The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-08-03
A Trying Piece.

Tho following affecting tale ID com.
menaed 10 all who wish 10 test their
ability in spelling and pronunciation.
u II thu production III friend III 0,irs.
some might think he wan lahoring IN.
dor spell, AMI pronounce him insane,
hut w assure them TINT there II no
ground for ANY such suspieion,
ROLAND AMI DIANA.
Roland nn,l Diana were lavnrs. Diana
was sphomeral hut colncly, .hvOQrhpn.
d,L.vsa, hui nut luEuOrious, dldNctlc hut
not dishonest, nor given IL rll,Ald or tra.
cnlrn, grimarcs. Her pedal cxtrrMi.
tics Mere, pethals~, srstl~ Asa iaNsa fnr
playing efgaM pedals successfully, but
her hssr' Mas not at sll lladamantinc, and
her Ml,tless Mas premptory without bc.
ing dill.se. Roland, on tne other hand,
VAS III il satnrhlna oanntcnanee, at once
snlcnetlc and comhative IN disposition,
50 that lis WaS,ailS and orgies were A.
most n,analcal iM their ELECTS. Ac was
Il tel erarher hy rrotess,on, having r.
ceive,l Il diploma from Calns College,
hut aegmnaisea his stipend by dahhling
.n rh,l.laey, er,hospy aud soology dur.
ing his leisure, so that he was accused
of fetiehlsm and regeneration by his
patrons. Still his acNMen and pfcSicncc
were such that only Misoxyn,st would
discern that hc was An asplrAnt for the
gallaWs. His acctie, rather than his
ascetio nature, naturally inclined him to
vista chemical lahoratary, we'll filed
with apparatus, to which he had Acccsa,
whence he often returned with globulcs
IL iodine and AlhMmcM on his caontchoMc
shoes, which subjected him h tho risk
~ numerous Mtercatlrns with his lAnd-
lady. \ virago and pytheness IN one, and
with tho servant, her accessory or ally.
Roland hal, however. become AccllMAt.
ed 10 his place. NeciveA everything with
eaaahllitv, Wclined upon the divan
where ho contemplated tho clys,uM
where Diana dwclt, and addressed JonA.
0vc distlches to her in the sNhsi,lcncc VI
raillcry.
There was certain artisan who On.
deAvered te aisposse~s Roland IN the
affections ef Diana, He had sent her .
ring with onyx. 4 chalccsl,Mlc variety of
stone. AMI oncc hung placard where
Ae knew shc would sec il from her cAsc.
Ment, but she stca,lfastly rejected his
avrrtnrs~ and oIlcd him ~ II he were =
drsMe,lArv, The artisan hetook hiM-
self IL ahSalntery prayers, but continued
his d,gressiaMs AMI Inquiries Roland
lweaMe cegnisant af this amour, and
armed with withc. he mveiHhcy against
this .'sav lxotharlsA" Wha defended hiM~
sclf With falchlan until Roland dis
armed him. honEhing his eAlfrcy. After
the ieast the artisan ahleetly apeloRiscl
alh~it III scarcely rcspirahle condition,
then FASTENED h the pharnaacc0tic's
Nrie for eepasla, morphsne and Qaininc,
and Man not srea asain till the next
Michaelmas, Kalan.t returned an
Thanksgiving Day, took M inventory II
his possessions, which consisted of =
large package III alMand cement. \
package Il envelopes, 4 disA II anchnvy
sauce. u tame falcon. 4 eeok 1t acoustics,
n.la,a,nrc II aM,raHe. a treatise oM the
epiaotic. a stanaeher hAed with sArcn.
el. a eerement II scpal,arv. cAaAvcr
and u heaMA Tho next day tho AyMen.
cal riteS were performed, and she b.
came hcneelurth his faithful coAdl0tAnt
and housewife,