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

tivity below.
"A wedding, sir, Mike Flaherty is married tc
Tim Doolan's Bridget to night" returned the girl
with smile; adding as she pointed to door al
the extreme end of the passage, " It's there vel
find them We seek
The old man turned to thank her, but she was
already, half way down stairs, stepping the live
ly measure of an Irish jig; SO he walked on, and
knocked gently at the door which the girl had
pointed out. 1t wa, opened by the same pale-facej
child whom he had seen in his nephew's store
She looked up to him with quick glance of rec
ignition. mingled with surprise, and then glanced
toward her mother, who sat leaning over miser
able bed, on which lay little child, over whose
face the ashen hue of death was already stealing
ger, she said
It's the gentlemen who opened the door for
me, to-day, mother"
Thus disturbed, the woman looked up, ques.
tioningly, almost impatiently, at the intruder.
Excuse me, a'am, began the old man in an
apologize tone, but deliberately shutting the door
behind him. fear intrude but the little girl i.
right. am glad to find she got home safe Ny
nephew, Mr.. jumps did not quite understand the
child, it seems and have come to make it all
straight. And he handed out a five dollar bill as
he spoke.
The woman took the bill, looked Of it moment,
and returned it with heavy sigh.
otis all right ma am. don't want any change
l mean Mr., jumps don't he isn't at all partic-
ular-that isl say keep it ma'am you need ii
all and more too, in such weather as this"
The woman looked at him with mingled won
der and suspicion. AT length, she said
There is some mistake, sir. Mr. Jimps is a
very partcularman. lie owes me but'one dollar, and
it may bring both of us into trouble if keep the
money"
Take it, 1 say. BOUNDS have not right to
do as please with MY mean hasn't Mr.. jumps
Il right to do what he pcases with his monsy =
Take it, and make yourself comfortable"
The woman waited TO be urged no more she
eagerly clutched the money and burst into tears as
she cried
" The blessings of those ready to perish be upon
You both, sir. l should not have sent out to-day
but we have neither food nor fuel and little Jcn
mic dying! ~
" Have YOU no one whom you can send aftel
food and fuel 2" asked the old man, with glanc,
toward the farther corner of the room, where from
beneath pile of rags, came the heavy breathing
Of man.
EYES," returned the woman, as with a troubled
expression her eyes followed his but William
poor fellow is not we'll He is worn out" she
went on, with a sigh, "with care and want, and
trouble" If you will be kind enough to stay witt
Ellen, sir, will run down myself and get wha
we want. 1t is only two doors from here she
added, seeing the old man about to demonstrate
There was something in her manner that recall
led to him Mr. .Jimps's remarks about her husband
Incorporate habits She fears to trust him will
the money, and perhaps she is right thought he
as he drew the scanty covering over the dying
child and began to look about for something tC
kindc the fire with, against the mothers return.
The little girl laid down the coarse sleeve she
was stitching, and came to his aid but they could
find nothing but few bits of paper
4" That is Willie's kite, SIR" whispered she, as
the old man laid his hand on the article. He
brought it with him when he moved from the
country but l don't know as he will mind il
much if we do take it, lift can only be warm"
AS she spoke, a curly head pccpcd out from be
meath the rags in the corner, and presently, a lit
tie boy of five or six years old, crept up to hcI
side.
Willie don't wake fathcrr' she whispered
hushing his exclamation of surprise at the sight
of the stranger" We are going to have a fire
and something to cat, Willie" she added
Mother has gone after the things. Mr. JiInp,
Sent the money by this gentlemen, and now its all
right"
The little boys sleepy eyes flew wide open a
mention of food and fire, and nc whispered, with
a shy look at Uncle John
but will he take US away from this hateful
place, sister, and give US dinners every day, jus
used to have them in the country? When
was so hungry, and cried last night you sale
mebby some one would bring me whole pocket
III of cakes, if l would 60 TO sleep. Has he bro
them ssse I"
" Mother has gone after them said the little
girl, while Uncle John took him upon his knee,
and warmed his little red hands between his great
palms Ellen drew close to him, too, and he took
her on the other knee, as he asked
" How long has the little one been sick, dear o.
Mother says she has never been well ; but
she ran about and played with Willie and me,
until we came here. Ever since, she has been
poorly, and we have had TO hold her all the while
Sometimes she laughs when show her my rose
bush, and puts up her hands to catch the leaves.
Biddy Flaherty gave it to me, sir; but lately she
does not seem to notice anything, and mother
thinks she will die"
"And then she will 60 up to God, away above
the clouds, where the cold weather never comes, "
said little Willie, lifting his sobereyes to Mr.. Mark.
hams face. It's nice place up there, sir
Wouldn't you like 10 60, too -
We do not know whose pleasure was the great
est, the hungry children they ate their food
by the glowing fire, or old John Markmans as
he sat by and looked on. We think the children s
however; for we could not but be saddened by the
tale which we heard from the lips of the poor moth
er, as she hung over her child. 1t was the old
story, which has blottcd so many ofthe fair pages