The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-12-15

sHIecADic, aH'i tiAicili as snc could be
| never heard of one
by what means did YOU brrnmn s.,
extensively informed on the subject o
step mothers" asked papa ironically
well, there is description OF on,
in WIa"di"c's Tris - md che il,
Mercy Norton besides I have know,
two youa. ladies who We're blessea
With ench nsurpcrs at homo, and
gained some of my extensive intorma
,ion from them
s. from overdrawn pictures oftrasi,
novels, and The sensation stories o
nchooi misses YOU Judge Of the whole
II your mind is SO rrtjuaiced ii vi!
take a more able advocate than myscl
TO show you upon wha, films. has,
your opinions are constructed there
fore We will say no more about it,
The evening came on which papa
and his wfe-how my lips carled as
spoke the word !-we,e expected.
had just said to Flo1ie, What cant be
cured must be endured ; but she will
soon learn what figid rol,eness mean.
from me, and hope yon too. Ill own
l am anxious to see her, for can no,
exactly de'e, mine What course to pur
sue till do
1 wanted to ask papa how she
looked, but I diin't care, after you
snng that sang TO him. returned Florie.
Then We heard the carriara at the
door
Smooth Your hair now AMI pin yons
collar straight. | hastily exclaimed
Don't let Mrs. Gordon think YOU are a
Young heather, 10 wnom she is to act
the part Of a missionary
We had taken tea aud were in the
pa.lor ! bad taken mammals portrait
and hung it in the room E!oria and
occupied. We had one there then, but
remarked TO Flo:ie, as carried it up
stairs, 'ain's | good TO save Mrs Gordon
all he trouble pos>lhle? Now We can
have one piece
Ifsi' feal!. nervous when the carriage
Stopped NJ the door. tu' did no, follow
Ne'i and F.a as they rushed into the
hallto meet them. They did not come
INTO the parlnr till after they had tre,,
IN the d1nn'ng room ard taken some re-
tteshmen', a. papa presented lis
'e!aes, daughter to his wife. ynse nn.l
e.l,!'y ntf..re'; my hani The ial, whe
was hereafter to a.car. NJ, dear mo,l,
ei'- nlace in the household was abou.
I iirty wears of age ot, medium he,ch,
good looking, and plea>an, Smile.
lighted her face, as she held nv hand a
mnmen, and hoped | was we'll
Lsser IN the evening >h. EXPRESSED a
desire 10 hear me play. did ne, rise
Immediately but when she sad. d.,
10, unless i, il perfectly agreeable to
you Mos: certainly it is | replied
aud selecting ,he one i ST, and Nee,
BY Mothers Crave as the most map
P'~r-iaie one l could find, anny j,
with much pa,hos. rnr n-.La.r. .~as TIT
Of g,ief and my eyes Of nnshed teas.
rose from the piano and glanced i,
papa and his new wife. Her ewes were
full Of tears as she said tome in lox
tone.
'You sung II with much feeling
Nellie probable more hecauss you
can sympathixc wi,h the author, ard
can sympathize with both. | have n,
mother. and l,oo, have loved aa
ITO sst aud weep
Beside dear mothers grave"
This was so different from wha, I cx
psc,ed that I conld make no reply, an
merely bow my heal. A VIC entcre,
the breakfast room the following morn
ing. Mrs. Gordon Of course took tn
head At the table; and, foolish chill,
that I was, FL, the angry blood rus
to my face. had occupied ,ha, r'ac
Six months-cveI eince | had ,io,.ne
long dresscs--and I thought, shc take
mas place aud mine too After pap
had gore down town. and Mrs. (;ordo
| Flrrie and myself were lett at home. sh
I.haA'cd SO pleasantly with IA ,ha,
almost regretted tie par. / had ..e,e,
mined I" act: but when the garlenc
came in and directing h:s remarks /
me, asked II he should talc op all IN
dahlia roots f... winter. grew anur
again and asid, You canask Mrs. a.,
ton; l shall not ,iirec. any more ab,,
the flowers d,a NJ, look AZ her !,
notice the effect Of nv last words. bo
t'orlc said her face colorcd.-,loycye