Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-07-02

We had moved into q new house, situat.
ed about the centre in q row of ten, all
run up together in hurried, mushroom
fashion, aud divided from each other by
partitions of brick so thin that sound was
only little deadeued in passing through.
For the first three or four nights was
unable to sleep, except in snatches, foe SO
many noises came to my ears, originating,
apparently, in my own domicile, that anx.
iety in regard to burglars was constantly
excited. Both on the 6rst and second
nights made a journey through the house
in the small hours, but found no intruders
on my premises. The sounds that dis.
turbed me came from some of my neigh.
bors, who kept later vigils than suited my
habits.
"There it is again y said l, looking up
from my paper, as l sat reading on tho
second day after taking possession Of my
new home. "That fellow is q nuisance"
"What fellow p asked my wife, whose
countenance showed surprise at the re-.
mark. She was either unconscious or un.
affected by the circumstance that annoyed
my sensitive ears.
"Don't you hear it?" said /.
"Hear what ~
"That everlasting whistle"
"Oh!' A smile played over my wife s
face. "Does it annoy you?'
~ cant say that an particularly an
noyed by it yet; but shall be if it's 10
go on necessarily. A man whistles for
want Of thought, and this very fact will
"l'm not so sure Of that" remarked my
wife, interruptins me, "the poet notwith.
standing. would say that he whistles
from exuberant feelings. Our neighbor
has sunny temper, no doubt; that, l
am afraid, can not be said of our neighbor
on the other side. I've never heard him
whistle; but his scolding abilities are
good, and judging from two days observa.
tion, he is not likely to permit them to
grow feeble for want Of use.''
did not answer, but went on with my
reading, silenced, if not reconciled to my
whistliog neighbor.
Business matters annoyed me through
the day. and felt moody and depressed
as took my course homeward at night.
fall. ! was not leaving my cares behind
me. Before shutting my account books,
and locking my Gre.proof, l had made up
abundle Of troubles to carry away with
me, and my shoulders stopped beneath
the burden.
did not bring sunlight into my dwell
ling as crossed, with dull, deliberate
steps, its threshold. The flying feet that
sprung along the hall, and the eager vol
ces that filed, suddenly, the air in a sweet
tumult of sound as l entered, were quiet
and hushed in u little while. did nc;
repel my precious ones, for they were very
dear to my heart; bat birds do not sing
joyously except in the sunshine, aud my
presence had cast shadow. The songs
OF my birds died into itful cairpings-
they sat quiet among the branches. 1saw
this, and understood the reason. con.
dcmned myself; reasoned against the
folly of bringing worldly cares into the
home sanctuary; endeavored to rise out
Of my gloomy state. But neither philoso
ply nor self.compelling effort was Of any
avail.
Twas sitting, with my hand partly shad'
ing my face from the light, still in conflict
with myself, when l became conscious of
lifting of the shadows that were around
me, and of q freer respiration. The
change was slight, but still very pereepti-
BILE. I was beginning to question as to its
cause, when my thought recognized an
agency which had been operative through
the sense of hearing. though not before ex.
ternally perceived in consequence Of my
distracted state. Ny neighbor was whist.
ling Begone, Dull Care!'
"Now, in my younger days, had whist
led and sung the air and words Of this
cheerful old song hundreds Of times, and
every line was familiar to memory. Ills
tened, with pleased interest, for little
while, and then, as my changing state
gave power to resolutions quick born Of
better reason. I said, in my thought, EN-
pba,ically, as if remanding an evil spirit,
"Begoue, dull care!' And tho 6end
left mo.
Then spoke cheerful'y, and in = tone
Of interest to quite little May, who had
walked round me three or four times,
wondering in her little heart, no doubt,
uhat held her At distance from her papa,
| and who vas now seated By her mother,