The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-06-08
LOOsING THEM BOTH.

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with cheeks where . pink flush cam
and went, and blue eyes. with long
golden brown lashes and hair tina
waved without the aid of pins o
irons. always thought her nam,
was the most suitable that could hav,
been chosen for her, though the onl,
wonder is that old farmer Budd dit
not name his only daughter Deborah
or Re5ecca, or Sarah Jane.
Rosanna had fortunately been he
fathers grandmother's name, howev
er, and so came . Rose Budd into tn,
world, for Mrs. Budd had made tn,
Anna . middle name instead Of par
of the FIRST, and dropped it.
When l began to like Rose Budt
SO much that l seriously thought o
proposing to her, Hiram Roper liked
her too. He was FIVE years oldel
thanI; q plain man Of twenty-nine
with faint scars on his face and !,
bald spot on the middle of his head
A poor man studying medicine late
in life, because he had not been able
to study in his youth, only hoping
for his diploma in year, with the
practice al in tho future; and /, at
twenty-four had the Mosswood estate
for my own, and money enough to
live on comfortably. There could be
no comparison between us, l fondly
hoped, that would not be favorable
to me, and ] coolly, though politely,
took my place before him, and cut
him out on oil occasions with Rose
bud. |, young and rich and hand
some, and as l suppose, elegantly
dressed; he plain, poor, and shabby,
looking ten years older than he really
was. What chance had he against
meo
And so he slipped quietly into the
background and / made love to
Rosebud, and one day kissed her on
the cheek, and told her life was not
worth having to me if l could not
win her; and she said nothing, but
out-blushed all the roses, and let mo
kiss her again. After that we walk
ed boldly arm in arm through
the village, and friends teased me,
and other beaux dropped away, and
one day gave her ring to wear on
her left hand fore6nger.
Two weeks from that day l went
to London on business. l intended to
stay week, but / was 50 successful
that / remained longer; finally | went
into business in the city, and began
to know people. l visited at the
houses Of wealthy merchants, and
met their wives and daughters, and
by degrees began to understand that,
though my Rosebud was very fair
md sweet, she was not dollhouse
Hover. In other words, her dress
was not like the dress of fashionable
belle; her manners were homespun,
ner education poor. She was very
good excessively good, but not an
elegant lady. Then, too, she sent
ne notes in big buff envelopes, and
lsed little 81" for personal pronoun,
which should have been honored by
The capital 81"
And farmer Budd with bis uncouth
,oats and wonderful hats and long
|traggling beard and hair, was not
he sort of father-in-law that l should
admire; and there was Miss Ham,
,ver. Perhaps that fact was the most
one Of all the workings of
ny disenchantment; for Miss Ham.
,ver was beautiful, all millinery and
upholstery; and Papa Hanover was
,alled Prince Hanover by his friends,
md had his dinner table set for forty
,very day; and wore fortune in dia-
nonds on his bosom, and made friends
wherever he went, by his lavish gifts,
md was the greatest stock gambler
n London.
Papa Hanover had smiled on me,
me how to invest, and had
lined me with his daily forty friends,
md had said, "Violette, love, this is
dr. Markham, one Of those country
,entlemen Of whom we are trying to
make city men,
And Violette had smiled radiantly
lpon me.
Since then how many tete-a-tetes
lad not had with-how many rides.
was learning to dance with her, and
had forgotten to write to Rosebud
or two weeks, when came an anxious
title note on blue paper, beginning
hus:
DEAR HENRY: take up my pen in
land much troubled in my mind re-
.arding you j know you would write
+ you we're not sick-O, Henry, if
1oa are sick do tallygraff and let
ather come up and see you. Henry
will not write any more until j hear
rom yon-i am too much trubbled in
ny mind. We are al well and in the
ropes that you will enjoy the same
blessings remain Yours truly,
KosE BUDD."
"P. S.-Do let pa come if you are
lick. am 20 troubled in my mind"
Ihastened to reply, the awful dread
# Mr.. Budd's fatherly care hanging
,ver mo, 30 to speak, BY single hair.
wrote to Rose, but how? ] shall
lot copy that cowardly letter here