The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-08-05
(From the Sunday Times
"PER SO|aL."
BY MRS 8. A. WEISS.

"What's in the wind, now, Gus?''
L had observed that for some days
past, my friend, Augustus Garnet,
Esq, had appeared abnormally ab.
sent and preoccupied; tha: in Office
hours he was oblivious Of business;
at luncheon, destitute of appetite;
aud that when I met him upon Broad
way, in his hours of elegant leisure,
ho was gotten up in a style of even
more than habitual exquisitcness.
From all of which signs and symp-
toms, I, being but two months mar
ried, drew conclusions rejecting upon
the state of my friends affections.
Gus turned slowly around on his
ofice-stool, in answer to my affec-
tionate iEterrogatory, and remained
for a moment with his dark eyes fix
ed on the ceiling, and his white fin
gers giving his moustache a down
ward curve which added materially to
the poetic melancholy Of his coun-
tenancc. .....
"John,' SAID he. at length, des.
perately, "I'm nj miserable!"
why, what has happened?" res
ponded l, laying down my pen ia
some alarm, while visions Of debt,
forgery, and l know not what other
horrors, fitted across my mind.
"The truth is-I-I-may l trust
you John?" ....# a.e
"Augustus," said I. solemnly, and
with culver Of emotion in my voice,
.'you and have been close friends
for upward Of six months; We have
shared in each others bachelor amase
meuts; and if, since my marriage, We
have been less together"
Here Gus grasped my hand AMI
shook it SO cnergetically that be-
tween physical and mental agitation
| was unable to proceed from q qu,
ger in my voice.
John" said he, with emotion,
you're good fellow, and I ,eFl
trust YOU"
A solemn pause succeeded. His
courage was evidently failing, seeing
which, Thought proper to encourage
him.
"My friend, do not fear to confide
in me, and should it be in my power
toIasslst YOU
Indeed you can. John !" inter
rupted he, eagerly.
.'Let me know at once what is
your trouble, and what pecuniary
amount will suffice to relieve
"Oh, bother! nonsense, now, res
pended Gus, peevlshly.
''Mr. Garnet, excuse me if l say
that do not comprehend such a re-
mark under the circumstances.
"Fiddlesticks! money indeed! AS
if it were anything so base and con :
temptible that allied mel"
'Wben what docs all you?" inquir-
ed l, with severe dignity.
"Why-the truth is, Saunders, I
I'm in Lowell"
.Oh!"
"With the loveliest. most graceful
and elegant creature that ever on
earth wore the form of woman!" re-
sumed Augustus, enthusiastically.
''Ah! where does she liye?"
He shook his head mournfu(ly.
''Of her local habitation l am ig
nurant."
. /, .".And her namc?" se.
"The sweetest name--Rosalinela !
Did you ever hear anything lovelier?'
"Why. ycs," said I, thinking Of
my Cbristab ella-'' though Rosalinda
ia . very pretty name. Ihave cous-
in Of that namc--a sweet, bluc-eyed
fair.haired girl Of sixteen.
my Rosalinda is nothing Of that
STYLE" responded Gus, with an air Of
superiority. Fancy an exquisite
creature Of perhaps twenty; heaven.
" dark eyes, angelic mouth, and a
form to which tho Venus do Medici
would not presume to hold q match.
That's my Rosalisda!'
.'Her other namc?''
Gus again shook his head mourn.
fully,
I" That's the trouble, John.
don't know her other name; neithe,
whore she lives. IL met her on
Broadway. l picked up her hand.
kerehief--with that sweet name EN-
broidered upon it--and, as I present.
cd it, she turned her ravishing eyes