Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-12-21
The Man over the Way.
BY ALFRED w. COLE

/, very fond Of meddling with his neigh
hor,s Old half-pay officers, naval or
n,iI;tarv unmarried ladies Of uncertain
ace and small means, widows without
cncumbrance- these, and few Others, are
the great meddlers and busy bodies IN
creation. Yonng men of small fortune
and no profession are less inclined to sin
in this respect; but they can scarcely be
said to have nothing to do, because they
generally have frightful amount ON their
handsto perpetrate; and this keeps them
80 we'll occupied ill occupied, we should
saw that they have not so much time to
attend To other peoples affairs as might
be imagined.
When I ayow that belong to the class
Of bachelors [ have mentioned, chart
able reader will naturally conclude that
/ am ntdurtiS SHjet. Such is far from
.he case. Positively | am not aware OF
any particular amount OF lnlquty that
can be laid at my door. | neither game,
drink, nor keep bad hours, or commit
other pcccadiiloes which 60 to swell the
list of sins usually booked to an idle mans
account Perhaps | ought not t o take
too much credit to myself for my exemp-
ZION from LIGSC lltlit DdIiiCAOl iliiAt
because | am dreadfully in love. Abb
sorbed as l am in this passion, have no
thought to give to dissipation~the idol
of my heart possesses them altogether.
Lovers are probably selfish; they Think
no one but themselves. l form no ex-
ception to the rule. save in one instance
| have long had terrible curiosity to
know all about ''the man over the way"
but must be j little more explicit. |
live in lodgings, as nineteen bachelors
out of twenty do, unless they have cham
bers in the Temple. The house at which
nv rooms are. stands in narrow street
in the neighborhood of Hyde Park. En-
actly opposite, occupying first hoor
like myself is the gentleman concerning
whom my curiosity is excited, and whom
have named "the man over the way"
He is apparently man of fifty or sixty
Years of age. sunburnt in face, and with
long iron-grey hair. lie is dressed al
ways in a long brown coat, gray trousers
and waistcoat, and a black peckerchiet OF
the old stvle-that is to say. two or three
wards Of silk swathed round his throat,
MS an Egyptian mummy is wrapped IN
linen. There is nothing very remarkable
in the mans appearance. AMI yet nc pos
scsses a strange fascination for me.
cannot help thinking Of him, and wonder
ing what he is. and who he is and whether
he has anything to do with my fate; t"r
ridiculous rs the last may seem, cannot
d.ycSt myself of the idea that this man
is bound up IN some mysterious wa with
my history. 1t is perfectly useless to
- N, y. 4! I tt,ll
and point out its absurditles; | bclere
and cannot shake my faith by any pr
cess Ot logical induction
In consequence OF this idea, l am be-
come as curious (as far As this lndlVidaa
is concerned) aS any OF the OFT h2lf-pay )
or maiden ladies, or uncncumbcFed WIZ
ows. have mentioned. II | see L butch
err bow with meat in his tray going neal
the house. / watch to see II lie calls there
and wonder whether the meat Is Tor The
dinner of the man over the way" II
see the man himself reading. | wonder
what book he has and what he thlnk'
oft. Bat beyond every thing, wondcI
what he thinks of me; for am perfectly
certain that he watches me adm st a
much as | do myself
And vet the reader must not suppose
that think of the man oYcf the way
so exclusively as 10 make me forget my
adOred Julia-iar from It; write to he'
every day, and the bakers man delivers
INV letter to the cook. and the cook give
It to the Iady's maid. and the lady 5 mad
presses it into the hands of Julia herself
The penny post would be more cNpedI-
tious. no doubt. but also there would bt
no secrecy about it and our course q
true love runs not smooth, as cuF1hudS-
con of a tathcrh ls forbidden me the house
and commanded her never h think ol ln'
again. How foolish these old gentiemer
are! Mr.. Sniyglcs CHATS the papa II
auestion.) by his absurdly unreasonable
conduct. gives pain to julia and myself
forces our correspondence t. pass through
three hands--the mald's. the cook an
The bakers man-instead of the more nat
ural and proper one ct the poStman atone
Is for making Julia forget me-t''lk o
making the Ganges remount 30 It's sourc,
or Mount Blanc dwindlng to an ant-htiI
and YOU would be about as reasonable a
in supposing that anything could SHAKE
conStancv Of that angelic girl.
And why is she to forget me! Wha
have | done to deserve such u sentence
The very head and front of my offending
is that | have but two hundred and TWEEN
tv pounds year private fortune, ant
don't belong to any profession. Mr.
Sniggles declares that il is monstrouS tc
think of marrying on such sum- and
quite agree with him; but when suggest
tho very obvious remedy of his doubling
the income he flies into a passion. and
says that his daughter shall only marry
man who can Support her, which means
that he wants TO make as cheap bara
gain with her as he does with the hides
and skins he imports; for he is Il leather
merchant--at least | think so, though
Juiia won't allow it.
Julia Is an only daughter, and has no
mother; and although very sour-faced
old maiden Cher fathers sjster) lives
with her TO watch and protect. and bore
her to death. we IN image sometimes t,
meet IN Kingston gardens and such places
At least we used to meet but alas ",
were foundout. The wicked old sour face,
aunt pretended one day t. be gong int,
the city to receive her dividends, for Sh
has a capital income and Julia natural
" took the opportunity of dlSpatchlni
Inc note, per the lady'S maid, TO NEE
her at OUR old trysting place. We me
we must sit on our favor iteSeat-it /
very private and known onlyto q few
We talhed-we-
"Ahem', went sharp voice.
~Ah!" shroked Julia,
1.-THE deyil!n cciedI.
"Indeed!" said d.l intruder: and III,
sour-faced aunt stood before us.
My dear madam" said |, swollowin.
my rage, and determined to try and pro