The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-04-12

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TME rREr11Exr hAnt.
TO the hsly show No. indeed
Dol blc~e mr. IN indeed |"
Hal thr youngest MISTER M Mr.. John
Tsur~S very bright aud pretty ahr waA,
with abort, curly, blMck .aA.the .rnvcn'A.
wing hais, and large. spAskliug, iAsh ~.
lhe-miinieht-sky syesl psopneesi that h.
Ahoulh enter cage vi the widest kind
u wild animals lions, tigers, lcopArla,
And pAntherr. for instance Tho could not
have shown inofc CONSERVATION end hor.
rns.
Mr.. Trncax. albeit he only numbered
some aix.and.th,rtv years, WAS miaogy.
nial anil \ miso9Amist He outbachel.
cred MI thc bachelors of hin acQuaint
ance and they were not lev, ~ he a.
sociated with none but single men, never
attended wedding, shnddcrcd when lac
heard ri birth, brpAking ID al com.
municasion with fricnds who plunged
into matrimony, and carefully avoiding
all women, rich and poor. proud and
lowly. with the single exception III Win
fired, his youngest sister, mentioned be-
fore, Who had hecn left 10 hin care when
ehe was u years II agc--hcing now
90-by dearly loved dying mother.
The reasoni III tell you.
OnOc on : time John Trueax, then
called Jack Trncax, good. locking,
jolly young fellow Of five.and. twenty,
wMs about 10 bc married. The wedding
day had arrived. The grO0msmcn and
bridesmaids, the parents III Jack and the
parents u tas he fondly thought) his
Lily, aud large number oil invitesl
gncsta were present.
A ball formed Of lovely flowers hung
from the ceiling, prepared "a shed liz
sweets upon the heads III the happy
lovers: tho minister waited, hook in
han4l: hundred wax candles helped the
gaa jeta 70 lend brightness 10 the scene;
the wedding supper was laid---whcn the
brides own mail, who had been sent to
tell her MI was ready lshe had requested
10 bc left alone few moments before
the ceremony, and, being nm odd SORT 81
girl. nothing strange was thought ri
this equeatl, returned, pale and
trembling, t. the ON where the bridal
party waited, with note which abe had
found, insteAa ~ her mistress, and
which read m follows.
DEAN vArMxA AND DrAA MoTMkKt DO not
love him. Tho fcelitg mtalnnk f0r love |.
DULY tliAt NJ friendShip. nlnce w were en-
gagged have met one whom 10 love- ard ii
the last mosnsnt ily 10 mset him aud become
hia wife, convinced that, htshonorable m my
conduct may rscm, II would b. 4 thousand
atAr With liz upon my lip4, = liz which would
condemn ma 10 live lie forever after. Tell
jack ] wish him oil prosperity and happiness.
Lazy.
The hell Of flowers was taken down.
the wax candles were extinguished, the
minister departed, the guests were dis.
m's~d, aud John Trneax left the house
with Y curse upon his lips--for he knew,
~ spite 0l her romantic note, that the
girl had been won by the wealth Of his
TivMl--to become hater ri women. a
foe 70 mstrimony. Vice President OF the
"6tAnch Old Bachelors Cinb," and 4
perfect Herol In regard 10 children.
What wonder, then, that he shrunk
back IN alarm when Winnie proposed
fohcy wore on their way 10 the Academy
of MuAic 10 hear some man make 4
speeoh) thae they should stop few mo.
mcnts at the baby show, whose flaming
posters suddenly confronted them ~
they reached the corner of Fifth ave.
nueS
Do come, brother" said Winnie,
cnaxtngly--And you never In all your
lite nav any one who could be quite Il
coAxlng ~ Winnie.
1 wont" sAid brother, emphatic
ally.
just wce. little while"
! viii not, with increased emphaa,a
John, II you don't, I'll invi.e Oousi,
Mary and her twins, and Sister Luc,
and her eldest boy, thc one that 4
named After you, 70 the honsc 70 stay ,
wr~k."
III yon do, I'll burn tho house ovel
their hcAkis. collect tho insurance. AM
~ ~ Europe"
John, | love babies - much a 20,
dialike thom--"
It's no use."
John. dear John. never wanted i
70 anywhere 10 much. uevcr. two al
mond tears IN her black eyes.
~ Ai0utE0t yUu nAtu
Did II ! meant tam.
well, ten; not III Instant longer. N
membsr." And, grnmblipg TO himself
What fool am |" In they went,
4 large oblong room, around whicl
ran FaiaOd plAtiOSma on which were i
~ seen many mothers and more babes
Some oi The little ones were In bah
waGons, aome IN chairs, some on hobby
hossea, some h swings, and some ia Is
maessnal lap. There we're brown babica
yellOw babies, rosy babies. croam-col
ornd babies, and snow -white babies
blssessysd. hssel-eycd. brown-eyed, gray
eyed, 'lack.ey~d and grcen eyed babies
laughing, crying. pretty. ugly. bright
seuDads egoso, Jolly, serious and mia
chtevous babies; babies 81 al shapes
III aorts, III sissa. and III ages that i
from J month 10 D years.
"pahAw r sAid Mr.. TrueaS. With I,
expression II disgust on his exprceeiv
coun1s0sncc, - ha entered tho room On,
glanced hastily ahOut !. IN 70 10 fur
thcs, Winnie. bat wait fns yon here;
anil be retrcated into dark corner--by
thc.by, the only Obscure corner Ii II
nal' while biz sister tripped gayly AVA,
sn t0ar 0f inspection.
Bat - he inpat.sntly waited, frovn
in6 With al bic might. and hoping the
Winnie would not exceed thS IN min
ntes ~ had - unerAcioualy ACCORDED
her. suddenly u deunsd on him The
someb0dy mol entinly nnconpecled VII
The show was In his jmm0<Iiale vicinity
~ = nOt-mnmuAical murmur, ! sweet
v0tced mothers Groom 70 her baby,
reached him. and, turning, he ~ I
Young and eirliah creature Ia widow
weeds with ! Inv child a her In.