The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1876-12-22

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we're tlawh. A~Ns slpwn iAlrw sstvs, AID
JMeh ~ns aa~essn~alal., ~ that when TIN
flowing huwi presented sir~li mn she
n.p~tathe TN hin tfpnhleA soni, he reA.i.
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different nis heHfi wAs bounding with
the hore ~ speedy aneress land III.
morrow, he nasd III Jack, lii Iii. great
l,omru~its, "slar widow sllaIl know Lvr
fasr. ! will present mswelf III her nj i
Christmas GIFT. Alas, ~ little aiI III
knu~, - little ~ any of In know what
the morrow ~ tile wliinaa IL tickle
widow may hiring about. Jark ours Il
tile fate which haA MT provided him
with the "Fift ri Rai, and tho@e other
advantages which sewing mnchincagrnt
seems III w. favored with more than other
mortals, nnd he laii ihe blame II hi~
discontinue All urnn his unfortunate
nasal aprcndage. "1fi weren't for my
internal noHe, he Aolilnn,iye.l. -
should woo the widow and win h,r. /"
Hut thu fumes ~ the r;g nnr rrrm.nsc.l
lis brain and sofenea nh his harrhrr
thoughts. NJ That, when lie found hin
room and rrcpt between the cold. white
sllee's q his bachelor hed, !, was with
mildcr feelings toward NIL thu world, not
even emitting hin poor, dcspisrd nosc.
Such l.rthe, dear friends. II crg.non,
into which w mny plunge with our sor.
fows, our arenry forcbodin1s and our
petty hates, and forget them ono aud
all.
Tho bells that rang out 80 loudly. no
clearly, 40 mcrrily on the Christmas
morning, awakened bob Carter from his
heavy Hlnmhcr, and ha.le him arise fronI
his couch, array himself In lila host A.
tire anI proceed ID tho conquest. He
rubbed his eyes and listened IL Tho
mighty clamor Of the many bells, and
they were more thnn Christmas l,clls 10
him. They were bells III victory, ring.
ing ont ID tho world tho Happy tilinrs
that Bob Carter had CAMEL tue
lovely widow and assumed control III
the boarding house. No more adjusting
Of sewing machines for him. Here wns
M end To bobhins, and shuttl,s. and
broken threads, and dull needles. and
lost stitches, forever. Never again should
he hem, or fell, or braid, Or cnnl. ar
quicker, or tuck. lie had removed his
foot from the trraale, he hna detached
the bait for MI time. md heneeforth
SOME less fortunate individual could run
the machine.
This ~ TIN psopitious ,lay, and I
hear victory III the air. lie exclaimed.
Hrrineing ii tho floor, anil strniphtwuy
going about his morning ablutions.
lie Ind not advanced fnr in this oxcr.
cise, when IL occurred III him that lie
should awaken Jark. Al once proceed.
ing 10 Jack's room with this motive, he
raped at the door, hut, there being 10
response, he turned the knob and rn.
tnrcd, with the express purpose III pull.
ing Jacks nose md aronsing him from
his stnpor, mud, III WI have already init
mated that this howe witA rather surpest.
i've OF pulling. tho fact will probably
account for thu misrl,irynns intention,
which had nria n In Hol,'s min.l. ii xas
yet Early morning, and tho runm was
quite dark, Int passing hin hanl over
the la.l he felt Iii. PROSTATE form of his
friend through the heavy blankets which
covered him. Softly continuing lin
search, he presently detected jack Il
heavy beard beneath his touch. and.
almost immediately, his lingcm closed
upon tho object of lis quest Int, good
heaycn the Nose was coll MI MI iciclr
md hard ~ atone.
Like shock FROM a battery the awful
truth flashed through Isob's brain.
mud hn clntclled III tho bed.post Ii
save himself from falling, IN his lips
parted md he ganprd.
My 0ol, he's dead"
And then ths hnffil reflection sei...l
him TIT he Mn. there alone with In.
King 81 Verrors--all alone with tic cold
AMI silent IL. nj, aud his feet took unto
themselves wings, mud la Had. Fled Ike
the wrutchea little coward that hn waa.
tearing through the hull like /. wild man
Anh screaming ~ every stop. Down thr
stairway he flew, three steps III il time.
bounding like rubber balI, and yelling
with all the force III hi- lungs
"Jnek's deaa Jack Npgrrs in .lead,
aud cold N clay =
Tho servants heard him frat, and ran
y NEE. thu haIi.clal ..lunatie, with rap.
INK mouth and wondering oyua, Ills
suspentlcrs .langled III llis nides. ii,
nlippers Ind dropped On the way, md
his shirt, hy your leave, Ind e.stan.l
from tho oontluta of his pantaloons NO.
while he VIVA attempting Nh adjustment
q hin apparel, til. door III tho widows
chamber flew oprn, and tho little luly
popped INT. She was attire.l In Il rt,Lr
fif HAik--Mnnr1inn IN hut Il ,..n.. -, I..l