Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-01-14

come print, from splashes Of mud
But Edward was still more unfortu-
nate; for at one time, when the cra-
zy old vehicle gave an extra lurcb, his
hat fell off F; and while trying to re-
cover it, still another, and unprepar-
ed for this last, he lost his balance
entirely, and pitched headlong, into
the old lady's basket of geese eggs /!
Laws mercy I! And the old goose
is dead that laid um and they was
to be sot under hen | And | don't
believe there is another goose in the
county said the old lady.
Edward evidently thought it would
have been better for him had she died
sooner for such plight as he was
In Broadcloth and broken geese
eggs were certainly never intended
for close contact His shirt bosom
was splashed with the yellow mass :
and even his face and hands came in
for share. He did give vent to his
ill-humor enough to say, he thought
there must &c some more geese left
in the county But as the old lady
was too obtuse to comprehend, his ar
row fell harmlessly.
The eggs are effectually sot.' Ed
ward remarked to her at last, and if
you will tell me what you valued them
at. | will pay you for them y
Laws, no, sir | think you are
the one that needs to be paid = And
l thought so too. But he insisted up
on making good her loss and she
soon after stopped at little cabin in
the woods, where troop of white
headed children were watching the
stage. and came running to meet her,
with the glad cry of, Grandmother
has come
After she had left we sat and
looked at each other in silence your
niece and her husband, on their bridal
trip.
"'My wife will certainly make her
appearance in her new home with a
novelty in the shape of a new hat.
And our Western ladies are balf cra-
zy about Eastern fashions
/" / said nothing, but drawing small
looking glass from my travelling bas-
ket, held it to his face.
Geese eggs i And I saw no
more of my glass until l got home.
We changed some of our clothing al
the village said village consisting
Of store, tavern, blacksmith shop,
school-house, and, perhaps, ten houses !;
ndsthose mostly built of logs"
"No saw mills, Lucy?"
No, they have all been built since
came. William-Edward's brother,
you know--was there to meet us,
with team and as soon as we had
made little change in our dress, We
were ready for the last stage of our
journey. And now, auntie, guess
what my last method of conveyance
was 2" -
Indeed, cannot Donkeys, buf.
faloes, wild horses, or even wild cats
| should not wonder Z"
"Oh, no !! Nothing half so spright.
ly as even donkey! A lumber wa
gon, drawn by yoke of great. un'
Well, you broke down then, Lucy? !?
You was disgusted-homesick 2"
Not in the least l had seen 9th
ers riding thus, since | came into the
State and it was much more COM
Portable than that horrid old coach.
Besides the establishment, such as it
was, belonged to my husband. You
cannot imagine what sense of rest
and security came over me, as the
great, slow things crept along, under
the overhanging trees, that almost
met over our heads. Occasionally,
Edward would gaze in my face, with
such wistful look, that l knew his
heart was asking me again and again,
if was vexed or sorry? But l was
neither, as he has since well known
And when the distance was nearly
completed, and our dear, kind mother,
weary of the slow steps of our team,
came with a chiid's eagerness to meet
us, l knew l had found husband,
mother, brother and home.'
Well, you was easily satisfied Lu.
cy Any one but You would have
moved heaven and earth, to have been
taken from such a place. | would
not have remained I"
"Oh. yes, aunt, if you had loved
your husband, as l did mine And
that reminds me have never asked
you what has become Of my old quon.
dam admirer, DR.. Burton?"
did I never write you about him 2
"Never |"
Is it possible Why. about two
years after you was married, his wife
came to claim him I"
His wife?"
Yes he was about being married
to one of our best girls, Sarah Dun
ton. when q wife, that he had deserted,
in Maine. came and proclaimed his de-
sertion.'.
"What excuse did he offer?"
"Oh +! he professed to have obtain
ed a divorce from her. But no one
believed it as he could show no proof ;
and his practice decreased SO much,
that he was soon obliged to leave ;
and is now living with his much abus-
ed wife-who is quite too good for him
in Maine"
And that escape is to be added to
my other blessings Z Oh, aunt Lind
sey l am indeed one of the favored
ones Of the EARTH"
And when, an hour after, she told
her husband Of DR.. Burton. anS ask.
ed him why she had been so favored
and blessed in everything-he kissed
her still blooming cheek, and whisper.
ed:
because you have tried to do right,
my Lucy"
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