The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-10-19
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA. SATURDAY OCTOBER 49, 1861:

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,mosAes shsaks. Mr. SaiiA, lost Imagine
What Ne felt when Ne beard that : train had
been run inso oniy afsw nilts ffsn Coke
hampton -sesepsl carriages smasAes1. sir--
ed, ksd 'you hsen IN. that rsins ~ aiecs
.ou!s hass lost : fortune ef ffsy thousand
Tie perps.xed RsaAelse could only 70.
peat ne raneexlst6 t<fay. sea ssn 27lassas
s..Yss. nv dear -S1isA,H seousinAed ~
major .,6iiy fkousand pounds, cir, Far
to.mprrow the date given IN my old cousip
Lncy's viii expires.' a'4i ssss
iassiTo-ass,ow sAe dsss givssl = lyass cd
cousin Lssys sil expifsssas Wa all.tAa,
Rsfaelle cauld repeat: gass..sss..isssI 81
stupid dog. Charles, shou!d have told you
ali ,his. Bus perhaps ~ hs ssayysry ia-
Pesfec,ly explained - yssay ssssiss iss-
,Haoriinary Will. snsas s,sa -as.sss3 ST..
..vsry iapsrfsesly, )" replied Rafsells.
"Weii, viii furnish you With all the de-
tails. YosUss knew shas ~ opasin i4usy
died . ysss siAces leasisR . sua of npa~s
amounting 10 City Thousand pounds Nv
that sum was left to my niece, Emily, on
TIE express condition thar she shaaid DO I
shsrvied woman year and u dasrasserath,
date Of the tessalor's death fsihng ia
which, all the property goes TO charities
We loved Emily too well TO force her into
= hasty and distxsteful union. Emily has
net yer ssauhsd her twesiy <6r~s year; and
s0e has ncvaf yet met. one 90 whom she
could bessawt her loving heart. Time vent
Oh, and we were on the point of resigning
the brilliant fortune which had been left 10
her on such extraordinary conditions, when,
a fsw, dsss sincr, her bsashsr charles end
denly wrote to s-.Emily shall be married
befarsthe appointed time We At 6rst re-
ceived this intimation ss piece "f idle
pless ansry; shut Charles spoke lcf ynu With
SO much admiration--he be drew sach favor
able piMure OF your dispositisn, your
princi Leslie spoke in such touching
manner Of che brotheriy hove which had
united you and himself since your schoo
days, THAI 4ny sister and myself consented
to render Emily rich and happy. You know
ssCharivs sought ycu--hc offered voa the
hand and heart, which you accepsed--And
in . few hours you came here 70 become
my nephew and the husband OF our dea'
Emily. Yourself, Emily, her mother,
Charles and my self, are sll TO whom she se-
cret of this impromp,a marriage 10 iyet
known. In order to keep Up Hppearancrs,
We have told every one that you and Emily
have known each other since the time ot
her spending come mon,hs in London, a
year siucs and that for length Of time
you have been soiiicting hor hand. Hence
you see why my sister and myself pretend
to hail you Us an old acquaintance I, ON the
frss moment Of your entering the houss.--
That is my story my dear nsphew." "7s5 .aai
At the instant the major had concluded
his speech, and when the artist vas abou,
to nvo~ his exemplary frahkncss and hon
esty, that he was not the real expected
Smith, there yaross = great commotlon IL
the drawing room. g ,z,s+ -.,. s.
"Hasten, my dear friend" cried the ma.
jor. ..Hasten to give your hand to YOU,
future wife At the sltal! The Carriages sr.
at the door.Ybgl ssi xsag a8f III FlSge 4.
Raffaele reflected q moment. ssIf speak
out nov, !" he said to himself. 81 bring Il ou
bic, scandal, despair npon this excellent
family. IS | must tell the truth TO the .naj.r
when We enter the carriage fsisn illness---
anything tn cave my honor" .4 ~
The majpr, little suspec,ing what was
passing through the mind of the yuune
man, whose arm was in his own, conducted
bin TO . seat IN an elegan, brougha,n, v hich
was drawn u with several other vehicles
before the door Of the villa. RaGaelle
Smith was IN honest man, and his conscience
revoIted NJ the act he vas abous sn perform.
lie ieant forward and clu,ched the hand ot
the major, who sat opposite him, With .
cold and conyulsive grasp, lie could scai CO
" stamnrr out in low VOICE y
a' ~ must speak out before 10 proceed a
step further !" asa ev, r4 sle faes b
The pallid features and trembling tone
of the young artist alarmed the old man.
"What is the ma,terr'' he cried. .'Whs,
can VOC have 70 say at such moment as
thiss" "A . as "a x ig
,"sir," said the artist, 81 am not the man
whom you expected"
The majur fell back on bis seat ~ il
struck by = cannon shot. a9 86
"You are not Mr.. Smith?" be cried in .
choking voice. "a ,sm., ~,
Hereupon the painter related, with loyal
franknese, the incidents which had conduct
ed him 70 the home of EmiIy's mother; the
error which had kept him there TO the mo-
.meBt OF bis introduction TO the guests in the
rcntly trivial motives which bad prevented
him from prnciaining the truth. -
s'sAh! sir," cried the Major in despair.
9 what shall we do now ~ what step can ws
take2 My niece is ruined! Andthas 10 mol
the worst, her reputation il Compounded
lost as we'll rs her mothef's and my own
Before more than twenty pefsohs We have
all three declared that we knew you some
time, How can We .retract those ,word
without drawing upon ourselves the mos,
terrible ridicule and scandal2 This wi
kill nv niece. sirn G9gH sias tssa a15j2is
Y II am ready 70 Do anything" said Raj
faeiie,-.'tIow can repair the misfortune
Of this fatal mist kefs'
,.slti. TOO late p cried the Major. "Theie
is no var Of saving ourselves!'
At this moment the coach pulled up q,
the church door R7i7
t.What is 10 be dones" inquired the artist,
- b. alighlsd before the door Of the sacred
edIfics.
I any dear sir,'' answered the Majore-
whose military decision seemed 70 be restor.
ed--'sthis il TO hs dose, you must marry nv
n.sces Its uss ron are stranger TO ne
but 80 is my nsphew's friend. The manner
in which you bave just spoken the truth
TO me, sefls me- that 90 are = man Of bon.
os. Hzst<n. sir i--sake Eoily's bsod--bss
ye1svbef nos . uord Of this to any one
il il q secret between % bosh.o
Aud, ~Ith thess 1ordA, the major hastily
pushed KsAaells isto Tie chsscb. Ia fes
mgmeDss The artiss stsod bsfors the altar
beside . Young asd charming girl Of twenty
vbose face wore n espses-ion - tsnde,
and pure - that Of Mad6nna painted hy 90.
~ the old osstess Of Italy. She saS, in.
dAsd, exquisifeiy bsassifsl. She csss % hs,
eyes q .sks approach Of ths yooag artist;
her giance q hrss umid became 10 an 10.