Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-02-16

! fonder, for they were the fruits Of loves
labor III
ing at tie soberly ticking clock on the tall
mantels. The canary chirruped in his
6; e.. ;x2Rg ss'Essn :9G.g ipfis,as
f sSGaS !, e. e. AZ than Ne e esssry
claimed the last fond glance of all, for the
prettiest piece Of furniture in the whole
| house has not vet been described. 1t was
m old fashioned crib on rockers, with q
lovely dimpled baby in it.
Precious Maidie! mamma has half Q
| mind to bundle her up goodq44Quq4p4d
take her along!" thought the y69he no0S
| er, STOPPING to kiss one pink cheek, as
softly as evening dew settles on the heart
Of rose. "But then 1t would be shame
/ to wake ~, - hDQ esoGnd asjey$ aod
| besides" the little woman reluctantly &C.
knowledged TO herself, "the cliff Is 80
long and steep, and Maidie is such fat,
heavy little tOadie, that, what with her and
! this big dinner-basket, might stumble
and fall and anyhow, Mark would scold
| me for firing myself out SOL"
Still Nslgppst Fingered 10Th togo and
leave enc s&Oet little dreAuney. W Vet She
had often done SO before, and no harm had
come of it. What harm could befall. A
strange chill touchedr~th0suOtheTay~ heart
a. she asked herself With an impatient
murmur at her nervousness, she turned to
Apitifni slittie whine arrested her, An
| animated ball of white wool, with beads
Of black eyer, came bounding toward
| her sssssf8S&389 AssfEi s3gEg ..BaH3G3
g"Poor little Pearlis doggiel He couldn't
70! No, he must stay and take care OF
baby for bis missy."f a8gi il 40 h i pa.
The little creature got up on his hind
legs and barlred In a. dolefhl, small way,
going unprompted through his meagTe
Istock of taught "tricks."
p He evidently thought THAT his mistress
could not be proof against that, and she
very rarely was, but this time she said:
s"Get down, you little goose, and stop
your begging. You can't go,lI say. You
must stop and take care Of baby. Do you
hearY sli4TQN l}ii9Q laN .tIiAl
Yes, he heard, and got down and trotted
mcekly over toward the CRIB, and scrafn-
bled up through the open wrought railing,
and lay down at the foot with patient
sigh, his wistful black eyes following every
movement of his mistress until the door
was very softly shut 3JStWeesl her fOrm
and all the glow and warmth OF the cosy
cabin.
4 Bitterly cold and keen was the outer air,
but the couple seated on the logs before
the blazing Are down In the woods babe
defiance to wind and weather. Their
hearts were t0Oswasm- end Wight 10 head
the frost that only pinched a brighter hue
into their faces, and never could blight the
perpetual summer time OF love m their
bOsOms. sFi@ tS ~
Maggie gayIy spread q big white towel
over NOISY fiat rock near the fire, and set
put her husbands Dinner with a make be-
lieve Of being Q colored waiter at . first
class restaurant
costly delicscies, things utterly unknown
out on that wild frontier, calling the good,
honest sdoughnuts, and venison pie, and
cold chicken by such terribly tongue-twist-
ing otitlandish names that 1t was a wonder
they did not "'suffer change into some
thing new and strange" upon the spot.
While the coffee boiled and sputtered
over the embcrs Of the wood fire, and her
husband sst beside her, alternately deyour.
ing with loving chances the little woman
he worshipDed, and eating his dinner with
the glorious appetite of an honest hungry
man, she kept up The merry chatter. Hear
the wind In the iwintry bOughs What
grand rush! Leagues upon leagues Of dts.
lance 20 to swell the sound. How splen;
did II Is down here, Mark! If It weren't
for baby ] would be with you all the time,
See how beautif> lily the red light OF our
fire streaks the 81 ow over there and lights
UP the shadow till it all melts IN that faint,
blue vspor rising against the cliH. Oh, 1t
- lovely /" tasS6as8s 8m satg bae .gs8sst
The little wife crept up closer to her
husband, with that yearning for sympathy
in the love for the beautiful which all sen
sitiyc and highly gsthetical teniperiments
have experienced. He felt the grandeur
of the scene also, but he lacked her volu-
bic expression, and, besides, his early
training had taught him the probabilities
Of life. .ssassaA a eg
"Yes, it is fne," he answered, sandwich.
| inc kiss IN between two more solid
\ mouthfula 1T IL fine, but always long
| to get inside the cabin, mp yorder, when
night comes That Is the pretticst spot In
! the landscape to my eye ne = satt@ ''eA {
| She was resting her chin on her hand,
and gazing upward abstractedly. ~ gfs4
"What Is that dark spot, halfway up the
steepest part of the cliff, Mark i " is al
most undsr our cabin. seel that place. 1
! IA cave, guess. = : ail3a n, r .sf..tss
| ".Oh how delightful couldn't we ex-
plore il sometimeln ss, hlxei sesgH sbs
mo, pussy, no no human being could
Ind footing there 1t Is sheer downss the
side Of = house. ~ .ffseag - 1sTns !.
"What pity; wonder what is in It,"
avid. cats nest, I've heard
4 a"Wildcats? why didn't You tell me
befores q Mark, can they get outs" ~
I aOf course they can get out, little silly,
but thfy can't set IL; not into fh's pulsssy's
She, shuddereds !" Mark. I'm going
Wait minute; I'm going, tool" esa
s"You, Mark 2"
y s~Yes, I've snoeched' my ~ and must
grind N offy scan you turn the sgrindstane,
4 Chickenf piss tg0H ap bs's .safsA egasa ~
."".Of course I can; no help 80 good az =
4 wife when 4 man has an ax ID grind! ~
I With the bs9ket swung over the helve,
/ and the .helve' swung over his shoulder,