The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1876-04-21
A NIGHT or HORROR.

MY rvvmntus~ls wrinllcl FACE, and my
srny hair, hare oflen ir~n the sutW Il
wnndrr and question. And while hare
always hal the inclination ~ imr~fs 1
knowleiec ~ Facts to The cafiuus, nevcf,
until tonight. have hal ~nMeient strength
and conmEc /, s,ll Tie ~.ory thai, even II
this di-lan. time. thrills and 6ll. me with
sugnr horror an,l alarm.
"Ahnnt t~n years slnce. | had occasion 10
90 to Ansclmo, a l..,le town nut Wc.t.
ut u, even ~ this day. Ii~sgr~Atle and
dangerous journey ~ perform, and thcn II
wn~ particularly ~, llus. when wifs
recognizes The predominant duty of her lilo
- h. strict and nnlne*lionins obedience 10
her husband, neither rough fnrr nor feNsfal
roads cnn deter her In the prosecution OF the
sct pnsls,@c II her @.nl.
My husband had invested hi- rrady funds
In \ piccc oi pr,per,y In An~l,no, md.
although l,c wa- not ~ any ,ncan-n man Of
wealth. h. wAS abba 10 snrr.unL me. gcner.
onsly with aIl the comforts, " not the lug
AVFA ~ INV.
MY marriage with him had met with the
extreme olrp,~iti,n oi my eniirc family but
genuine affection hnd prclpm mated over
sny propo.cl worldly considerations.
My husband 'rinv, however, unpopular
amtd lI,o domestic circle. brcnnc of hls
hnanrinl inability ~ cnnfvm % tisrir uni.
veral ilea. ~ wmt wis requisite In 4 life
VI civilization and refinement. determined
he would " FONT Wet" and, " he found
any induecncns to settle, iic wMld invest
his means. And Hrprt.e me- tndnc ,Imc where
snI i.uw ~ join him.
I'VE Ind one child, the ilpl ~ nnr hsarlH.
and. ~ I scmern'rr tlr parting. now, II
seemed mnrh morr difficult 10 my husband 10
say prsl.lsr "a Ellie ihan IL mo.
We'll, lle went awas. md tried 10 bo
cheerful nnl hnpty, a,ti | succeeded.
Every IN, Eliir ,il-pi,seia new accom-
rlislnrni ~ m unexpected power, ~ N
Unlmasin.sl gr.cr, and | eatrfly anticipated
sl,e time wlWn Lp luther u,uld 80 him
again.
elhe winter. the spring. tlc summer
fA~.ssl away IL .aea.s..ise sea-,ns isturs
0ne H.ri ifMW t'iaike .uinn,a,ed me from
orr nnll,e village,
u in nh think iI,al my rrlnliyc~ realised
how ,lnr m, chill md we're ~ siic,n until
w iell them
Tie, nrrV extremely asnrso 10 my pro-
rosd aslcnp, 10 nuke the jtarney alone.
fur lung iiIne there waA In their oppo-
stiion. bitterness aanin-f my husband, bus
th.s irellng wnA fitnll, overwhelmed ly In
dlvnatlun ngnInnt nn fr my persistent d.
termination ~ adhere faithfully ~ CIark's
expressed desire thai should lvre no tInc Il
joining him,
There Nerc mnps hundred miles .
tsrse by rail. i,il finally ! Wa. directed 20
slop nj particular -ia,ipn and there hire q
conveyance and proceed ~ rad side Inn,
Whcre | wns 10 await tls arrival III my
husband who would JOIN me " rxlwdiliouAly
= possible
The tHil travelling wa~ pleasans and nay,
and, more than Nil. replsie with interest," IT
mr., for. until i,u summoned me wsss. md
meter hccn mOrs than dfly miles fsUm
honsr.
~ took NOTE NJ r,ery thing. and md 3
heartfnl ~ plrwansr, and r,~ip " .sll hin
when ~ werc coslly .sasod by our own
Are~lds
Arriving ~ the stslion, | found convsy.
succ, which. nj IN exptbisans wir, was
hired 10 me iur The journey " ti,s nMdstds
tavern.
'''i'bi- Inter part II my travel was dIsa-
greeaiIc.
- Rrcnt, bnHy. couniryman with ths
ero~@st and smlkIr@s lace | iM,c cvSs sesu,
dsoye tho vehicle, which wAs rntsling -
ehine Of broken springs md wosn-ous
leather seats. and ragged 4.uey y.sssllins
curtains.
Nevertheless II was Nil 10 muoh bsllsr
shan ! rsI~cssd that ! WAS IN quite ! stass
of delight,
ssfhs driver wa. my dreAj along ths toneiy
mad. and clasprj Edda elu-eiy In Wy sss,s
andrui my truri In Gvj, with happy ssnils,
remindinK my1elt that woald ~ Clssk
that night. and tle sLion~ wsse fais
ti,ai ~, fancy co'JarrI W, whilo the dk.
lanee ~ .lywls traseled.
II ~Ax nsarly dusk whsn w reached
"Tls fork., ,"--she na,ns II .l,s tavern To-
wards which W had hssn jourasyinE--a
n11N which hscame applicable from ths fssi
That Tho high rmd foshsd 10 the right and =
~ lefl, jass n TINT Dh,lnt.
III ~W ) NIL. narrow. ll,vee.ssery frane
house. In tcry 1ojn,niA and .lliapkiAte6
eoHIiiks. Tho outside ptn~usmsnl. how.
ssrr, wa4. " anything. tnorc agreeable than
Tint which i~held within dooss,
''lie landlord met me- VI ti,c Ams and N.
tso.insi NO iaso a'.aua, little roam On ll,s
I'm u tho eoIj, dark. nntarpesed he'll. ltwaa
elos In structure. nnI IN atmosphere I'M.
having TINT di.aEreralIr, study sios whiGh
Imprrunalps civ air. III aiI apartments