The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-05-24
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lssiy sa plnel thu nusi hay. owned
that II ennld MI is ~ Ia h,s casse
nv~n ths lane, ronsns t.wsfa her,
~~lAssi gentleman,
H. w1s tnli snd hrnfl. his Lair MAS
gray, ana hi. hns ~aa rta, anl lite tnm.
mss suit ~es cray. liz hNrd wns atas
nisn.
H.. .~i,lly raaarh. ea- snf,is shaded
~ like another SOFT a dove.
The gtssn trees wefr all nlsunt ihrn
ls,sh, tile rts.n nrass hn.aih their fts.t
The rcsvs nAil.i uyes The irnce.
II th,ee hal nrn two young reapl.
lnsssAL " two oil people, one might
have fanrie,l il lus.rS' rendezvous, hnl
they WIRE oil.
M course there rnuli w. no romance
Ahon, them.
In shc mi.ille III the lane. shaded ~
great chestnut irrr~, rtn,si MI III 4 huuar.
Honey siirkls drarch the porch,
There was an old.fashioncd sweep u
the we'll.
II Was altogether a thing ~ the past
no mplern cottage os architectural
mystcries. II WAS ~ cld.fashione.l that
II must have been The same when Those
two old people were young. Yes, when
their parents were born doubtless II
stood. BY NJ means new house. Just ~
II stOod now.
The pretty old latiy in brown reached
the gate of this ho,iHc frat.
She lifted the latch md stood looking
down the roa4i, thinking that II must be-
that The handsome old gentleman In gray
had lost his why and would inquire oi
her, for tie lane VIVA no thoroughfare
because ri fence anu gate ard sign,
with All persons arr forbid "a trcrpaAs
upon th.rc grounds " nailed unou II.
Tho old la,ly'. father hal put M The
sign the day after tllc pc,ldlcr had stolen
all his pears.
No neighbour minded IL. In. strangers
did.
10 the old lady waited courtcously Ia
hll the stranger that he might take the
sholt cut through the orchard II he
chose,
He walks like somebody / know,
Who can II bel Tllc asked herself.
Then she suddenly blnshcl and locked
prcttirr shan ever. Yea, certainly, II
could not b. because no ono had desired
~ pluck her that shr RENAME il faded
ro&c upon the branch Miss Carney, mol
Mts anybody.
On came the old gentleman In his gra,
cont, and, IN he looked II the little oil,
lady, he ,loif.l his gray hat.
Madame. said he, "ihin IN wher,
Mr.. Edward Carney used 10 live, know.
Does he live here now =
But the oil iady looked IA him with h
sudden start.
"Oh |" rhe cried and added, No,
he does not. =
lie is began the old gentleman.
III iK his tombstone TINT You eau scs
under the great willow IN ih. highest
part of the cl,nrchyard, rl,e saii, point
ing through tho trees. " H. was 10 when
hc died.
Time iiirs fasi. said the old gentle.
man.
Fcarlnlly fant, sighed tllc old Indy
she WAN mt looking IL him now. In,
~ The howers III the borders AZ her feet,
Mr.. Carney VIVA wilowcr wh,n
knew him, md hal Int one child--n
daughter, snid the old gentleman In
grey. She III living, IL she not p
Yes. said the old lady.
But she cannot be- Miss Carney still, :
said the old gentleman.
Dnt she il, SAID the old lady, and
looked him In the face again.
Their eyes met. Hers were brown and
his were GREY.
"psopl. alter out ~ knowledge Ii
forty years, said abe land how or
earth came 10 know yon don't know
!or You look like your own grand
father. Mark Tar er.
Ask The old gentleman TO walk In
then, Miss Carney said he "ior Ii,
ought - be more weary than lie used /.
grow OH the anne road life time nRo
coming from tho mill, Won remember
Priscy, every Sunday evening
Did yon knii she, pretending |,
forget. "Oh, yen II course ! n NIX yo,
10 walk IN, Mr.. Turner"
hhe turned. He followed her.
They sat down In the parlor--cne ol
either sitlc OF the polished table.
Over II, between the windows, hum
the looking glass with itx narrow gil
frame.
The book.ea filled tho recess.
On the mant.l'piere were nomc .hel
h0wcrs under glass.
There wAs the xtiiI sofA with tho blnc
cushion like slice III fimtrl column
there were the Nix chairs ~ match. al,
the clMw.fooictl hislehunrl.
There Ind been no children 81 urea
or acratch things.
All wAs the same nm when he left
last and saw MiHs Carney standing /
the middle II the floor with her Ion
black hair In curlH about her shonllerl
and blue ribbon nround her taper girl
waist.
Now he looked nj her. anl she Y,
really old and st.nt. Int .omehow ii
seemed ~ be nobody clsc Int prirc
Carney.
She saw him looking from Tie furn
tuSe 70 her face. aud interpreted Ii
thought.
Yes SHE said, almost angrjly, -,
u not strange There nrc thr bits ,
wool, and glass. and chinn, inst M the
uAcd ~ b.. There arc tlir oak tree
only liner mud Rrecncf. The very gra,
and flowers might DO tho same: Alad h.,
an |. old, faded and lonely. and IN
handsome, bfight.oyel father dead
hts grave. aud MI | care for gone.
wish were gonr Mao. ] think poem
Who have not s1,en each ether for fort
years neel not week each other npnin.
wish they would not come i, M ntt.
being MI the sumo ~ deal fur for,
years Il II pfecis.ly like rein
Rhosls.