Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1865-07-29
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Dehuty.
Like shower of gold the fair our,s
foated away from tnder tho back plumes
Of her riding hat, while the. liquid blue
eyes sparklod with healthful exercise, and
the color or her check was deep aud soft
as the velvet pesat Of a pomegranate bios.
som AS she rode up to the hotel steps in
the oarmnc glow Of the Angus. twilight.
"Who is that dark gentleman on the
pia2za?' she asked, looking rather er.
mostly at tho stranger.
A new conner. belic,le," replied her
cavalier. "S.rcighton, think his name
is, from Cuba. Take care, Mrs. Chesney,
it is necer safe to drop your rc:ns like that
and Sclim is inclined to be a little gay"
The words were yet trembling on his
tonguc when Sc!im gave a forwad spring.
Cccilc caught at the rcins, but it was too
late, and the nexn moment the horse was
checked with firm hand like iron, and
che was lifted from tho saddle by the dark
stranger.
AS he bowed and turned away she laid
her hand tmidly on his arm.
May I not know whom I am to
,hank?'
Mr.. Streigh,on has had the pleasure Of
being useful to you, madam"
Ccclc was used to the adulation Of tho
male sex, bu. there was something in that
olive face with its dark melancholy eyes
and heavy moustache, that made her
breath como quicker and brought the ros.
es back to her blanched cheek.
All that evening S.rcighton watched her
bright, innocent vivaci,y, with grave,
dreamy eyes-wa.ched her girlish happi'
ness and unconscious beauty, while his
hear. achcd with unspoken pain.
She cares little enough for tho hus.
band who fell 10 battle" be pondered.-
al wonder If l could make her care for
Charles Streighton. 1t is worth tho tral.
love her in spite Of everything, and in
spite Of everything she shall love mo-"
Those were bright days at the sea side
days Of golden air and blue quivering
sunlight, with silver shimmers on the
snowy beach and pulses of liquid music
rolling up against the rocky ba.tlemeuts
beyond brigh, days, bu. they came to An
end, like all brigh, things.
"Going to morrow, Mr.. S.reighton ?"
Her lip 'qnivercd in spite Of her resolute
ciTor, u, seli-control, and he could feel the
trcmblc of the little hand that lay on his
, urn.
Eyes"
"Oh, | anu So sorry
They were alone in the moonlight
/ shadows O: the garden, while the merry
brilliant windows of the house beyond, and
died away in delicious cadence among the
moving leaves.
"po you care Cccile ?"
"No care, Charles ~ she said re.
proachfully
ooh, Cecile,' he exclaimed, turning
to her with an almost passionate insensity
of iervor, ais it possible that you have
learned to love me at las, p
AT last?' she repeated vaguely.
Tell me, love-, he went on, lean you
fee! for me wha, wife should feel for her
husband? Do you love me in very truth,
Cecie?'
lie .rcmblcl now-she saw the culver
that ron through bis whole frame.
Are you mine, Cecile mine in heart
aud soul? Love, do not deceive yourself
or mc--tell mo the TRUTH
She put her hand on his shoulder and
looked frankly aud lovingly into his white
agonized face.
Yours, dearest, yours forcver|'
lie drew her close, close TO his breast,
with strong, convulsive sob.
Oh, my wife, my darling, ldno warn.
lug impulse tell you that it was your hus-
band who sought the priceless gift OF your
affection? Oh, Cecile my blue.eysd
dove, have wen your hear. at last
So Cecie Chesney hand two wedding
days one for her hand, the other for her
heart.
The Burlington Ho~k'ye is pretty mad
at It's party for advocating negro suffrage
In IA recent number Of that iuiluan,ial
sheet it said that the Republican party can
carry the state for Mule snDroge' This
compliment to party drill or political in.
sanity IL good, but we doubt very much
its applicability to the masses Of the Iowa
voters who call themselves Republicans
The more quiet and reasoning papers Of
the State canuo: concea! their regrets TIA.
the Negro and Indian plank should have
been introduced