The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-05-04
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That Itaf1smfN Hawkins tsWs#i n gtsAal
N ii ~ issf Ns.rsmshar ~ tasa tiai
I'll. ss.ulsl nsi law esats.altstl trim l.f.
rlI IL she hasl tlatsl
il,s iaslass's hus,sss hspi I,sn avery
lnnW W ,ll~s~,mi,ss during Tie hull III.
i.t1m lAiMy.n ltsr avn nalhsr'a ,hash
H,al tl,r ARRIVAL II III. Youthful stranger
WIN ilai t@sn somehow t~srs.taslsl ls
Slulre Hawkins ia 's,s,me anil take kerr
III his iittl- ,inft.r.
TIE history III the next ilsr years, in
Which klr l.rrell hal Hn,~n fr,m girl.
hssst Id wnmHhlissAi, included all the
genuine sunshine II Barlaras life. anl
el.e kn.w Ia Nhom that change, and a
rod many other excellent things, ~crr
an..
Vl,cn. since III. squire hal l1en gath.
.rsl IL his fathers. whnt 4 notable mnll.
niger hal Widow Hawkins prael l,.rsrlf
iar tf,r ors ia.sierate property h. hni
III behind iiiH
II wa@ just thrr that the difficulty WAS
ip,N coming IN. fnr tlat which. will, such
rnsl management. had kept ihc two
wunien very nicely NJ long M they lived
together, conli continue Ia ,ln M only
under Just TINT STATE III affairs The
widows share. II sct apart ~ itself.
would ~ uiilv another nam. for poverty.
True. AMI yet what suitar. or III lr.l.t
which one ~ the two now nearest Ia u
proper condition for consideration, would
eafr 10 marry mntlier.in Inv, nml Il
ntrp-mnthcr nj thnt, IN we'll IN wife?
Anil She understands IL" xnih nar.
hara Ia hcrxrlf TINT September aitcrntN,i.,
INN WILL IN | do. She's IN polite Ia
Ni...s.. ....
instead III mr. must Aay it's been very
convenient once or twice, for they 10th
like her. In fact, everybody likes her,
anl that's Whit makes my position ~
very peculiar.
4 very pretty girl was Barbara Ilaw-
klnr: even pr'tticf tl,an her step mother.
ant that wis saying something, Ia spite
ii thu widows thirty Years.
4 hit III Il belle. tu,, wins the Rluirc's
"hsires~" IN thnt unamhitious rural
community, mil hy no mcans without
H,nlr characteristics which pnt Tho vii
lagc snsslpr NJ times III mind III Squire
ilawkins's fnst wife.
II tho present innctnre. however, the
public opinion II tho Dur.as Society was
more tllan usually lerrleAeL. Tho
lust judges IT such ml.st.rs were IN.
elinn,l u "p,,ens Hill Enmonn il lertlu
ahrah. although this WIN snrc IL be- fol.
l.~.d lay the remark, "ltnt then, ynu
knuw, Dan Groser'a gut ten dollars IL
Hills ono, AMI he's II mighty higlit rti,l.
dlrr. 7
And Barbara VIVA In II wursr qtinn,lnry
about II than tl,e Dorras Sri.iy knew
haa IL be, FIR III times she almost s,,s.
psstsl her lleart III threatening an i'm.
pertinent interference before her hcal
tot,ll have il fnir rllunce.
Shed hc entitled IA ii third, / n,,n.
l,aae, nlilnluixed The fair mniden,
and she IN wonderful hand with her
needle, There's NO danger Of her ntArv.
lng. There's LIT. ~ folks Il In glnl
enough ~ hnys her co,ac md 1.-Two with
them.
And Barbara .lil not know II, hut Il
train 81 Thought very nenrly related tn
her own WIN nj tint moment passing
through the mind III thu widow, IN Khe
stepped lightly ~ and FRI among tho
household ,lntlcs, ~ which she W kindly
relieved her .tep.langhtrr.
don't hsar the piano., murmurssl
tilt rutt, low Voice IT thu widow, land
yct know sha wanted Ii practice TINT
NV piece. Young l.nmons II ID here
tl.iH evening. ought not 10 sisy Il word
III nuch u matter She's old enough 10
decide for herself, hut why cant she M.c
TINT nan Growers worth li.. hundred III
linn hot a. mention llis hig farm, anil
thnts something noMnlnyn. wouldn't
pnt Tint la her lnul, however IL,
the world. I've paid dearly enough for
making just TINT rurt III Il mistake,
III sewing. lIlntr what | mas have IL
10 when Barbara married.
The neat. THY figure paused III the
kitchen doorway ns nls mid TINT. mil II
hl,ale 81 nuslncss swept aernnH her lace.
" Live IN tho livisr, with Hill LIN
mons ior the muster ~ itg" slir *
claimed, after Il l,anac. Not I, in,leull
Sl,e won't has. sensr enough to settle on
uah ifuy,r, I'm afraid. Would | .tay,
.lt.n, II sha .lil2 Not No long M could
earn nr Ing my other -l,elt.rt'
Tie last exclamation cnme out with
unnecessary energy, anl thu willow
,'a,,ght mp a brnm n,rl nl.lc an immsli.
ale assault on the kitchen floor.
Tho sweeping wns very unnecessary
indeed.
barbara. hal clearly misunderstood
sher stcp.mother. and thn widow Ind
also fnilesl 10 penetrate the mind ~ tl,n
s1,lirc's pretty anil sensiile representa-
tive.
There was only too gn.sl Il reason Why
il,e sheet II music forwarded Nv Mr..
lsmmpux lla.l received NJ little attention
that afternoon.
Barbara's morning walk hud carried
l.cf past thc iine nlL homestead III thu
irossrH, now thu role property III tile
rr,nsnt family representative, ana nl,r
lnsl noted only too precisely ihr removal.
Ing Mnd Identifying l,rtsswn on whiel,
lan was cxpendfng hnlf tho prosoesln III
that yoArs liberal wheat rrup.
Carpenters, HlAxlcfH. painters; anil all
lla D0rcas Huicty VIM Iii arms. el.e
kn.W, about tim rxtravngnnt Waste Will.
which tho olI-fashiollcd interior was
transforming.
Morr than 0nu village critic had added
IL lir other charitable Thoughts thc sur-
mlre, Looks kinder ba4l for Bili
Emmons ~ and Barbara herself could
have assured them ii the correctness of
their reasoning.
She WINS too kind hearted, however.
mt ~ ndd III herself, ITO much thu
better, too, for Mx. Hawkins. Neither
Dan nor would object 10 hrr living IN
The old place till ~ could find buyer.
l only wish she could raise tho money
nnd buy II hrrxelf."
II WIN, therefore, ~ the mistress Of the
rDovstsd naAnsion behind the naples y