Kenosha tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1855, 1855-01-11


went Ike church cock, and made near
" as much noise as one in ticking The
! day before that fixed for bis Journey, Oby
went round 10 bid all the prime ipal inhabi-
tants of Dodderham a formal good bye
His tour resembled in some degree that oil
the heraldic lion and unicorn, forsome gave
/ him white bread and some brown, and
some plum cake; some gave him Bibles too.
| also Prayerbooks, also jams and wooden
! comforters; and little Miss Ogle presented
him with purse of tonny money, contain
ing a Spanish doubloon, William and
Mary shalf-crowa. and two silver pennies of
George the Second. There was not one
who. did not give the gentle, -affectionate
lad their warmeSt wishes for health and
success.
Oby was to start by the night coach from
Doiderham. 1t WIS winter, aud Lille Jack
and his protege sat by the freside in the
parlor OF the Royal Oak, waiting for the
mail. The lads luggage was in the hall,
full Of Dodderham folks, over their pipes,
all waiting to see Oby Webb of, and bid
him God speed. ,--.....a
Lille Jack had been smoking more, and
shutting more, and coughing more, and lac
Grating the person and feelings Of the white
hat-which was now mere tswny wreck
more than usual that evening. He had
talked with Oby about his plans; and how
soon the three years would be over, and
how happy they would all be when he re-
turned TO Doddelham town again, quite the
gentleman. a ~ sa ,.
'Thee's gangin t Lunnon, Oby my lad,
he concluded. It's aye large, and wicked,
and thee wilt meet wi mony rogues, and
mony fules, and mony that's guide for
nowt; nay, nit TO max bacca leets O.. But
thou'rt guide lad, and sure | am thou wilt
do thy duty towards man an fear God.
But dinna be Elected Oby. Open the Tugs
an cock up t. end o. thee ee; and if ony
speaks agin Dodderham toun or Dodderham
fouk, blare cot at EN-. Speak up at 'em
like brak bowstriAg. Pse ge'en thee brass
for thy meat, and brass for thy gear, and
brass forthy shear; an here's thatthoH shall
nit want for swagerin money, which thou
wilt not brak into unless to prevent bod !
derham lad hooking Ikea frle. With which
Jack handed a leathern'purse to his adopt
ed Child, containing five golden guineas.
The Constitution coach drove up to the
Royal Oak door about a quarter to eleven.
The hostler handed up Oby's luggage; and
Squirrel the coachman entered the inn par
lor for glass of brandy. Squirrel was Il
lusty man, with a scarlet face, and all eyes
were Immediately turned to that renowned
white box coat of his in the breast pocket
Of which all man knew he carried the bod
derham Bank Parcel, containing notes
amounting to unnumbered thousands.
One by one the guests arose, and shaking
Oby cordially by the hand babe him fare
well. Mrs. Quit the landlady kissed him
upon both checks, and left a.tear upon. his
wooden comforter; end Squirrel, the burly
and the scarlet faced, looked on like an An.
Clio Greek chorus no could moralizea great
deal upon the leave takings he had seen, if
he chose. 9ac ysao
And now it was Lille Jacks turn. He
led the lad into the middle of the room, and
held him at arms length by both hands,
the lamp light streaming over his working
face.
'Thoa'rt goin to Lunnon, Oby,' he said,
in a strangevoice ~ Lunnonto be gen.
tleman. .,.An'---an'-1 aeei.e7 a.. Il. II
The rest of Lille Jacks speech must ever
remain as great secret rs an unreported
debate. 1t might have been perfectly
Ciceronian Grafton; it might have been as
incoherent An address as he made on the
night of the presentation of the hammer,
for to use the words of my informant, he
'brak down soudden, an cried out In
deed, he fell upon the neck of the lad he
loved so dearly, sobbing out, My BARN,
my BARN, my lie, lie bairn?'
'Fllnit gang t. Lunnon, sobbed, on his
part, Oby. Ill nit be a gentleman. nor
max my fortune. For thou hast been Lun,
non and gentlcfolk, and fortune, and a tn
waile III me, an wilma leave theeP
The Constitution coach went to London
that night; but without Oby, He did not
20 next week, next month, next year; he
never went If Iwere writing romance
should dearly love to tell how Oby grew
up strong, clever, and prosperous, and in,
due time welded. one Of the fair maids of
Dodderham. But alas this is but the sto-
ry of the true hard world that heard in
little country inn. The lad had been deli
CUtG Oui MS u tOtNy anu IiC OiSd DNlpiC IiC
was twenty two years of age. Lille Jack
followed him to the grave, and the tears
that fell upon his GOTTA battered louder than
the dust that the grave digger Sprinkled
on it, p.
Internationally Annual Report OF
the New York Commissioners of Imnigra-
lion shows the following places of nativity
Of the 3l3, 747 immigrants arrived at that
port in the year 1854, the excess over the
previous year being 3o,4l5: 4
Ireland 79,004 Portugal 205
Germany l66,723 Belgium 335
England 30,ol6 West Indies II
Scotland ASA Canada 9
Wales 8 1868 Nova Scotia l26
France 1908 Sardinia .a88l48
Spain 643 South America 100
Switzerland $3.50 China g
Holland l,2&9 Sicily BIZ IS
Norway Ct Mexico 50
Sweden 1851 Russia 50