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

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awas Ia III. tse III 1rsitimrh.alist. and
faf thne Whole wtshs wns engaged IN
itisils answering Ali hiais "a questions
concerning Those stsunr laaies
II there il ANYTHING IN The ula saying
the eafa IL ,hn~ soanr laiirs mnss
hase las'n ~ rel ~ raf,lsisrfs noss
III winter ,lnfinp ihuse three weeks That
| was constantly .nl,lasesl writing. nu~
I'll ihr manifold virtues III utsr. nnti
again IN ihn iuslrsrfil,alla ,xerll,nries
~ Iii. either.
N, letters anil thu photographs " the
young ladies' which ! ssnt Ned sesm-
,ngls satisfied lii,n upon one point, ~
iii short time ill., wrote mr that hr lsasl
made np his mind Iii MARI, unr IA these
young ia,lirs II III wrrr fortunate rnnnph
IL hr accepted.
II Was great relief to nr when |
harmed TINT ~ only contemplated mar
r,ing unr III them. fur. great friend NJ
liz IN Ut mine. / assure yam that my oath
~ M attorney would have bound mc III
da all In my power ~ prevent his mar.
rsing both.
Ii MAS strange freak. wasn't IL, hia
Naniin. a. marry one of these girls
whom hu hnd not seen for years. an,l
had never thought of except ~ friends !
Hut. odd ~ that was. his manner If tic.
trfminins a. which h, should propose
WIS more eccentric still.
Writing me long letter Of instrne-
iionr, hc sent me two III his photo.
graphs, cabinets both III them, and skill
fully executed, too. rather think they
battered the dog, though hc Mas hand.
some fellow.
One Of the pictures WAS without d
frame, the other VIM incascd In beau.
tifil gilt one and tastcfnlly sct on with
nh inner border III maroon colorcl vol.
vet.
In whatever manner l could WINS ~
arrange Il tlant thc young ladies' should
together sec the pictures and make u
choice.
The choice In pictures wns ~ deter.
mine which one waA ~ have thu good
fortune III being bin bride.
need not tell you TINT managed II
skillfnily.
got tho young ladies together and
presented tll. offerings, saying TINT thu,
we're intended ~ Christmas gifts tit il
VI one year ago Christmas ! am speak
Ing, Int they must make their choice.
Strange 10 sas, they had little hesita.
ton III choosing.
"Son sl,ess il all;" the hcire-s took
the richer one with the .Iesan, frame
fes, yo,la right. shadid, md the cousin
Took the unframed portrait, just ~ y
stood, and for tn own value,
And ~. having found Tint the cons
In loved him fur himself alone. and no
the hfillinney mud richness ~ his sur
ronndinps. h. married her | know
that's what you were going ~ nas, In
,pu needn't my II. FIR II " not ~. n
h. married tie hcirrrs, thu Maggie
told yon ": nho who has asked M i
write this story.
"Ithp did hef' Wcll, that can
my, ~ ! told yun ~ always vaa eccen
tric.
What bcram. ~ tnr other one
cnn hast nnnwrr lin, by telling ,ol
wiint'n going III become ms wife II rnl
possibly gei her consent. W., Won ~
always liked her, and then Mi. II iii
onl, laly friend ~ min. Who dnesll'
ain,lse lnarnclf ut H. expense ~ my bal,
lieai. Besides, ~ ] nm getting on ii
years, II Inns struck me that the rommie
Aions for one woman nTn about m Iatlel
~ ought IL attend 10.
THIS In the story my old friend Jael
told me, and. M promised 10 put II Ii
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