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

Two prctty. cld-fAsliunctl cottarcs
standing near each other on srclulett
tres. ahAied country rnAl. AruMrntcl hy
little meadow, which from IN. birth
81 eprina 70 thu death 81 autumn 70.
lcac.d u waving green grasses and white
dstsiss and yellow ,lanl.lions, aud after
that WurN = robe woven of SNOW flakes
- h!f and pure N when they fell from,
tho akics, until oil winter, 10 whom tho
fQbe brlungcd, hearing Tim v,urninu
blIxla ask Tor tho violcts, gathered Il
about him aud vanished again.
IN one ot them. Vi. larger, Ia front
o. which was neatly kept lawn,
and ~ tho back email hot house aud
miniature vegetable garden, lived Miles
Guernsey and his man Mike, the Quo al,
old bachelor, tho other. m hc described
htmse1f, - wildly man. thAnks bu q
The Lord that sint Arr rcst.
ia Tho other otc Cottage ~ they
called Il, for In rose time II was COM
pleteiy surrounded by rosca, they filled
tho spAcc In front and clamhered over
Me- porch and up the silcs of tho house..
had lived quiet, elderly couple for
many yeArs, until about month before
my story III II may hc dieniiled by thal
titlc) begins, when they went u heaven
on Tho vcry Same day. 4. they hal often
prayed 70, loving old souls. and loft
Nu9n Cottage waiting for nuw tenants.
Just :. Ia got comfortably settled, =
grumblesl Mils~ Guernsey, Ito In Ml
,,pset again Other old men and women
1.-Two till they're \ hundred. Why couitln',
ehsee have done ~, instead al dying NJ
- early ag~ ~ ~iehtyl And there,
no showing who'll take tin oottngc,
bomebotly with cats. dogs, and babies,
I've no donbt--threc kinda Of animals
slcleol."
- Ihrue fur w, hoss," said Mike,
with ~ ominouH shake Of thu head,
Illero waH something clne Mr.. Nuern
NY inaiatsd hc dctcstrd, and TINT VIVA Il,
old maid. "A man." M ,,sed to nav
don't necd smiles and kin~cH and mi
names and children hanging around him
% keep him sweet, but woman does.
Of cotirsc tomc of the poor things cam
help thair forlorn state thu men don't
propose, or they do md run away, ~
their cMrentA cut up rough, or thcy have
Invalid relations 10 take care III. In
very sorry for lheln They have ii,
aoartisst sympathy Int, III sl,c came.
Aid No when Mike csme ono lovvl,
June morning ~ tell hin master thu cot.
tAge was rented, adding with nly grin,
An ahurc rs ovid maid in hcf
mother, Mr. Guernsey sail aomothlna
u which IN ought 10 have leon
ashamed, aud which, for that reason,
shAnt ut down, aud then wont on, var.
caselcslly. "snd now we'll have MI sorL
81 'suecf, cumming peta, suppose
hut il any of thom come near mn prem.
'ses"- fMriously--"I'll poisen I'm,
drown ON. wiring their necks. do you
hear, Mike T.
Faith, o." Haid Mike, grimiy.
"l'yc lived here ten ,rarn," resume
the master, "in peace nl,i quiet, driver
here BY NJ OLD maid III tho first place,
and u Will IN hard indeed II | nm driven
AWAY by another. Will, a piano .,
guitar, NO doubt 1"
"Aithtr thst last or n ilI.llc, SIR, :
said Mike. 81 Hoi III. Rnr,il \ cnrryin
Y - Yesterday 10 III own nate It'll,
roilin.
bhe'll play snA sing from morning
ttll night, 0ut III tlnr md tune, and
sh.ll be Obliged 70 clote MI tho door,
"Anyhow. suggested Mike. "then
can bN no l,AbttH.
Ihank heaven for That /" mMid Mi
uusTnxcy, l~rvcntly; Though Il don
know but what llse guitar. worse. YIN
cnu Aoase young children Nv makinf
i.o.s = 'em. When do they move III
MIkei''
ITO morrow. sur" Rid Mike. Och
hnt tl's dreadful"
We'll - A.iishing, Mike. H. read,
Tomorrow morning III layhr"ak, MI.
VOL stay away \ week. never .ulil.
l,rAr thu nOiAC women inat, wien tho, i.
putting house ~ iighta, ~ fl.sy cali II
and II cau't stsnd II nfief W. com.
bsss. . my, ~ pull ~ "talse4 aud No 'o'
YIs, aMr," said Mike.
When Mics tiliarhsps aud h,H mAi
returned frOm ths nAhlng excursion
Ni.A Osl,OSnC Mlsl Miss l)alDurur's musi.l
and Mus Oslnrnn's maui IL MI wurt
wcse installed III Ngru Cottage, AMI
shrs enough, thr Arst sounds thu
greeted tlse ~eys of the fishermen were
The plsseAnt tjnkling ri TIM guitar an
m equally pleasant voice singing m old
fashioned 1Ovc M0ng--n0i out III tima
however. and decidedly In time.
And Tho worry nsAt lay small Dig,
aller sui0l0g SMrioM.ly about IN III
outside TOR ! while, tqieexnd himself
neAsIy III, and, crawling nnder thr trout
eale. frtskHl gsyly over thn tiny lawn,
and fr0n Themes up 10 tho porch, where
~ ~ lsvn's owner rssding tho news
pepes.
1hA intruder wAs ! bright ryel littls
tegsieg, slightly lame Ii oi,e II hiw hind
larA ond ~ pSOoseded u cApSr about
~ "a boehelog - though II him hs
= sasly but lonG.josl friend.