The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-01-05

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b her hcecna. and hAdc the s~fth tArv'
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icicaea ltvM The fcnfs 81 The csttaese aud
lhe nAhcxl ,bsNnchrs al thc trrsN and
Tho n~a9hbc~ hAsl mcs dozen timee.
lint In That dozen times Miles unernsry
hAd managed 10 learn trrincsrAlly from
The elh lady, lclicNtr. HwcnttArc,l
woman. from whom the daughter hal In.
heFited her pleasant cycel that thu pi,t
ttrv ri the handsome Young mas IN ,he
pAslor WA Inc portrait of No~A's lover,
who hAd died nfteen y,~rw tcfor~ IN \
foreign land, where Ii, hail gone for his
health. 7 lsn~A WAN wcll.niRh broken.
hearted a tlrat, !" slih Tin Oil lady ba,
timc has enit ned her grief, and now sha
can speak Of him n calmly m shc can ii
Tho darling little sister Who died whsl
she wAa 4 child" Prom The same source
hc learned that Roaa's father hal been 4
speculator, nnlncky In al his slNculn'
tinna, and that when. his Inst great Ills.
appointment breaking hia hMrl, he 10,
parted this life, there ~Aa ycry little hf,
Tor his widow and children. Robert,
my only ron, sAid tLc old lady, helps
I'm oil hc cNn hut lately he llRA married
= sweet girl. ~h has patiently waited [. |
him Hvo long Years, aud now Rosa and
Will hAvW tO live more economically than
cvcr, II that bc possiblc. HIT, GcAr me,
how 10 run on. and how Rosn would
scold mo II al,o knew u hut you an NJ
kind and eympAthetic, Mr.. Guernsey,
that, short IN snr acquaintance has been,
! almost regard you ~ ono Of tho family.
Rosa. my dear, should like Mr.. aue,n,
soy 10 hcar that now wong your brother
sent you last week.
"And would Mr.. Gnernscy like 70
hear tx" RoaA asks.
= How oAn you ark mo l" rays The old
bachelor. ~ nm alteuya pleased IL
hear you Hing." by which remark you
will perceive he hal become entirely
rscnne.lsd b tho guitar.
i wAS the evening Of Christmas day.
Milca Guernsey ant Alonc In his pArlor,
thought on hiH brow aud pipe IN hia
mouth, when Mike entered with 4 dainty
rosa pcrfMmcd three coSncrcd note.
/" From tho ovid maid, sur said he.
Miss Ostorns, yon n,caaa," said his
niAaesF. sternly. "Don't call her IN old
mAid a9Ain.
would Mr.. Guernsey 40 the note
ran" give Mrs. and Miss Osborne the
pleasure 0f his company this Christmas
EVENING" Brother Robert md his wife
have come down from tho city, and
thofp would, be- little music, little
supper, and whit.
"Wait, and I'll write an answer, /" Wild
Mr.. Guernsey. Aud whilo Mike waited
he lNgMn Ia talk Again. "Shure, 80
heard tho ncwH, sMr' The village IN full
nv n. They nay she oughtn't " dome II
that ica incourAgin wickcdncAs an
/" Who tho dickens aro yon taking
about I" Asked his master, turning impa.
tiontly around. pom la hand.
"Il,e Owlu--I name MiSs Osborne,
sur" answered Mike.
Aud pray sehat shouldn't she hAs,
donci"
"IMkcn neasie Vests baby, s,,r.
!" Taken Das.ie Vests hnl,y 4 az
on .hi. momsnt Nike. Or IN brain you
With tho poker. |"
well, you see, sur." Mike. thus nd
monisncd, went Oh glibly enough. "Y.
know thAt unfortunate story about nca
MO West, the purity sawing -surrili |"
!" Yas, yc.--hravcn knows do. mol
i womAn'a tongue Within teh milcs, *.
oept one, bnt has wAgged about IT,
"Well, sur, last night she died. m
sho mint for Clio owld--I name Miss On
borne--for nhs MAS ffighted NV The
other women, they'd beon Nj hard Il
hor--lAd 'ceAs 10 nm IAN halt NV o.
Wild chillhcr nv their own. nm mol
KNOWN what tlloy ~ romin' to M the
nwll--l name MiAa OHborne - whit -
"Of cpuran aim did," interrupted hi
master. Ito IN. !"
An .ho prayed wild Tho poor thing,
An closed her eyeA I'M within she came
away shc fetehed thn young wun Will
her, an they do say nho'A .goin 10 'dop'
II, All tioy II nivcr shpnkc 10 her agin. =
Which would IN very great pity =
seid The old bachelor with cmrhasls, and
rather diabolicA grin.
"Yis. sur. An now ] suppose well
be afthsS movin'. sAure, for II only nade,l
the baby 10 make II complatc, owld--l
name Miss Osborne, Gaia. dogs and ha.
bius."
"(ict mo my graat. coat, WAS Tho only
roply he received. I'm answer thu notu