Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-05-05

ing landsdnh9 with faint feelingof home
sickness n 16e heart, for the parting from
the old home had been very hard at the
last. Only the thought that 1t would be
better for tim, and that it would keep
Ralph awnY nom the sea, kept up her
| courage She knew by her husbands
grave face tAat It had been hard struggle
for him to sender the ties which nearly
| fifty years OF c0mpanionship had cement
ed. Bradlee's spirits were Invaluable, and
rough e. Ia seemed, he had . delicate
faculty Of turning their Thoughts away
from unhappy regrets to pleasant anticipa-
tons Of he future, and 50 by the time
they steamed up the beautiful Detroit
river to the city, they were very happy,
hopeful company. It was just sunset, and
the crimson glow fell over the limpid
water, and touched the white walls and
spires of the city with soft, auroral flush.
Nowhere, in all the soft air or radiant sky,
was there hint of the dark cloud lower
ing upon them.
There they stopped over night to re.
sumo their journey on the following day.
The hotel was crowded with people, trav-
elers awaiting transportation in different
directions. Mr. Anderson and Bradlee
rose before sunrise to take look round
the town. Coming up a street on their
way home, they saw man and little girl
pass the corner of the street some distance
ahead, and disappear down a side street
swell, if that didn't make me think OF
Humming- bird!" Bradlee exclaimed; his
pet name for Viola being that
"Oh! Ididn't notice" his companion re
piled, earelessly.
They walked about awhile longer ant
then went up to the hotel. Mr.. Ander
son looked in the parlor, but his wife wa
not there, and he wentsup to their room
81 was just coming down." she said, al
he opened the door, 81 had to comb my
hair, and then thought I'D make the bed
: had time enough"
Il don't believe folks do it, Myra, bu
!, they can tear it to pieces if they don't like
it, so there's no harm done. But where
is Violsg"
81 let her 20 down; she was so wilt
/ couldn't keep her here. l never saw
such child! When we get settled W.
must govern her little more; that is al
she needs to make her perfect. I've got &
little plot in my head" laughing little
81 am going to train her up for daughter
in law. She thinks everything of Ralph
This she said very confidentially, as they
1
Anderson smiled at her premature
matchmaking" as he called it, but did not
look at all displessed with the plan. The
truth was, he had thought of it himself
more than once, but being man, of course
he didn't say so. Mrs. Anderson looked
through the psrlor, but Viola was moi
there. She went out to the piazza there
were two OF three children there, but ne
viclA. She called to her husband, and 9
hurried search was at once instituted, but
though the house, large as 1t was, va!
gone over twice, no trace OF the girl could
be found. Ralph was awakened by hi!
mother, and joined in the search, but to nc
avail-ViOla was not in<he house!
A young man who worked in the stables
had seen q child going down the street
with man, and though he didn't think of II
1t the time % anything strange, he believed
the child ran down the steps from the
house but she seemed to 60 willingly; the
man did not touch her, or compel her, ~
he could see.
TO BIZ CONTINUED.