Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-05-28

NINA RAYMOND,s OFFER.

and tiny figure, 1.-the and graceful ss the
fairy Titania.
This was my love, Nina Raymond.
"Be your wife : never heard of such
nonsense in my life! Your wife, indeed
l should as soon think of marrying papa,
or brother Will, or-or why, can't think
of any other masculine SO imposs5lel"
This was the answer to my suit.
"But why?" persisted.
"Why? Why don't girl marry her
grandm other Is i. because she gets tired
Of seeing the old lady around? can't
RENE mber day when have not seen
your phiz the first thing in the morning
and the last thing in the evening. Lever
was in scrape but you were my com.
panion in misery, or my shield from pun.
ishment. never did foolish thing but
you were by to laugh or rebuxe. OH
Marston, dear, 60 and make love to some
foreign lady; but don't be so absurd as to
want to marry your cousin, who lived un.
der the same roof with you since she was
a baby
"Bus all you say goes to prove my de-
votion.'
"Devotion! You snub me quite as
often as you praise. Besides
She hesitated
"Wel."
81 am only sixteen, and sm not going
to accept my very first offer. And. then,
Mars.on, you don't come within q thous-
and miles Of my beau ideal"
"Oh!' l don't. Pray describe your
beau IDEAL
"Tall."
II stand six feet one inch"
Handsome, with black whi.kers and
the manners Of a traveller. A man who
has not lived all his lite in this miserable
| cooped up village. but has seen the world
aud pro6ted thereby. One who has mixed
in distinguished society, aud learned re-
, fnemen Of dress and manner, and who
can talk OF something besides books with
lady
"Ah l. Well, if you won't have me you
won':, so there's and end Of it,
l got up lazily from the garden seat
, where We had been sitting aud strol|ed to-
wards the house. saw her blue eyes
open with amazement at my coolness l
did not enac. dispair for her benefit, bat
laid my plans for he. future edifca,ion.
Two days later l had left home and
gone into the city for visit. Nina gave
me merry farewell, and did not seem at
all heart broken at the prospect Of the
separation. If she felt any emotion. she
was soon soothed, as the following letter
directed to my new address convinced me.
Dear Mars,on My hero has arrived.
Such lovely black whiskers, no. at al like
your smooth face, cousin; such jetty cur!s,
not auburn ones ones like yours such
black eyebrows and lashes--yours are
yellow. He has been everywhere, seen
everything, speaks foreign languages. aud
he's the most polished manners He
brought letter of introduction to Viii,
so, of course, be is here quite often, and
seems very we'll pleased with certain
cousin of yours
And so on the letter was filled up with
home gossip. read i, at the little inn of
my native village, where all my letters,
redirected to 'Mr. A!onzo Cur,ney," fol,
lowed me. The black whiskcrs lay on the
! table by NE, the wig hung from the look
ing.glass, while the dyed eyebrows and
lashcs still adorned my face. Ny fine
broadclo,h sui. cut in the latest city style,
my patent leather boots, kid gloves and
dandy cane lay on chair, while loung
ed, in dressing gown and slippers, before
the window, coming my cousins letter.
| As was engaged to drive out in an hour
began my elaborate toilet. Every curl
was in position, and every fold correct, as
l rang the bell of my uncles house, to
which my fellow conspirator, Will had
introduced me. No suspicion of my iden
ti'y crossed my aunt's mind as she gave
me polite welcome, and Nina's blinded
eyes saw only in Mr.. Curtney the travelled
| dandy.
II trust I see the rose of Glendale in
foil health said, with low bow 'Ah!
those fair hands were destined for onn,ier
tasks than this and deprived her of her
sewing. The son Al. woos US, will you
drive with me p
With bewitching little fat, and every
curl in glossy beauty, she was soon ready
for our excursion. | cannot tell all the
aattery l poured into her ears, half dis
gus,sd at her Bushes, and half amused 1t