Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-26
My Wife--How we first became Ac-
Huainted.

guainted.
Nearly dozen years ago, | was on my
return to the old homestead in the good
State of Connecticut having just complet-
ed my studies as student of medicine.
In company with goodly number Of
people, | stopped for night at country
inn, in the town of B, not being able
to resume my journey till late hour on
the following day. Having always been
an admirer of the country, l was not at
all dissatisfied with the arrangements.
and nv pleasure was further enhanced
by finding at the well laid supper table,
! two young ladies of SURPRISING loneliness,
| the Youngest of whom | thought the most
bewitching little creature III the world.
The ladies were accompanied bv a young
gentleman about my own age, with whom
| could not but feel exceedingly annoyed.
lie not only engrossed all their attention,
but, lucky dog. as he seemcd, was deter
mined that no other person should part :
ipate in the amusement. An offer OF
some little dclieacy by myself to the
younger of the two ladies, was met by an
icy sort of politenesS on his pSrt, that Ell
fectually chilled any further attempts at
intimacy. | soon left the table, but /
could not drive the image of that lovely
being | had just left, from my mind.
Something whispered to me that we
should become better acquainted at some
! future time. but in the meantime ielt
more than uneasy. / longtd to be not
only an intimate acquaintance, but an ac-
copied lover. and had | been possessed
of all the wealth Of CrGsus, would have
unhcsitatingly poured it into her lap.
In the excitement under which / was
then laboring, thought a walk would
do me good, but on opening the door tor
that purpose, found that the night had
set in as dark as Erebus, and being an
entire stranger there, and not knowing
what mischief | might encounter. made
up my mind to compromise the matter
by going to bed.
retired, but for a long time / rolled
and tossed about sadly; now one plan by
which might make the acquaintance OF
the young lady would suggest itself, and
then another, until | found myself i'll a
state of dreamy languor, neither fast
asleep nor quite awake.
fancicd | had heard for the last few
moments sort Of light hustle going OF
near my bed, but it gave me no uneasi-
ness until suddenly some one sprang III
to the bed, and claSping her arms about
me, whispered
Ugh how dreadful coll it is to be
sure! | say, Julia, we shall have to lay
spoon-fashion, or we shall freeze"
Here was an incident. What to say
or how to act, was a question not so c
silly solved. At last mustered courag.
enough to say
"Dear madam, here is some mistake.
The lady did not wait for me to say
more. With sharp quick scream she
Sprang from the apartment. / was won
dering what in the duce it could all mean
when servant brought light into The
room, picked up all the lady's apparel sh,
could lind about the premises, and left The
apartment. You can believe me, gentle
men, that my slumbers that evening were
far from quiet.
In the morning, l knew not " no it was
but | was wildly impressed with the ide;
that my nocturnal visito. was one of the
two ladies who supped with me the eve
ming previous, but which | could not con
lecture. | was resolved, however, to as
certain, on the first favorable opportunity
which might present itself, and satisfy
myself beyond doubt.
On taking my seat at the breakfast ia
bly, the next morning, ! placed myself OPP
posite the ladies and was revolving in my
mind theincidents of the previous evening
when the youngest of the two passed hel
plate, and begged me to favor her with Tho
! preserves near me.
! Certainly" said and as the thought
came into my mind that she might be the
lady in question, added, twill you take
them spoon taShion?"
Eureka what an explosion. The Ia,
| dy's face instantly assumed the hue of s
crimson dahlia, while her companion
seemed cold and passionless. | was sat
istied she had kept her own counsel
scraped an acquaintance, fell deeply il
love. and when | reached home had tn,
pleasure of presenting to my parents my
cstimable lady, the present Mrs. Maddox
A BIG KETrLE.-A kettle weighing
something over ton, cast at the Grave
Foundry of \. Leonard & Co., was trans
ported past our office day or two sine,
to be set up in the Soap & Candle Facto
ry of Burlingame & Crawford.