The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-11-27

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ca6ess glsnce:and w'isp. ~ c',.erv,,
sins i' fihe Other sigh, g~rs a TIL. )
6sl Jen4iyg young maM viii - y,
Ilsdy leaning on lis arm. xhes,- altieu
tdress Of snuff colored bol,ihazinc IN.
teduDy.shaped beaver bonnet ncea>i. i,
70 great many covert smiles and ~
lso0Oealed filters from those pre>en,
"Oh, BY the way, Miss lllne,'' ,a
~ A"byn. IS !" their progtes, ="
the rooms, this conlc came IL ,l,v|
syca have not se-n the gta,,st Gu
iossity sfsli yet"
'.Where," said Agatha, raisia. a..
spera glass. int1 sal8
"Yos, are mis.ak -, i q. II, h,,ng Il
Ithe WALL" said Fit1 Anhvn, l,n.hi,se
i"l.ook nearer ea.,h ifv"r v5pn, 10 see
Stanton and his fossil amt.
Agatha turned II h. ~ r. .r,l,noly
withou. rcmark-sA So a little.
howevef-"lwaS a'; F..a 4 ,t.a w. -
| Ell.
"Sl,OMld yom snrre. 4 - i
youth would have The c,n,... i - /.
sis0h . last cen'u,N s,ecimen b. il plac..
like this, where he might know he would
meet all his fashionable aceu,kramr.
Upon my word, believ-Rh.'l rk..
her d the opera nexs! Sev him carry
ing Ses Worocco bag and c.,ti"n ,,n
brell.! Doa't he remind yon Of d !.
Qnixose IN youthful d.y>?'
'.Pr"balnv she has sw.n j ,sll.s>..
one It these days" sail Agatna, ,ne
distrustfml element npp.r,nost IN s,e,
| ,ni,.i f:r the "A ,,nen'
"N"t = aOlisa.rv rel crnf. know
f~ I have inqnir.-i. She Is in reduced
circumsta tamces'--ih,,'s the term lie
isve-bat Stanton i. very E nd - ',..e
nevertheless. She ila. come ~ 10
tews, from the back woods f..r frw
Aaya, and-"
He paused abruptly as the very pair
in question approached, .,ill absorbed
in picture gazing my dras Cha,lc.,'
''ssid ti'e old lady, II length. '.v"n can
not imagine what lr-:ai this is to me
have not sce,, su,ah pic,nre>.aS these
>ince I was child How th.n.h,fnl
# No" 10 b, ing me here -
], knew yon weuld cnj"y it. aunt :,
And you are not ashamed OF your
old fashioned relatives among al! these
gay young people? I"
'On the contrary, dear aunt, ] am as
proud rs u monarch while you are lean
my on my arni" II
Agatha heard it all, and she also
heard him answer toithe gay challenge
ef some companion;
Thank vou, doA't reckon npon me
rs ono Of your party this evening at the
np,raI am going with my aunt, who y
pa,sionalelv fond sof music, so or
must excuse ne for once. se
.Itold you sol" said Fi,z Aubvn. IL
vtto DOCS tone, Struggling his should.
erh Mid H I @Ha,
ibid yow ever see such fellow IS
Stanton p stn0f
Never, was Agatha's reply but it
was 80 cmphatically spoken that F''z
Aabyn started. And that night when
the conrted beauty was brushing out her
luxuriant hair, she paused many = time
fell into thoaghttnll reverie.
/ "lioral couragc!' she murlnured tt
1 herself. Il have somewhere read thai
i it is nnblcr fl, than the iron resolution
] which makes men reckless III battle.
i wonder"
| And there she stopped rcsolusely.
j What glorious, bracing New Year
, day i Was! There had been just snoy
enough H. the night TO form whit'
lglistssing coat over everything, Ant
i Afforded m exOsllant excuse Tor tn
merry sleighs that dsrsed thi,hsr an'
3 shither with streaming furs and jinglinI
\ lhclls. AL Of tho fashionable world VA
assir-ths gentlemen hastily coasultin
! Ieheir iutssminabls list Of calls, aud Il.
ladies putting the last touch 70 thc'
: I-.-... <~sk~An
II tn wers not aasy spos that aa
oI who received aore adalatio~ thu
d Agatha Milne ~ che stood like a youn
'ei smpress n her splcndid draw'ng,r.on
u every mirror Aushing back her Lowell
!. aess Her dress ~as very simple pin
a leilt, edged armand ths shoulder vii
"a Isnowy ermiac. asd long sprays Of jess
III mine dropping from Aer hair Yet q
% kusw that che had never been 20 bsau'
6al y now - che liutssed with lsugu
slIsol1es 70 10 eenpi6sss'a - shoxe1 Y
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