The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-09-27

consent upon his shoulder, and ~
young man had gone Mt once for the
pastor of church and had tho cere-
mony performed in the presence Of the
family with whom the girls were ROOM
ing.
He was to come for Jennie in few
days rs soon as he could arrange some
little matters of business. and they were
to 90 to Sacramento by boat and from
there BY rail to Chicago.
And so am 10 lose one of my girls
after ALL" said Mrs. Parsons, when they
had finished well, if You are only
happy. dear, l will try and not be sorry
that yon are going"
The next day when Mr.. Parsons re-
turned he Rugged and kissed the girls
in boistcrous manner. which he in
tended as a cover for his feelings over
the loss of the old place and their
changed circumstances.
Then he went to Mr.. Blake's Office.
delivered up the horses. wagon and
carriage. and gave him bill Of sale for
the hogs and the HOUSEHOLD goods which
he was to have. and which he had left BY
agreement at a neighhor's.
In return he received a warranty deed
to the new place. made by his request
and without her knowledge in the name
of his wife.
He did not do this for the purpose OF
dcfrauding any one. for he owed no
man dollar. but lie had lost all pride
in ownership. and somehow felt that
honor required that. having failed to
protect his own rights and guard his
family from suffering. he should now
resign all claim to the direction OF
affairs and place what title was lett
of their fortune in the hands of her
who, equally with himself. had aided I'M
accumulate nc all that was lost, Is well
as all that remained.
Accompanying the deed was an alb
stract of title signed by the Recorder of
Deeds for the county, showing that
there were no mortgages on record
against the land therein described. and
that the title thereto was in the name
of Mr. Blake.
Not daring to trust to his own knowl-
edge of such things. Mr.. Parsons took
the abstract and deed to the landlord
OF the hotel, whom he thought a man
likely to be possessed Of some knowl-
edge of business. The landlord looked
them over and pronounced them all
right.
Determined 10 have no lingering
doubts to worry h m hereafter, Mr..
Parsons then sought out the village
lawyer. and submitted them to him
also.
That gentleman glanced them over
and replied:
its all right. sir: all right
Land entered by John Smith. who
sells to Peter Jones. Deed signed by
John Smith and Hannah f. Smith. his
WIFE, They sell to Thomas T. Blake.
Thomas X. Blake and Mary S. Blake
deed to Martha }. Parsons
mo mortgage appears upon the records in
my Office against the above described land,
/ "ENOS PrTERBAUGH, Recorder"
That's all right Title in your wife.
Nobody can get it away from YOU, sir. >
That's what / thought every time
afore," muttered John Parsons to him.
self as he left the office. 'but they did
it al the same. But may be as this
place amt worth much and amt never
likely to be, they'll leave us in peace
the rest of our lives
1t was near the middle of the after
noon when the family found themselves
in the spring wagon and on their way.
The road wound round and round the
hills, now up, now down. rocky and
full of gullies washed by the rains:
never being repaired except when it
became absolutely impossible, and in
spite Of the careful driving of his faith
cr the rough jolting hurt Johnny,
sometimes causing him to cry out with
pain.
Night overlook them when they were
several miles from their journeys end,
making it still more difficult to travel
| with any speed, SO that it was ten
| o'clock when they turned their tired
and jaded horses of the main road into
a by-track to the right, and quarter
OF mile further on pulled up in front
OF cheap. implanted board shanty-
their new home upon the mountain
side.
1t was too late to think of doing any,
thing except to make a cup Of coffee
and bunk down in the easiest way pos.
sible for the night.
Mr.. Parsons. with the assistance OF
the neighbor who came with him the
day before, had put up cook-stove
and made q bunk for themselves on
the floor. which remained just as they
had crawled out Of it in the morning
Another similar one was now made ny
in another corner of the room. anl
upon these the family slept, exccp,
Johnny. who occupied his wheeled cot
| - hay han,n tho l0ct thine h. cd
the wagon before leaving the old home
When they arose the next mornin:
the sun was shining over the mountain
tops, and doing the best It could t.
make the scene a pleasant one.
Mr. Parsons hastily slipped on hi
clothes and went out to look to tn
J horses.
. Mrs. Parsons and the girls alst
dressed hurricdly and then stepped 4
. the door and looked out. 1t had bee
too dark to sec much the night before
and they had been too utterly tired on
to try to see even the little that nigh
have been se.0. but now they wcr
eager to know how the place really di'
look.
, A sad enough contrast it was to III
, old home. Instead of a white cottag
! with its green blinds and wide open ve
) randas, their dwelling was roug
, sLan,y of boards nailed perpendicular
to the framework, resembling in thi
respect the one which they had occu
pied for few days on the Susco
ranch. But instead of Icing sixtee
, feet in length, these boards were bu
ten feet long, and as con sequenc
there was no loft above as in the Susco
cottage.
The interior was ceiled with cotto
cloth, but there were no little NIGEL
made conveniences: no sink; no cup
, board; no partition; no porch over tn
door. All was in one room and all wa
t cheap and rough.
, Outside. the view was no more cheer
I ing. The shanty stood well ur on til
t Hill or mountain. Below, aud for a Iii
l tie distance, both in front and in til
rear, was u piece OF tolerably lev,