Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-12-13

Ralph, but am determined to do some
thing for our ou playmate | can save
out of ny ALLOWANCE a, least thirty pounds,
and now If you win double it, what will
that not do for poor Lucy? Iwas count
ing ii pf the other day, and ii l am correct,
| it will enable her to attend the School Of
|, Design and take private lessons in art for
/ q year; ana 1T the end of that time, it
| Lucy is alive, she will show the world
what 3 woman can do. When look at
that poor girl, with her rare mind aud
her carving for knowledge, cannot help
| thinking how superior she is to me---a
mere i'd er; and | Sonetimps think that,
il she had my place and | hers, there
would be more Justice in the distribution
| Q the wyrl4' S goods and comforts. Don,t
say | N silly and sentimental, Ralph. l
know you vii! give your share towards
the sum, Ike a good brother, as you are
| have been aa!hlng to her about il, aad |
know ! can manage it SO as to override
any scraH!es she may have against rcceiy-
| Ing anything in that way from Us"
Here ny companion became quiet, and
the question presented itself to my mind
How am / to escape from this awk.
ward position houorh0iy? ? Here | have
been guilty Of listening 10 4 commur;ca-
ton intende4 fer the ear Of another-have
been g"llty OF ~ lncxcusabie deception,
pracaced upon Il stranger and lady
knowingly, PvrLap the most h"uest plan
would b. 20 acqu4iu; her at once Will the
mistake and solicit her pardon
| had q. last summoned courage suffi-
| elent 10 clear my throat, anu was about TO
commence my well STUDIED sp~ech, when
my compauion gave a little laugh, as
she said:
Really, Ralps rou are very entertain.
lns III your OVID peculiar way; but il you
are as dunno wheD ia the presence Of Miss
Vernon as you Gavs been tony h., she is
to DC pi'icd ra;her than ensieI You are
little better than a barbarian. bnt here
We ara at uncle's and YOU know prom
lsed to stop with Carrie TO night; SO you
will have 10 one to bother YOU the rest Of
lie way. How sjn5ulav you do act to-
night Ralphl Well, | won't tease you
any more .. .-atg g s# .s
suddenly the driver drew up before an
elegant residenee, and, imagining. per
ceived Ioop hole whereby | might escape
from my awkward rredicamen', sprang
out of the broughatn 4na assisted the lady
to alight, .Me .. 49, -...s,.r. ~
rs your head still aching. Ralph p
Good night WY, YOU forgot to Kiss mel"
As the fair 'ace was urturned to mira,
with ,ts ttmptiaG lips awaiting he kiss,
pressed the shaw ~aowa troan my mouth
suddenly, and as suddenly felt NV head
drawn duAn 10 receive the uost delicious
hi>s that was eyer hastoWt / ~ maitirn
~ ou need not wait ; the door is open,
and there staad> Gtrri', bi s, her r sai4
n4y compaujou, a. she tripped up h s:sEs,
Willie | stood irseso.ately beside tae
trtGGham.
THEA, my dear f|lo~,n mentally
calculated. "i4.!s time yoa We're oil.
Seating mYSrI ia lhe brQuL ham once
more, was again driven ii, bat wht5har
I knew not. Iouiy Kew thai had lest
Il charming comnn'ivn whose lips d mo-
meat sjnce were pressed agaiut my own,
and VIII, ia all probability, mr1h. never
meet again. Aud when recalled her
genarun> SYMPATHY for The poor lame girl,
/ lungtd to &uow more Of her. TAen,
again, my cheeks GID when retaem-
bered the deception had praetieed Aad
what would she tbiHG Of ne upon aseor,
inG--as she certainly must-the truth?
My Speculation were, however, cut short
by the aorapt stopping OF the 1rousham,
waereepon stspitcd out leiSurelg pick
ing from the bottcm Of the carriage
as did 50, an eEQuis,tely embroidered
handkerchief. Upon locking at it cloose.
'ly, perceived thu initials &C W. in one
OF the corners. / was reminded OF my
situation at that mdgieua by the driver y
lugatrlng " ItnMr. Ralph would wan him
any more to night; 50 merely shook III
head t4rred aaay from him, and walked
homewari. ...s ..,.
Lyhently | bore very striking resem.
| bIanee 10 Mr. Ralph, whoever he was
True, MY cap was drasn firmEy, almost
concerning my eyes aa4 the lower part ot
my .are was ut1iea up IN "a heavy shawl
The night was s. ulrpang,' and remem-
berlng that walk OF tour NIL IS lay be
/ tween me and Albany, walked bfIskEy
! | had proceedea about mile, ~aea | 90
served u gentlemen approaching Ut a pace
as rapid RS my own a.. he drew near,
wHs struck with BIS resemblance to int
| height, size, manner ard dress,eTen 10
| the wrap around has meek. aud tie bat
i tons uptn hts coat were 1heexaet .Cnun-
! ttts;tr. ot M own, Il thfak taat the re-
! IN aarca must have struck him u. this
! ,alc, for as We were passing, We inraiGn
| ally paGsed, scanning each other closely
| ana cLrlousl and then stQGte on. = Mr..
| Rabbi 1 shla to myself. as !ur2ed to
! Io1N NJ HIM. -in~elariy enough, MIR.
| Riie vas at that nasneut boxing 1T me.
Ere reeuhna MY chambers, | resolved to
| ascertain who the person was who dwet
! IN the Common, and who had arrived from
/ Crimea soarecertly, that m hi thereby
assure myself 10 whom was indebted for
/ a dAiteieas klss, and n,bse Il tsnaintanoe
was vtry desirhus Of making. t*
+ Eary the following morning sht down
! and wrote A few linesto Miss Lucy Wal.
I tiers, theaIame sfrl and inctosed three ten
I pound snotes, sealed the letter, deposited 1t in
& inv pocket, md fsallied forth in quest ot
1 information so much desired VENDING
i my way to a friends chambers, | encoun.
i tered young articled@ clerk, who was n,
that moment entering the door, and in