Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-03-08
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II WAS; A STRANGER.
pY LIZZIE MAZE MtARLAsn.

HPhfitu Etfi ai sew HEeSN ldsi Isiit ifItH4Ht ~
arrear natural, aud cultivated enough 10 fec
al ease IL the most refined society. Here With
| the exception OF occasional long visits to iela-
Ives il nci2lhofing State, her whole hfc
lad passed Her circle Of acquaintances, %
'se her ownca capscssi ION. embraced n ihc W.
4 e arI.scvera nci gobor ool salonnsi. Nay
4 ~ i warm lear' fcr friendship -not' SIMPLY
VI three or four intimate fcien.s hut Ia ee,
raspng heart, whfcl, yearne, so,nakc friends
Of every holy. pleasant salnfnton fiom
every orc 81" lnet Of the necessities OF
Il her being. 10 shu; hel nr IN large city
i where she must daily pass crowds of people
without speaking would be downright crtelty.
With nil this grc.idin ~ OF socin, in cfeonIsc
was combined All ardent love Of nature in her
solitude
From chill Il had been her ietighi 10 wan
fler%nlonc in The long sunny dtys over tie
little farm ATTACHED 10 her latcrna Ionc. Tie
house stool gentle emnenee sl0rin
back ward anl downward 10 a deep r.ync,
1 where bsoaa rivule, bahblpd noisilg over ts
rocky bottom, ed'lying and wb:rling alound
f,equen howllns of mas sise sizc. here ALMOST
in,etceie IN its course, and there bounding
! jo loasl. down minnie precipice iaughine
!, back 70 the sunshine nd rejecting in miia-
tute all the beauties Of more p,etentions wa-
tcrsalls The opposite bank ,se steep and
rough with hanging rocks and ihier;winihg
hraf ches of gnarlea aud ,wisted trees. Above
and beyond was s,oplns crn-!ieli.--
iear,lcr down to the ri.lf was the i..l-rastuse.
aoaua whose southern and western base the
, sparkling rlyu,et rnn III most accommodating
, norl. @@&l 3EE #sk
On smoo.h. fa' rock near ene of The large
watersali- May loved u ~, be5k ia hand. I'LL
r. care On the pilasc,l cloals Of cver.chan--
in. eofl anl crimsnp. 10 mtcre#was tie May
flowers and vinlets - deieiously fragrant Of
50 pronp, in .heit early unfolding - aaong
these pleasan, knolls, 81 eltered from the east
wind anJ oien 10 lie wes, an! south. I was
4 q coy retreat, "tltc lovelest sroi earth 70
one who Lad newt locked on hroaler or
hrfshter .cils.
y nu row change was afrroaehing. liver
since she WAS TO yeas Old for seven .eals
! Mav had Attended Tie village aeaf,emy. hnt
now her dstan relatives we've urging tic 81
perio4 ges'af ii seminary ii, heir owt,
Sac AMI pleading for May yat least wo tcarr
with then. With ihc .enseM q ter parents
she si.t.el 10 ti,eir wishes Yet not 10 ,leir
ws4es alone, for with her leye of home she
i.
ted with oiler laats. Many teaifni eseS',
byes were uttered, tsany promises 10 write
given and received when orc bright notnin
II in midwin,cr, she stepped ino tie ears wlic
were to bear her away fem patents. b.otels
= ANA sisters. aud ali lie warm ,ote.ligat oi
home. ii was near midnight wien she reaclt-
e her destination. Size lad been Natclih.
ie tile bright snow fields, the white cottages, and
;. tlarL mountains IN the distance, ,iin.ly defined
] in tie cold moonlight. anil her heart was busy
with tender regrets and hapls fancies. 81,
did no. realize the iatensss oi the iour whei
the cars STOPPED, and tie conductor IN SHARP
quick tone called ont Winfield. Hastily star.
y ing up she began collecting the sarions it'll
ar;iel.s and packages Which every woman
carries with her in travelling, wien she hcait
Y the well>known voice Of her uncle rronounc
her name, and in anothcr moment felt th
warm grasp Of his hand and his kiss upon le
check when the goedna.ured laugh, and
fain, atcmp, at Il joke, he reliey 4 Ter Of lie
es portable baggage and Lanlei Lcr into Ii
II omnibus.
Uncle Henry had \ special claim on Nay
for he hid named her Tor A sweet. far swecie
! 4 May, whose grave was covered with dais'e
: before sic was born. ..lle nile iong years /
his widowed life had been spent amos At he
y fathers, ard hence uncle Henry had been he
cd nurse and playmate IN Ter infancy and call
III childhood But other warm greetings awailt
II ler; ,he house Locked - warm and light i
pleasing contrast with the slumhes- vale
dwellings around aid scarcely vas the vote
Of tic driver heard whom a.a' Gertie and t,
little one< hastcned down the granie steps !
meet her. for the youngest Lad begged TO $
~ up just long enough 10 give May kiss.
May had formed mauy aceuaintances du
!. ring former visisssto infcil, and now enrol
u !, ed rs 4 s.tacn,. her knl and obiiging dis !,
siiion wero eyer maxi ing new sconqus,s, an
&. happily, very happily the Winter DAYS slile
away. 81
Among .he older students Of Winfield senl
sa8 nary was y Mr.. White in wlcmc May HI,
81 taken an nnacconn,ahlc interest Was il Q
iacconns Of his fine figure and manly bearing
:. Le was rot particularly hanlson4s Mas
- on accout oil the univcusal lessrence among Il
i. students isshis literary sat,a inmcnsa Was
! because she neverstolc glancc at him wit
out meeting his eyc,,s Whatever lie reaso
she tried by sall possible means to ceaceal III
~ pssie!cnce lie was i,athi.g 10 cr and nev,
4 would sbe prehahly he never thought Of he
IL except perhaps, wheAhe was looking Al he
ies OiAer yIung l.diess we're FREQ enough i, the
-. praises, ard pretended an en-. sation for h
!, favorable allie cnlion.--.Nay alone -neser seen,
aseptO see anything to admire in. lin: never me
10 ti6ned his name ii She could avoid it. and q
=. =" ways con,rived nchangcatl.s current Of co
vc,sation rs SOON rs possible when she WAS.
M lleme. II was many weeks before she wo,,
70 acknowledge TO herself tha, the citadel Of Ii
~ ~ heart was taken, md when size did, she v
:, thoroughly vcxed with Herself "a, her ven