The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-08-25

morning. No soonef said than done. ]
packed MT habilinsr.s, and away vent.
Wtlr,iog and pvhsg ores 40 snissesesiise
/ road 10 provocative Of sleep; % found Is
when the shades Of evening fell, for 20 the
/ be.. Of nv recall ection, vas 10 ihe very
n,iI,, Of = dream, 10 which Mar Stevens,
as..r.ss in book n usiin and pale blaze satin,
-, 90 . purple cloud and in9s,re3 vho ny
+ taller va, Jas, ~ ! vas abeu: 20 inform
7 her, there cane 4 crash, AID for = moment
+ .as not en,irsIy certain whether Is vas ise
eIoei ths; had explsded. o. myself had torn
.ora. portion Of nv apparel ,hs; uas over
.;rained. IL required bot . moment 70
awaken use 10 ,as fact thai beth ,resunp-
ton. we're wrong. Is was eur irsin-sss
ID a6-tha. had run Of the track. smashing
things generally. and spiliing the contents
/ al several baggsgs ears along the road, TO
.sT nothing Of frightening bali . hundred
,a,s.nzsr. into a condition bordering on
/ lunaey. This VAS 4 pretty state o! ihinss'
And 10 make j, still worse. vas exactly
.izh; mile. from nv destination, though
+ a. i: af,er.ard. proved, not mile from sae
mex. sIiIszr, where, az card IL cansassed.
a tavern, supper and beds could Be hss. J
sa. disposed TO maze myseif agreeable, ana
accordingly. rendered all the assistance IN
nv power 10 the unprotected females, Tar
Which 20. ny REGARD on arriving Al the
tavern Of rsfgys-ths promised iasero-
/ tY beng informed that such \ tntnS as
bed for the piyh: was an impossible idea,
/ and .ha. I, vita some twenty more Of the
male gender, must be couten. with chairs,
/ shIs the beds were appropriated to the
/ gen,Ier sex. Slightly di-gnsted, ! swallow
si nv supper, and looked ogs upon the
night. i. "a, BEAUTIFUL moonlight, and
.srginy Gu 10 10 O'Clock. By JoTe !
would walk over 30 llyatE's. No sooner saId
/ than done. Giving nv carpc, bag ioto the
hand. Of the landlord, with the most en-
/ pha,ic charge. for sis safety and punciua!
/ delivery nj 1iyali's mex, morning. NJ any
expense, I.et forth. Eight miles is tride;
/ and Jus, n. nv watch marked the quarter
after mlangh', marched up the lane thar
led TO the house. They were early folks al
the !.rm-early to bed and earl up.
walked round the house trying each door
and window for 40 entrance, but each and
every one were fastened. II was OF no
con.eqgence, ny bedroom window look'd
| gu. upon the roof Of the piazza; would
no, disturb the house by knocking; bt'
/ Of climbing would do the basin 81, and
should the window be fastened, would tap
and nsaxen Horace, who was nv room
mate and bedfe.lyw. The thing was exc
cu,ei as soon as though, Of, and my hands
on the window which yielded, and stood
n my own room. BY the moonlight which
,treHmed in saw that the bed was occupied,
and by the heavy breathing knew that
! iioracs was in deep sleep. would not,
therefore, awaken him, but save the story
! Of nv m,hap for the following day. With
( .hr, resolution, | slipped quietly into bed,
and IN three minutes was Obvious.
/ What ought | TO have dreamed that night
/ Ba, shall not anticipate. | lay facing
| tho window as the sun peeped up above the
di.,an, hills, and scattered the grey mi.ts
( Of the m corning. My betfeIow wa. breath
rng heavily, bu, it was broad daylight, and
/ there was no more sleep in me, so deter
mined that Horace should wake up and hear
/ my story Of the railroad brake. down. ]
/ turned and gave the sleeper a sudden shake.
! As rapidly a. my own motion, my bed-fe-
! low. who had lard with his back toward me,
I sprung IN sitting posture. There aiesur-
] prI.es, rs without terror, which absolu,.l,
/ deprive IL, Of the power Of speech until thu
brain has time to act ard reason. Such
surprises DO, not generate screams and
(
and silent wonder. Thus was the case with
| my se.l and ms bed fellow, as We sat uprighi
/ and stared. Righ, by my side. with he,
| face within two feet Of my own. sat young
woman, not more than seventeen, with
/ great, dark hazel ewes, and such grea,
masses Of brown curls, tucked away unde,
The nentest little nishIcap that ever was
/ She had gathr the bed clothes, with n
I .,.,It I'll akn thrno and
with the most rIgtd astonIshci look, rs tho
| DOUBLING whether she was sleeping or wax
| ing, cared steadily IN my eyes. Memoir,
serves ma but h,lls in like cases but.
! il Inv memory serves me right, it was WIN
/ irs. spoke. b1uusd on, with:
/ GLOW came you here ?"
! The figure stared still IN speeches aston
ishmsns, but in q moment, rs though awak.
/ ened from its stupefac,ion spoke -
care you Charles Morgan ~
/ "les." was nv rather .ubiued answer.
swell. then. Mr.. Morgan" said the fg
urs, by this time speaking as calmly. aud
with ns much dignity as though IN the draw
ing room. II an May Stevens. and | was
put 10 THIS room. nfIer an unexpected arr |
val Horace had gone over to u neighbour
few miles oil, before got here, and wa
. y ]
vas put 10 this room
So here was, sitting ris-d.ris 10 this
MAY Stevens that. mythical lady, for tn |
frat meeting with whom had intended to |
get mp such superiatire toilet. 4 nice /
'vla Of introduction and nice style Of tot. !
let And she--sh hv this time was rs
cold as the 3ls, Of December, and sa' look. |
ing me right IN the eve, ~ | made SOM
Il L.. 4. is ~
~ with irrelsvan, matter, and stammerci /
and suffered through in a way tia, should /
have dssustcd anv sensible person. She +
sssmei to he seriously pnnderins during !
the recital. and At its end looked Mt me ~
though asking the most simple question 10
The world. said
What's to be done ?"
"Lrt me 'umr ont Of the window as .
camo IT, said in very ,ick)y tome OF !
alt vssmv turn nawto siammer out:
"What'. to be donegr For | saw that .
little hazel eve girl W., superior to me IN .
presence q s,nl and energy If action. She .
Id not wait long TO answer nv question /
"YoS mu.t lie stdl bore while get up. .
When have left the room, vou can rise. .
s1i 60 away atthe Gr.t opportunity" was
h"r response, delivered in u quiet, business /
Se manner.
"Anj So did. under Nav stevens com
msrt. ! barred my inruarue head in the .
he3-c'nthss, ant. kept IL we.l.coverad until /
heard the rrtrrstIus ioot-ter. upon the /,
stars, which was bat feu minutes. though ;
t seemed an age, snj then with Desperate
asara sprung from the bed, and taru.d
The ssy on the dspartsi one. IL was the /
latessss dressing ever made, and viii .
"snturs 60 .av ihas ~ nan ever sneak ed .
'at Of h's osa apartment more steaiAlIy .
hsn did.
That morning Ne met-Nav Stevens .
Ard At the br-ssfsst table, in the char
aetnr Ut the rswiv-arrived that morning
and Ne we're formally ,n,r educei. in the ce-c- .
nanv st which us asiognjsi every enc pres
sn'. ard planted a thorn ~ wonder in TIE .
sits Of NettJs ard Carrie, by bursting sim /
a}ianeea.y into = hearsv laugh, which 49,
have never failed ~ repeat whenever the
HasEsarv If ear ir., meeting comes ap."
"ani new. cousin Iaas, you have the