Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-12-25
AN INTERESTING STORY.

whose life had slid beyond his sftieth
| birth day. His hair was sifted With grey,
and wrinkles had begun to gather on his
forehead. He was tall, Eae-Iosking and
Of eonIasndiEE presence, though toe
veins Of bis temples were sWollea With
passion. As he spoke, be rose, aud brought
down bis cienched hand upon the ta6te,
With blow that sent shiVer through
it.
The last speaker WAS q youth, lust on
the threshold 9f his gwen&ieth BIRTHDAY.
de had the atrong, stern features If the
maHgand the same thin, eomr,ressed lip,
but there was soft light In the brown eyes,
AID something in the whole face whieh
woald have won you quicker than the old
mans, though IL VAS stern and liyid as
Ehe dead. As be rose and walked to the
| library door, and answered with these
words which sealed bis dismissed from
bone and sent him oat into the word
| hopeless and alone, soft, eager words
stseamed like silver howine rivuiet
down the stairs, AMI caught ghe young
mans ear just as bis hand was on the
| door-kneb.
"E4wsrd-.Edward, where are you 90
ing f''
And the next moment bounded down to
aim fair child, whose golden hair was
the color Of she daudeiions whIco were
just opening In she Iaeadows, while her
AEuFe eyes were fall Of smiles, dsepeued
aud eoaGrmsd BY the sweet lips beneath
them.
81 am going, Mary, dome ask ne any
nore.''
As she lifted up her bright, wishful
face, be suddenly placed his band over il.
as though it was more than h. could
bear. 81 III.
sob, Edward, what is the matter With
yoaP Have you and papa been quarrel
Tng Z"
ayes, and now must leave yoa,'' and
bis strong voice shook huskily along the
syllabIes.
''For how longg"
''Forever little sister. He has sent
me away, and | shall never come back
again"
$50, EdwGrd!' and she lifted up her
little soft, white arms, ard closed. SYou
won't go away and leave your little Marys
She can't live without you, !" and she pai.
led down bis pale cheek on her own damp
face, and her hot tears dripped like rain
upon It.
'SOh, yes she can If she will only make
up her mind to-" He was trying to speak
in cheerful voice now, and eArressed
down the golden ringlets in which the May
sunbeams were autteFing. sfShe'u be
brave, good girl, and put bold face on
the matter; aud won't forges her when
/ am gone, and l'li write her long letter.
one Of these days.u ,-- .... ...
'sDon't Edward, don't. TN break nv
heart. What shall do without you 10
take me to ride, and tell me funny stories,
and 70 help to take care Of my flower
beds-and what will you do without Mary
TO love and to tease, to comb your hair
and to bring your slippers 7 ., can't
let you go" and she elung to him: Der
sweet face washed With her tears, and
her small figure shaking with heavy
sobs.
He took her up in h:s arms, and pEess-
cd her 20 his breast, aud the sterness
went for moment oat Of the yoans mans
face. 200.
al cant help it, Mary, little sister, Ebat
/ love you better than anything On the
face Of the earth, and want y0u to re-
mem Der this, whetber yen see nls again
or not, But It won't do 10 give way now.
Father has turned me Out of his house
once and forever" And here bis face
setsled back into its oil stsrness onas
more. ..-.... ..-. a. T..
Then her swsss face suddenly dashed up
To him ..gy .L 80 ts...
II win go ssraighs TO pap, and beg him
10 take you back, and she would have
sprung away from her brother, had be- ~
held her. .e.s..g..s ...,.... rr.sf lm.
"NeYer, Mary, never viii ioyk upon
his face again lt IL useless to intsrHsde
now. He has turned uae like dog from
Als doors and paas out Of il foE shelast
time" 81. ..t.-..'. ...-..
The stem fass, and the clcachs ID hand
which be brpaght down heavily on the
door knob, fFoae the tears on tbs ehild's
face, .s.s.s
Then be turned towards his !itSle sister,
and the aeFee, dafk light weaG out Of his
eyes. @
MARY, my darling sister, kooslsbys..--
Doa't forgst nae, aad pray fer nae every
night" .-.s'
He broke down here, and kissing her
forehead three or four times, be dartsd out
Of the rnona. waa
! =. "a ~-~--- s sr tassE
'sBut papa, you havn's sent him away
foreyeri se will GONE back some time,
Z Ad she pressed Up her soft wct cheek
10 she old mans and her SNAIL angssa
auttered amongst bis grey sprinklssi
hsir, llks dock Of ynuag, aewly asdged
birds.
Mary, yoa must never speak To me of
him again. E3ward has ofsnaesi me past
forgiveness, and hs ii no iougef son Of
mine or I brother Of yours Ihase dis
owned him and now, remember i must
be obeyei.'s .s
The old man held his fair young child
in bis iap, a. hs uttered I'd isse cruel wossis
bis face rigid, and siis brow knoassxa with
bIue seIus, Tor BIZ haasa nesaaesa tes.dsrly
b Der far hair, for Mary vss hsf fasAsrss
TAsrs was 10 soaua b sAs xress iibxs.
sF sxesps I'm Af0ksa aesss Il IL tfl5s
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