Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1855-07-12
KEN0sHA, WIS, THURSDAY, JULY p, 1855.

share market. He had embeZZied a large sum
belonging to the firm, and unless it were replaced
by certain day his liberty, his character, life
| for never, he swore would he survive the loss OF
reputation-were destorveS. Could then hes
| itate! Even had | abandoned him TO his fate
was equally ruined, since this house would have
come upon me and upon the friend who at my
pressing instance had joined me as his bondsmen,
to Indemnify them for their loss. The sum was
to man in my station enormous, exceeding, by
| some thousands, the earnings of FIVE and twenty
years that l had passed in business. The defcien-
cy was, however, raised for me within the stipu-
lated time, by our friendly solicitor Mr.. Bylnc,
who happened TO have at that time, a client who
was willing 10 lend the money upon my person
al security, and tins house with the furniture
gave him bill of sale on all my effects, and was
considering whether to break the matter to you
or to 90 on upon credit and leave the result to
time, when Mr.. Byrne made me, two days ago,
a most unexpected overture from the friends OF a
young person with portion OF $4,000 who, "a
though informed of my difficulties, was yet
willing to marry her to you, willing to pay of
the debt, requiring nothing but settlement of
the rest of the money, ard such an arrangement
of partnership as / should have been, under any
circumstances, but too happy to enter into. /
have never seen her, l do not even know her
name; but she is they tell me. Young, well-cd,i-
Gated and amiabsc--a thoroughly good and anna
BILE girl. cir 4T 4..
oh, my father do with me as you like But
yet, Elizabeth!-dear, dear Elizabetl,'
you would rather, then, be poor and happy
with her whom YOU love. So be it my dear son.
Go r. .your Ej;zabctb, See If She is willing to
share your poverty; willing to wait until some
prospect may arise, that should, in some Sort TI-
thorize your union. The unhappy man whose
imprudencc has been our ruin, spoke of one whose
defalcaton had ruined him, and who might, who
probably would hereafter make good the sums
for which he was engaged. He has repeated this
expectation in alctter which received from him
last week But that hope is'too vague to build
upon. See Observation-Disclosures to her, unrcserv-
cdly, the position of affars-I feel that, with her
the confidence will be sacred-and then act as
you see good. Put me out of the question. l
am still strong and healthy, and capable of earn
ing my bread as a shopman.'
20, father! ncvcri never!' interrupted Edward
with sharp ard sudden rcvulsion of feeling
Even if / were so undutful, so unnatural, she
would rot consent; l know she would not OF
ten and often has she said that she felt that our
marriage would never take place. that your son,
the son of the most respectable tradcsnan III Bed
ford, ought not to be united to poor girl from
charity school. And now that that union can
only be accomplished by depriving you Of your
home, by sending you in your old age as a hire
ling-oh, she would never hear oft would new
er bear the thought
Go to Elizabeth repeated Mr.. Norris, in n
smothered voice, pressing his sons hand between
his with an energy that bctokeEed Ike struggle
of his teeings-'go and consult with Elizabeth
and as the shopmen and apprentices came flock
ing in, and the lighted gas gave glittcring bril-
liancy to the rich and galy decorated shop, radi-
ant with shawls, and silks and ribbons of Il hun
bred varied hues-and group of customers, gay
country ladies, who wished to choose an evening
dress by candle light, appeared at the door--he
escaped into the street with an instructive desire
for solitude, and almost unconsciously, took the
road to ST. Michaels Rcctory.
The lamps the street shops We're now burn
ing, and showed with more striking effect OF
light and shadow the fantastic outline of the pic
tGreSquC old town; the icic:es hanging from the
caves, and the windows already covered with icy
frost work. The pavement was again alive with
passengers-men and women hurrying to the
Post Office; sleighs and carriages gliding with a
sort of dull, rumbng sound, along the snowy
road stagc-coach enptying itself of its freezing
passengers at Red Lion; man with pcrwin-
kleS, and a woman with hot chestnuts, each 50
untitled, the man in n freZe cloak, and the wO-
man in drcad-nought coat, that it would have
puzzled an Qtdipus to decide betwixt the he and
the she; one little girl lingering longingly in the
wake OF the periwnkles; two great boys burning
their fingers in bold attempt to filch the burn
ing chestnuts; other children rushing aimleSsly
along, shouting and believing as if to scare the
cold. Men were humping their feet upon the
ground, and buiictng their chests with their arms
to restore the circuatinr, women were chattcrng,
dogs barking, beggar btg,E!ng, ladders scraplng,
bells ringing, knockers taI-:at-;atting,-in shor;
all the noises of q wintry evening, in a country
town, We're in full activity
From the High Bridge, where the broad bright
river, with the double line OF wharvcs and hous-
es, crowded with people its boats and its bargcs
forms so gay, and pretty Il moving picture, so full
of hustle and color, of light and lifc-from the
High Bridge, the Rcnnct now showed like mir
ror rejecting on its icy surface with peculiar
broad and bluesh shine, the arch of lamps sur
mounting the airy bridge and the twinklin9 lights
that glanced here and there, from boat or barge
or wharf, CT from some uncurtaincd window that
ovCrhupg the river. The snow lay III drifts upon
either shore, marking the long perspective, and
suburban cottages and tie distant country; edr-
ing into gentle uplands, hardly deserving the
name OF hills, that closed that prospect, strongly
relieved, at the present moment by the dark and
dusky sky. In spite of his distress and pre-oc-
cupicd mind, poor Edward, who had, probably
without knowing it, much OF those two rare gifts,
the poets feeling and the painters eye, could not
help stepping a moment on the center OF the
bridge, to contemplate so fine an effect OF char
oscuro, 50 striking and beautiful a picture, COM
posed almost without color, by the nice contrait
of light aid shade
While he stood admirrg the scene, he was
ovcrtaken by the old man whom he had heard
short while pfhvi0usly y, cry shoes! shoes under
the window Vt his fathers shop; and whom he
had passed just before, while engaged in chatter
ing tor some of his commodities with an orange
woman, whose barrow was stationed at the cud
of the bridge.
The itinerant shoe merchant was, as | have
said, wcll-known 10 the inhabitants Of Bedford,
by the name of old Isaac; and, from his name, his
Calling his keenncss at q bargain a. well as from
his quick black eye, aquiline nose, and greater
proportion of beard than is usually suffered 10
adUrn christian Countenancc, was commonly r.
ported to be Jew. He was spar; old man Of
the middle height, somewhat stopping, but with
picturesque and richly colorcd head, surmount-
ed by an old souchcd hat. His patched and IA
dcd garments were well nigh hidden by two cnor-
NOUS bags, in which he carried the old shoes
which he bought and the new ones or sol disaRt
new, for he was great man at a T!tacfmeHto, and
had the art to gar aud ShO0h look lnast guild ;
the ncw'-which he sold.
Buy pair of warm slippers, master, this cold
cold night quoth Isaac. Wedding slippers,
fine enough for lord
Nothing this evening" said Edward.
Have 'em bargain, master persisted the
man of the shoes.
Il am not in want of any rejoined Edward,
moving
Wedding shoes, thcn!-wedding boots?-Iust
buy somewhat, continued the vemdcr, pertinac-
with n,1r friaY,dfs