Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-11-17
Selected Miscellany.
Az OLD STORY
n LEnox .. CREAM.

!. wars gone by. while yet the infant hair
Adorned my face. in patches thin and spsre--
ihat crimson giories" spread from ear to ear,
And tingling nerves could NOT uh'io'eu' WIN
stand,
what deep devotion felt for the fair.
wham 10 accost did but seldom dareI
or u saoss az 4 ' fsses ss . pass -
Tied united. unchan'ed, adjusted my crava,,
smoothed Maynard hairs, aud donned my giosss
r,ou mei,-brn.hed clothing every wrinkle shook,
And In the mirror gave parting look;
Inspected boots, Kid glove. ana go'a a,sp
And when convinced OF looking prim and neat,
Al length I'd sally forth into the street;
twas thus ventnrcd, mon one occision,
with extra care and much deliberaiion,
To nav yisit to the sweetest creature
That e,er bewi,ched one with her form ana fea-
Mounting the steps. rashly pulled the bell.
And having done so-plump. my courage frii'
To visit damsels, was 50 unused, ,.a
That "a nv va,or from nv fingers oozen,
dared TO hope (the senseless. awkward iont)
That might. happy. find The lady ',,out.
.Och Wis = saws Biddy. "Tha' she IL. indade
walk In the rar,or. she'll be down this minute"
SO in walked. for now my foot was IN y:
The door was cl0sed, time emitting on retreat,
sent my card up. dropped iuio seat
And, in my tremor. fitting back my chair,
swept all the knicknacss off the etagere,
THE lady epfrred--levely az a dream
And swectly said. "Good evening" Mr.. cream.
g. Good evening Miss - managed TO stammer,
A loud my heart AGAINST my rins d a,..,ens
k;nw,y Miss e.saxe d', 70 NAVE Il somewhat less,
And pratfled on, nor waited for reply;
Until. al length / found mysef less say.
word I'd venture now. aud now look,
I tried pm, to my creat ioy !" she 'ook. IS
I asked for music She both sang ana payed.
And fairly rivalied Collins " Heavenly Mail
Fntranced. listened; and the time new ias''
Never before 80 swift the ho4rs haa passed..
The visit over bidding her alien.
I took nv hat and bowi1| low. wifhareWs
Then, startinr homewar1, soon missed my cane'
Retraced my s'epa ana ra aay ' nne NV wide
And with a hound. Lucille was at my siae.
Around nv neck her lovely arms she threw.
Kissed me. We godsi che kissed me through ana
stock still stood. not darino to return
The glowing Kisses that my, 'ips did burn,
j tried TO speak. and gaspe'. Il clean forgot
I left nv cane" She started as If shot,
And cried. with sols she vainly tried TO smother,
"Ohf on dear, .t,orvft twas Dan. my brother.
What shall ao,- she asked me DER and DER.
lacked the coura~e TO saw, - Do It more!
So looking sheepish. seized upon my STICK,
And forthwith hnmeward trotted doube-qulck.
All how those Kisses Flowed upon my iips'
How swan my headl how to my very TIPS
The tingins blood did through each channe'
How throbbea nv heart with strange unwonted
Those burning kIrse- eat into my soul;
They fired nv brain my wits they sfolel
No smoking rowl Twas sacrleTe. nanght less,
To stain those lips her lips had deivned to press
When my cOhcn IN WIN cohft'u sis.0P,
tossed--and pondere', what wealth OF love
That girl possesses, other Pirls above!
And If a brother she shonld hold so dear,
How must a husband 10 her heart appear
The idea grew and-well, To end the tale,
soupht her often. and TO sach avail.
That ere twelyemonth it, full course had run
wood, | won her-anf we twain were one;
And once told her :" that my love began
The nirht she kissed me in mistake for Dan" :.
ssFor DAN" said she, ~ why bless your stupic
head. -
Poor brother Dan wa. safe and snnr IN oedI -,
lyon didn't know it?' "Why, of course did.
And Ia my breast her blushing face she hid
Through all these years did NOT once regret
!, Nv having fallen In the trap she set.
Happy am /, and happy, too, Eve MADE her,
Although at times lapghingly uphraid her,
And then she save. 'The moral, dear, OF this II,
That girls don't often make mistakes-in kisses ]