Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1867-02-16

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~ Come,a Mark Meridsn, don't settle dos
lnlo % !eld grandfather before yrus time. a!
pretty vifss =. pretty thing. N .rk, and
pretty house j. . pretty. .LiAs-.-ba. hang
-one pu.. have = littls flIfs.' o.
M-rk Meridsn stood 4. his desk, giving =,
last loQk 2. bis heets, while Ben. Sanford :
'hNss rogsisb-the nerry--tbs song singinl
The bss Of all Bsus-~e. p.si.g on hin
ths claims lIh' Of prsjec.ed trolic that evening
Nov Ben. was .Rreej,ely ihs messenger 70
eucb . embassy-7sbere -w." fun ip the twin
lie Of bis blue eyes, ard ., world Of wager
IL .hs turn Of hi4 heed, And in = pair Of 70
knish. dimplss thai wont nsrtjly dodgine il,
aud out Of hise cheeks every time be spoke
end he had laid hold Of Mark : arm to dra;
dim away. ~ :'','' Il. 49, ~ ~ > " '% .
-. But Mark .hoo4 OF bic Land. and 6sisha.
ssoning up column Of figures .-put Ii,
b'etser into the book and the book III II,
place, wiped bis penal with an air Of gr.a
'housh'fall"ess-.nd as last. turning o Ben
said, Il think L won't go this ,ime.'. ia.
"No~, Why not p said Ben. eagerly. pa
'"B 'cause-because,' said Marx. smiling
because have ap odd fancy ,ha. / shocI<
like Mrs. Me'ide"'s company better s,hi.
evening" p - ..
Hang Mrs. Me,iden-beg pardon Ma.l
hang myself Tor say;ng so-but ono don',
like to see 6ne fellow buried aiive Come
take real wake up with Us. ','~
Thank you, Ben, but haven't been as
'eep AID don't need it, So win 90 home
aud see my wife, And therea, Mark ;urned
q resolute foo.stcp 4bomeward, a. q we'll.
trained husband ought. '.*
Upon the present occasion it had cost him
something Of an ellor. TO ssy ""o," for Mark
was one Of those easy "feilows' to whom
The enumeration Of this little syllable causes
as much trouble as oil the gutterals of the
German. However, when be came in sigh,
OF his par!or windows, through which bright
fire was shiaing, when he entered and found
the clean glowing hearth. the easy cbai,
draw" UP io front, and . pair Of embroider-
ed slippers waiting for him at their leisure,
and above all, when he saw the quick CLAN ce
OF welcome i" pair OF very brikb eyes,
Mark forgot all ahou: Ben. Sanford, aud all
bachelor friends aud alurements whatsoever
aud thought himself the bappies, fellow on
earth.
"No~,' says ore Of our readers, "who was
Mark Meriden 2 You would not have ask
Cd good reader, if you had lived in the town
of---, where his name appeared on the
outside OF o"e of the most fa shiouabl sLops
MARK Meriden. n.'-surroun nded BY those wav
ing insignia Of grace and fashion turned Of,
from beholdi"g Everything in the tas.efu /
establishment told Of we'll arranged ousi-
ness, aud Mark. himself the mirror of fash
'on' 'autsless in every article Of costume,
quick, attentive, polite, and every day to be
seen there, winning golden opinions from
oil sorts OF people," Marks shop became
the resort of high tone of beauty and
wealth, Who came there to BE enl lsh,e ed az
to the ways aud means Of dsposing Of their
surplus revenue to zee and to be seen. S.
attentive, polite and considerate was Marx
Ito profound his bows, so brish, bis eyes,
50 unexcepdona able bic wbiskers, that j,
might have proved a dangerous resort for
The ladies, had TO. aeat, tasteful house,
gong up in the neighborh hood, been re epor,ed
as the future residence Of an nlready elect d
Mrs. Meriden and in a few months the
house, neatly finished aud tasteiufly furnish
ed' received very pretty lady who called
herself to that effect, She as truly refined
aud lovely = woman ~ ever formed the cen.
tre flower in domestic boqu.t, and Mark
might justly bs Pardontd for saviug twice AS
good u" op'oion Of himself for having been
fortunate enough 10 secure her.
Mark had an extensive circle Of business
and pleasure acquain.ances, for he had been
one OF the social. companionaLle sort, whose
money generally found its way ou. of hi.
pocket in very fair proportion 10 the rate
it came in.
l" short. he was given to club., oyster
'opper', aud now aud then wine party, aud
various other social privileges for vlsvatiny
ones spiri. and depressing ones cash, thu,
abound among enlightened comnuuilies.
But nevertheless, At the bottom Of Marks
mead there Was very substantial stratum OF
. certain quality" called common sense. n
trait which. thought was never Sc, down in
any chart Of phrenology. may very Justly be
called faculty, and one, too, which makes
81" very striking difference among men as the
world goes. In consequence Of being .hus
constituted. Mark. when he found himself in
'o'e with and engaged to q ve,y pretty girl.
began to reflect with more than ordinary
seriousness on his habits. ways a nd ,nsune,.
OF lille. lie also took an accurate survey of
MS business, formed an average estimate o.
ms future income on the sobe rest probabili
ties, and determined 10. live a little eycn
within that lie also provided him self with
little account book, with which he intend
I'd 10 live I" habits Of very close acqnain-
lance, and in this book he designed to MT.
aown OIL savings cons.quen, upon the re-
Irenchment of certain little extras before
Alluded TO- /" which he had been ia the habi,
'f pretty freely indulging himself
Ihe evening yassed off ran;dlv hv .h