The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1875-05-14
ANYTHING FOR A CHANGE.


ANYTHING FOR A CHANGE.
Nellie 1yrrl was very pretty GIRL hnt
very whimsical and impatient. She read
novels III day. and iels dcerl, the sros. IN.
Justice " fate, In M making her liiv like
the lives III tho heraines u fiction. Chest.
nut farm was miserable rlrr. III N.lii.'s
view. and mt VIZ, lika manor. ~ q
grange. cr aeaa'le, Nothing mysterious or
tragic cenld ever l,nppen on such rrusaic
ground, nor coalsi anything extraordinary
occar " any q the people who lisel '',sre
pny after day tho sa,na inonotanous IRA.
ina Was cnAcsrh. Tho - train rl4.s,l
np In the morning AMI passed 'lawu again
In tho afternoon hns tho passengers sarm.
"a ~ hc always The SHINE people, nni cer.
sainly u Wa invariably ti,. eame locomotive
and tran " rars. VI ra was breakfast.
dinner. and anpvcrl twice week John
Mortimer pail u visit ocrniuuall, -nme
ono clac dropped IA. anil III slla s,t of
inciAnnia waa comprised the entire h,stnsy
III life.
Nellie was cnnnlcd IL death. Thi. lovely
Autumn afternoon $40 w In Thu doorway
oi her nnrlu'a pitt, flr,nhonau. box In
hsr l.p anl rebellion ia her haari Ihr
wind wis aappplnt the rol IslseI Ifom tie
trees. anil IA, lnas, tedious sul4Iuet aas
fiat so,ning II ~ aul
"iioS mncl, nli tbs rnalnia mo ~ my
l,fr mrael N.llc ~ atu growing obi
without ever having i,cn young t'rpn
the instant w Are ha,a wr h,aln to lie !.
hnt #ea8r " w. nase f48tlisf th.n uii aFs
1.saA III 800 Wii H Na II
.iiaaA4t"
"s,.se.' said little hny, maxim, i s,tl.
dsn appearance t.aA liip la,..,I al ILL
ha'iss, aAaal Mar, #.,. yua, nia .ti.'t iii
here. haeaaau .a'4.p, s.l,Ily -, all ta,en
ea.l,"
= t1arf. saHsa II. ,ntnl aly.
ett tfa .t4 II ~ ia i
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f@ II ~
"fi te ftf.'i tali
sn5, 0dat II s Ii - tsf.
~, .iii u hi / II 81 ls#t 80 II II,
saatei T. surftia 80 III tll5f a,l ~
Enne aNa, span Il stn i,pb't uar il, MI
frirk WITH 'll.t tl3ittne. il .,,,t,ulatuai
pferrsi,ss shtel. l. tt,s pleatint privilege
~ ealltlnial
"ap,aph, ii.,ine h.sis. | IL, aaYl LIT
anyiitnf fara eAafs,n aa4b4ns saIll hs
dn'lsl 'ttn satflat ii#,s
W sitaH s,l.ie ~.nl III aha fuinl Aunt
Maty .on,sfsius with tic h.nle,n,sss
young tAln ro4,itla T. llnlt.p -t,ll ,la,k.
sIontlst. raihef pliati.al.ls'ok.hg Int On
that account only The mafe ,ttf.,iiyo H..
might have ~,' for l.nrl iisron'a '.'n,aairs
~ "Lan'-sln fact. for anybody very wick.
I'd and very eplsnsil IN appearance. Aaa,
Mary rather alitily Introduced him ~ M
LIONEL cheluant Na,iie eouil hardly
sveak for embarrassment Here wa4 her
bean. ideal al last.
II pfea ntIy appeared thai Mr. cbeirnont
WAS an author. lie WA asen nov engaged
upon book. and being d..iroua II rural
solitude until hs could hnleh IL. he had rall
ed upon Aunt Mary ~ ob,a,n bossd ani
lodging with ho,. II I,'.slhle. fe, 4 ,n.nth OF
NO. ~. u imposa,hl,', to obtain Information
where such accommodation III thu vicinity
could bc had.
III Il 10 quiet here" he said. in u thrill,
tngiy moiniated voice, ''and quiet il what
sock. ! have lived In aueb u wh.vl Of
eAriseMcni .lnlin, tho snmmef. ilat an,
bent Oh iryins tlsnrpeaiia extreme 's.ek
With plsaa,,ru. b. aln,o.t lsngrd u, nm. IN
the iA"t says. anil fsally t',a sentiment ~
processes my own fesl,ng rslstly.'
III IL very duh IN Winter" SAD Ann,
Mary,
"ile dH!ler The baile,.' laughed II,
chelmpnt. "ldou't hlsa tims fol anything
hit my book. should be nnder laiM
obligation u you could aeeomnlp,lait mo.
and shAn't ba In thu way ut ali, ani IN Tor
thu price. anything yoa lise - AK viii NEE,
my via~S ssac,ly.'
lilo hal such i earcless. seornful way oi
speaking, that Nellio already half.iove.i
him. This indifference al,out what h.
wa 70 pay ws - rom .ntie, AMI In
such contrast with Aunt Mar,'s pannrlons
idcar. and John Maitinet's greedy count.
ings np u t'is ahlii,nHa AMI l@ure' And
how admirably ho was ises.sd--at Chest.
nut Farm ha looked out of place. iii. pio.
pr sphere would b. mighty castle oi some
kind--0na ~ tluHa ai,tating structures ~.
scritrd In storIea VT, slave. AROUND him,
and MI that art ~ lhinl.
Aunt Mary finally daei,lal u tnke him
for fortnI sht MI le..t Ibis anInnrn after
that time i, u. ivnysf. II mn'n ,lly agr u.
ahlc- 'ani iayInant." stc songhod. rather
grimly. I'm AIsAnep." Aithi# Aullie'a narr
'ingioi. II ~. rnslly ~ enafse. sI,e thrnlil'.
but Mr 1',a'in !, n,sF saii
admirably L,irin - i,ke' | respect TINT
t''isy ff hagets fsss III II 'nias
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