The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-10-11
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S"itls pulling The rsis SILKY .ur. Drit,
rc-ls,nl.d with shfill hmrk. whrrrai
III. blr imam gramhl.d something about
"ivnls. The tall wasnan Ios,k.sl shade
snuW dismal. thu Sophomore laughed
outright, clear, hearty laugh. wlallr the
yuuns LAZY. with smile. making dim.
pies N her pretty. pink cheeks, locked
W. AMI caught = glance III quiet amuse.
h.lt frum her handsome rtx.asris.
TIN hlg man and thr grim wife hap.
rcnrd ~ vt coupled oil on the back
s,at. the little widow anil tl.e young
lady on the middle seat. while III. Soph.
osnore aud man In the gray ulster sat
fM1ng them. Tln Sophomore, being
opposite the widow, had good IA.
cnsc for sitting sideways In his
seat for better opportunity Of star.
ing ut thu young lady; and, 10 be truth.
iui, there WAS ~ much u honest MI.
mlrntion IN the stare TINT lew young
ladies', considering his agc. would have
felt disposed 10 resent IL.
The big bonanza man closed his eyes
and leaned back In his seat; tile grim
wife vat holt upright. ~ stiff IN an old.
fashioned Presbyterian pew, seeing
nothing, hearing nothing; the widow
talked To and I~ttrl her dog: tho man
In the ulster drew forth copy u thu
Chicago Times. Mnd then there was
nothing 10 hinder the Sophomore from
casting ainorous glanccr IL the young
lady. or the young Indy from hl,irl,ing
like \ rosebud. and then shyly return.
Ing them nothing except that tho
Times man locked over hir paper nj the
most unexpected moments, and tho 10.
MANIA man hah = peculiar habit ~ sleep.
Ing with one Eye half open. Presently
tho young lady hrongh, forth book
from some unseen pocket. aud evidently
began - rcai also. The Sophomore lc-
came uneasy anil began ~ whistle
softly hut li~eonirnte,ily. Dolty r..
spouled with his piping voice.
Don't yOn be \ trying ~ steal my
pets affections" said the arch lttl.
widow. Dear M siiz, nobody nor
nothin knows how slnic On TINT dog.
Yon nee. my husband lr diel nigh
onto siS years nRo-his brother Icmncls
daughter oh. lnws n massy' Good
heavens
4Ol, nh-e.c!"
A sudden lnrcla Iiai deposited tile dog
en- the SopIiomorer shoulder. and the
young la.ly In the arms III the man In
the ulster, The big man md the slimsnl
woman had managed ~ krcptheir seats.
Tho Rrny.ulStcrci man restored the
young laly carefully and regrelfnlly to
her ssat. and tenderly inquired II rl,c
WINS hurt, ~ which she. blnrhing, ~.
sl,onded colrrcnily, "ie---il no II don't
know thank ,ou''
The Sophomore looked savage M the
other man picked mp thu young lady's
hook, md. CHANGING nj the cover. asked
the privilege Of looking IA IL. The
young lady smiled anil sAid. Yes, -ir.
certainly" The Sophomore cast sly
glance over the others arm. while he
WIN. locking osten~ibly nj the title.pagc,
but really III tllc NJ. leaf. and .aw writ.
ten. In Ibid hnnl, Marie, cl,rixtma1.
II Th. hook wns Paul II I'i,vinir.
"ion speak French r naid the man In
tbs ulster. handling iaek the book. with
rnre smile creeping from under his
dark mnstArlie,
"Ol, no. 1iclnimci the Young lady,
mot much. ! rnn't catch tllat hurribl.
accent. nor roll my r's. though | cal
translate very we'll.
FRENCH Aid the little widow, -
used to pnr.inv.r0o ~ we'll 4. tho ncs,
one, hut l guess I've forgot |. pretty
much now" wlrreat the young lad,
looked ont ii the window. the sopho
more grinncd. and the man In thu ulster
took refuge behind his Times.
This IL tolcrnl,ly fair country,
Mid the bonanza man. talking over Iii,
young laly's heal 70 the man In III,
gray ulster.
Yes. sir. hne country. very fine"
but II needs capital IL develop II
Mr. Capital II what makes tho worl'
moye.'
ir.cs. capital md brains." respond
ed the either metlitati,ely: INIT yOi'l
sre In few years TINT this country vii
H. settled nid developed by thc low.
classes. II will be years before wha
WI term c1pitdiisfs will invest here
They Are rarely the pioneers II coun
try. II perhnp. w except thu railroa.
companies. and even then thr pcnpl
clear nut and build up ahead of them.
Meanwhile the Sophomore. under GOV
~ II the rmmhling II the stage aud th,
other conversation, more rrmMrkai,l,
for In yigor ~ voice than depth III III
telligence, said alphabetically 10 III,
young lady:
I'm afraid you were hurt"
"Oh no. ~. responded, but II wal
20 ridicnloMA.'
"ThAt. No." frankly a.sent..d III,
Sophomore. Not yon, II course.
was thinking u that, pointing s,.rrepsi
u0uAjy 10 thr widows dog. Dy Josr. Il.
almost went out II tho window. nni l,ov
~ howled when canght him Nv Iii,
tel. uI'd bccn In thu l,lar. u i ccr
tain other person. ] shouldn't hMv.
lhoueht II Ridiculous NJ all" lookint
audeciossaly In the young Indy. fmv
bnt Ahg wisGly looked ont VI tn ntag.
window.
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