Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-01-04
Moral GaI..
INCOGNITO;
OR,
LANSING'S STRATAGEM.
CHATTER I.
Br C. II. WEBSTER.

Well met, Cousin George. What
good fortune brings you to the city 7
| could hope twas for the purpose OF
taking fellow by the hand just as he
steps foot in his own country again af:
ter a three years absence ~ exclaimed
Rodney Lansing warmly. shaking the
hand of tall young man--almost his
counterpart in age, form and feature.
Come up to my room! just ar
rived in the steamer myself haven't
stepped from the hotel yet to pay my
respects to anybody. Say what
brought you? he continued eagerly.
BY this time the two young men had
traversed the length of the hotel Office
where they met; Lansing just going out,
and the new conner just entering, from
the hack drawn up at the door but
Lansing had immediately stopped, and,
after seeing his cousins name entered: !:
was taking him back to his own room.
Was only going out on the street
a moment. Deuced glad to see you.
Look as natural as ever. There, sit
down old boy and after a little talk,
well have dinner |" and he opened the
door Of his room, and pushed chair
toward the new conner. ~
1t is lucky--my meeting you. Cous-
in Rodney |" exclaimed George Cud.
worth, with real pleasure. But it is
surprise, too /; for, l did not know
you'd returned from Europe yet, and
supposed You wouldn't be home till
next month. Queer, though, that l
should have stopped at your hotel, and
met you the first person You asked
what brought me? Well, no less
than this. I've concluded to let out
the old farm, and try my hand at busi-
ness here in Boston. Have engaged
. place with the merchant, Jacob Hun
neman--a sort Of distant connection
Of ours, you know and, after dinner,
was going up to his house."
You don't say so, George ? With
Zimmerman Of course ! know him !:
know them all madame, and her daugh-
ters, two latter as unlike as a sunhower
and violet. Suppose Miss Theresa is
a come out belle now but don't
believe they've been able to work over
that little. shy, sweet Oracle, into any
thing Of their kind. I'm speaking Of
Mrs. Zimmerman and her eldest daugh-
ter as they mind for the old gentle
man is as honest, sincere, uprigh q
man, as was never spoiled by a prince
~ fortune. So you are going to Hun.
neman's As clerk, suppose
Yes--a good situation, too. The
salary he offers is quite liberal !; and l
thought it far better to leave the old
homestead, and endeavor to pay off
the debts by my salary, instead Of the
slower process Of farming. Perhaps
you don't know, Cousin Rodney, that
my father left the place somewhat en-
numbered and feel it duty as an
only son and brother, to try and clear
this debt of, so that the girls and
mother may have home. And | think
| can do it in the course Of few years;
besides, mercantile life is more at
tractive to me than farmer's."
"Good / l like your courage,
George. Your man, and live for q
purpose. Now look ut me! Been
drifting round the world this three
years or more--nothing to do, but con-
suit my own pleasure and why Be-
cause rich old uncle, who took fam
cy to bestow my cognomen upon me,
also took a fancy to make his will in
my favor. You ought to have had the