Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-06-30

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hey wsrs both atts dipR col.
llsae IL tke city 81 4 WI,
s II picturesque plac, that II
ofded amusement 81 many Kind,
stoF re Yonng people of Town, 81,
n ginsoms Beatrice Gray and Orvill,
\ ss,on aid not ningls With il,
yoong folks il snsral for. ii
thor csse, 'twas trulls that Nv,
il company and thrso Il i crowd. !
81 instead q ut ding s.picnics,
lawn parties, 3 ~ homes, y ant
afternoon atinees, 4 they couls
he sesn going ~ the river, wher,
they would hunt i cool shady nool
,on the mossy green bank 81 III,
river, whore nothing could dis,
Eturb then, save the tNittering d
thls birds in the trss tops, and Ii,
water's splash - y wave l would
come rolling against the river
bank, q whom some M Mosquito 81
lazy bnmble BE- would atop L
rest for : moment, On tie face, 81
neck, or arms, of either Of the
I young people etimes you
would find them studying theil
lessons, or absorbed ii some new
popular book on you would find
them wanderiDg arm il arm, :
mong the trees On the river bank,
talking about the future, Tic
bright and prospe IRONS future that
lay before them
Well, their college days came to
! close. Those dear old college
days and college shums, and the
teachers who guided their tremb>
ling, stumbling footsteps through
the bewildering baths Of college
lore, where ! thing Of the past.
Life was to begin il earnest.
l~g.G
Orville decided 70 travel during
the summer and Bee was going
home, and she always told the
home folks that Orville was 4
perfect jewell. but | am inclined
to think % Shakespeare did, when
he said owe 10 blind and ! lover
cannot see, !" To tell The truth a>
bout II, they both came as near be-
lns s.perfect jewels q any one.
Orville worked during summer
and fall and ii the winter came
to D Fortune vas Z little 8
gainst them, But they made the
best Of it and waited patiently,
never giving up the hope they
were entertaining. Finally things
changed for the better, and cauti-
onsly they began. to make prepera-
tioas for = wedding, for it was .
profound secret so far. Ofcourse
every one in D knew Orville
Bee we're lovers, but that was all.
They looked around for some
furnished rooms, and found two
Of the neatest and contest rooms
that could be found. They could
not have suited them better, had
Bee and Orvills furnished the
rooms, themselves. Orville de-.
cided that they had better 50 TO the
adjoining county to procure the
license and get married.
Orvilleswent down early in the
morning, on that eventfnl day,
and Beatrice was to 60 on the
afternoon train. Oryills got there
safe and sound, procured the licen-
%, aud with ! flnttering heart,
waited as the moments passed
slowly ~, for his beloved one,
that was to have arrived on the
s9:45 train Orville reached the
depot lust a. the town clock struck
two and he paced mp and down
the platfo rm for half 81 hour TO
4 him it seemed = year. All at
once his attention was conferred
>4n ths Iron Horse that came
putting and snortiDg, as i neared
Ia station. Il stopped the peo;
ple began thru ngiDg ont Of the
doors 81 tho different coaches,
sw eagerly Oryills watched for
8 bs continued
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