Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-12-26
The Dress-EEaker and Dress-wearer.
BY MARY SPENCER TEASE,
CONCLUDED. |

"Oh, did you not know 2" replied Bertha
quickly; "they went out west to some near re
lations of Uncle Walters.
Why, Bertha! - exclaimed Clarice. But
Bertha gave her sister look that, for the time
at least, silenced her
Lincoln Raymond was so thoughtful studying
the pattern OF the carpet, that he neither hearl
the exclamation Of Cladce, nor saw her sister.
| look.
"Out west. How far ont west, Miss Wins
low! Out west is very large country"
Somewhere in Iowa, near Prairie du Chem
on the opposite side Of the Mississippi, Of
course"
$50 far as that" said Raymond, in "a disap.
pointed voice.
Clarice left the room, looking as though she
were in high fever and Bertha very adruilly
changed the conversation. She said many en-
chanting things but Raymond seemed thought
ful and absent, and soon after took his leave not
however, until Bertha had made him promise tc
call the next morning and walk to church with
her.
Ruth, my child, I do not feel well enough to
leave the house this morning, You will have
to 20 TO church without me-"
II had thought to 90 to our old church this
morning dear mother. have not been there
since We moved here, so far out of the way
is it not too great distance for you 10 walk
my dear child p
Il think not dear mother"
Ruth had dressed herself with uncommon care
that morning. although she would not have ac-
/ knowIodged even to herself the reason. As she
neGred the church, She felt as though she We're
guilty of some wrong-as though She had de.
ceiycd her kind, good mother, in not confessing
her real motive tor not going to the place of wor
ship they were Of late attending. A soft
blush stole over her sweet face, as she confessed
TO herself that there could be no harm in wishing
to see him once more, ust once more, to see il
the last year had changed his looks any
The church was situated in the most fashion
able part OF the city, and tie most fashionable
people of the city attended H. For in religion
or lis outward manifestation, a. in all things else
there's the same spirit Of exclusiyeness that
strives to bar the door to the "vulgar mass" ana
admit only those who possess the golden key 10
lis entrance. The many familiar faces which
She had not seen unGI now for nearly fill q
NUih's heurt with sadness as she stole softly up
the side aisle, and quietly seated herself in one
Of the wall pews.
There, in the broad aisle near the pulpit, was
her own well-remembercd pew, now occupied by
strangers, and near it that Of her aunt Wins.ow,
yelvci-linod and yelyct-cUshoncd. No one was
IN II but Bertha and-hoW the hot blood poured
from her heart and burned upon her pale cheeks
when she saw once more his handsome face I!
She ayertcd her own instantly, and, for few
moments, she thought she was going to fair ;
bat tears came into her eyes, and She turned her
sc.Ito the wall, and poured her heart out in BIT
ter, silent tears.
So Thought Of the dit renee that now was
between them, and nagni.ied tie difference I'm
Ill it seemed To Ter that he must spura her as
the dust under his feet. Size bad never felt UNI
Ill now her position so degraded, nor her en-
Iloymcnl SO mean. \ feeling Of udepaud- nee
and the strong desire to make Ter mother com
Portable, Tad always supported her. Bat now
She almost lated tersc.. for having uuJ .,ahou
anything that severed herself So utterly from Tie
life 10 which she had been accustomed. Iuau
The ,,luuGc. unnatural state Of society, and its
sell-imgo,iug laws. rose to her mind. y rauo-
rama Of her former numerous acq9aiNtauc-s,
who had been hand in glove with her, but who
now, when she mct them ii the street, either
pretended net t. see her. or uu!eglug}y cut her,
arose before Ler, until. to her dizzy mind itseom-
ed as though s.lo were really less worthy of es-
,cem since She had undertaken her hateful en-
pioymcut. Sac thought q her weary, toiI,nT
days, days OF tell that often extended deep into
tie might, and She felt lhut she ana her mother
had better accepted the invitation Of her Il ncle
Robert, Or done anything ttan what She was now
doing. S@ga q loas4.u- or that weary, weary
trl and It's endless pc.yaliau~, came over her, IS
u.aan her heart siei, and sink within her.
THeecYylce, OF TIE church went on, meantime
and Nu;n alone aaI in her sorrow, seemed to
read the hearts o., those present. And very few
were there WaoWe-c sincere in the prayers their
lips uttered. The responses Of most of those