Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1867-02-23
THE BURGLARS BRIDE.
An Old Maids Story.

bewailiag my lot, aud wishing that my days
were ended; then sweet "reminiscences Of
the past sweeps ever me. and inspires me
with reverence. Though am an old maid,
there are thing, connected with my life
which afford me pleasure to contemplate.
At the age Of eighteen was lefs an or
phan. My mother did when | was quite
y"uny; my poor father fingered few shor,
years, then, Ike fragile Il wer. w.,hcr,
and did Falling heir 10 my fathers i'm
mensc fortune, | was n.terei, court"d and
"d'pir d ty the pecile If The word net fer
myself alone, bu, fer my wealth. Well |
knew that il were destitn.c Of tina, which
has power to attract thou,ards, my friend.
would te few. soon became restless, weary,
aud rel of ;hoss empty batteries.
A! len~,'h tho tortured brain hit upon n
Wild scheme which | d. terlnin,d to carry
Out, despite the sxpostul.tions of my maid.
Anas'ase, ny waiting mail, hal ,vla'ivcs
! ''ng III n proportnna'ely large ,illls-
come SIX miles from W. ard there de-
'erm'"cd to execute my pr,j"c. 1t was u
radian,ly hrariri,l m .ruin,, n h, ,no~,h If
May. The swec. carol of the oirls aud the
i.Hc;o3s n.rfunc Of A.. a ,r.rs :. !, II :,
add a balm, to my aching heart, and revive
my dronplns spirit. | was no! u phiianth-o
pis,: bn, on that boau,iiu, mcr,ipg f.h
tina, there others ho~i.Ip mv.,,f a,l i'm, ,lo
rrra,hr b.I ma, la,,,o,,l ri, ,.,.os.;.l,.,:
verse for M. ,,1oYa ,,.ni,x AII,.w TO-
sired was a ,,na,,l,,,s,v r.;.,l 49,,
| coal! love, nu1 who.o t,;,h,, ,,as. ,I,s al
ver,j,ie. of I;c, crull ,r. sbst.
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,Jet.lv mo,,n,r,,h $50, h,v;,, >,,s,,,,.,,
:,
'"' paul. c'ns'f 'Fs'e 'h- uF''S !'r ny
usually rteh apparel, no j'~e'ry a'lo rnel my
uorson i, W., mvcl; 80, IN ,,,a,~ ana :;
,r1;..o~,. ,;u.,.,.,.,..,
"''' wa !"
10 '"F 'o'' c'""' o. 'uS' reveal II my
""N'Dns eyes the WISHED for conyeyarce
wi ;b III, aid Of ,h.. u rlar a,,; c,,, IA ,,,,
49,.
'' ''' ''''
""'' wiz" oF'e' '"'e"e' 10 tho'" at the
house We were rolling towa,A .,ar NV home
Til, cepri.c Of MN. was jnJ e. ,e.u.,l;o-
IL .nvr, aha ~. ,.hr ,,,. ,,.,r.,
$685.
A'' "''' o. zap '''" - ''"''"'
:. n, f''iHg N country stag "2rch: les
tiaa ION IA oil .ar,n nuusc, " are. u ORDER
TO iirl s2,.c o:,, ~ love ma ind , nl.,. NJ
,.,..,,.,
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name a''' bee ':ne p','' rAn' try l." --
| What wouA some OF ny s.o.r.tir friends
say? First the I'D time worn church, them
ri &c r.. s,,, ,;,,,, o,c,.,,
"''7 ''.'-
''e"' '0E'a'Fo "uF "''"%o or oe>'"'t''n -'
II was the dawn OF rev era 70 me-
"Niss Howard. h.I,v,?' said Dortiv
, I'D .4n'i. 49,, aIvauciu. 10 ybe m, o,s,3
.nd s, ot.
1t was Anas'ase's uncle. He hai come to
meet Il. with the wagon.
/ an she, | answered, slightly hoeiug,
and, as g"zej up II ~ r,u. a,l,aI tsc,.
Il feeling Of friendship was aw hrue il ny
tosor,, ~h CD | bad never efosc rxp.rencet
;-nn c@sc"I3" NY So" "i II. ,,d an |
ride tn ugh that c1Hn:rY vi'arn | ~as
, alntst t. m; It'd I" '"reSn M o"gio Al Inten-
| ton. How umil'stirg it woulo be- we're t
made pubic. thought. Ny name woul
oe a bye-wor! 10 90 spa. My r"vcri- Vas
| brAn: h 10 disc b, Tie :c:min@. "a ul our
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