Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-10-14

/ uSSeIIcus mt, IOT certainly, Sne .Inat was on
the footing of a sister with Mrs. Groyesnor's
daughter, would never descend to one of
my humble rank. 1t may appear very
strange to you, but it is fact, that this
young woman's name never crossed my
lips. | could not bear to speak of her
| had the feeling that my thoughts would
be exposed, and that | would at once have
my hopes crushed. All that learned was
by cleaning from the conversations that
naturally arose about her; and whether SUI
san discovered from my countenance that
no discourse was so pleasant to me, as that
which related to Fanny, certain it is that
this young woman was her constant theme.
If 1t had not been that my thoughts were
so much occupied with another, l might
have won pretty Susan Green-no bad
partner for any man-but [ let this oppor-
tunity pass, and Benjamin Runnel, car
penter, courted and married her during this
violent love-dream of mine. Mrs Groves
nor gave her a handsome outfit, and as
sisted her in number of ways, all of which
| might have shared, if my attention had
not been diverted from this prudent con
ncction, to one of less substantial nature.
L laid out all my earnings on the cot
tage; many is the day that l hired car
penter to work at repairs and to put up lit
tie convenient shelves and closets, | pur-
chascda number of books, and had Fanny's
name written out in full, by the school
master, who taught me to improve my
handwriting. The books, however, | kept
locked up in one of my closets, as | did all
the little articles that | had bought, lest
some of the family should see them, and
get at my secret.
Two years slipped away, and still Fanny
did not return. | began to fear that some
one in America would discover her worth
and persuade her to settle there; but Mrs.
Groyesnor spoke confidently of her return
ing the ensuing spring with her daughter
who was to pay her visit. TWAS settled
that Susan and her husband were to return
with Mrs. Barclay in the fall and Fanny
was to remain. All my happiness | then
foredated, from the time she was to be at
home. | employed the tedious winter in
improvingmyself; and-don' tlaugh, reader
in learning to play the fagolet; for could
not but hear that Fanny was passionately
fond of music, and that Mr.. Grovesnor us
ed to come over to his mothers very often,
in the evening to play on his flute, purpose
" to please the universal fayori.c.
The winter wore away; and March found
me busy in putting the grounds in order. l
did not forget the pretty cottage, which /
as good as looked upon as my own. A
friend of Mr.. Barclays had, at that time,
sent over young black man to get thor
ough knowledge of gardening; and hearing,
through partial friends, that | was master
Of the art, be was put under my care. He
was to remain for twelyemonth, or long
er, if he found he was gaining knowledge
| should have taken quite a fancy to the
negro, for he was a good looking tidy fellow,
had | not heard that Fanny, who was the
gcntest and most cnderhearted creature
in the world, could not bear these poor un
fortunate people near her. Phillip there
fore made no great progress in my good
graces, Gnl the business of teaching him
went on but slowly.-What the cause was
| know not; but the fellow learned as ifby
instinct; he was too-proud to ask, but by
dint of watching me from the corner Of his
eye AMI by reading several books on gar
dcning, he got on very well, without much
help from me.
One day, just after fine shower, | set
about ransplanting some flowers, which |
had raised in the hot bed. Phillip broke
through his reserve, by asking me to let him
assist me in setting them out, as he wasv very
anxious to to know the best mode. He as
ked whether | cut off any of the roots be-
fore | planted them. What do YOU want
to know about fowers?" said | orchards
q vegetables are what YOU come to attend
to- and not flowers Il know that, Mr.
Abel" said the poor fellow, very civilly,
''but Mrs Barclay is remarkably fond of
flowers, andas | hope to work for her some
times when | return, really should like to
know" | was won out of my churliShnesS
by his good temper, and did my best to
teach him the true mode of transplanting
flowers. told him to have a hole dug six
or eight inches deep, and somewhere about
a foot square, and put in this hole some
well rottcd manure mixed up with garden
mold. | showed him that put each plant
in the center, cutting off some of the dang
ling roots, or if they were fresh. letting the
roots lie Sideways and covering them light
ly with earth.
Getting a little sociable thought l
mightvcnture to ask question or two in re-
turn; 50 | spoke of the family, both those
that were in England, and those in Ameri
ca. l praised Susan, now Mrs Runnel. and
said, liar that / was, } that | was very sor-
" she left us. did not know the Young
woman Fanny, who was TO take her place.
j do" said Philip, Il know her; and ]
can tell you, Mr. Abel, that she is proud
upstart. not thinking such a poor fellow as
myself worthy of her notice can tell her
that l shall not feel her loss when she quits
America; there are many young women
there who are infinitely more agreeable
than she, and Mrs Runnol will be liked
there more than she Is. | could have
knocked the fellow down for his insolence
-he-the black puppy, to dare to speak Of
such being as Fanny in that manner; /
could not bear it; so l told him that hon
ored her the more, for keeping such a pre-
suming fellow at proper distance; that |
should do so myself, and TO begin, l told