Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-02-14

l,aycd kind Of gentleman said ancient De-

havcd kind Of gentleman said ancient De-
borah.
"And a clergyman"
$50 he Docs" said Preciosa, Gbut appearan
ccs arc dcccitful. once knew gentleman"
..Yes, Miss"
"a Doctor Of Divinity, Dcll -
ssYcs, aunt"
!. "Well.',
"who kissed young lady Of his congrega.
ton in her fathers garden"
"Oho auntl"
er visit her, or like him."
.sBless you, no." said Deborah. "Now the
best thing you can do is to have cup Of
strong, green tea, and something nourishing
to keep your spirits up. Cleaver's wife has
just brought oysters in private signal to
Miss Bella.)
elias she? Oh so love oysters" cried
Bella, and she ran to get her dear George s
last.
It was a brief one, and in it George vowed
TO appear at the cottage when they least ex-
pecscd him, and demand his betrothel.
That evening at dusk Miss Preciosa walked
in The garden alone. She was thinking Of a
pair of romantic big eyes, Of a soft voice and
G softer hand which she had been surprised
into allowing to shake hers.
'lts a pity men are SO wicked" said she,
and sighed.
Although she was nearly thirty she looked
very pretty as she walked in the moonlight
forgetting to put on airs and graces and stiff
en- herself. Her figure was very much like
her niece, Bella--so much so that some on,
On the other side Of the convent like wall. Will
eyes upon level with its upper stone, fanei.
ed it was that young lady. Under this belle
| he clambered up and stood on the top anu
whispered:
",Iy dearset, look up and behold your
George"
| And Preciosa, lifting her eyes, behcld a
/! man on her wall. Hung up ier hands and ut.
tered shriek like that Of an enraged pea
cock.
| The gentleman discovered his mistake, and
in endcayoring to retreat stumbled and fell
headong among the flower pots and boxes
and lie lay there quite motionless.
| The shrek and the chatter aroused the
house. Deborol Bell and Charity Pratt rush
cd to the scene, and found gentleman in =
sad plight, bloody and useless, and Precio.
sa half dead with terror.
! Bella recognized George, and tainted in
| good earnest. Preciosa. encouraged by mum
bers, thus addressed the PROSTATE youth:
',Get up, young man, and 60. Your wick
edness has been, perhaps, sufficiently punish'
ed. DO Co.
ole cant; he's dead" said Deborah.
"Oh what judgment. Arc you sure he
dead?''
"Ycs, Miss
'sThen take him into the house and call til
DOCTOR
They laid him on the bed, and medical al,
came. The poor fellow had broken leg.
! He'd get hell. Oh yes but lac could not b
moved.
Miss prcciosa could not murder o fellow
creature, and she acquiesced.
"lle can't run off with the spoons until hi.
leg is better said Deborah.
"He isn't able to elope with any onc,' sale
Miss Preciosa, land We should be gentle viii
the erring. Who shall we find to nurse him 2
''old foods is competent, Miss, said Debo
rah.
i And old foods came. lie, Of course, dwell
in the house,. The doctor came every day
The apo,hecary's boy invaded the hall will
his medicines; and finally, when the young
man came to his senses, he desired to see his
friend Doctor Green.
.sIIe must have been misled then; surely, hi.
| general conduct must have been proper May
| be this is the first time he looked over a wal
to make love to lady. We must by all means
send for DR.. Green"
Thus the nunnery was nunnery no more
| Two men under the roof and three visiting i
daily. What was this world coming to? Miss
preciosa dared not think. Bella was locked
in her own room in the most decorus name,
while her aunt was in the house; but wher
she was absent Deborah and Charity sympa-
thizcd and abctted, and she talked deliciously
/ to dear George, lying on his back, with his
handsome face SO pale, aud his spirits SO low
poor fellow
Troubles always comes together. That eve.
ming Miss Prcciosa received information that
legal affairs connected with her property
which was considerable, Immediately demand-
ed her presence in New York, and left her
establishment which never before needed the
lady superior. She returnd after three days.
toward evening, no one expecting her.
Il shall give them pleasant surprise" she
said, and slipped into the kitchen way. There
candle burned, and on cne chair sat two
people-Charity Pratt and the druggist boy.
He had his arm about her waist.
Miss Prcciosa graspcd the door frame aud
shook from head to foot. I'll 60 to Deborah, :
she said. sShe can speak TO that misguided
girl better than l." She faltcred forward
Deborah was ia the back area securing tea
knives. Before her stood old foods, the nurse
They we're talking. M
y sSincc my old woman died." said old foods.
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