Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-07-19

1t was near noon of the next day when
the train whirled up to the depot at New
Hampton. | alighted, and was Fastening
down the platform to look alter my bag
4 gage, when saw q young lady, in brown
sillr walbin gdress. earnestly regarding
. me. AS she caught my eye, she threw up
I her vail and spra0g toward me. AS the
vail swept back. it revealed the loveiest
1 face had ever looked upon. | had never
dreamed OF anything half 50 beautiful In
!. involuntary admiration stood still. She
threw herself into my arms--hcr arms fell
around my nerk-her velvet cheek touch,
ed mine-and such q kiss as she planted
full On my lips My face was in bla ze
ielt as II had been stewed in honey,
with lavender for havoring. She repeated
the klss-the muDitccut little angel-ex-
claiming
"Dear, dear Richard How delighted
am that you have come at lastf
was dumb. Ny mouth was sealed up
with the sweetness Ct her kisses. | dared
not speak least should dissolve the spell.
1--WE have been expecting you for four
whole days. Ouly think whata period of
suspense" went on the soft voice Of the
lady, as, clasping my boHl. she drew me
INCREASINGLY to a phaet5n in waiting -
There, make yourself easy. I'm going to
drive. Isn't it pleasant to be waited on,
Richard p
The arch brown eyes sought mine, as,
drawing up the fur.l0ed rvrcs, my com
pani0n shook the reins over tie white
horses, and we were whirIed rapidly away.
Papa is so anxious to see you once
more, Richard, but his rheumatism is
worse to-day, aud he could not drive
down. William IS absent on an erraud
for the bride. But would come.
wanted so much to be the first one to
greet YOU, dear lGchard. Alice il 50 beau,
rltnl, and so deeply, beautifully happy
Richard, YOU ought to be the most crate.
fol man alive
'l--l- believe | am" exclaimed |, as
reaching uN her sweet face, the lt,lc en-
chantress favored me with another kiss
which this time, repaid. with compound
interest, and then blushed boiling hot to
think Of il.
At this moment the phaeton stopped at
the door Of fine old mansion on an
aris.ocrntic street and, mechanically.
Tho hall Ioor y,s G,ar ay.,, t''IT'''''D'' T,p
;nr hand Of thn ronn, 7a4r "a, 4,,n, "o ,,ast
in the yestibuln her mns;.oI ,,o;aa oaiI',
softly At the do,r IF a h,nl;nr
"AIjcp, Richard has coma,
INSTANTLY the door few one, o,a a,rl.
haired, beautiful woman came forth She
gazed at me an instant with unuttcrable
tenderness, and then embraced ne, with a
mingring Of trryor and shvross aIgornt",r
hn,eIII'r;n, I-:,- 'I>' 10y ''Vs' "oS9'N'G!
viduaI An eIery gentI@man ,s ,''"r91 ,n9'.
himself Inv cana ,r,y c,,,,o .iI,,,fI
>aluted me- r,I;,, ma L;s .,I,an ,,,'I
.cuttiDr short evary,b;n, at,.,,,.,a ''..'
say hv his i,yfnl ,,.I,L;I;,r t'NN ~
TbI f,Ii',1, G,,,ry sara .ha ,:,.:.
room and raTl,r- vera brown o,a,,
heard The .n}.a,o4 l,.,, ~ ,.o;i
rns,Iinr of hoa,r .;Ik. a,,l ,,.,;,;,;. ,,''
alcoyel arch IN or ao'., ,r;,, w..
cIergrmor IN r,,vyn ana f.o,,I. l,,,, aII,.
~ rputIema, fo.t ,ha Ian3 .,r 49,. I...r,
haired ,;cc and ,lao94 !, ~ n';,n w. ,"0 '''
"Takr her hn .,;I r.;,h nn,mt;',, ,,l'';v, o,a
NAV God nrosner von W. W. VIII 'Ji'b, ba,o ''La Ih'
mast ,mrnrtor, ,h;"i, G.s. WI, I nay, I'.., ''1
afterward. The gn~srs ora a1r,aJs % ra,,;nr ,';,,
/ glanced a, AIca's dross 7, wal hr;1,1
vh,y: and her Beautiful hair was ~as r,o~n pr'~n.
cd with wrcatb or ,,,,,' ~ T'o ~"
The sinlt .ava ma . ,ro,,'ar ,,n.l.
and G,int Nv naI,or n,ayt L.,, ,'' io"n,,T ",IT
Arco fnr sh, l..,ii '',"' 'S' me-,
gazed into INV fnce with 2ai',G,I amy?o",. ,'.''
"Whnt il i. Rirbari ) Aro ,Nm ;}io
Merciful heaven. ueIen lool, Of Kim lia
isiIIr'
1T is nothinr--rotbinor' cos,,o.
"Ou'y, | can not marry -
"Ob. heaven" cried Alice in horr;foa
dismav and sce.rg Sbo was ohnr' - c,II
| flung NV arm artnn1 her tnr snn, orr ,''''
At this moment the hall door WAS aoened
and turniro a, tho sa,,,,5 I sa,,, ','a1'
own ewes nv sarnnJ elf on.Sr IVA nna,,;
Ny exac, counternart EirLarJ Sm;'h
number two. His fierce eves tool, IN tho
scana .t o,o eana,,;,,.. aI ''II> TN - '"'
ed toward me with wild e;acnl,tion snJ
tearing the half faint;ng AI;ra Cro,n n,n
arms he nlontod L;s Grn, (.ra',,",, ~,
throat. nmt nv hand IN ,be sarpo "p ~ i,o,i ~