The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-03-28


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In the market. II . woman, howevsr,
abidcs too long In sanose oisssedness TOR
any cause, no matter now lovely she
may be, reMsing TO nnk nerself indtso-
lubly WIN some one ~ beneath her, ,Ser
fear q what the world would
say and do II she should dare to
be an an old maid, that u very diffsr'nt
case"
"And when In the dark braids around
her brow, no matter how full Of intellect
and soft beauty that brow may be, are
discovered the Arst slight strands ofgray,
alas! for her, II she have not noble elc-
walton and Independence Of character !;
and howevsr strong she may Be, she
still must ha%o womanly feeling Of
the cold in50kics meted to her. She
may be an idd dset up at the corner Of
the home hearth: but the outsidc world
will let her - more plainly every ysar
that there is for her there noniche which
she was ordained to fill."
Not many days after this conversation
with my-right-minded Cousin Jay, we
all received another invitation to attend
soiree at the house of a lady who hap
pened to be one of my special friends, q
choice one, too, whose politeness 1 was
always anxious to accept. Without, Of
course, allowing Lilly to suspect what
Jay had told me, urged her to 60, and
to permit me to be her escort. She at
first declined; but when I offered, on
condition Of her compliance, to give one
hundred dollars to her darling charity
school the temptation was irresistible,
and my point was gained by this strate-
gy,
sb. went with mo n tho nortv and
,vo. ,ro,d ofbor u.r .,.il 6n,ro -.s
verv orocef,,, in tho vh,t. ar..s ~ d.,,-
49,. rs.-,.. ..s 80, 49,. eo-.s..s =.
sw.ot and noh,o ~ axnrs..,on w.s
wound a wreath of r.o, fowers crimson
and white which contracted ov,,,,.;t.,,,
with her dar. hair
7 took upon mvselfthe honor NJ devot.
inp the moor endowment. which bave
for such occasions to hor casa and .niov-
mert Idanccd with ber. and whe,
our hostess who knew her fine mus,co,
talents. invited her to sing. led her
to the piano. and stood beside her to
turn the leaves. listening to tho music
with one ear. while with the other pavc
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were given bv some Of the attent;v. and
cultivated listefSers near There was
among the guests a stranger a col,eoa
professor of rare literary tastes and ac-
quirements, whom presented to Lilly;
aud when saw his very evident admia-
ton of her charmi"u Yet nna.-rr''"s
conversation, was sui more pfoud.
l was walking one aay around my
cousin Jay n,,io' o'o no"es'e''o Ia 'ne
oouh'iy' hiy was WIN n'e' NOW
s'op 'iia' ihs'youns iolks,aho ooil I
oegin 10 suspect tnaC THIS Lilly must pe
a very lavorite mower win me.
Ihat was the nrst day l had seen her
In month, Tor she had been passing
the warm season out OF the city.
ohc is always kind 10 every oody; ana
So when asked her 10 walk with me-
she dld not refuse 10 oestow pleasure
on my Old bacheiorhood.
1t was one of the first days of autumn.
We said autumn, but it seemed as If
summer were not gone, and scarcely
spring; for frequent and abundant rains
had kept the earth fresh and luxuriant,
SO that glow like early bloom blended
wondrously with maturing beauty.
From porticos, easements, arbors, aud
gray trunks of grand old tres hung
graceful draperies of vines. In these,
bright leaves glistened in the sunshine,
almost as green and fresh as at their first
unfolding; while among them were
masses Of foliage changing to rich and
varied hues. Two seasons seemed inde-
scribably united, and If something of
| the brilliancy of one were gone, Nature