The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-06-02

in height, straight and muscular, with
good, frank, open features, keen dark
eye, and forehead that indicated an
intellect Of high order"
Alice was Of medium height, grace.
full, and moved like fairy queen. Her
eyes we're Of that deep blue cast, which
would vie with the cloudlea- sky Of
summer, aud her hair hung in glossy
ringlets to the sport Of each passing
breeze, untrammeled by art or fashion.
Her whole appearance was that OF one
VINO could love deeply, and bear up
braveDy under all the trials Of life. They
were a lovely couple 10 look upon. As
the boat glided along over the smooth
surface Of the lake, Alice commenced
10 sing the b. song:
Lightly row, lightly row,
Ger the CLASSY waves We 60,
Smoothly glide, smoothly glide,
On the silent tide &c.
in which she was joined By Earnest in
deep, heavy, rich bass, which blended
in rich harmony with her beautiful
soprano, filling the air with its melody
which re choed from shore to shore.
This was followed BY other songs until
the canoe touched tho opposite shore,
when, stepping on, upon the gravely
beach, they drew the boat far enough
on the land, SO that it would not float
away, then ascended the bank, and
scared themselves upon mossy knoll,
beneath the branches of wide spread
ing oak, whose dense shadow protected
them from the rays Oft burning sun.
They then talked Of their childhood
days and present situation; the noble
dog having lain down at the feet Of his
mistress seemed to understand every
word tha, was said, manifested his ap
probation by wagging his tail.
| As they were thus talking a slight
breeze threw Earncsts coat back ard
disclosed 70 Alice large pair of rife
pistols in his belt.
why do YOU carry those huge p!s-
tols?" said she.
eve live in wild country exposed
to dangers IF many kinds, SO I think i,
well TO be prepared for any emergency.
said he. I think there will be no oc
casion for using them unless some wild
animal should cross my track" But
came to tell you that I have finished
my new home, and think Of starting
next Monday morning, east TO bring my
mother out to her new home then
hope to make my dear Alice the partner
Of all my joys, and the kind soother Of
all my sorrows.
Dear, how I should like to see your
mother. said Alice and how delighted
she will be to find 40 nice home, and
how proud she will be Of her ''noble
boy" as she calls you, but l shall be SO
lonesome while You are gone.
The time will soon pass away, and I
shall return in 4 weeks at farthest, and
then we shall be -- At that mo
mcnt the dog uttered a sharp growl,
and sprang to his feet; at the same
time our friends q, osc. when, shots
were fired, and the balls plowed the
ground where they had just been sitting
At the same moment three dusky war
riors spraLg out Of rayine about 80
yards of, and rushed upon our friends
with upraised tomahawks, and horrid
yells, expecting that the two defcnccless
beings before them, would fall an easy
prey to them.
But the tiends, had reckoned without
their host; tor, they had no, half crossed
the intervening space, when Earnest
had drawn his pistols aud laid two Of
his foemcn low in the dust. But the
Sd undann,ed 10y the dcs,h of his com
rades, rushed on, hurled his tomahawk
at Earnest's head, knocked him ineen.
slble, ard rushed on with drawn knife
in hand. But kind providence over.
ruled, and the savage was yet to be
foiled, and to perish with his compan-
ions; for when he had nearly reached
Earnest, the dog who had been stand
ing before his mistress, eprang upon
him with eu,'h force as to knock him
down and before he could make any de.
fcnse seized him by the throat, never let
60 till he ceased to struggle. During
this fearful struggle Alice aprang to
Earnest aud raised his head to her lap.
She found that he was yet alive, but the
blood was flowing fearfully from a
wound above his right eye. Perceiving
this, she seized his woolen hat, and ran
TO the lake for somo water; returned