Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-03-15


be no city and correcting itself, beat about
for something more tangible, nutritious, than
story psstry. On the other hand, The man who
rigidy eschews all diet save tie mental beef
Of paley or Bacon. errs to his great peril aud
inevitably subs des into ruminating animal,
cgo-ticaly chewing the cud of his invetera'e
beef 100 earnest, too moro-e. doing everlasting
pen,nce from his piors honor OF little puI-
ling sauce.' Here lie paused no answer, SO
he went on. Now au.te, If you would bu,
allow me 10 enlivcn yonr wise and all honored
prose with now aud then dash of poetry of
romance. Promise me, dear ann."
I proper. stercory yped countenance Of tie
IN ijcn elaxed. Tie favorte nephew had ap-
pealed This would have been the frs. reques,
dehiel him
There is a book yon must promise me TO
read | will not limit you as to tine month
Il yon p'ease.
Aunty WAS seek ng lle hoop the naughty
child had broken George had been holding The
book al arms length. She felt il. ana 1T length,
tahinr it a little spitefnily. a. thou I'll -hanei
OF her weakness, dropped j in Ler work
basket as hol.h il al been a hot coal, ana
resume her wo k
Vow, N.ul tu'ning 70 the other, "you
must hot resist my discipline. give you one
week to read tlli. book. Il i, sn,ll yoa viii
suffer no serious relapse from disesting its
contents
II will try George, but know l shall choke
on such dy diet
Call Oh me if yoa DO an will prescribe
Saying winch. he let, and mounting his
hVas Sc, ro le away.
Three hours later, when h- re entered tie
room, he 70 Ia b,t', ladies 50 inteatiy ab .orb-
cd thai they did not observe him until he
, spoke. The o,d LAZY started ittle, looking
exceedingly nervous. rs George addressed her
"At anntc always knew yon woul
experience alitfle ictioa he orc YOU l.cl
Il only meaai 10 box at il, sad she, con-
fusediy.
'.les, know, said George ut he OK
tremely cau io.s how you handle such " .ch ea
stgf, a,iut.e "
III is moral story, George said she apol-
oGelicaly.
G sotgc SIN lei lille. lt was one of Ma
rion llariand bcst.) strange il il were not,
F.! written a. i il BY as pure u,nd a thinks
Don talk 10 me OF purity i'll u nevei
wsi.er, George.
You sad WAS moral, aunt
80 il is ; bii may smile and be vil-
'ain. SO may lie write, and he iosue. tell
, yuu no decent wouitn wo"li wife such stuff.
/ iespse sto.y writer's. would no; speak to
ene shea.a >hr come 10 the house.
'Ael, sad Geo.ge, how comes o., ma chere
Maud with her io,eed diet &
Geo.ge colld not then account for his cous-
in : steady perseverance III poring overa work
; wnich he n.ti eN .,ecteI ilef dscafd at once.
IN does no. love sometimes make over people,
'.ihe dose IS III, e n gteeabe tnan cx pvced,
George. believe lteei stronger already.
lou the rtsat slbjett to- me TO prac-
tise upon, | see, said he looking ut her
sea ch nsly.
She coo el Slightly, threw the book down
and commenced rauling of waltz with her
I'D sang.f Cd.
'is cnari is h IN self again, said George
And de auntie, again LET me impress you
viii. the facl that This world OF oars woald be a
dry matter-at. FACT, uninteresting abode, were
its dreariness not enliveuel by stories ana
. children Story writ. rs WELD mighty inhu-
: ence, they reach people who would otherwise
nerer real GOO s'ory ac,s AS seda'se
| l. II; \
.ool woald oppress
..rhe write are slack, goai-fbr-nothing
set rllhave nothing TO DO with them, replied
she dogg'ay.
..Ne shlal see what we shall see, auntie
7 As +. gil and pur.tanic as possible the maid
Il en- aunt was yet not moros She loved and
had devoted herself tenlrrly the care oi
: .hese TWO orphans George was the eldest son
G of Il sister with jus, enough Of proper &c
: educate him Maud The child Of another de
: ceased sister, WAS entirely dependent upon he'
purse and care The latter had jast returned
]. from 4 fashionable boarding school. fuishcd
e to the no small disappioa,ment Of her auni
ii who found her painfulIy supe fca and even
s wilder than when She left her care "Of VIA,
! us. Mad. said she "hase been all yoni
udies when YOU come home and care fol
y nothing bur parties and story reading
"Nhv auntie, a, schoot, we never lad time
to stuly We were always upon the point o
= examinations, and what with our dressing
h oar sear!s, and our badges our sashes, e
$ he!sals aud reviews (the latter always upon
: the first twenty pagesl we never could thor
oughly master book
e "rhen woul study them nolr, child, saiJ
Il she, signing at the degeneac OF ntd n
" times. when 'cnme-outs young | siy shoald
i be gu.ltiess of every text-h,o& spon her list
>. ".sut your mathematics, Maud, you surel,
could not skim over that y
u ~, aun e, Ruth Day did all the hard prob
n lcms in algebra. She boarded at home, WA
d very homely, studied, aud the teachers use
.s her tor examinations. Wen had time I,
master thoreuglv but about twenty pages Q
: geometry, save litte i'll losarithms, VIII ct
IS We looked over fui examinations.
"Wcll, sighed Miss l.orn, Il hept all board
d ipr,schools are no. like Miss Dotys.
d With George Mann the case had been differ
cnt At college, few are allowed to shlrk-
h Graduating with honor, he had since beef
is reading law in u ne ghboring city, and hal