The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-11-04
accommodate me /? don't mind sleeping on

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Training il it.? didn't know that II and
the kind hearted little woman unbarredy the
door very quickly. Come in, whoever you
may be. I only asked you to 60 on becnnse
am lone woman with only one servant
ia the house. =
The stranger entered, shaking h'nseii ne
Newfoundland dog upon tho step, and scat
tering . little shower Of drops over ~
hostess and her nicely swept floor:
nAh, that leeks comfortable Aitek !. ~ n -
has been cut for hours 10 . stofm, e Ia
as he caught sight q Tie ERE, and .tfidins
along toward NJ bsatsA, followed ~ bowee,
who sDuded snepicion.ly = h1 heels. &c
stationed himself IN the arm chAir-Af:
Cobb's asn cAear-vA'ch I'D bsee ''sacfed
70 bis memory Tor seven years ms widow
vas horrihed, but her guest Vas % .esty
ana worn Ou8 Thai see O0ole uus z
move, but busted herself 10 ssrrine up w
blaze that he might tho sooner DRY MS ppans
clothes. A new thought struck nef- Mr.
Gosh had worn acomiortabie dressing 4So"
during his Illness, which cal! sun9 y me
ciqsett at her right. sne couid nov ies .nis
poor man oatch MS deetn, ~ nsstne N Inn
vet coat. 1t he was IN Mr.. Cooo cnaIr, WY
should ne not osln M. Coops wrappeI
sna ~ent hlmoiY 70 tne closet, LOOK y gov
nassei cut par OF snppers rom tne eo9s
rack peio., ana Drought tnem 20 MN.
tinnk you nao better take on your co.'
ana poots you VIII nave the fneuma.ic 'esef'
OF ome.nihg hke y, You oon !. n Il ~
some things TOT you 70 wear WINE tney sts
crying. ana you mus. 90 nung.y, 'ou
Viii go INTO the pantry sno ges you soneso'"s
TO eat.
she bustled away, ION hospitapie Thoughts
intent; and the s'rean4eF maze the
exchange with qulzzicai smile playing
around his lips: he Vas tall, Wen formed
man, with bold but handsome. isce-sun'
burnt but heavily bearded, ana lookiDg any
thing. but delicate, though his blue eJas
glanced ont rom under forehesd % wnne
IS snow. De looked around tue kitcnen WIN
miscnievous ar, strs.cning ons ms iees
before him, decorated with the defunct oea'
cons shippers.
Upon my woro THIS Is Stepping INTO .he
old mans shoes with vengeance Ana "na'
hearty, COED humored looking woman sne
Is: KIND as kitten; ana then ne pat.eo oio
BoWse upon the neau. Inc ~ioo~, ori,
ing IN snndry good things, looked pleased al
his attention TO ner oumo ifiena.
It's wonder bowse does not grow. IL
generaliy Goes When strangers toucn MIN
~ -. !. ~
This last remark was addressed neither e
the stranger nor 70 the dog, but 70 herself
She had forgotten tnat the little siand We
not empty, and there wa no room on Is iol
the things she held.
"Oh, III manage that, said her guest
gathering up paper, candle. spplas and spec
! tacles, IT was not without little pang thA
she saw them in his hand, for '~v had beeI
the deacons, and were pla>-s =. Ugh
like the arm-chai DC side her, AZ.
ting them on the settle. "aive me the u
bie-cloth, ma am-Ive learned that Alonl
with score OF other things In my wander
lng.; Nov let me relieve you OF tn. those dlsn
es; they are too heavy for those little hands
the widow blushed-and now please 81
down with me, or | cannot eat morsel"
.Is'I had supper long ago, bat really ! thinl
can take something more" said Mrs. Coob
drawing her chair near the table.
Of course you can, my dear lady. Il
this cold autumn weather, people ought to sa
twice as much IS they do in warm. Let N,
give you piece Of this hAm-your own cur
ing, | dare say"
YES; my poor husband was very fond 0
it. he used to say thatno one underst0ot
curing ham and drying beefbetter than L.
"He was most sensible man, am sure
j Will uIluA yOuf uchllu UhQAiU, III I'LL
cider
BE took long draught and sat down hi
glass.
ats like nectar"
This widow was feeling Bowse and the ca
who thought that they were entitled to
share of every meal eaten IN the house, ant
did not quite hear what he said. fancy sh,
would hardly have known what nectar was
so il wAs quite as we'll.
Fine dog, ma m, and very pretty cat. !
s.rhey were my husbands favorites,' and
4 sigh followed the answer.
'sAh, your husband must have been ver]
happy man,
The blue eyes looked At her 90 long TIA
she grew Hurried.
rs there anything more l can get for you
| sir p she said At last.
Nothing, thank you; have finished"
She rose to clear the things away. He as
sisted her, and somehow their hands had |
queer knack OF touching ss they carried thu
dishes to the pantry shelves Coming becl
to the kitchen, she put the apples and eide
in their places, and brought out . clean pip
| and box OF tobacco from % arched recess
| near the chimney.
Ny husband always said be could no
sleep after eating supper late, unless h
Sh1GhaH, SHe 6Aiu. tTHapS you Woui
| liz try it.
| Not il i is goirg to drive yon away b
answered; for she had candle in her hand
"oh, no. do not object to smoke At all
She put the candle down some faint snp
gestions of 'propriety' troubled her. Sh
glanced at the old clock and felt reassured
it was only half-past nine.
The stranger pushed the stand back. afte
the pine WAS lit, and drew her easy chair
little nearer the ireland his own.
Come, sit down. he said, pleadingly
Ut IS not late; and when man has bee
knocked about In California, and all sorts @
places, for score OF years, he il gla
enough to get into berth like this, and /
have pretty woman to speak to again.
California; have you been to California;
she exclaimed, dro?plng into he chair. un
consciously she ha~ 'oug cherished itts ids
that Sam Payson-lhe lover Of her youth
With whom she had foollshiy quarreled-
| pitched his tent, alter many wardenngs, il
shae iar.oi iauu. nei near ~srniea 20 on
VINO, WIN s so.ne, ua % o.m looks al
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