The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-07-06
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ainl hear le,s. t~,~ailtls. Hslsn Nnn
lnsn u ha Mrs. Hume t.,.ias.
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fcratsi ~ liz vrrs rich. However. IL
tufnssl nut, arm liza DEATH AMI ait.l
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tho r~'st.l chill IL fortune, Il, l.v viii,
cNtrvmr economy rv.f SINCE. "
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nevrr married - asked lila guest
Married = repeated Hum. .irn IN.
slesl J AMI IN TINT may he ssen tilr
moral III my story to which | refrrrl
Int ,lo moi let IN anticipate. let III lw.
r,n NJ th. beginning.
Tine evening, going ~ fultiil an ~.
gAHrmcMt with Miss Van Horn, IN the
servant urhcrcd me Mnnnnunnrrtl into
the pRrlor, | found her engaged I'M nj,
animated conversation with II singularl.
Handsome Young man, WIN. saw nj il
glance, might readily hrum. il formula.
bic rival, and fit for the instant d
sharp pang III TINT un,miul,l,,, ,liscun-
crrting passion. jealousy. HIT ~ my
entrance hn.l hcch unulmrs.sl. was
able y recover myself before saying, in
my blandest manner, 'ti,Ml.cveninu.
Tho gentleman started, and stint, ~.
turned my Inv. Az fur Helen, with
suilnScd checks she ~ail, Why, Mr..
Hume, ! dhl not lrar ynn 1T Ill yo,
arr absolutely ~ gentle uA laml.
somewhat angry NJ her ssireal
tone, | observed TINT she was engavnl
u, conversation ni,d probably lid not
hear me ontnr, anil added ihat | Ind
eallcd ~ attend h.r ~ iat gallery IL 49,.
the picture .lle was ANXIOUS about.
- lsnt really. Mr.. llnur,, MI. au,d,
somewhat eoninse,lly, hacking from th,,
stranger Ia me. li,l entirely forgotten,
NIL about il, a,,d ~ promised MIR
Churchill herr Ia accompany him Il, r..,
lsiehclnu tonight.
= glanced tnwnr,l thu stranger and
u. returned thu glance will, il nlsht
Ifuwn ~ hir ia,.. Miss Van IInrn .pI,
iinnel. Int oil big Your pardon,
gentlemen. hui forgotten ,ul, werr M,
acquainted with rael other. Mr.. Hume.
tina ~ my friend, Mr.. Churchill. Of
Richmond. and she ear.lrssl, fell buck
into the chair, iron which she Ind hall
nhnn i,G the moment.
! nm sorry Mlss Van Horn has W,
treaeher,,'is u memory hut hope. Mr..
Churchill with Your approval ran l,e
prevailed upon 10 defer his engagement,
Tor ! assure yoil the picture IN u far. g.,l,
mud well worth seeing lprrsist.sl in this
hetA,tse ! lind bernM. slightly r,,lIr,4l ly
ill' indnlrnt why III receiving Til. homage,
pni,l her. AMI tIlufr seemed ~ h. glsnm
ii triumph ~ III. faee III my rival.
The young man lnnkrd III M prn.rly.
then silently turned IL Miss Nan Horn
Tor sonr expression III her Wishes. liz
Nas evidently very mnrl, diHplenrsl III
my interruption III their tcte-A.tete, md
VIVA sufficiently Interested I'D til, laly ~
~ seriously RULED III NY 1...,nlng
rivalry hc was not altogether pleased
Will, thu feet that rlie seemed No careless
with respect 10 her engagements, which
lid not accord with his standard III
women. liz wasn wcllc,llrat.l, comedy
young man III goud fortune, nccnsi.,in.d
u b. we'll received hy women, an,l vt
~ he afterwards told mc..-hr could moi
help for the moment some apprehension
that tho lndys chuiee for Tie evening
might 20 against him, for yon know
VIVA called quite lnly's man In those
days.
A for Miss Nnn Horn, nl,e INT, mean.
while, dcmurcly laying with large, tnsrul
suspended from tile arm IL her rl.y rl.nir
Tor \ moment. ~ il III dcl,bvration, then
exclaimed : Really, 1 MN SURF il tn,,ni
br very wrung In ine IL l,c M Thought
icss. IL II nntY' Here II captivating smile
illuminated her beautiful features n,,d
partrd her bewilching Iils, i,,st Discover.
inK the prarly teeth between them. mil
klle Hsi,lcd, Will ynl not settle thu .i,.es.
tioI, gentlemen, between Yourselves 4
The matter must h. arranged IN non,.
why, and, nm l VIM TIN nlnht iutlnntr
friend 81 thu falnils, nDd my rival il
comparative stranger. ! wa. about Ia
magianimo'.nly withdraw my proten.ionr
md leave the field, when suddenly
tlcr. was 4 loud ring II thc front door,
md Miss Vim Horn startled 10 her l.4t
with the exclamation All, TINT must
~ Mr.. Dcktnltnn what nm unfortunate.
tlloughtlcrs girl nm, for Ia believe
Mln engaged ~ ~ 10 the opera with him
to-nighty
That quickly settled the question III
dinputn between MIR. Churchill and my.
self nnd with common impulse W.
luth ro~o u our feet. smiled nj each
other pleasantly. anil. will, ner., hurried
'goAl evening a. MiHs Van Horn, /
stopped for MY Int. which hni fulton
from my hand III my surprise. unl str,,ck
my hcMl against thu corner III Tho piann,
Mr.. Churchill rushed into tle l,nll.
almost upsetting the diminntiv. DO Atnl.
ttl.. whom he net, the very picture of
cfa'ninancy and ultra. foppisAness.
= Descending ~ tho sidewalk, where
the brilliant cquipAge u ID Atnlt,ls met
onr view, w butll simultaneously hurst
intn laugh TINT seemed III brunk tl,e icc
between IN, for W walked IN together
Tor several htiiarur. An complained III
severe pain IN my eycs from the blow
! iiAi received, my companion said, /
hope Mr.. Hume will pardon my recent