The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-02

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his he'd onto her hos ON, an says she,
cryin' like her heart would break:
20 my Henry McNcigh." says she.
''air you dead? Hev y on been betrayed
by kiss?' Can she a-kissin' Of him
all the time).
It's to my opinion Henry Cabell was
in tibet stopper leetle longer'n noces-
sary; but finally he opened them big
black eyes o. his'n, an Miss Sis was
caught in her own trap, an glad |
| was.
| knowed jcs' how it happened.
Henry seen me comm long in that
young gal cloak an fascernater, an he
mistook it was Sis.
IF one kiss was fatal, Two couldn't
hurt nohow, SO he jes' played ghost
agin.
Well, / LATED, rs l would Of it he'd o
been the Governor hissclf; an Sis
she wilt like feather, an looked roan'
| to run.
But 'twern't no use. fur the hole rim
| brought the Colonel an the serv ants
out from the Cabell mansion an par
an Tobey Kurtz from our barn, where
! they was feedin', an purity sight we
! all was
We went back to our house. an ii
was some time before Henry got fixed
up an every thing explained.
Sis high-fvin' ways was gone. She
blushed enough in one night for the
whole eighteen years. an Henry Me-
Weigh helt on to her like he were brim-
full o. fatal kisses an ready to bestow
EN- any mint.
The old Colonel looked powerful
pleased. He rubbed his hands an
spread out his long white fingers like
they were pinions o. peace a-hoverin'
an says he:
This is fine contra tong. my dear
madame, to most unpleasant condi-
ton of affairs
l. Yes, Colonel" says /. ..but korn-
trary is the general natur o love, you
know"
| Mis- Cabell come over the mex
mornin'; an / do say it, tibet fur q
high caste an tip-top lady, she's got
as fine feelin's as any woman ever
saw.
She embraced Sis an said: BLESS
you, my child; you are welcome TO our
hearts," as she kissed her on the
furrud; an she an Sis he'd real nice,
effectin' scene. But that / was busy
thinkin' wouldn't it be better to order
the supper all ready, I'd a-cried too.
| Give got mighty tender heart, par
says, when | amt a thinkin 'bou,
other things.)
Sis is all we've got. She'll have the
mill place an the Hanna tract an the
big survey, an ! don't see as Henry
Cabcll is a-comin' down SO, an limited
as much.
mo, no." says Mis- Cabell. spray
don't think we harbored such a
thought. lrene's beauty an interlec'
will fit her fur any position; besides, /"
she went on, as a big tear rolled often
her nose, ''our child's happiness is OF
predomernatin Importance
Consultin' erbout the trossow, Sis told
her par .'she rally could not particu-
larize; he'd hev to give her cart
blanche or suthin'; but to my notion
four-horse team won't more'n hold
the luggage eff she an Mis- Cabell
gifts the half they talk erbout fur the
bridal tower.
| Henry says he believes in ghosts.
And ef all ghosts kisses comes to such
bliss as his'n he advises more ex-
tensive acquaintance with sperrits
than people in general keers to hev
Sis is SO took up with other things
she amt writin' much poetry now. an
! reckon two or three years'll likely
cure Sis o that foolishness anyhow.
1t was o legend full OF horrer,
Told by 8 pr est OF San Barbarrer,
III But while you thrill with fear an start
Hev you no ghost within your hearth
Is there no memory OF time
You falsely listened to loves rhyme?
No trystin' place you'd better m ssed.
Than know you hey the wrong one kissed.
Ida B. Hays, in Detroit Free Press.