The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-12-27

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them islow che lane. fashionable irrss.
r,pa,. which is,hri viii enough ~ Justify
the irrtn, Assnnii haul .sashrl hs Iis sisle
also n,l,l,sl ~ tho rfsss'i ~ his #l1~nf,
nnrr. fur. ihungh tramp Neil wns 4
hinhsnnri young f.lluw. hnnrti. indus.
srtuns. and III whom nnr could find
nothing rlnilSisr, excerpt Tie name II
his present calling My months haek
H. haa hrld "rasrs" In 4 iirst.elAxr
oiiicr y, ihr central part II thu State. =
few miles from the farmhouse ~ ~ell.
sn.,lo parents. The general depression
m hnsinrs. which preceded tie winter
III Nv threw him out III sit" and ihns
II came that, after irammng over Town
and Wisconsin Iii a vain search fnt
work. w lind him again In Illinois, with
just money enough left to iake him
home. discouraged. detected mil ,lis.
gnssrd with his country. Int more cspe'
cially thu people That inhabited ii.
Tho train WAS due In twenty minutes
Being ~ social turn II mind. Ned
locked about him. and had just com.
mcnccd slatc.and.pcncil conversation
With deaf aud dumb gentleman when
three ladies stepped into the waiting
room. Something I'll novice nj the
business. Ned made so many motions
and grimAces in talking with his com
panion that the ladies' mistook him fol
the dumb pcron. This was all the
more apparent ~ the deaf gentleman
passed for moment to tho platform
leaving his slate with Ned.
Mamma snid the youngest of thu
three ladies, a bright, happy miss. 81
some " years. Mamma. 10 see thi,
poor. deaf and dumb hoy. Ask him
\ how h. lost his speech. dnf" And iii,
impulSivc girl looked 1T Ned with eye,
full ~ tender pity for his misfortune
Hush. daughter. he will hear YOU.
\ why. mamma. how can hei Say
Aunt Mamie" turning - tho third la.ly
isn't liz handsome? 500 whit large
intelligent eyes, and handsome complex
iony / could fall III love with such
young fellow. II he wasn't deaf And
tho young miss clappcd her hands mt
laughed silycry peal thnt resoundet
with the echo 81 the on.coming train.
In came the deaf and dumb gentle
man after his slate, picked IL up nm
went to the open window Of the tieke
Office for n ticket. Ned turned To til,
young lady and smiled. She INV he
mistake in an instant.
why, you nre not dumb after MI. m
yonY" exclaimed the young Indy,
mo miss" replied Ned. respectfully
my friend here IL the "one unfortn
mate 40 deserving yonr sympath,
am nothing bnt tramp And u.
laughed rccklcssly, which seeinel t. i'm
press the young lady unfa,onhly, IN,
she did not reply
While they were speaking tho trnil
rnn into the siding, tlle older lal, Ras
thu miss MI annoyed jerk toward I'll
western bound trnin, Int not till til
young lady Ind smiled 81 Neil rnr,
ing glance, nj the same time dropping i
his feet solitary furgssme -nns II VI
not thc thing for her 10 ID. Int. sonnr MI
romantic, inst from boarding school, Il,
never thought. dear render, that ii. vi
doing wrong, and poor Ned could n
10 blamed for picking mp the eilerin
and putting IL 10 liis lip.. NJ she vi
whirlcd ont ~ sight.
Ned had just time 10 catch mp Ii
saclicl md step onto III. train. which |
u few hours landed him nj his father
door, ending his tramping days foresa
Sncli u rejoicing there was among h
friends over his return Mother cried
little over him father hum .lummed. al
rubbed his glasses. while numerous lit
brothers and sisters climbed NIL es.
him into pockets went def fingers. An
the homecoming War mutually rejoice
over. Think u il over d tramp
Of course. Ned never mentioned II
dark days when, hungry, worn md fop
sore, be hal trampod through the lin
Of Iowa roads. wishing sometimes In Ii
friendlcsSncss and despair TINT he In
the courage IN end IL all IN the DIR
muddy waters III some .wift.Aowin
stream: hut h. expressed snch syn
.. patty for tho trump TINT during Il
.. months Tint followed his hnme-soinif
not even thu worst III the name We
.. ever turned from that door cmpl
handed.
Good fortune had lately smiled ,ipt
Ills parents. and they Ind enough III
! 10 spare. Ned VIVA helped into bilrinct
prosl~rcd, and WINS happy.
A year has passed by. Ned II stl
.. hard NJ work, making money. His OIL
.. IL in tic busy town ~ ID n plAce +
nowncd for the enterprise III its either
. and the number II its handsome yoal
ladies. Among the first Ned N alwa.
: rcckoncd, hut in speaking of the lutt,
they leave him out entirely, m he vi
have nothing to do with any Of thor
Why. they cannot guess. hut Ahall
!, tell yon his secret
III bright corner Of his trunk
home IL faded forgct-me.not This
/, thu one dropped on the platform NJ Il
depot, that day. long ago. Ned has n
forgotten II. nor the givcr. And off
! Tho Saturday evening train, going In
! Chicago, over thu q. Il N. W., carries
young and happy fellow into 4
presence III \ certain pert miss, who
whereabouts Ind been discovers
! acquaintance cultivated, and, II
! whispered, affection won, hy certa
! young tramp, whom she thought u
} could love III H. VA. not deai. Now