Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-01-03
From the Philadelphia American Courier.
MERwYN'E VISIT.
A STORY OF REAL LIFE.
"Love Is hurt with jar and fret,
Love Is made vague regret"

-1ennys0u.
'Merwyn, my dear, here is letter from Cous-
/ in Burnett asking you to come and spend a
month so with them.
I Merwyn dropped her pencil, looking any
think but overjoyed at the Intelligence. Must
go, mother =
My dear child, one would thi4.ae yeu had been
asked to go and the Queen OF the Eannibal
Islands. by the look and Tone
! / would as soon go there as where people are
continually swapping each other up said Cadet
Frederick Hope, from the sofa corner.
His mother thought proper TO look grave,
saying, in tone of reproof, Frederick, my
SON.
WELL mother, know it. What it was, was
not Defined But you know how they go on
Must Merwyn go--now, is my vacation, when
hav'nt been home for SO longl
! For that natter said his sister, demurely,
as you told me the only plan you had laid for
your vacation, was never to go to bed till two,
and never get up till eleven, and as gave you
fair warming, wouldn't help you in that way Of
passing time, l. don't see how you'll be the
loser
ooh, that was only so to speak, and by way OF
expressing myself totally against all Nu!e. But
my dear girl, you will never stand it there a
fortnight
Must ] go, mothera' said the young lady, APP
peahngly.'
Il will tell you how matters stand, and then
yOu may Oo ssS 1Ou pICdsC. 4Ou INV" NoioA 40
just married.
Il would like te see the daring man that mar
ried her. murmured Frederick.
And your cousin misses her very much, and
is lonely in the great house, with no one but the
boys and little Sophy Her health Is not strong;
she would really feel it kindness if you would
come to her fss awhile.
Il suppose ought said Merwyn, leaning her
chin on her hard in deep meditation.
oh dismal Merwyn thinks she ought; that
settles it,, said Frederick
Now you need not begin to lament already,
my SON, said Mrs Hope; fer Merwyn can't be
ready before two or three weeks, possibly, and
l shall write to cousin that we cannot spare her
until your vacation is over, and then when you
return to West Point you can see her safely to
A., and if you choose to set off in time to
stay there a day two, eousia will be delighted
to have you. DE yeu approveF
oh that would be splendid, all but the last
part 1t might be good preparatory discipline,
TO be sure added Frederick, thoughtfllly : and
make West Point seem like an institution got
up with especial reference TO the cultivation
OF individual sentiment and feeling-by con-
trast'
Now, Fred = calculated his sister, how can
YOU? ! am sure cousin is always kind to
us
'Yes-but Merwyn! Merwyn! family govern
ment and above all the state of fraternal affec
ton, and the manner of expressing the same
Suppose you, and Charley, and l, and the rest
of US, were to take TO the same style of conduct
for once. what would mother say, and what
would father say7--I think ! see him now.
Cousin Burnett's troubles with those three boys.
and Sarah used to remind me of Ire old woman
in t,ns shoc--she NJ so many children she cad
not know what tG do
she manages them very much in the same
way-at least she used to-, observed Merwy".-
Though suppose Grey and John arc rather too
old for that now
They say John is q very fine young man. re-
turned Fred. | rather liked him the last visit he
made here but he has grown up since thcn-but
know just how it will bc-Poor little girl You
will hear nothing but fret and scold from the time
you go to the time you come away. ] wish they
took girls at West Point, and I'D carry you back
with me instead of leaving you there
And ifyou did, my dear fellow, said his broth
er, as he entered, she would keep her place with
any in your class
Il dare say--but Charley dismally, so you
know they are going to send her away Mrs.
Hope explained the state of the case, and saved
a burst of reclamation from Master Charley, and
Mr.. Hope coming in shortly after it was agreed
in family council that Mcrwyn should 60
Fred's vacation passed rapidly away, and one
bright morning the brother and sister said good
bye to home faces and voices, and departed on
their eastern way, neither feeling particularly
cla;ed by the prospect Of the different lines that
awaited them at The termination of their route
The journey came to an end. as all pleasant
things husband as the steep!es OF II came III
sight, tile young lady and gentleman, who had
determined At the outset to make the best OF mat
tiers, ard had succeeded so far, began to grow
rather melancholy.
Nov for it. calculated Frederick, as he threw
himself back in the carriage, after giving his
cossins direction to the driver. ooh Merwyn
l@Ns pity you. w hat a delightful posilcl you
: mutual friend
! Don't trouble yourself so much dare say
! it will be very pleasant
'pleasant!' in tone of Supremacy irenical
Jisdain.
Now don't talk so. You'll write to me Fred.
! OF course, Pussy-don'tI always! And now
more especially now you SO to reside on bat
tle-feld'
Hush now for here we are-and there are
Grey, and Lewis, at the window
The carriage drew up at the door OF hand
some brown stone house, and as Frederick as
sisted Merwyn from the step, Mrs. Burnett came
I to meet her young relations with greeting,
which. in its unaffected cordiality hardly SEEM
ed to Justify Fred's dismal forebodings. -She
was followed by her two younger sons Grey and
( Lewis tall youths ST thirteen and sixteen, to
whom ia the proud consciousness OF fourth class,
Frederick gave greeting which, however,
little he was aware Of il, savored somewhat OF
! condescensoR.
'NAere. kadn tell you ~ was thcha" SAsu
Grex to his brother, in tone OF triumph, the
moment he ha& exchanged greetings with his
cousins.
We'll, suppose you were right for once IN
your life retorted Lewis, sharply-'you needn
act as if it were any wonderful merit
For shame, Lewis said John the elder, who
had made his appearance in the rude hall, where
the family had assembled, don't speak IN thai
style, you are always SO positive, 1t is rather q
satisfaction to prove you IN the wrong.
There's no occasion for you to put IN your
word. said Lewis, aagrily, looking anything
but amiable
There it begins, thought Frederick.
Now, boys, do be STILL SAID their mother
IN a tone OF fretful complaint, not as if she ex
pected to be obeysd, but quite the reverse, ant
only spoke to express her feelings. You dom
knew, Merwyn,' she went on in the same voice
how am tried 1t does seem TO me sometime:
as if should give up entirely. You have nj
idea how the boys do act
She's likely to find out, thought Fred
There is nothing but one continued quarre
between them, freW, Sunday morning till Satur
day night, and Sephy is growing up just so, anC
it does seem too much to bear.
! There, mether,' said John, gloemily, don
begin to tell of eur misdeeds, the first thing
She will find it cut soon enough for herself
. Frederick IL is nearly tea time--weaaA YOU Ii K;