Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-10-08
FIFTEEN HUNDDkD.
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ney IN cor nAnn1nR

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sDoa't fses, Jsnnis. lass; yOs
sAsll have the earring, and $500.
thing over for D ffilIed tnckef, q
wha1svsr ron msy fhnsy. Cess.
take yesr ch05oes girl
Jsnsy cana slowly ferwaEd -
rssked her kand q ~ fh1A6f1
shoaidsr. = she glaacsd hsllesslg
over tn wnres which the PeddleE
spread bolhwA her.
ssHanpAl is's nos shs sarsin4s
nor The sackeF that she's worryins
aboasn observed che mother.
glancing up sharply from the inspec-
ton Of /. gray chinsx.
s'She's taking On about the Frank
Dancan, who aeighbox Barwsll
uad IN, ID 70 leave the day aftsf
ssmDrrow 10 seek His fowtnnss -
he says
"And I hope he'll aad 1" said
the farmer, graysly. aHe's .
good enoagh lad, and I'll have
nothing 90 say against him If he'd
give less time 10 books and more 70
work, sos to make money enough
for > wife to live ON. When young
Duncan comes haak with i've hun
dred aollars IN hand, Jeanis, I'll
think better Of him bat no daagh-
ter at mine shali marry psnailess
mar.
AS the father spoke, he was slow.
ly and carefully untying we'll
worn leather wallet, which he had
taken from the upper drawer of an
oldfashioned bureau with brass
handles, which stood in o corner Of
the large kieehen Froan b goodly-
sixed bundle Of notes he selected
one of ten, dollars, which he handed
to she peddler.
ave no change, " he replied to
some remarks Of his wife. @They'er
teas and swsntieK--one hundred
and twenty-five dollars IN ALL" he
added, in tone OF Satisfaction.
"Jekyrs done a good job wi'the
cattle this year, and IL the crop
turns out rs we'll, You shall have
somsshlng better than shas chintx,
Hetty, for Christmas sins-and
You, too, Jennie, lass"
The peddIer's ANAL, keea. black
eve glanced furtiYely ss the notes
as the farmer slnoothed them out
upon his knee and replaced them in
bis wallet.
'.uere's one hundred. clear, for
he bank" be observed, rs he tied
he wallet securely with Its red
ape string.
'I'it take it down to Logansyilie,
on Thursday. Meantime, Hetty,
put ii away in the little box there"
Mrs. Hallet deposited the wallet
carefully in a tin box, and replaced
the box, in the bureau drawer, which
abe locked, hanging the key on
nail which was driyea in the back
OF the bureau itself.
Jennie, having selected her ear
rings and . lace for q tucker sa&
down TO sew the latter on the neck
Of her best blue delaine dress:
There was 70 be sbes" as neigh
Dor Burwell's that evening, and
dance after; and though IN no dan.
cling meod, she would 90, for she
knew that Frank Duncan was TO
be there, and this would be their
last meeting before he departed to
"seek bis fortanen in the city.
Poor grill it was her FIRST soFTow;
aud we all know how hard are such
to the young, with their heiplessness,
their inexperieHce, and theiF ignos-
rance of life. Az she sat on the side
of her little bed. sewing the lace
an the blue dress, she locked and
felt very sad. Much as she loved
her parents, she could not help
thinking them cruel and unfeeling
In this instance, when they must
know how dearly she loyed Frank,
and that she could never, never be
happy without him. He was so
cIeEsr, o, handsome, 50 good-aad
ye< they objected because he was
poor! As il she, or Frank either,
mindedpovsssyi On, il he had only
the FIVE hundred dollars her father
had spoken 81. Bat i've hundred
dolIaEal how in this world could
Frank ever make that enormous
sunni
Her. mothers voice calling her
TO suppae, aroused her. WiEh eoanr
try hospitality, the good dame had
aided some extra dishes TO the usu-
Il evenings. meal, and she looked
. ias1s disappointed ut the peddler's
ssa-aesaeiasisn Of the good things
set before him. He seemed absent
and restless; Aud. declining sise prof
fered aigha'slo &eiag, said be must SO
fright on to-ai9At, In order 70 meet
a friend whom hs expected there.
80, aftev iaiaing ~ with . fsrvent
"anem" 10 the hosssa aftsr-graee,
and thanking thsm In o pious ytrain
foe they hospitality, he shouldred
his paek and resumed hm Journey.
from the window Jennie locking
li<tIessly cat, saw bic tall foem disc
appeas az q bend of the road about .
mile distant, and dreamiiy hsard
her Esxher's remark:
81 don't fancy that stranger.
So~sehow b., aon'f look 10 me Ike .
genaias psddler--not sharp enough