The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-01-05

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to his hair, he interested Mas Brd lon.
who smiled upon him, and baite hei
Irritation hooks with most deltcat fas-
cinations. With shade ofsurprid shs
observed that her intended victim, (uc.
ceeded in reapiDg the full benefit q The
bats, and yet refused to be CD bit.
Upon this, she became shy, and he m.
menced promiscuous assault upos( PIE
affections every available youu wof IN
he encountered. As soon as Il was d.
they began 10 laugh. Consultation /.
lowed. From laughing at one an0 y
they turned to laughing at Miss B1 !
don's troop ofsuppliant admirers. / a
sorry to say that the young lady
trayed confidence. She told him d y
one especially devOut adorer wa4 q +
tinually quoting sefsptnval puffs 3 4
and how anothss, OF entoDslsgfea n
Of mind. would insist on comparing Ii
to new aud exquisite specimens o. bug,
Then hs told her quite maiiciousiy. hov
precarious her rale was, and cruelty
likened her position to that ofa kespel
In . lunatic asylum, whose strength hie.
in hts confidence that his surhordin1tes
having lost their wits, possess no pdwel
Of combination among themselves te
defeat his plans. Occasionally Hiss
Brandon was little tart; solnetinnesMr.
Langford was q little rude; but tsey
usually kept within amicable bou,ds,
and were uhderstood to be excelsns
friends-nothingm more!
! Not one Of Miss Lucy's devotece eer
thought II worth while to look upn
Harry LsEgford with eyes Of green n
dignation. He was in no degree rapu-
rous about her; she often snubbed hn.
An infinitesinal quarrel between TIM
had once been detected. Besides. he
was not resident, only visitor. whse
opportunities were thus limited.
Moreover 1t Is fact that TO two pr.
sons were more profoundly convinceto.
their absolute Indifference tonn anoter
than Miss Brandon aud Mr.. I.angfui
themselves.
They had given much private thou,,t
to the subject there was the dange),
and had satisfied themselves that thy
were, as every body Understood, excl.
lent friends-nothipg more!
Nevertheless it happened that NJ.
Langford was suddenly overcome bys
sense Of shame at his want of FANNY
feeling in solong neglecting his Winstt,
relations. So he endeavored to repar
old errors by frequent visits, and estaL
lished an extensive acquaintance in tie
neighborhood. He grew fond Of socil
gayeties. He cultivated all Winstol
At every important gathering he WI
made welcome.
At last the winter came, and ever
body knows how delightful the wints
Is In New England country towL
where the Thermometer never by au
excess of exhalation gets more than IN
occasional degree or 30 above the o.
where frozen noses are to be met at evry
corner, aud are deemed neither uncm.
mon nor unornalnental, while fpzen
toes are accepted almost in the ligh of u
luxury; where ice cream 10 indiss.sably
associated with breakfast, and shsre
for many months life is but perpetual
shiver. Mr.. Langford, anxious % ex.
perience all these joys, cameup tcWins.
ton in the middle Of February toremain
two days, bringing with him baggage
sufficient for three weeks, e which
term, after much interchange d entrea.
ty and expostulation, he was hduced to
extend his visit,
The first time he met Miss Braadon,
he tempted her with the suggestio, of q
sleigh. ride. Said he "A sleigh-ride in
winter is seldom amiss," and was there.
upon sharply criticised for admitting
the possibility of such a thing at any
other season. However, Miss Braadou
consented. She would ride with him
the next af crnoOn.
In the morning Mr.. Henry Langford
gravely inspected the family stable but
found nothing therein equal to his own
idea OF the magnitude of the occasion.
At the public stable he was more sue.
cessful. At first he contemplated the
luxurious magnificence of span, but
an Irresistible impulse subsequently in
duced him to settle upon single cour-
ser. Zone horse may be driven with
one handy 1t is diflicult to imagine
what impelled him to seek with such
pertinacity as he did for the narrow est
sleigh in the collection.
At four o'clock, r. NJ. the light heart.
ed young pair dashed away, as full OF
good natured glee as the sleigh was full
of thenl-and they fitted very compact
ly. Miss Brandon, knowing the coun-
try moro intimately than her compan-
ion. undertook to point their why, a
manner of proceeding quite agreeable,
In view of the male creatures total
ignorance Of localities. They glided on,
turning hither aud thither, until ere
long they left the clustering cottages Of
Winston quite distance behind. For
a while both Chartered and laughed with
q vigor that put them into precious
glow; but by and-by Mr.. Henry stop.
ped short, in an upaccountable manner,
and left Miss Lucy to do the declama-
ton, contenting himself with watching
the sparkle Of her eye, or the pretty
curve Of her lip, as she threw out inces-
SAINT little smart sprinkles Of feminine
wit. Presently he observed with won.
der faint suspicion Of flutter tremb-