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

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CLERGYMAN. The guitar lrAnci against
tlas arm ~ snSy, ul,lfaahion~d crimson
soaA = hanging sA~lf II lpoka occupied
one co,rnef VI thr suoaa + mttsut, whoer
sAsmtalcd fsxMe wNs Almo~s hidden Wy 4
rfvtsy arrangement III Antamn leaves,
hung In Tho other. "llumrh shc's
ert some taAse, " rAiL ,br old bachelor 10
himrclf. and hrenn, without knowing
why, "a wish Nv were III home lin Tact,
was mrlil~tinC m inrlorious retreat,
whcn The old maid entered thu rucm.
Tall, graceful, with chestnut brown
hair parted simply oser Z frank, nm.
wrinklcd brow. and gathered into a
sllksn met nj thc rack ~ her heal
honcNt RrMy hl,lc eyes that looked full III
yon Arohcsl ~ ehruwN two shAslc~ darker
than thu hair small. straight nusc
checks little faded, but still throwing
ont pink uNcs OH occasion; lovely
mouth, with tho faintest suspicion Of /
shadow NJ Tho corners, which was in.
slantly lort In . sunshiny amilc,
"Our nciRhbor, Mr.. Guernsey, I In.
lirvr I" rh" said, In \ remarkably pleas.
Ant voice.
"YeM,' replied Mr.. Guernsey, blush.
lug Violently (ihc idrA III II Nj old
bacl,elor, % his lust birthday. blushing
because IA oil maid looked at him b,
aud, having uttered this monoay liable,
he dropped his hat and put his cane
through tho crown of II ~ he stopped 10
pick II np ACMin. Tho hat In hin hand
once more, he wont on, 1.-Two called "
no II y0u--thAt n, your mothcr---I
mean both u you, of course III fact, !"
with sudden inspiration, ~ came 10 aak
II You would like nome trout just out
u tho water yesterday"
"Oh thank yon: you're very kind,
Aaid Mics Claiborne. little surprise In
her voice, AMI \ puzzled cxprcN~lon In
her ryUA; aud nc that moment Mikes
rough soncH broke In from outsidc:
Two got him, boss, an the divll'n
own time Iva had 10 kctch him. DedAtl
he'n tho livcliest lame dog iver met In
mo loiic, an' he's palt down tho other
VIM MI -"
"uood day." hmrrictlly said - the
hors, flying before thu Oil maid Il qnes.
tioning looks, nnd spinning on tho sloop
down his faithful retainer. "Bhut mp.
yon idiot |" he valid, In a hoArwe whis.
per, /" Drop TINT aog and 90 homo and
instsn tho vines up again.
lIowly Moses'" calculated Mike, N
ha disappeared In \ hurry; :" II u mad
h. III
"Oh, dear T. exclaimed lAr oil maid,
rnlsing har pretty hands aud eyebrows
m she caught sight Of the fine littlo
fellow's' dirty paws md dropping tail,
ha'H loon In aome mischief I'm nure
he hAa ! .Aw yaur man. What has he
baen doing, Mr.. unarnNcyf IN tho
klndnoss ~ your henIt you're screening
him: ! know Won arc. oh, Wait
Wait II ynn weren't lnmc, I'll whip
yan. picked him mp In tho street nle
dny, MIR. unernney".-~tle pink roses
were in full bloom now" where Aome
wicked boys had left him nftcr breaking
his log, and took HIM homo and nursel
linn we'll again, md the poor thing ln.
ealna No attached III I'M | couldn't boar
tt leave him behind when ~ left tho
city"
"Of course not, sAid Mr.. Guernsey,
adding, rather irrelevantly, ~ don't
wonder III II. Good morning." And
No TIM acquaintance began.
"Wl,at \ fool I've hem 1" aaid Miles,
~, ntoa more On his own porch, ho
picked up hin newspaper again "hul
blers me-, MhD'd t0nHn ~ hurt lame
dvV -
A week passed away, during whicl,
Mr.. Guernsey only caught occasional
gllnpss al his fair nuiGhbor, - she came
ont into thu garden among tho roses,
with plain straw hat shading her incu,
anl tied with BIT III hluc ribbon under
har uhin ~ always liked blme rib.
hon, !" sighed The old bachelor. ",Ste
,.re IL wear II. .bhe " was shr young
girl lse had loved somo twenty years
hEN. mn IrVE WHuM III uHu UNtu hnN
IlrAted hs thu Vaccinations al his father
nilI her oil maiden nllni.
All wNn Mlm anil serene, when on0
morning Mika hurst into tho library,
where lin master mt, snd eAspcd ont,
"rhim lamb chops, rlr, the dilitMtr,
finder WINS ] miht Tor yer dinner,
thes RI gone, mn Tim burrid's most
irightrd 10 death, sus, mn no lisA-~ot
may nivcr shpake another wurril--
than iourt~n kittens In The wood .shed.
MI MI on account Nv Mh. OsboEa.;s
ut. thu thnfa NV tl,r wurrild."
/ ynix certainly must IN stopped Al
once, rail Mr.. 0uerllsay. "dive me-
my hAs. Mike aud away he went,
glowing augrier md AngFier II every
hlen, Ills lAnh eLolni and no morn Ia