Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-06-10

at struck me oddly the other day,
photographed Pearl, that l had neve
heard your voice. Wonder If SHOULD
recognize II. When / listen to tn,
| sTraupaerei,' which somebody plays mex
door. seem to hear you speaking to me.
l Lucy: aYou shsN hear me some day
to some purpose.
81 hope so. Would anyone believe
| that 8 companionship between two who
| had never seen each other could be sc
sweets F sometimes fear that it's toe
| good to last"
Don't yoa ever come to Nineveh,
shopping"
ing it, because | suspect you Of the same
infirmity Don't you ever come to Jones
Stationy"
"Often-in spirit"
II used to be 30 miserable before
Knew you. fused to think there couldn't
be anybody so unhappy. The beggar-
woman had her child, the old crones at
the work house were friendly with each
other, the humpbacked girl in the alley
had sister; and now I-have friendp
SO Friendship is love without the
wings the poet says. Wouldn't you
rather say: have loversi"
"Now you're teasing. There's no love
worth having without friendship for a
foundation"
Amen
Later:
"I'm going to confide to you how
foolish I've been. was invited TO ball
"a county ball. Cousins Liz, Belle and
Fan accepted / made their gowns
such beautiesl pink and blue and sea-
green tarlatans, like sweet clouds. felt
like Cinderella, and sat down and had a
good, enjoyable cry after they were
gone j had not ing but my old brown
alpaca to wear / couldn't sleep half
the night, thinking of what i had lost
such giddy galops, such may quadrilles!
though of course | would have been a
wall-fowerl"
The flower that all are praising.'"
mo; nobody but you"
"Noe / fancy you resemble the WON
an heard clergyman praise in his ser
was pleasanter to meet than a poem of
Browning's, Paul's epistle, or chapter
of Epictetusm
81 shan't listen to such fiattery. Our
meeting will be one of disillusions."
Sometimes the kilograms were after
this fashion:
Pearl: "What are the latest things
out in suits at Ninevehg"
Lucy: "The young men,"
"No trifing. How are overskirtsg"
"Very much pulled up"
Perhaps you can tell how they dress
the hair now?"
with brush and comb still"
81 mean is it worn off the forehead
now"
at is very much worn off the fore
heads of the young ladies who crimp, and
of the crowns of the men who live in
their hats"
"How do you wear your own, prayF'
"Curled."
"Splendidl Have you such thing as
lovers"
81 have one devoted lover, for a
surety"
"Splendid! I've sometimes thought
but no; you'll tell him"
"You won't mind when assure you
that my lover is only myself, Lucy
Lorillsrd Now, you've sometimes
thought"
at would be delightful to be first in
somebody's heart"
No matter whoses"
"What a plague you are! 1t seems to
me it would be SO delightful to love
somebody better than yourself--so well
you could die for himi"
He would be fine figger of man
to let you die for him"
"You do know how to put an extin.
guisher upon sentiment"
Later:
Pearl: 1--WE got something dreadful to
tell you"
"And bad news travels FAST
eve got lover"
81 knew that before. What's dreadful
about ity"
"oh, don't want him; he's old. He
might be my grandfather"
"Saints and ministers OF grace defend
usi'
"And Aunt Hidden says it's my duty
to marry him"
And say you sha'nt."
"He walks with a crutch, but Aunt
Hidden says can ride in my carriage.
He is deaf, but she reminds me that 1 am
not dumb. He wears a scratch, but she
assures me that scratch is only mascu-
line for chignon."
Ibid | understand that you were will
ing to die for him."
I'D sooner die than marry him."
Good. But you won't do either"
"But ] must decide TO queen 1t AT
Gable Hall or be turned out OF house and
home"
+" My arms are open to you, as well as
my doors. "
q How well that would sound, dear
Lucy, if you were only nice young man
whom might love! | hope you don't
think Pm improper"
81 think you're IN angel, and the pink
of propriety."
Esquire Gable brought down the
family Jewels to dazzle me. LIZ tried
them all on. ] couldn't touch one.
felt that the dead women who had shone
in them would rise UP and curse me if ]
should purchase them at such price,
and so cheaper love and all womankind.
Squire Gable has granddaughter who
will come into his property if he marries
no one, but he takes no notice OF the
Young man, because his mother married
against the 'Squire's wish. This is all
hearsay, however; it may not be true.
But in the meantime the nephew is quite
poor, they say. pity him."
And pity is akin to love"
y.asaye'a moor relation