The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-04-13
A WOMAN After ALL.

Take of that hideous bonnet, Doro-
thy, want 70 see your sweet little face
withoutit."
Thou shouldst not speak 50 Charles
II is very wrong
Why, little Dorothy? tell me why"
Thou knowest favor Is deceitful and
beauty is vein We ought TO bear tssti
mony against the vanity of personal
looks"
Ought we2 Then tel me Why it has
pleased Providence to make you 50 beau
tiful, my little cousinP
"Hnsh, Charles. I viii not permit thee
speak to me 10 this manner" And Dor
othy Hicks, the little Quakeress put on
her grayest air and struggled violently to
turn the corners Of her mouth down when
they wanted to turn up
Don't look 40 serious, little girl You
positively alarm me" And Charley May
nard burst into merry laugh that echo
ed through the poplar trees in the old gar
den. Now. tell me Dorothy ] insist
upon knowing, and as member Of your
family, consider I have the tight 70 be
Informed are you going to marry that
Broadbrim?"
Friend Ephraim is a very worthy man,
Charles thou must not speak Of him
thus
Look, Dorothy There he is, I win
quote no proverbs, buthis hat Just turned
the corner as I spoke. Now don't look as
ifyouintended to leave the house for you are
not going. T1ltell you secret When
was down by the river this morning, ]
found boat with tempting pair Of oars
lying 10 it, and made up my mind that
! Dorothy Hicks and her worldly cousin
/ from the popular city Of New York we're
going for a roT in that very boat this eve
ming"
1T is neighbor Hancock's boat"
But he will let us have IT,
"Y-es 3, but Charles, think it is my
duty"
No it is not. You know you DON
want to spend this lovely evening in tht
/ house entertaining Broadbrim, and you d.
want to 90 watch the sunset on the river
With me.
Dorothy looked doubtfuIly toward thc
house, and wistfully towards the river
Come Dorothy, let's hurry or Grey
coat win come out and catch US
Charley t,ok Dorothys hand in his
and in moment they are on their way u
the shore.
But Charles, see that cloud in the
south. IF there vas to be storm
But there vin not be. Come, jump
in.
The oars are lifted into the row locks
Dorothy takes the management Of the
rudder, into her little hands, and sooh
they are gliding over the smooth surface
Of the water, leaving track of silvery
/ bubbles behind them It vas lovely
evening The misty shadows Of twilight
are gathering 10 the east and in the west
the clouds blood red and purple, are cast
/ ing q rosy light all over the broad river; a
/ fresh breeze is blowing arounc z cir faces
and waves splash against the sides oi
/ their little boat ike low monosonous music
Charley Is talking about his nome, telling
Dorothy about the aunt and cousins she
1 had not seen for long time, and amusing
her with stories Of his college days, and
efforts to make his way in his position
which at first was 30 seccessful Neither
Of them notices that the breeze grow.
every moment stronger and fresher, and
that the dark cloud ia the south has
/ spread over the morrison, and is covering
! it with darkness.
Presently a low muttering growl oi
thunder startles them from the dream
into which they have fallen
Turn back, Charles, turn back, cried
! Dorothy. sthe storm IS on us?"
But there is no turning back. The,
have been rowing with the tide. The rfv
err is very wide and the increasing forc'
/ Of the wind and waves together is ),
strong that when they attempt to t,trl
around the water rushes into the tn,
boat Botf faces grew pale ID the nassrk'
light % they see the danger