Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-11-12
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fIy pieasAAlAs anu aelIciluGJY warn
3 vas that coxy littie 6oasfoif. Rich al
fTana. pashsoasaaad o@xpss Fhas gays bad
! 10 sseana ss haheagisst faos.Iail Glow
nI ing, srlnsop Gurtaans. caTsxed With Hesfy,
laees draped The Windows; picturas indi.
eating pure snd cultivated taste hum
faspon sass mali, ard books ana kIs1ani
|trlAes starslsoataessd upon tAss saAla il
ae!lghtfa e9nfazion. In an. ssasg chair,
b3fore the glowing gEata, [foF Il was ii,
fJanusry, ] sas taie mistress Of dr. this luz
Iufv. T1an s3s is7s1ha * s TtzEef@Gg ava
4 pale. aeble fsss lt up BIZ dark. sad
/ s{ey, apa bapaed by glQssg, brown hraids
Oh hair small white and perfectly
shaped band supported her fsad as she
bent qsos& = bobk. She wore II dark.
IhesvlAy asabFQldsrea morning sobss and
z lghs md elegant breakfast ssryias stood
y tt,I1 asr s.qs, la for she had Just f4nishsd
| 0He=aoald think seeihel Aer sitting
there - easy and lovely in spite of
! tseasg- eight years, that sHe mEgt be Eexy
happy, and without care. 'FFancy free.h
they said and wealthy. Every house has
isa skeleton 'slsisaid, and one look INTO
beF saa, slasp eyes showed that Virginia
Cares was no exception. ~.sz.. -.
The door opened, and a Young gir
bounded into The room With 4 auicf, ffr,-
patient step. As she throws of herhood
ami cloak, / viii attempt to describe Der, |
p}t daring to hepe thal any pen is equal
:? the task, Long dark curls fell an |
each side of a lovely face. Ia vain |
tIsd she sFied With comb and ribbon 10 |
.gQPans those earlss fnr thsy had xili of /
taeir own large, oriental eyes, that |
would vile an angel from paradise, aush. 7
ed just now with 'tliscontent, whieh shad. /
osed theiF usual soft expression two /
ripe red ilpa, p&stty even in their poutiug.
exclaimed ..,.-. -.
'I'Fe come to stay all day cousin Yir.
m, for | an blue and don'f want 70 se. /
any ous' eless.'' = ~ -as.w H. -.s.@ E
G . WHAT'S stts asa4tsr, Mac Elwyn9''
ssked Aiss Glare, eareasing the young
head 90 her lap, for Mae had thrown !
herself on cushion at her feet.
.''Oh | aEa 80 foolish - she said be.
tween u Figh and . laugh. III dog1s
know what | do want Papa wants me ,
10 accept Hugh Varny, and Mamma wants
me to have Mr.. Leaiyard, and don't ID
V"nt either of them Just yet. Hugh IL /
- Kind and good &nd sings 30 sweetly, t
bat be IL too hsaest to fatter bit. Aad
Lftyard dances divineIy, and always i
zhows Jast when to pay q compIinent. g
ani hog to pay it, kuow like Hugh d /
Er&as deal tbs nsost, but then like TO v
ace and dirt wlfA Ledyard-Papa says Eh
7 ash y worth dozen. of Ladyard, aud n
ttt desire 70 lose him for such srifing, / o
Ia Mamma has lcctared me on the oth a
r siaey till | don't like any one, 80 8
isere !" and she burst into q food of
cars, n
Miss Glare softly caressed the beautiful 4
lowed head 49,
Shall ssh you = little story, Mae g'' '
lte asked quietly. .H In
''Yes, no, she answered without rails =
Eg her head.
Miss Glare rang for servant to re- -
lors tho bESaksass ssryiee, aud then went f
IA: .-.a h. !,
Il am going to tell you of myself, ii
You know uncle John died when | "
'ts sixteen and left my fortune and my "
elf IN the care of Percy St Aubyu. 1t
iaeseep my studies we're completed and ~
II. ST. Aubyn's mother came aad took al
l. home With her from c. Sem h,
lAry. Mr.. 81. Aubyu was daily looked in
Dr. from Europe. The Oaks, az the 81. [
uoyn homestead was called, vas q per al
'ot Paradise | thought, and fox more
ian year | was supremely happy. But VI
ar first parents were not happy 10 Para |
lss, 80 Of course, there came time when
y Eden graw an unrest to me. was oil
ca, and of course had maay friends. OF
ANY pretended and some real ones, / fe
ID many admirers, but | think + cared pc
ore to be With Percy than ali the rest. be
Q often told me, he loved me more than W
~ one else, and believed hin, VET. m
'metimes I thought he might be more ex- W
tett, 1 waited q bstter foaa dation la
II my loves 8 "a ~t- Ts.& m
''FeIl me how he looked, Virna ?'' 10. nc
rrupted Mae. .r. =. ..I.= fa
"1FsH, L will tag to," replied Virha,
0king afar of, rs at the past, calling N,
} before her eyas tA4 loved form she sa
ould describe. .ife Was tall and we'll pa
49ned. / model for god, thought TAI
akiug at him as far above all other raen | eli
excellence; his hair and eyes we're much vi
l
Irs and | think bis fac2 waa 50 perfect gx
at it needed nothing 10 set it OF. be fe
ss a musical reader, and would sis at ou
s.feet and listen to bis low soft tones my
reading, Or he would tell me stores Of Al
. travels looked up to him, worship 30
z him more than all created creatures ne
gAts so perfect, go pure, aud truthful. ne
Il il he had a fault it was TOO inHch VA
If-iove and seif.confdeuce, | did not 1 =
2 Is then, for think | idoliEed rather -wt
m loved as We xhaald, weak mortals, is
lie oaEselveas. Ee often called me his ms
tile wifa,i bat never asked the uues. prl
IN thai would have made me such. IN Z
I'd | scarcely thought of it only as a Eaa
saTc-beautitul dream, afar of tn the wo
tare-E Was very jealous, sometimes, !
I'll dou't think be ever guessed how be
sah SO | was, for could wear ssnill an
1 lace when my heart was 4 laya-esdsl
jealousy. Looking back, knsw that 4
appeared even more indifarsns thga I sF
ea thought him, and that vas eaeugh or
HAs sure or thought be was Of nav wo
Ee- henea bis careIessness be attended tin
akiDg aaa bis wife when it pleased him
do 80. We led - gay life al the Oaks ysl
asses, pio-nios and visits 70 the FASH ]
aabla seaside resorts; every amuse- an
INT thai wealth could procurs, or idle III,
aims aesassA. One OF oar most freqasnt VII
'itors Ras Julian GrHTille; h. was EN- sw,
stiealiy . aan af ishs world, ga5 tal- bu
ted asaa hand#omss nav syss often aa
rRea fFaaa hisn 10 Reruy, sryiag TO de- a
h which was tha handsomass. Garevills thi
) dark, With heavy black aanssaschs, | asa
! black eyes. He@ wae . match for clio
aey aaifar ~ 4eeks wsre concerned, but
nssictagaly fels = vast d ilSasenoe la their yo'
mis- and morals assville, did nos alwAys nai
1 the exact truth / did nos nosica
i much nj first, For truly then had wA
~ FIR none huk perny Atss4 m