Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-07-08

One morning she called, according "
appointment On Senaissr B0rxx--lsf VIII
isc recognized ty agI under sisss isaxae--
and was shown sniD the p~saur. b<aas sssse
that the Ssza9sar w0ulS be dau1 scoz. Mrs
Maud settled herself IN chsar.
Mex 10 waiting !. flss aFsts chsrnsx- u
Cas,lna nsgTsae, where crvvs1 ~ strand
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10. Nar4 rsw f1sxfy nsAnUsts - ~ IN
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Or IN nssnEsx~ her sAesSeT fsgrn- white
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sA.ss sexzzs1sn H. GNss4lcAse taas ryssEn Thea
.ase wxns tAssn9A sast Scnh1s~'s gsbctnrt
ea!lsrss. uANA consisted es phossgTNYsh
2zaxsaa Assx-. sAls rssd the rxstig books
sassrFrxSs over sAN sassts Sca&sew Began
EassAr 4 gArSs1SMs STATESMAN tkse liteTdErr
w=s IL . rssszs sr1 ard v~ry depressing.
Az haa.s w~xa 49, npa -enasss appeared,
xrsa - s1-g &s@2 ~ssly sS@ne& TIE door
ssznz ~ s3as - eensewvAzaEg. th&i she
nsrAs arxsxNe ssss sccSsi at rarc fpwers
w9sA sAwSv zASse az Paradise. Whilst
sssssSasg xA9s. s2sxs1Eg in CREST hrcAiAs,
49, sssu3va seaexs IL earnest conversation,
xass va as.a@s cssnsnr the 6eeg and
Axr Gar wAwz she eAEga4s tie sound
sS kssx www szzms Ii was VERY iTnErop&g
ssr Nj rs Gs-sS Or issagr hzi niHe hundred
aa2 aissss nEns east ~ Thousand would
s~ Ealasy - "a aSs iEarTusssesy under Ike
xErg sE4SsAsc
Ss51 sSpxs vuscr shA, Maud recognized
A. ta.Az ~ Miss Began
Nss1 nsxxs iyysz3 till nowf"
Sxvsr. responded bass that made
( ga.as Maaa ssAfs, sof II was the voice OF
/ Asx tnst1s&tsi
And shss atIair Of yours with Maud
nAsl4as@
Scshsng. ! assure you, bat flirta-
/ f5um, eseatsnBed the bass % Emma,
3sxr sr9fsa aish fhe earnest affection my
4 lse&rs f,els!- And then carne succession
/ Of explosive sounds 40 indicative of close
/ qaay1ers. MafM threw wide the door and
strobe into the Conservatory. There was
Al ugiy look In her large brown eyes, and
scsne confusion on the part Of two people
~ suddenly called upon 10 exiricaie them
| selves
~ beg your pardon. cried Maud, In q
I low measured tone, IA IL shc were read.
/ ing soynetody's death sentnee, but !
4 EHiHEfNN IJVFt WIFI y htAfA Attnt g'fN wv y
about engaging yourselves. Ike it. j
never sAw two people 40 fitted for each
other. You need an engagement ring.
| Let me give you one, 4" and she drew from
| her slender finger diamond. Fate
| kept me from pawning this for bread that
| II might serve No grave a purpose. II viii
| bind admirably very shallow heart TO Il
very selfish one. Good morning"
] And she wa gone from the astonished
| gaze of the disturbed lovers. They were
brave words she uttered, but they did not
keep her from crying like achild on reach
Ing her miserable apartment, where y
seemed ~ IL the world, once so fair aud
| bright, had deserted her But the world
| had not The next morning the Christian
statesman, Senator Began himself, called
| in his carriage and carried Maud to the
well, We will say the State Department,
| for IL was not the State Department
| where she was duly installed ms IL trans.
lator and clerk at 81 200 year, where
she yet IT, TO this the venerable Began
was moved solely by AN Ishmaelitish Bo-
homian Of the press, who, taking sudden
interest in Maud, said " Look here, Bo-
gan, It's got 10 be DONE" and II was.
This little romance, that created some
| stir nj the time and IL here 80 hastily told,
would serve a good purpose In the hands
Of some playwright or tale.writer anxious
10 portray the real life at our national
| capital