will you
go him 2"
'sNo," said Jcnuv.
'Yos." cried Laura, ''send him up
Iaa servant departed to obey tho last
oFIaT.
ia few moments ske old man came In
~, vas poorly clad, uish Il coarse blue
e}.A k, whoa was much too large for him
lila hag was white, aad be wore a beard
an1 nt6gstachss Of the same snowy hue
Making n low bow, hs placed the largi
basket hs car rtgt, on the table and opened, IL
81 have a bunch oi blue aowers, here
b. said. taxing thrm from the basket, 'thai
will last suit ye~r golden hair. Mss" anu
b. held them before Jenny.
1T vas nv sister who wished TO look at
your Gawara,n said Jenny, quietly.
"Yos, bring them here, was Llura's i'm
porous command.
The old mans eyes followed Jenny az shs
washed. wiped nnI put away tho dishes,
ssegt tho roam, AMI busted it, and then sat
down beside lara, who was still laoktr.
over the basket.
"Ssa. Jenny, thia scarlet bunch. VIII i.
aot be lovely with a few dark leaves to wear
with my new SILKY"
"Bat,' whispered Jenny, 'yoa cant af-
fari +; just now."
"fes eau. Father gave mo some money
yesterday"
40 pay The last dry goods bill"
"Ws!l, ear have ths. carried to my
private account"
"OA. Laura, | bate 10 hear you talk Of
that private account. Il seems So much
tiks cheating father"
"N9asnase! l. will stand Till am mar
fiaI. sol then cau easily save it out Of
nv housekeeping money"
81 should not wish 10 marry 10 deb"
said Jenny.
The cid red,ar soscd earnestly a: the
sisters.
"Yaa bal better take tbi. blue bapch.
Mss, ba sad 80 tenny. ''lf II asu't co.,
ssniens 20 paw now, ~llI cal. AGAIN"
"Nn, | ah7ti nos take them"
"Ihey ar vory becoming, Miss. Lack in
thss glass"
~ wish mr hair wa, light" satI Laura.
81 shaa'd hsa awaar blue. Godfrev lIog-
tan sad last night, that forget no-u ots were
h5s fayag,;e aowess."
jenny ce.srad. aol. placing The bunch
again ia chs basket. sad
"CaB1', Laura, decide. Yoa are Keeping
enc waiting whose tjma probably - yalaa.
be" aad then pas*5nE a chair. she aided
"lSs seated. air, yaa look vsry tired"
II am tired, indeed vas tbs 7cp.v.
Al viii taka sha scarlet buuea aa4 thrse
rel ssmslias, aul sh5s white e.asteg." sud
Laura.
"Gas. ztassr. goa rannat aEsyl i',"
'Tas / eea. Ga3fgsv HasgoH ls g5ea."
Tas a3| msn I5E h,s lip,
"TA.a&," sad teupy. 10 a lau lans. -
yaa lafa h.a. hs@ uaR&a IS all -rsave hlm
n b. should discover sa.s 5seess."
"Nan~sase' We. r., taIg wa h1w to
rsm-lg IL. E~n3 He ssme maaev ea. af
IA hfua,s srpa faa5s."
">a." sh .nxhs shs old man, sh' IL hausa.
kesCe~. N.*a iaara a.wavs gave ne to
unle,ssaai lhss 'has wse aar post"
Laura >tsa5 tr@m ay Ga'aes ~
"rhere, asa't rrsssa."
"Msts Jrahv.' sssi q servant, catering At