The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1875-04-02

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HAT, Uncle Reyal. I An certain h.
WI reform. Y sasa Hero l.s~h ~,
has promised me.
Uncle l.s~is looked down With /
sort Il mild. Sublime pity from tn,
hsieh, u biz six foot tn. aron III,
pretty niece, ~ he s.rcksd her silk,
hair softly.
My poor Here. /" said b, what II
the word u : drankard WORTH"
"Oh. Uncle. don's use that cruel
word. Don't call him . drunk ard
cried the girl, shrinking back - from
! blow.
II hardly know what other word il
applicable 70 him. Hero. No, be will
never reform. And. child. Ia raths.
zee you in your grave than married 10
= man who drinks.
"he has promised. pleaded tho girl.
her sycs shining like blue wis.ful stars.
"uncle, ough, no. to give MIN ano,h.
Or chancsy"
fle shook his head.
My common sense. Hero. say,
No..
II hate common sense dasLcl ou,
Hero.
People always talk about common
sense when ,hcy moan TO be cold and
hard and cruel | love Harry Rivers,
aud mean 70 marry him IN spite ol
the carping, snccring world"
Aud Hero wont away through the
golden waving Of tho cars Of ripcning
rye, her blue ribbons fut.ering like
pcnnons Ia the hreexc.
lnclo ltoyal looked after her will =
coun.enancc \ n'isgiving.
"Like al othor girls." he said, "shc
|. as,erminci 10 have her own way. -
well. il size will wreck Lcraslf. | can !,
help t."
"Do you expect Harry tonight"
Miss Erminia Lewis WAS what tho
world irrevcrontly terms an old maid,
but she was quite young enough At
heart to sympa.hiss in the levo affairs
Of the sister fifteen years her junior. to
whom she had always stood IN the
place Of mother. and she. too. had !
soft spot in her heart for handsome,
dissipated Harry Rivers. She spoke
from the window while lIero WAS leaning
over The gate. ! scar.lst shawl thrown
across hor shouldcrs
"He said 10 would coms," was tho
half hesitating answer.
"lsis getting late and cold." said
Erminia. Better come In to the Ore.
YOU know - we'll - do that your,
throat ID not strong"
'.I'll como In ! minute" said Hero.
They we're telling Ne down u tho
Corners this afternoon. said Erminia.
speaking with n effort that tho rail.
road Company are going TO discharge
hin from their employ"
Hero turned sharply around. To
discharge hiMs What fort"
"For habitual intoxication. They
say i u not . safe thing TO employ
man who-who II not always himself. !"
ut d ! slandcr.' cried out Hero,
hctly. ut il the work of some base
villain who wants tho post himself, =
VERY probably" said ~Erminia.
sadly. "Only, llsro--don's b vcxed
with me, darling--bus shsy say Harry
has fallen In with that ~ Of mon from,
tho mines. and is getting into worse
habits than over..''
Hcro turned her faes away.
Have you only evil tidings to tell
mo. Erninia."
Il wood that they were good. for
your rake. sister Hut the cir is grow.
ing chill; wo shall have rain. Had
you not bsstcr como in?"
"by and BY. Dou'ttsase me. Er.
miuia.
And Erminia, oomprehending that
Il timss solitude ID ths best medicine
Tor mind diseased, said nothing more
and closing tho easement. sAt down 10
her nssAlowork, By the light d ! lamp.
Al eleven o'clock punctually. sho
won't to bed, after having asesrsainsd
By poop through tho window, that
lluro WAS sill leaning ~ tho gate.
all alone In tho autumn darkness, with
rod leaves raining down around
her. a'h tho melancholy ory Of IN owl
IN tho distant woods lending "A adli.
l'onal tiags of mousnf0lnoss ~ the
night An.l tbs stiffness.
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