Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-02-08

about his neck, and whisper that h.
was a dear fellow, and she pitied hin
ever so much. Ab, tits sweet TO bt
pitied---to have the heartfelt sympa
thy Of those we love.
Reader this ia no fiction. If was
it would be highly improper tointro
duce an nnromnatic character, such as
mnthers usually are, but this young
lady, strange AS may appear, actually
had mother! Aud what renders the
matter infinitely worse, the mother
didn't like Carpenter. She thought
she saw something in his eye. in his
fnrtive glance at the daughter, in his
resllessDess and nneasiness. aud in
his general appearance, which indica.
ted that he was a villainl She saw
the billing and cooning that was going
on between the loving pair, and deter.
mined to put a stop to it. About this
time word came that a sister and dangh-
ter of the family was lying sick at
Newton Daughter number one was
Young and sprightly, the parents were
stricken with years and decrepitude--
80 VI was arranged that the daughter
shonld proceed to Newton and minis
ter to the wants Of the sick sister.
While at Newton she corrcsponded
regularly with Carpenter Every let
ter OF bis breatlied only words of the
deepest and warmest love, Willie hers
responded in equally endearing terms.
Thus it was that the fame was famed
To roaring aud devouring fire in the
young girls "bnzzum," for distance,
you know, Lends enchautment to
the view"
la the meantime, while the lady was
absent, dreaming of naught but un-
swerving devotion on the par. Of her
lover, he. the faithlcss fellow, was maxi
ing love with all his might to a blush
ing widow in the neighborhood Of
Brownsville, said to be very beautiful,
and possesor ola good farm. His suit
with the widow was no less successful
than with the young girl. She loved
him. she said, but was unwilling to mar
ry him without her fathers consent,
giving as reason that he was almost
an entire stranger to her-and one
must be little careful nowadays
she said, there were so many gay de-
ceivers abroad-and she tapped him
on the cheek with her velvet
little paw, and gazed meltingly in his
face with her soft hazel eyes, as only
a blooming young widow can. He
clasped her to his arms, and said she
was right He admired her ever so
much the more for her prudence and
caution. Together they would go in
to the presence of the stern 'parient,"
and laying the case before him, accept
his decision as the ultimatam. The OLD
gentleman said he knew nothing about
Carpenter, but if he could establish his
identity no objections to the marriage
should be urged. Oh. yes, he could
establish his identity-certainly! Why
hadn't he thought oft before? There
was gentleman living near Montczu-
ma-giving his name-w who had known
him from his boyhood. to whom he
would refer. Neither the father nor the
daughter knew Of any such gentleman
AS the one referred to. but tue story
was so straightforward and apparent
ly unequivocal. that it was at once ac-
cepted as truth by the father and wild
NV. and it was arranged that the mar
riage should occur on the following
Saturday The affair was to be kept
profoundly secret, and Carpenter pro-
posed that after the marriage she
should sell her farm. and the money
obtained tor il, together with what he
was expecting would be expended in
the purchase Of nice farm he had
selected ia Tama county. There they
would live in peace, happiness. and
splendor. Ii wasa very nice arrange
ment, but it failed. Saturday came
duty To hand, and with il came Carpen-
ter. the widow. aud her father to Mon
teznma to get the license and have the
nuptial ceremonies performed. To
the Stanley House they repaired for
dinner. and the old man, thinking to
make assurance doubly sure. began
making inquiries for the man who
had known Carpenter from his boy
hood. No such man could be found
The old gentleman thought he smei,
a very extensive mice. He hastened
TO the hotel. took his daughter aside
told her his suspicious and his reasons
for them--and she renouDced Carpen
ter. There was no wedding that day
But listen. While the courtshiF
with the widow was in progress. lady
number one had returned from New.
ton. Carpenter had seen her and told
her that despite his attentions to the
widow his love for her (nnmber one,
had not in the least abated-tbat i
was for the purpose of throwing dus
in the eyes Of ihe watchful mother, etc
etc, all of which she accepted as gos
pei truth. Aud they pledged them
selves to everlasting fidelity and love
Having failed in his designs with th'
widow he now turned his attention,
again to number one. He went to lac
and told her that the money he has
been expecting had arrived, and tha
the sooner the affair was settled b,
marriage. the better it would be 70
all parties. She assented. aud clan
destine meeting was arranged. The,
met at Brownsville. passed througl
Montezuma to Marengo and were mar
ried. They then came back to Monte
yuma, aud went to live with q brother
in.law Of the bride until they coul'
buy or rent a home Of their own
Here Carpenter made himself generall
useful, until one day. week or tw
ago he took a splendid team and was
ON. valued at $500. to go to Brown,
willie after load Of corn. He went
bnt has not yet returned. and it ]
quite probable he never will unless j
the hands OF the officers of the law.
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