The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-11-16
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ran~s. Tic Iaat frfaafns tiFas, IN Il F~stAsta
sunns inetaans Iii Nnssmirt, M,ss fsneh
nsssk. u sle knnwlsslre taat her ssaslt.
ilnn wns tvs II IT, rHs3.l.
II vain she tfisI ii atrn hst@.ii
tsrk into her ull ALI .satsatss4isa, ii
~as inst - lfua naw Al il Was tesist ias
thai hrs hFsAhst Ia.n.~ hal married Al.
fah iahss a pffl shs shusia4,t sle lsn.l
rsspl reasan ~ hat Int, ssmr~ay,
there WINS nn rls asnre IL w. gained frusa
csmIafsns their passrts with lrr RICHES.
Nlle tried ~ W., l,ark her .,ld rnnssns,
Nv thtnAsnr III the ~ sen little ftnrlte.
who essnll tr ~ well.tlrss~esi. ~ we'll.
educated, anil ~ altogether comfort ahle
with hcf MONEY. and trhs ranata n.,yf
nsf ssW nf II Hut this. contrary 10
ail rNst experience, only hai the effect
III making hrr feel mntr uncomfortable
than hcfurr. SHE ifiei a. pariure tl,e
"uld Noman'n iIomen sle was g,inr IL
.n,low lint the great, massive n,rr. II
architecture brought with IL mn cnusola.
tiun whatever.
A monster turkey wa& just being
brought into her nrxt.slonr nciehhof's.
II reminded her that the following LAY
war Thanksgiving. anl niro reminded
her That ahe hnd VT ~ provide herself
wiih thu culinary whercwithal without
which M Thanksgiving dry might be
properly celebrated; for Misa Finch was
Massachusetts woman, and not once,
in NIL her fifteen years III social exile,
Ind she Jailed III the outward oh.crvanc.
II this holiday.
IL always made Miss Fincll's face
burn 10 think III Capt. Ahel Jones
first cousin 10 her obnoxious sister. In.
Inv. Long ago. when shc wan In her
teens, they hal been lovers. mil every.
lMxly knew tint, m Enun ~ la cot hin
ship, Asel Jones' md Jenny Finch were
e. l,e man niL wife: hut ono evening
she ran ever ~ Sarnal's tthcy hal once
burn bosom fricndx), and hearing voices
IN tile parlor hai stopped moment 10
discover Who wAs there. lii that mo.
mrn, nlae Ind seen Miss Sarah cryin0. M
Ii her heart would break, with her lcn.l
On Mr.. Ahcl's shoulder.
Quite ignoring tho iact thnt these two
had bccn brought up together, and that
Abel hnd time and again tpld her that
Sarah was just the same IL him NJ II
dear sister, Nils. Finca grew riRhteously
indignant; yet she was just---vcry iust,
indeed she wonid not j,,dg. tliem on
this evidence, although IL nlpsl my one
II would liave been proof ennnrl, OF n
very .lisAgreeAble fart hut slls would
wit and see how their conversation &c.
corded will, their position. 40 she
waited.
Don't cry" raid Mr. Abel Jone..
plendinRly. | nm snre | can fl il MI
right. She isn't nearly 70 ionu of mo
~ yon think: and you know, Sarah, how
slenr yo,l are u her. III break Il IL het
gently, anl I'm sure she'll give me III
of her uwn accord.
Now. MiHs Fincl, hadn't II Jealous lin.
tnre, not ut all !! hut Iii. most ,n,sur.
picions idiot In the universe cunlin't
have misunderstood tliat speech. /. VIM
very evident hs wanted 10 b. free from
htr. ~ shu stole gently ont, witLont
hitting them know u her prescnce.
walked home NJ railroad speed. and
with very proper sclf-Fekpect. imne
diAtely iied mp his picture. his few pr,s.
.nt., and his fewer tettnrs. and e..nt
them buck ~ him, with tlle pretty false
li~oa TINT she found she didn't like HIM
will enough ~ marry him. and shonlI
lr Obliged II h. would rcleaA.. her from
the engagement.
Aht diefnf prgpo1e n ~ Tilted 81
hfm--and she wasn't. :"
Then Ahr went IN Oh visit. sfnvel
two moutlls, md came home 10 ilnd Lcr
brother James engaged ID her fnlxe
friend aud lirr false lover nowhere.
II vain nhe tnlenyored 81 prevent Iii.
marriage. Her brother would NOT ~
convinced, without absolute proof. that
SARAH Jones' wA. not perfect woman
She begged, pleaded and urged. B,,t
pride prevented hcr giving him The nne
iisrt 81 which Mhe had become po... .s.sl
md ~ tic two were married. anil sh..
fnpk hcr fortune left her by har fnther, !.
Gully histerl aud herself ID another tn~n
gradually withdrawing hrrsrlf mnr. .n.i
more from the world, until. ut twenty.
s,x, SHE waA confirmed misautl,ro,s,
seeing no one.
Ihis writ ~ existence slle had kent IN
mt. W. ttc uinn our STORY opens.
why sarah Jones Married jaime,
Finch, and why Abel Jones' was .liIl /
bachelor snAs Captain. wer:mysteriss ~
'iiu NOS trouble herself 70 explain. bur
q their treachery, what mattered i 4
nor nov they spent their lives
To-day Mi.s Finch, In thinking I'VE,
ner past. acknowledged ~ herself In tht
first time that she might have been i, anty
MT 20 far - Tho stalwart sailor vas t.,i,
cerned, but about her brother,
don't suppose ought 10 have 81.
pcntru him r. give up his sweetheart
without amy reason .hc thought n
wouldn't have done il myself. brliev.
III Aend them gOod 1hanka0ivins din.
mr.. From all | can hear, thew I'm. !,
able % DO much In that line for thrm
selves ani with sudden tvinO. 4,
conscience, thu more acute from ks,ina
unusual, Miss Finch hurried IN ~,
bonnet and shawl, and started ar /.
market. =
On, the marvellous pnrcha.r. III
mAdc Pumpkins, and crauhcrrir. a,,I
turkeys, md Chickens, anil barrel. II ~.
tatoes. onions, apples. Aouf. and ev.. =,
thing rlsr iii Iii. eating lin. thst e..,,},I
be desired. s'a''
I'LL give I'm Thanks,iving a.,
will laet tho ~iuter.' she MID. rrin ,iv'
and mon, vi ~ sudden. sle fell !
9rest df.ire - pArtske II thu rood
fhings ahn had generously provided.
I've 9oci min! Y 70 down md 81
b we!oons, but they can't do NOR Tia. \
1nut 80 door y ny face. ! believe III
on'y ono. !ett: md don't think II rigbi
- eeoalo i've my longer this Wy.
ACCORDING . ~ account, 6arah's btfp
! rood vt5e 10 him. /"
And % thss night Miss Fipuh s1estrd
a. l0r ! yj1is n 81 brAhp's