The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-12-27
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What an nnssassnsnr itufs The saai,
n ~ha, having, despite limAslI. fallen
IN hove. utvnls ssaas that the object II
his rhssisv u tle .,ne iHrauslfsal vefuan
In The world: anil whas sntls. annai
Ms~l fAwal Is thai ell lsaels.inf vhts
AYERS that The present stslss afr n,,'
rMeeons. and TINT shet. il nuslinp
h~antifnl In wusnah l,nt h.f att. an.l tim.
that " almost ioa plentiful IL tank With
surh rare thing ~ lHanss
Tuf my part. | never saw ii Woman
that waS mot MantiIuI II Ia rnr.
have srrn thrm II all shades anil H..
grre~ ~ beauty, hui Tho rlainrsi nnls
hrcd tn W. known ~ exhibit snnlr rare
quality IN thu beautiful
From this Won will Judge TIM, | lIhc
thcn all. and, III truth. son arr nui far
wrong.
think " must W. my universal ln,e
for The ~ex that las prevented heretofore
any III ihrm from loving mr.
Women resemble reporters THY
like an. exclusive. and. unless ,i.y
can11te the whole ~ mans love, they
xrwNresU inject IL altogether.
This may or may not liz true II IL
egpe in my case nm III wears II age.
and no woman has ever loved mr..
though ] ain great fa.eri,e with the
sex.
You have seen those men. haven
you? Men whom NIL the women like.
hut not ono woman loves, Of course
yon have. Well. | nm one II them.
Why. blrss your heart | have grown
bAld.hcadcd in their service. There
isn't female friend q mine TINT Won
wouldn't feel positive was dead in love
with mo the first time You saw III 10.
Ccthcr. They order me- round m II |
were married a. them. execute all
their commissions; can always hc r..
lied upon In mn emergency: reconcile
their differences with their lovers. /
conciliatc tic old folks: III III jndg.
Incnt on their purchases; | lend help.
ing hand In All their schemes: ! stand
their abuse with clnnnimity. md ~.
ccpt MI their praises ~ though did not
clearly scc the crocodile object which
prompted them. When my Young
gentleman IL absrnt / iill his piare ihe
bsNNs NMtht WWn WHsfi III IN I1FIMNUI
enthusiastically snlMidc.
] am the repository ~ MI their NJ.
crcis, and, In truth. ! keep them we'll
although Won might no, think 80. VII,
should noiy Tho burden II bsarinp
the little secrets III score or more al
young women Ii MT much. Their ~
crcts are only irifles III their boat, ~
perhaps ] should say worst. nnd II Ii
better. since they must have n conf
dant. shat nh old lawyer like nl,sel
should be tho repository III their treas
urcs lfor secret N n treasure 10
woman) than that abr should roniile |
~ the disseminating silence II SOME o
her female friends
And TINT II how Irnrned Maggie
secret. She herself told me. nv aha nj
ways told me everything. mud .hhnl,
not tell Won. even though nnr hnrIlelu
Christmas dinner Loea need rnIiseninp
only TINT sllr herself, with her l,nrl,nn
joining, A. W. lawyers venlI my. liz,
directed mn n write II ont for Iii
papers. Now II there h. ono thing
cant do II N write n story. anil rtIu
cially such story ~ Maggie, for pull
lication.
would draw M hill for divorce
and make MP most lisartremiing .ini.
mcnt 81 facts for one III the dear ereni
nrrs wishing divorce mensa ,
fhOrO. Int when ii comes 10 writing p,l
sentimental story of their lises wei
] cant. and there's m end ri ii. old liz,
unless you'll assist me-
III just RIM ynn over the story I
outline. and yon must MI II In md nj
10 u NIL those glittering eeneralitie
and pleasing notl,inRs which ille Iadie
~ much admire In Your writings.
don't think II will mako l,ad filling. bl,
u that yon must be- the Judge.
Bnt g1tcss You knew Ned canl,l,
didn't your No2 Well, nm sorr
Tor ynsi, m yon have faiIed IN make II,
acquaintance IL one u thu hesl fellow
who ever brcnthrI. Ani, when IA
that. Won know that h. must deserve |
Tor ! am not very enthusiastic nlpi
men ~ 4 general rule.
Well, Nod WINS brought up BY an ri
uncle, ~ eccentric n. ln Mn. kin.
hearted. and NJ kind hearted 4. no wa
rich. and hc wan repntei 10 b. wort
2y0OO,OOO.
He brought Ned up In good atyie
~ our grnndmoil,ofs would my, nm
there was nothing too good FIR him
H. placed him III chnnncey HnIl, nj,
from there sent him 10 Harvard. 4
bOth places he did The oil man cfe.li
when he walked In from Harvard. vii
his parchment In liis hnnd, tLr oli a.,
tlcman Rugged him tight u hi hraf
clappcd e9.tNDO In Ills hand. md, mne
10 his surprise, told him TINT tiai VI
oil the money hs could ever expect FRI
HIM. and be must now shift for hin
self"
Unfecling old wretch, +" No. n
hn Wa not. That VIVA only his way.
have told Won be- was eccentric. ind VI
Will NC before ] have done. periiut
thst Ned wsA equally NJ.
What did be- do r" liz took II
money, thanked tho old mnn. and Ii
n1ediateiy looked about him fnr II
bcAt possible way In which h inyeri
sitting down and quietly spending
while preparing ~ enter some proie
1s1M W16 NIT IHft III lIts plum. \
~AA not TIN kind III man who ~m mi
" 70 : professional life. H. Ind
practical tnrn u his mind, and lie n
~ business Nv nature.
il short timc h6 found the orcnir
~ desired. A friend ri his wns epir
into small Int growing town In MicI
iGsn. - engage In business, snd NJ
stastcd with him md pnl bin money
the enterprise.
~ the end II the hrst year biz par
Nor dted. For the naxl fwo years i
worked early and late. He VIVA untirin
IN his exGrfions. interchangeable In his /,
bosS, bat the only result WAS rnmptei
loss 81 money and almost loss ~ heaItl
~ this time his uncle Joined him. q
Sousse you might have anticipated tbs