The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-08-24
Uor 4 SToRY.

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r.s : cressy schssshoy isse, I'D dsed esssy.
Mr.. Jsues rssfnconsolsbis for mors tSas
- months, and .aen, sndinz The bar0es g
81. grief 800 heavy 20 Be borne sisse, -
deesdrd to share kis Yegrss with snp
thing feminine friend. 11e ecnsses,as
wa. . karpy ons fss many years, se., -
far shs instability OF eaztniJ Psss
Mr.. Jones fsood hinsesf Agsas sioe~.sl
nj ID. age Of fogsy, ssd beng saSsnAy
Iaasly. and hasing the hsoss o. maffyine,
~ osersa his b.eksn life, and osseaveo
se.e.ions 20 Miss Pasiescs SsEerss, sa-
tara ysa1g lady Of thirty.
". ha,. .sid that Mr.. Jons. bad habit
81 bsSur masrssd, Acd Is hsd - grown upon
h.sa thai. had Proyidence opened shs way,
IL .oala in al probability bare toalosed
nc a series Of bsrsAvsmosss uats sscses-
Gar, al eoesslaGs ons. Bas IN seaectssx Aiss
pstsenes DO hal no regard - comp soDiissy
of temper. Hs bad never shcc gse snytnan
sfsau, Il. Hss sshss nsfrssfss hsa osss
hanss ascsdscss, aDd, - Tar - % tsev VI
-xsass-d. ,has vas the order u nature.
Ia. Mss Patient had habit, too, and
~as ia srcordancs with her name, Tor y
"a. the habis Of endurance. Il was faii-
IN tfat isaned 20 sir,are's side, and beyond
IL, She Tired in remote asd The fntuSe-
The present With her vas never anything
bat 8 tsaxssksft,a mere semporasy expsdisnsl
nutl. better samss. Distance not only lent
euehansmsnt 10 her objects Of persuis, bat
was absolutely ths oniy charm 10 which she
was sensitive. L as really liked M. Sonss
stmos. up to the hour OF his proposal she
ussk!y tolerated him ever aftsruard.
Thsy we're .. hss rdssg' fpr : iiees go
the vile said sabmfssively 70 ali her irieoas:
40 yes, !, is very comfortable fsr tne
present, until We feel ableso keep house.
Mr. Jones, AFTER The remark had been feit-
Grated for the Fitch Tina. asserted that ne
wa. able 10 ksrp hoass. To pross this, ne
engaged and farnished . tasteful seuement,
aud another year saw Mistress Patience tas
patient Mistress Of Der own fTssids.
awhat a pleasant sissation," SAID Dame
Grundy, as she called on tous OF inspec-
ton.
aWhy yes, y retained Mrs. Jones. "Itis
ELL We can expect in house We hire. II
We were to baild No should plan very differ
emily, OF course. And then you know one
could have the heart TO make Improvements
in shrubbery and fruit trees. d, Mrs..
Grundy, hope to live long snoughio have
. house Of my own.
Mr.. Jones was we'll to do and good nator-
Cd. Moreover be was q little abuse, as we
have seen, and he did not preceivs that
something 10 put up vlth - sith most OF Us
a practical necessity. so be said, very gen.
erously, .sNgs. Joses, in another year you
shall have nouse Of your swn.o
81 am afraid you can GOT ahord to build
such honse as lwould Ike" m
al can and will. You shall modify the
plan yourself, or dsas . new enc u yoa
prefer. ss.r.t. s1siFa d.
Mrs. james sighed, II. viii lake 80 long
in buiidiBg,p and from that hour every ra-
fioual eni3ymens was deferred until they
should get into their new dwelling. There
were the usual delays and disappoin.ments,
aud Mrs. Jones love OF endurance was fully
grati.ed; she was RECALLED with 'liozering |
sweetness long drawn out" Al length the |
house was built and furnished, the grounds
laid out and planted, and the wheels Of the
nav establishment fairly in motion. More
over, by rare good luck, there was very
little 10 alter and undo; most Of the ar.
rangemcnts were desirable and experiments |
of success.
al hope, my dear" said Mr.. Jones, be-
nevolsusly, 'sthat we are in condition to
take comfort"
.'if We ever get settled" assented Mrs.
Jones, with sigh.
Well, years rolled on, and they ,rere set
tied. The flowers bloomed, and the fruits
ripened. The turf thickeued into velvet,
aud the trees grew tall and cast . welcome
shade. Strangers paused to admire the |
premises as they passed, and neighbors
paid their various tributes OF envy aud ad-
miration. Mr.. Jones smoked his prime eig-
ars in the back piazza, and grew to look
portly and coutensed. Not so with Mrs. |
jones. To all the enconiuns lavished upon |
her residence she replied submissively, |
eyes, it is pretty place, but We don's
know who We built il for. We have no
children to come after US, and just putting |
up improvements for strangers TO pull |
down.
Was ever woman 40 favored OF an in
dulgens fortune? Within year from The
utseranes of this remark, Mrs. Jones was
the happy no, the patient mother OF a real, |
genuine, glorious baby. Mr.. Jones, who |
bad with difficulty refrainsd from happiness |
before, was uncoutrollably jubilant now.
The boy was hsslshy and handsome aud |
bright. There Was no mistake about him
be Was 6xed fact, a star Of the 6rst mag.
nltade. He had wants, ii is true, for which |
the fond father wa, intensely thankful, 70. |
to crafty and prevent them was hi, supreme
delight.
And the mother7, Alas, hers were all .
mothers cares, nnxisties aud forbodings. |
lnttl be was weaned she scarcely left the
house. or INDUCED IN the simplest luxuries
OF Diet. Then there was the long period Of |
teeth cutting, during which her maternal |
aprrehenslons were never apr eased., Then
SHE lived IN fsss Of the messsls, hopping |
caugh aud searles fever, until the Young
hero met and conquered them all. He grew |
round and rosy, and she thin and anxious,
bat stall nnslserably patient. Al school she |
feared be might study too much, or too lit. |
tie, and as Der fears were pretty equally |
divided between the two perils, il 10 pre-
samsd that be avoided both. Then she had |
general nisgising lest be should be spoil |
sas and from too much petting st home,
become an INDECENT and useless member of
society. But though the reader may share
her fears in this regard, Master Jones fall
sued them al. indulgence and opporsu-
nity seemed TO agree with him. He was
ambitious ard self.reliant and not ohiec-
tioasbly willfal. When d lass be decsied
10 study FOR a profession. the mother stsed
Qua his wardrobe With reluctant care, and
his arss letter from osllsgs vss moissened
wish rather mere than the full properties
OF natural tears-
s'I am glad he 10 doing vel, !" she said. In
reply 10 remark from Der husband, shut
] miss him mere than can tell yea. Sine
Ne have rrlv cne, we esnfd vnA be could
hsss ssaid With ~. The ssves years Of his
ssassus life see vesy long to vsis."
s'To wait for WHAT . Inquired Mr.. Jsses.
"for the good TINE . csming," replied
bis ~iss.
sway wesssn. The good time kss ecms,
lsnr aso. Csn's req see Ill We've been
haEisg u al aiosg."