The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-09-13

~sia nr~e nil~si shs ssus~. ~.sh Ia.
vs~ne~ ~hsh The slrle ssvharls wrfs
uns waving, kslln~s aa II niuA a,s,l
White s'lsssm. THAT hfes MT Msrvar
ular~.
M nnrle ~as Yvstss II ,he lu,,. -.
~ wheFs shv lived. NJ | hal ~snss
here r. Spend vi. sun mr., rarity va
esSuant u my delicate healsl, and rsss.
y ffsm luss II the eunhsrs. II wss ID
The sstsfHi evening After nv ARRIVAL n,
me- fAfNchaTs, and hal h,sn str,ll,nc
thrpakh thn ~~sls, breathing In th,
sF~Ala, eonnsfs mir, anil inbalins hi, ~.
9rnnrc " the Mowers. hal rrcl,,.l
The hs1slkr IN my rtufn hpnsr. anil Ur,
leAninR ovrF the railing. illv vair.hinc
tnr r~r leHvrs that ,lrunpesl frnu nv
bouquet | hrld In NV hani. m ,b.,
urisrd siowls away on tue waicr. whri
! Heard light step. and, lunAing M
fonnd myself gaming intn ihe swscse.,
pair ~ brown eyes that ever lookcl
into, before or sinrc.
A sllehs, graceful firnrr. neatly ~.
nrrd brown hair, In which the rrtt,pr
sun showed Rlinss ~ Ruli: d tender,
sentative mouth. AMI forehead pur,
anL fair, like nm angels,
Iliis II TIE picture nj which uayc,l
with \ sort ri fascination, And wha,
dill rhc soc In retnrnf Himnly mi. 4
raIe-'AceI girl from the city, with bluc
eyes. under which there were dark cir.
cles that limited nj late hours anil o,hc,
fashionable slissipstions: rather 4 slrn.
der ioim. and weight of black hat,
that fell unc0nnned over her shonldcrr.
There was hAlf.momeni's silence
started from my leaning posture. caurh,
my foot on loose plank anil stumbled,
che PM out hcr hnn.l 10 keep me- from,
falling and | rcgainel my footing.
Thank yon, satsi. rather Az wor.l.
" and embarrassed She str mol M,
picked up the flowers ! hal lrupp,l Ii,
my seumhlc and returned them b. M,
WITH such winning smile that. eleyinu
aR'flisll impulse, ] divided them AM
gave her hall, after which We walked Il,
acroes the bridge. feeling that W. wrr,
H'nnainfrd, although II. vel W l,d M,
Know earh oihcr'a names,
fnnfn this nom v. w.r. fast fricndS.
rnrr.u frnm Amt Lucy TINT her father.
70. Clare. Ind lost his lifc In the arm,
Wnen SHE wAs mere child. Anl that ~.
h.w lived with ler neither In n mi,
n'fh.ii.sf ~ = cottage, ab,nt half n mil.
rom W. rersnry. Amt I,icy and uncl,
Frederick hntl, spoke in the hichca
Afm. ~ Mrs. Glare and Marrnrc,
niss. they called her, for she wa,
Pet-nninnd throughout tile village AM
parisi,--Dalsy Glare. believe / hay,
always leen considered m rathc,
hHn1hty. or "ntmck M. Nh my school
mates Used 10 phrAse II, when / shove,
l,i'le ~ NJ in'linatlon ~ inin In tlril
hoittcrons pamcE. and, though I huy,
1nnl.rlcsn "drnr friends" amaau ~,
.e.rnllssi fashionable Appropriateness. vi
never met withany one for whom cop
nt'ivrsl ~ truc and sincere nm affection u,
fof this girl whom | had mt by IN,
meresa chance.
loved her from the very first. aud
ran now rejoice In saying that / loyce
her sui wM trnc ~ her 10 the Last
Alas how little did | know how ~,
would that ending IL.
W. real, sAng, drove, walked aud rod
t'gctlltr, md II VIVA III these Wild ride
over the breezy downs tlat | first iel
the fotes returning 10 my checks. M,
began again 10 feel tint elasticity d
spiFtts that | Ind not known since III
days u NY merry, careless childhood
when had Toamed, at will. over ID
meado~r, plating the green rnshes MI,
~fe.thing the EDglisL tlaisies ins.
garlandA.
One morning how we'll recall tina
bright Jnne morning--,n. aecompanir,
ny Margaret, ] was taking my msua
ride, seeing some unusually heantifu
Wild flowers. W. dism0untcd, and. lead
luz onr horses by tho bu,llee, walked On
pAsising every now and then 10 Gull iii
flowers.
We we're 80 prcoccnp III In thia mar
Der thai neither III ~ observed horec
man who was appyoachii from the rial
until Ne heard the horses tread within
yard or two u where W stood. w
both turned ~ the sound, and fonn
ourselves almost face ~ faca with iii
stranger. who Ind dismounte.l ana Va
coming toward In.
H. lifted biz hAt with constly grace /
~ aid.
prHy, ladics, can yon inform mo l,o,
,.r ] an from the country. seat oi =,
Edward Lynley p
Nov, Dir Edward Iynley VIVA : gout
old Nafonet ~h0sc country. scAt ~
i0iLed tla Fectofy, and No informed III
gentleman, who riool with his blond
head uncovered In the sunshine.
liz ~as tall and elegant in figure. ~,
fasetdiO,ls In dress, without. howryc
the eliRhteAt appearance III .landyisn
very fair In complexion, with blond: In
and mnstache. while n rair of l,risl
bisck eyes rendered his free peculiar
attractive. HI praised anl n.imirml j,
n0wrfH, md, ~ w. vi r nipsut 10 rrtur
\ Hudei ~ our irmnur'inp mud MI n,
ing hack ~ the parsonage together.
lie proved ~ ~ d nephew u SIR r.
wafd's. nuy btnihley ay name. ana h.
come To spchd tho summer with |,
uncle. ~ the lattrr's urgent Ycaurs
lie stayed NJ tho Teciory Tor An hour
more, qnitn charming my uncle and a.
With lin high.Lytd, nristorratie spu.,u
aIce mud interesting conversation. 4,
before ~ lett / had concluded that
wss nnt only tho mott agreeable I,
handsome gentleman that / ever 4,
setu. Int tho v.sy handsomest that
cvttf n1Afd SEQ.
Jhs nelt day bnt one. ~ Msrsa,
sud ! we're taking M afternoon slroll
tbs sha4le q The elms, down Nv Il
river, ~ encountered our new cnns,f
apce - be- emerged from Tie WOO
equipped for the chase, thu bluc hur
inR-shirt he wore setting on III n
cOmple1ion ~ the best advantage. 4
"had been roaming thruugl, the woods
10 sata1, In search of game. but VII
such poor success that he vas fsin
give II up IN dcarair. Were ~ al,o
y Fsturnf Then 10 wonlI give himSs
lbe pleasure 81 walking up With III
fas = the parsonage Gsi~s."
o. n0ufse. "wc would b pleased |
haye him do ~" and DO walked ajou
talkine - pleasantly and snlsrtainiaCl