Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-12-10

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cess with delight
ooh, if it had only happened anywhere else 81
thought Mr.. jumps, as with one glance at the mis-
chievous face of Miss Eva B and the laugh
ing little ones, he picked up his beaver and disap-
| peared round the corner Uncle John followed
with steady steps. No danger of the storms play
ing tricks with his apparel His hat was jammed
down upon his bald crown, if he meant it to stay
there and we have suspicion that he rather enjoy
ed the disaster of Mr.. jumps.
II say, Dimmie," he remarked, seeing the gen.
tcman pause and turn his back to the storm to
get breath, ''that little girl will have hard time
of it getting home, won't she 2"
eyes, her people were crazy to send her out at
such time. Ugh! the snow almost blinds one y
Every likely" returned the old man, with q
peculiar smile, replying to the first part of Mr..
Jimps's remark ''poor people are apt to do a
great many very strange things. But here we are
at the door, and there is your wife at the window
and, with nod to the rather pretty looking lady
who looked down upon them, the old man follow
ed his nephew into the house.
Uncle John Markham was warmly received by
his ncphews wife. He was a bit of humorst-
"odd Dicks hat-band," the people said in his
village and, by the way, we should very much
like to know in what the popularity of said Rich
ards hat-band consisted Eccentric, Mrs. jumps
whispered to her friends, as she introduced him !;
but then he was rich and chdess, and rich peo.
pie can afford to be "odd."
His visits ever welcome among his nephcws and
nieces, not merely because of his wealth for tho
they were keen-sighted people, and perhaps did
not entirely put that out Of the question, yet they
had sense enough to love and respect the old man
for his intrinsic goodness.
Tea being over and little Augustus Adelmar,
Mr.. Jimpss son and heir, having been sent to bed,
after making several journeys to 'Danbury Cross
on the old mans foot the conversation turned up
on the Donation Party.
Simpson sent home the stand to-day, dear, -
said Mrs. jumps, turning to her husband. at is
love of thing. Uncle john you must see it
my gift for Mrs F., our pastors wife. do
not believe there will be anything half so pretty
sent in; - and, running into the opposite parlor,
she returned with beautiful PAPER n.ache work
stand
"Why, it is pretty thing enough" said the
old man, looking at it with good deal of interest
as his niece explained the material and the pro-
cess of manufacturing it. THAT butterfly hover
ing the rose, there is as natural as life But
what is it for, Julia? 1t is hardly strong cnoug h
to hold a mouse"
con- it will hold light things and then, it is
such beautiful ornament in paror."
"And what might it have cost niece 2" he ask
ed.
"Only twenty dollars. Orcstes, how I wish
your vases had been sent home, so that Uncle
John could have seen them, too. They are such
bcautes-the real bohemian glass, and no mis-
take"
"And what do they cost"
Twenty more" was the reply
"Well, Dimmie, you said you was liberal, to-
day, and do not dispute it but it does seem to
me, children, with my oldfashioned notions, that
You might have laid out your money more wisely,
considering your minister's wife and children
But you mean WELL doubtless and cannot fail to
be benefited by it yourselves, whatever your
friends may be; for no one ever opened their
purSc-strings out of kindness without being the
better for it."
I'm that case, Uncle John, you will return a
uuch better man than you came, for intend to
make draft on you," said Julia, blushng and
laughing. 1--WE are getting up Society for the
suppression of idolatry among the Chinese in Cal
iforna, and l must have you down for a good
round sum-"
Stay bit, niece Chinese-I heard they were
coming over there by thousands, but don't know
as they are much worse idolators than our folks
arc there. Besides, have one or two claims of
the Society to which | belong to settle, before
can think of yours"
"Your Society! Why, did not know as you
belonged to any one, Uncle
You were mistaken then" returned the old
man, gravely. For many years have been a
member of the oldest Society in the word-thc
same of which our Savior was distinguished
member while on carth-the Society of Human
Brotherhood, which has for its aim and object all
the poor, oppressed, fallen, and down-trodden be-
ings upon Gods earth. l must attend to this
| first niece; and then will see about yours
There was silence q few moments, before the
old man, who had risen and walked to the win
dow, added, gaily-
"By the by, children, guess III Just step round
to the hotel, and take look at BLACK Simon"
"Not to-night-you surely need not go out to-
! night cried Mr.. and Mrs. jumps in the same
| breath.
"Why not? See, it has stopped showing, and
I am not quite SO fra as Julia's stand there. ST.
mon had hard time of it, getting here, and host
/ Ter may neglect him, poor fellow. You need not
think am lost, if am not back in an hour or
two, he added, as be passed through the hall /;
IL NAV find some old friends down there, and
stop and chat awhile"
CHAPTER II.
Black Simon was looked after, and talked to
for a few moments, much as if he had been child;
and then instead of returning to the warm sitting
room of the hotel or the elegant parlor of Mr.
jumps, the old man sturdily plowcd his way along