The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1876-12-15

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fuFtivrly tnwMsd her father,
Uncle john ccntinarsl,
"Having told yoa, my ,leas children,
how tho story came to l,e known, | will
most rteced 10 tclatc II for your enter.
tAinimcnt.
"rher onc~ lived In TIM city ~ 1l~g.
,lAd an oli merchant whose nam. was
llArilxac, which, bcinE interpreted IL
Worthy Man. Abou.hrn darling mot
unlike ihe name III our own family. ~Nci vel
the good merchant lhsilgac, whose car.
Avans brought ~ HAH,iad all lhc treas.
,lres vi the Fast. Bnt misfortune cNmc.
Tho Caravans we're overwhelmed In the
sands III Tho desert. Thu moment was
near when Darilxac would probably bc
compelled 10 strcw dust upon his heal
aud wander through the streets Ut 1lAg-
dad. crying. lsarilsac, The merchant, In
ruined L
"This happened" continued Uncle
John, inst before TIN great fcativity
which comes III Tho twenty Attn day III
thu month ii Shows. Abon. bcn darling
came home thAt day. thinking Of the
miafortunes of his patron, and also Of
tho great suffering OF his own--for all
of M must suffer, my children. His
only con hal leon lost ii sea, aud tho
heart Of Ab0u.bcn. darling VIVA sAd. He
returned " hold thu fcativity III tho
ccslAr-trcc, but his heart felt heavy
'Abon ben.darling In miscrablei' kc
said; therc In no man more miscr-
able +
AS no Thus spoke, his dau ghtcr Par
ib~non approached him. Tho name Of
PAribanon, my children, signifies tho
Flower I'll the Daisy. HIN came now 10
Abou bon. darling.) and, kissing him III
Tho Eastern fashion, nAid: 70, father
dear q Ab0n.bcn.tlarling do not
despair behold tho feast In set, and
lhc holy cedar. tree blazes; the tapers
therein shine like stars, and many aifts
hang down from tho branches oi the
tree ="
Here Pot suddenly burst forth. "Why,
Nv like our trec !" hc cried; only lao Loft
put tho In "tree."
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Md Uncle John. ~ continue. Abou.
lMn.tlarlInG sighed when his darling
TINS npoke.
Truly, Flower u tho daisy, he
Maid, thy cedar tree shines hut INV
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Tor ma.
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or Flower of tho Daisy; and,
~ she spoke, there was curious hidden
laughter la ler voice. There ian Gift
TINT our father will value more than NIL
plsG-a package with his name on Il
from distant land -"
They did not look ri Daisy, who was
trembling. and whose hand scarce pos.
scwsed strength 10 draw letter from
her bosom.
Uncle John continued.
And Ahon hcnslnrling naid Where
n this package, my rllldf % whicl,
IIr Flower vi thu Daisy replied
- Father dear, II In here Hee, I take
i frsm ihe bonghs of the holy cedar
lrcc, aud give II 20 yon -
N Uncle john uttered tha words.
Daisy aprung forward With Tho letter In
her haul.
HERE II IN, ta'llui drAr T. III. cried.
into tears aud laughter. ut
nearly killed me not To till yon oh,
lake i. lake u Our Edmund IN not
lead -
Aud throwing her srms around old
joss neck SHE Hobbed upon his bosom,
while, with eyes full of wonder, he
read tia letter from hir .on. a. liz read
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reading i real letter. His eyes closed
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iad nol t'nel. John caught him IN lis
ifnis.
Tho lellsr ws written To Daisy by her
brother Edmund. La had beei picked
NJ ~ the pacitr md carried 10 tho
hnth beas ~ trading srvrel, thence
~ had worked hin why 10 California, ~.
uharlcs WortI,ingion roaming
about In thu gold regions they had
'D,ta,tlnled llierc and male great Tor.
'lnen, anil wero coming homa Oh ths
i"xt stnAmrr. That WAS The letter.
Az Jne grnw faint, ut suddenly ran
pchinL bin iaother~ apron, ntsering ~
scream.
~ thu door stood tail young man
with fer0cious beard.
How arn y0i., father and mother.