The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1880-02-13

"uae, i~o, three rrnn,eA u,ere
Lewis - abr ~vnt IN natrs~fur tLr
lpc III gray ~rrlrn suck alr wss ln.,.
ting irt hrt iashvt To hnsy wss she
With her wuth she din MT herd the
warming iruns The old fashioned bra.A
hhccAef mt Ahc was suoh made awnrr
~ the presence III I atfanert hy leuJ
hnucktnr, Ahe imm~diNlely .lrotn~sl
her work IN ol,ey IN snmmons,
Tan yun inform me VIII. ~ t.,ac
STERLING rveidess" was thc inquiry Vi 4
dark.cyrd disfinvMe Iookine stranger
His house II oh that fisc II ground
lev rcds distant" WAS the reply, while
thc pretty haul III Craze pointed III,
thr direction.
With . shank yon- The gentleman
tock a.. departure, while Grace gently
closed Tho door and went back Ia her
work.
-Onr. two, three again counted
OrAcc, and then shc soliloQuiscd.
What rplcndid black eyes no had.
| wonder II lic Ii relative 81 tho Slrr.
!inga; he u certainly very flnc locking:
his hair and whiskcn were 10 nicely
trimmed that any one would know nj.
most % certainty that no waa lust
from the CITY, rhcrel I've forgotten
70 marrow. wonder what I was think.
Ing about" murmurcsl tho maiden, m
she rAvcled out tho work tho nimLlc
nngers had wrought while the thoughts
hnd been reaching ont after the
stranger shc hal Hcen for scarcely 4
moment. Tho stitches were soon taken
up and tho work arranged, and again
sho Tcstttncd her soliloumy, for tho ia,r
young girl wAs much Iii tho habit or
talking 10 herself when left alone, nm
] was tho case this afternoon, her parents
having Como 10 town 10 do their annual
trading.
I'm sure that llne, open oouutensncc
tsthc index oi q vel. haIanced mind. and
that 10 y ~ be trusted aud honored. He
could command, II necessary. but he
wunlA sooner rnle by lovc."
Then shc began ID compare Tho faces,
forms. and manners al her country ~.
soctates with this elegant stranger.
ALI Grace, do not forget that 10.
meath those rough cxtcriors beat warm,
esasttul hearts; those toll hardened
hand. AFh quito IN capable III support.
tng pleasant homes ~ Tho smooth,
whlic 0nes ri tho city gentry. Tho
Eyes beneath the bronxed forehead can
express tho tcntlcrSst IN sction ~ VOL "
though tho hnrn.ng sun and biting
blast had never l,ealen upon tho Alai.
wHFt forms ~ their pcssvnsorx. Yot
ron have pcsiec. right 10 admire tho
nasnly form and cultivated face oi the
nov arrival.
Country customs made II "a casy
matter Tor Albert Sterling to visit his
pretty ncighbor IN company with hin
cOustn. james Bronson. And thus
Grace Lewis wAA introduced 10 the
strange gentleman. whom she hMh that
Day directed On hin WAY.
Two weeks later The roses ON Traces
cheeks grew broader and her violet eses
brighter, when Mr.. Bronson nakcd for
thc honcs u her company 10 attend 1
very scleCt party % be held about ten
miles from 0rocnyiils.
Never before had she been NO fsstid.
ious about party Lress. There was
positively nothing In all thu village
stores that she would wear. FAtLsI
must 70 with her 10 the next town
where there wAs y choice selection oil
goOds 70 pick from. And ~ Mr.
Lewis wAs very indulgent father, and
lOvsd biz only child with more than or
olnary Affection, hcr caprices were IN
dalkcd On this occasion 70 tic full II
tent Of her dc.ircs.
y wAs \ mrrry party that gathered II
the great hall, 1t aThe Traveller. Icst.
~ bcantifnl evening In the carly win.
~, mot - many years xgo ~ 10 need
NO memory u tho oldest inhsbiisnt L
1hr0nic'e tho event.
Among The bright, bewitching face.
hat we're 10 bn aeon On tllal partieul.,
occasion, not one WAN 10 intellectual,
,santifnl - our GRACE. Al leAat hs
bought James Bronson. Tho sweet
right beauty 0i tho little couutr,
najlcn had taken his heart by storm
= that dark, wintry day when he called
= 80 door VI the comfortab looking
- house 10 inquire the way 10 hi,
1ncle 0terline'1. And nov, after int
= acquaintance, Iowa real and abiding
~ taken the place ol admiration FOL
- lovely girl 81 his side.
Orsce Lewis ~ IAther below me
Inn height; slsc possessed ! we'll
oendcd form. low, wide forehead. i
~ u blu0 eyos that could aparkls
~ mjrth whom one FNjoiccd, % weel
~ ebose who wept; her checks wore
- Aelieate blOOm ri apple blOsxoma
16Jo thu weltlOrmed nose, though
De0ibly . tribe too large for artistic
nnoty, bst0ksnsd energy and per
pvega0ce: the dimplsd chin ~ not II
ne)D - 10 have lost itseii IN Che gen
- ou1ltne 0f the face, but was per
~ ehosuct0rtsllc feature: tho mnull 1
D oof1heS " Tho rosebud" Or cherry
-. nevssthelcss u WINS pretty aud
eea4vs os womanly tenderness and
Mooment. Aud - NracS emerge,
- The dressing room snd enters the
- ha1l, which II veil filled with
rc11n4 Gisls and gallant beanx, VI
80 observation with Tho rest 81
' eompany 81 her robo and IL fitness
80 oooa1jOp. il IN Of white slpaca
90 = the snowy thrOAt and wrist.
- soft, 6lmy lacs. Her only orna
nle aso lew sprays u delicate blns
Doez0otnOtA tWinod amid Tho soft
- ces,a Of nut.bsown hair, : few
- q bias ribbon arranged With,
o0sas erace npOn waist and sleeves
- eneh, of th0 same delicate hua
NJ n0Wcfs, epcirclsd her we'll.
lods1 losm, completing tho simple
Cegll1h outfit
Whet lovely face VS. whispered
80 and another - Grace prone
~ - md down Tho long hail, lean.
- 1he aem Of her escort. james
-, Who seemingly had no eyes
- saGht slse than ths fair, bright
~ - wearing - near his heart.
pet they make ; handsome