The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-01-12

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alsust two hours. mot reading ~ wofk.
Ing. Int thinking III how long the time
wunld ise before Julia Drnison returned,
and thcrc ~. watching the ,a<slne
veAeels far os,i IN tho hlns water where
\ rccmcd ~ melt into thr ~ky.
MY masing came to sudden end,
fof fclt that II MAN neglected. III Nj. to
stay away 10 long. ami began 10 hurry
back.
ITO reach Tho road above, after
climbing a zig -sag path. hal 10 pass
round bold blmlf nj chAiky rock which
projected from thc c!iiI, nnd ctfccinAlly
concc~lcL tho path on Tho other si.lc.
VA Eo used ID Tho path that 1 II.
raost ran round, when 10 my horror and
astoniahmcnt | came roughly Ia contact
with \ gentleman walking Ia tho oppo-
alto direction.
hardly know how Il occurred. hut
partly from the collision, partly In con.
sequence u my TASTY stop back. my
foot slipped over tho edge u tho path,
the crumbltng stones gave way, and /
fcll.
1t would have l,ccn no very terrible
fall, only a severe scratching and a
sprain, for tho cliff there was unly a
steep slope; Int was saved by tho gon.
tlcnan catching my wrist, aud. at tho
expense of y severe wrench, dragging
mo hack 10 tho path: and before could
recover from thu surprise aud thu nick.
faint feeling that came over me, he was
carry ing mo along the path 10 grassy
slope, where he tenicrly laid mo down,
and poured between my lips few drops
of spirits from flask.
=. Lie still. hc laid, In low, symra.
thetic voict. Thank Heaven, my poor
child, you arr safe
There waa such tone or command
IN llis voice. and hc seemed 10 imply that
had boon saved from such 4 terrible
danger, that IN my ", Ak state accepted
y all, and with girl's romantic folly
bcxAn 70 feel gratitude t. my prcservrr,
~ lay there hlunhingly GlAncinR at Tho
handsome sacc 10 full u rolicitnde that
whs hAl ng over mo.
"Th0rc was something ia hia words
that went 10 my heart every time lie
spoke, aud ut his wish did not attempt
70 move for some time. till he yielded 10
my solicitations, aud agreed Mat wus
sufficiently recovered To walk home.
| 80 You arc more hurt than you think,
You brave little woman, liz raii, tender.
". There, take my arm, and WI nce
yon home.
- Indeed, l can walk, l said, In. a
faint cry al pain escaped mo "a tried.
for my ankle was slightly sprainod, and
! WAS glad 70 lean upon him, mud accept
hiH escort home.
80 Am right In thinking am sneak.
Ing 10 Miss Denison 4 no naid on the
way.
- YEA Isail, surprised at tho know
edge ON the part Of the stranger; but
how .lil yon knowl'
- Know hu mil, laughing did
You suppose thst iii this little Isle IL
Wight beautiful flower could blossom
without its fame reaching through its
length and breadth
started, hardly knowing whether
u feel pleased or annoyed, and my 70
plios we're in monosyllables, till We
reached the cottage, greatly 10 mamma n
s,lrprisc nrd alarm. Here, with tho
most gcntlcmanly consideration. my
companion took hin leave, md was
helped IL the .ofi. where my little
aprainr were seen 10, and tho pain soon
forgotten.
lsccollcct was hut 10, and such at
tentions were quite new III me. think,
then, may bo excused for listening tho
next day with nnttering pulses IL . VOICE
TINT heard through tho OPEN window.
innniring utter my health then feeling
anmething very near akin 10 pain IN !
heard the retiring footsteps while when
mamma took from the servant Il card
AMI renh aloud, Capt. lIansleigh, Ray.
part barracks, vivid blush over
nrinad my cneekr, only 10 deepen IN
rangnt Tier searching gaze nnn heard
her sigh.
= know now how foo.iall WINS 10 let
m, weak young heart go forth 10 the
first fowler that laid Tor 4. his tnarca,
Int ! was innocent anil unskillc,l then.
] VIVA but girl IN ways aud thoughts,
and tho hravt, handsome young officer,
who hMd been III India, md bore scar
nrnn hiH forchcad, made the poor, weak
heart beat whenever liz approached.
For what WIZ WAS my Argument
that thss lnan, who could pick and choobe
III society, should be over coming over