Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-01-19

mr. JEFFERY's LOyE-AFP1IR

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HoasIFsE, oIanl how can you be g
1T Is all very well, Edith, to ssy non
sense but i have eyes, and I can MS,
1Aem; and il ever there was u case Of
Here the fair sister was interrupted once
DOre ~by her sister, Miss Winthrop-fol
sisten they were When one young lady
Informs another young lady that she i
talking nonsense, and enters protcs,
a9ainsl her absurdity. it may be taken foi
granted that the subject Of conversation IL
natrimOny, proximate or remote, in the
background land that the impeachment
Te6usted with SO pretty show efindigna-
ton is what some people are fond Of de-
a1ibiDg as the "gentle passion"
"On my word, Edith, the match would
be ahighly eligible one," remarked Miss
Clam, with interchangeable pertinacity.
"Thc table of prohibited aftinities will not,
hh true, allow a young lady 70 elope with
Aer grandfather; bufi Gays nothing about
Ne improperly Of being led To the. altar
u gentleman old enough to be one 3
grandfather. Goodness gracious!" spas
n0dically calculated theoyolnble and yer.
sstile young lady, starting up 10 the win
dow; there's Strephon himself in the per-
sOa OF our most respectable and elderly
senefactor, coming up to the door. Ishall
ScoG, Edith" ~ ''''' ''.%
4Clan, wonder how you car1--" But
bef0r the remonstrance was spoken far
ther, Miss Clara Winthrop had flashed
nom the room. 45 81
TWAS pretty little house, Lily Lodge,
Hampstead and the Miss WinthrOps were
two very pretty girls-one fair, thoughtful,
with deep blue eyes that were all gentle
1ess. who never spoke word of reckless
nerriment, never uttered syllable which
could wound the feelings of others; Clara,
the younger, a dark merry brunette, with
laughing eyes and laughing teeth, all 10y
and th0ughtlessness. Never were sisters
norc unlike, andye
enough both unlike, they stll arc IKE III this
They both are roses.Da fBss
"The two roses" was indeed name
which the pair had obtained amongst their
friends. Two years ago the Miss Win.
tAsOps occupied one OF the largest houses
MHydc- park Gardens, and Clara Winthrop
Was anticipating with eager Joy the de-
lights and designations Of her 'flfst season
cut But the financial basis upon which
the Hydc.park mansion Of the Winthrop
family rested was in the city, and In an
unlucky moment Mr. WinthrOp's city
pcculstions failed and the Hyde park
mansion, so far as concerns the family in
whom We are now interested, fell to the
ground. Mr.. Winthrop himself did not
long survive his misfortune. IIong-pro-
tsacted anxiety had told severely upon his
system, and when he was broken finan-
0ally, he discovered that he was shattered
physically. .&a4t Y
On Mr.. Winthr0p's death there was
scarccly any provision left for his widow
md his two daughters, Edith and Clara.
Ibey were casting about in sore perplexity
what 70 do, when Mr.. JcfIery--a gentle
nan somewhat moro than middle aged,
who owed much OF his present good for
tune to Mr.. Winthrop's scasonablc help
md influence In days gone by--eame to
Hn Winthrop, and claiming the privilege
Il an old friend of her husband, and one
who owed moro to her husband than he
could ever repay, begged to be allowed to
b. Of what service he could Mr.. JefIery
Aad, hc said, Just the house for MFs. w Ia.
thr0p and her daughters, his own; but It
wAD now without tenant and till Nrs.
Winthrop saw anything which suited her
botter, ho must request her to occupy II.
Tho house in question was Lily Lodge,
Hampstead. And there Mrs. Winthrop
ani her two daughters with nephew, q
GaiiOr who had Just returned from five
years cruise, . greas favorite with the
= giving her sister to understand that Mr..
Jellrey was approaching. In few min
ueee no was announced and as Edith rose
~ -. al 1,snA
by isce, and there wssIa slight tremor in
II am SO sorry, Mr. Jeffrey, mamma is
not feeling very swell day; but will 90
md tell her you are here"
And Edith Winthrop was on tho point
sfleaving the room. 80 1870
my DEAR" was the reply, "do not
trouble yourself. Glad as always am to
rs your mamma, i carne here to-day to
have few words with you alone. Mny
HIS II NV Win aS Knew welp What ~as
Nth Is to be toid, that Nj. Jefsry had
come 70 see Edith alone, Clara, Is It hap.
ponsd, was quito right; there smss . great
Aeal moro In her impeachment than her
dster had chosen or had seemed to allow.
Tho had known II for long time and Mr..
Je6ery had for q longtime, too, taken no
pains 10 conceal what his feelings were to-
wards the daughter Of his old friend. In
IL his life, till now, he had never known
what II was 10 love Perhaps he had no
tnG fcr love. His ycari had been spent
M work, work, work. He had made for
Nhaslf no family home |; he had no family.
And now that he could allow himself some
~ I.~A g. 4 4
rIns of f new feelings ~ u his hrsssti ssl.
- q " whose existence n he had nevsrsse ,,
droamt. Il 4 not true that sentimenta
which ere long repressed must ceese sven'
tually to exist On the contrary, It 10 thid
xlc1e fact Of repression which often cAnSca
I'm to assert themselves, though hte, :,