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

:. 'r "Hueu cNih0etHrs nau OeeS
: III .e' and the jeweled 6ngrrs ~ n,
nfj' .e',bdsser click on TIE nyan,l,
!. .''t'' d 70 g1as lhonr! when i peal I.
= ~ @ssihrT arnounce.l ncw svetsirs
" t''-It-. Wnd Mr. ftts Arbya evssered
fff'foding l.y = gay party ~ yes~J
t'a ss. wy 9lis N 81 l3al,'o I'll Gat1e
& II evening, Miss Nm ]! 4 IN
y 10, lss.e 10 wis', yourthr happiess o
NV Yens? Whom do vow suppos,
~ Wff ~ ering IN the, ,lri"csion of yoa,
''a.''shl' mansion inst npw7 Her,
-'ir.ranes 10 speak for hmseIf--the Che
s.,lier s,tanton ~ ~. ..
4 'ha turned c,nlv tO veIccaD.
III" wv conner. nr1 'hc keenest. eve
t.a,'d scarcely discern fhs .leepe.. shade
"f t.,'or that glowed on her deiiootl
Z check. ,s ne q-'e'ly came up u greed
] her
II Fill y"nr glasses, gcn,lemen," e1.
j claimed F'tz Au',,n, holding nigh
above his head tiny ch,l,,ce o. en-
gssvcn Bohemian class, trimming win
crimson wiRe. 'lcf rs drink to the
health Of onr tair hostess. Misc Agatha
M,i,v."
Fh"impromptn'nas was received with
a'l,n,'ians ~ satisfaction. and Pits
snhyn glanced around to Il ,f all I'D
fl'.wci his injnnctiens, era hs ,ouchetl
his lips 10 the .lass.
..C"me. Stanton, no lack Of chivslsy
here; where's yonr GLASS. 'ts
I viii drink Miss Milne's health j,
al! = iced water with tse greatest Plea.
-nr.' ssi' Stanton. -miling:.. hm I nev-
e. touch wiar.'
N yer tpucl, vine! snl pray Why
NIP"
ut is against my principles" said
Stanton, with quite 6rmness.
F,z Anbyn eafl..sl liz 't;-r' IN =.
teml,uons ai'encc, that wa. several de-
gree, harder to bear than spoken "klo-
q,s, In; another young man i.an,d
f,rwari to is,crpose his word.
..O4ar The wine to him Yourself, Mis~
Milne, surely he cannot hc sn los, t.
sense nf gallan'ry, as to refuse /; from
Your fsir hanI.:'
Agatha had grown very pail, ba Y
without speaking, she tillrl one . { III.
,oll'r,s. and held it towards Stanton.
"Will Won take i. from me?"
Stanton looked at her with calm grav.
itv, rs hc replied.
"NIiss NJ line, | should be coward
indeed did allow your persuasion to
sway me from my Fixed principles
which are the guiding stars Of my life" !"
lie bowed aud withdrew. The glasa
fell from Agatha's hand and was shiv
r. 4 into thousand glittering flag
ment.; she bit her scarlet lip until the
blood started, with a strange aympa
thetic thrill of cxultation. Had he
wavercd Tor An instant in his determi-
nation. she would have despised him.
"A very poor investment those no see
Of mine, and allthis behavior . q good
boy in.s,ory book" nattered, Fts
| Aubyn about fonr weeks consequently
is she strobe INTO the brilliantly illun,i.
mated saloons Of the Club Hnuse.
..Wai,er, glass Of brandy and va
ts !. quick !"
whats the matter Fi.z? you 'oo1
rs black rs 4. th.ader cloud" observed
\ bystander who was leaning against
marble Pillar and picking his teeth in
most epicurean manner.
| .Thc matter? Do you remember tha
magnificent Agatha Milne. the Queer
! Of all the beauties ?"
i "Of course ] do; ahe hasn'l lost he
wits or her property. ! hope
mo. but I've lost the lsttsr prett..
cdec,ually. Who DO yoa suppose sh
is going to marryl"
8 II am sure cannot guess. Do tcl
: your news st once, and keep fellow i
: suspencc." t-
Y "Well, she Is going to become Mr.
7 Charlie Stanton; actually going :
lmarry, man, With fossil aunt, an
j principles that won't allow hin to dria
y 10 glass Of w,nei Bah the hsnbag th'
I passes current in this wMlk"
: | could haveprophesied scad befor
liz you would have only done ,ne u
klhonor TO listened % me-" observed q
b osher. cool, unfoldiax the acwspeps
lso a. 70 get n tho isside ccsusaa
IS l"You gay and dashing yosne fsllo,
j. are very veil = long - : girl wants
ID arause herself; but whom i comes g
3 Ilifc long qucst;ou shel y apt to prefer
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