The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-09-07

| "ohenesry! is THE tho cottage you
vsry .habhy place .aid Marion L-nux. a
With her husband che allgh'sd At the door
Of neat little cottage.
s.why. my iov. you knn~ il. inst spring
she leaves ase hardly eus, and she ro-s
bushe. only budding. Yet ynu may fosm
some idea how it will look in sumner; see
| the vines trained over the windaxs! Look
af the garden spots here aai there-rsther
n~girct ed 10 be sure-but-n
| ..Rather nsgiecsed," aided hia wife,
bresk,ne in upon him |; 81 shouid think 50.
Why, there's Dettle bach and such miser-
able little siunted trees and stras-lits@r,
and old honrs; rather neglected. And the
door, hos Old fashioned srd ugly! take
care-l am sure yea can hardly stand up
rtraigh; in this narrow, low studded little
hall. 1detr.t low ceilings, country or NO
country. And this bit Of = parlor. hardly
large enough tn turn about in--I cans and
uon't like that! now let me see the kisch-
| en-, oh, horror 70 sbe exclaimed hold,ng up
her hands, either noticing not. or d-isnirg
not TO notice the exrression Of uoeas ness
that sat % her husbands face; .-laek nj
the hearth-of brick, ~ I'm alive, and
takes up half the floor. High windows too
how hate high windows; and such pat
| tern for paprri II makes mr. nervous 10 look
att; criss cross. like spiders crawling over
web nav Henry, you can's expecs me to
live here!'
Her husband, n ine manly looking fellow.
half sighed ns he answpred-s.l should BE-
very unwilling 70 submit yon to inconvenl
encss such ne You seem TO dread, but there
are only this and the new cottage shave or
the bill. That you know is three hundred
dollars year two hundred more than we
should pay for this; and then the expen.
se,!"
'.Oh! Henry dear! don't GO talking abou,
expenses; your bu.in .. is 50 gnod. It will
warrant a l,tt,e outlay, you tod me 50
Yourself. Come. | viii -coBomize in other
things just iook now NJ %hese d,ngy black
cioset.,"-b be half agreed wr'h her n. she
opened the really dismal places shoulda'r
wonder il they we're filled with rats and yer
min. NV let's go up. stairs; see how the
paper ~ torn of and patched; and worse,
and mare Of It, there is hnt one upright
chamber in the house. Molher's last words
to m- were, do get upright chambers for
n,shed. And here IN fropt OF the house il
u wrstchsd great hole gG
s'Bat in summer put in Henry.
..Uh! | know what you would say.
suppose there Is water there sometimes, hut
half of the year il viii be amnrt jetesta
bic sight. Then the sr~es 70 close to the
house; I've always beard that trees make a
house very damp and uncomf f,rtahle--no I:
ln ~ q Chu ~ svw b., lsan IN
such q place, after all III. comfort. I've
been used To-. Come let u. ga--fnr really
I'm quite m-,anchollv alresdy.''
| Hsn,y resigned the ky. only half con
vinced by his wife, reasoning. lie Lived
her, wanted to make her happy; hut just
stsrtiny in life, how was he To maintair
style and extravaganza? II. liked the littls
cottage, but was persuaded against his bet
| ter judgement 10 refuseit.
About nm hour after. plain carriage
drove up. AMI .priah,ly Young man hi,ed
| q sweet blueyed girl 10 the ernund. saving
as he did SO, Now prepare TO be d'sap-
pointed" 5S 8 s'@1 p
81 am mt in the least with the exserior.' .
she exclaimed. pausinc. sob how Gun
p,pg-h,w ncar what fine place for a
garden! and those dear little trees-and
this wilderness Of rose bushes declare
never was 30 pleased with anything in my
| life. IA IA
The door looks ike what have aeen in
| pictures Of old country houses; and oh do
| loox and see the vines camhcring over eve.
~ window When they are loaded WITH bios.
SONS. and the roses are out, It Will seem
like Paradise |"
1.-THE entry ia rather small and Low" re-
mark d her husband.
| "uh not bit too email and q. to low
ceilings, in q cottage like this, they are
quire apropo. Now did you ever see a
| quainter. pleassnter little parlor; ju.t the
place for yenr mothers nice old-fs-hioned
| furniture. The aofa shall be right ther.
between those pretty little windows, and
the chairs here, and the table there won,
| il look sn cezy and comfortable ?" she ask
ed. her blue eyes sparkling with unalluyed
pleasure.
| How could the Young man help kissing
that pure and innocent brow, upturned to
him so lov,ngly9
.No~ the Kitchen" she cried, c'apping
her hands "thcre! jus, what had hoped
it, inst bit IT old times as ! thought il
would be. Maybe you don't like br,ck
h~arths, hut ! do. Many n frol,c have I
had in nv ernndmothsr's ,ch.n; this is
ike it only 4 smaller edition. There
she used 70 sit. in cnrnsv like that.
aud her rmi,. always leok.d SO heaven.
ly! Tbi. does max. ,nethInk Of her,"
.sDo you like the closets !? asked her
husband. throwing open the doors.
.Oh! Iiik. everything. Yes, it's n.
| ,her fortunate they are dark. the flies will
keen out nicely. '.lndeed l like every
thing" she ad,ied. running up stsirsI Eve
can get little new house paper, some
brighter than this. and paper the stairway
| and h.ss ws are. chambers smsH and cot
tt.ge fashion. Ms. people like upright
| chambers. but don't you think its plens.
\ sn,er IN hear tine rain rastling down the
i Yoot1 Oh. snch dear snug bstle places
4 not at all ungaisly ard looking oct upnn
such delicious pTo,prcs. Besides here's
ioyfui surprIse-a pond thai !. il will
be-: OH an so glad -just IN front oi
l the house, too! sh. rratsiest spot! And
] = zen ths trees are all leafed ous. and ths
birds sing on the branches. right closs 10
our uindous-and the garden ard meadow
I are 10 sbe foil b.oom Of sammer-oh! won'l
we hr happy ." @
.sWe ar. hsrp. nos, !" eaid her husbsnd
thanking God IN HE heart for his cheerful
little wife. We are happy enough now,
dear Louise ~
/ An they ser. ridisg homs they passet
the ses house on the bill. s- Il
.There.' >xclansd, Laoiss, psiss,r,
toward. Is; s.hov much befses our 6ssl,
home Gill be than shat ss'6, ornamentes
pise-. ! pity shoever vill i've there .,
sh.As sseeas M nice old fashioned cnsnsYl
- hesid.s." sdd-d che roYni.hly. turainf
7 to her ha.hssd, ..tso hapdred daliars 4
.rendin cnmfort !. snm~shinx ~ ! gsin
All ve have sade nssh the better bsr.
gain. $50 -
Hos ,rss the old provesb that ..sher,
|, tie. spider sucks poison shs bses eoek