Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-01-24

Christmas Day at Cheriton was drawing to SIS
| close. The evening bells were rngng--the
stars shon" in the dark color!ess sky Tho
murmur Of the waves boating on tho shore came
ever ana 2nnn--a quiet sound and happy.
Only two daYs before, William Carr had come
10 live al Cacriton in the cid Ecase. -It YVES
nothing altered: there were the sarNe many pant
e5 windows, quaint corners. ard gAbed ends
the s8nle surrounding domain Of garden, with
the grove OF trars beyond, behind which the icy
moon Wa rising even now.
II tie A"r window Of tie c&hrHupeHc1 pa
;or So w n, and lis VIE, with .her TWO C!.,.-
dreI, watching the yale light trembling between
the branches ut the gloomy frs. The tire light
flashed and ".uue6 within the ROOM, lighting NJ
,at p;o,u-a, ~ the walls, the books tbs pr.,:ts,
I'D drawings scattered on the table, and the
graceful g'a@ps Of winter flowers lavish.y dis
Pc sd, - w"Han love to have thcm-every-
Whe.r Alice rested beside her tGther-hs hand
Wandered -@r.~ Ter bright curls; but he was
looU"- t,Navi. tie Cr grove aud his thougtts
hid yravc'cl heck many, many years. lis
wins eyes #a fixed on his face she could
r"aa tla In, ~'Sro of that sad nisttul lock- sla
kn@" tow p.o.ucrtlv eyervtiinrhe saw spoke
~ h~ Inr- 81 lie cd happy childish Gavs-ten-
lrl, "a .-..f memories hat she also loved 50.
dearly lis aa*c. The children prattled eaiiy
fer .'.4e tiWe la. g: length hsr voices ceased;
;ier '"a-- .@'Aoe1 INTO stiffness by the III
WoEieG g.as-ty q taeir father Never had ,hcy
innocent hearts; tel lac Vas happy, they knew,
At coming lac1. TO the:.!ou--.o hiss Old home
al Tie afternoon ne Lad been pointing CCt to
them his favoljc !auula-hia garden, his tres
with lie sea; u.1el H., and The lIt,c room where
! he Csod To ssaeu. KS hal been 80 surfing ana
GAO taen. u I'D, C3&.d a.aLt GIa iea.. ,r;.a
ed now
AVID iy the MYSTERY, they gave their good
night Kiss wiki added Tenderness. bur silently;
and followed t.oir mother from the room Bat
She returned Amos, immediate V, and stole soft
~ behind The chair wherein her husband sat,
stilI looking rh "iJh that salc.lt, longing, re-
grettUi !poA. Even wEan he falt her arm around
ne neck he id not turn BAT she spoke soft
ly--
! Dearest, iuow. ia. ba CON for;ci twill
be made right suIae day. Perhaps before aroih-
er Nhristmas. God has }-en 50 good t. MS. he
Will Aot deny this one blessing you crave, ~
aud William folded her to his heart, and
smiled, Nary's voice never sounded in his
ears but to create peace or to ada to content
" ben she let Ian again, tle moonlight te-t on
his face, and showed it calm, hcpeiu. and Sc
rero
There came l.cavy tread on tire stone stops
leading to The entIanee-tvor, and then the great
bell rang s,artinGiy Trough the quiet house
William rose, and L.l.sei Weht to ncsi the IN
truder
Fairly, clearly, pure cleaned the moouli4,s
in at the window; and generous g'CwcC
the fire, revealing the peasant ho'nc-Hght aspect
ofthe room
So William threw b. !, his grey LIARS from his
brow-a boyish hab.., continued ever since the
time Of golden cur}s--ard went to the outer door
unbaned and opened il.
4 cush Of chill, sharp air-the sound Of the
sea, like q fa--otT chent--tAe mooub.ama, white
on the stone porch and pavnert-apd a dark
figure standing notion'ess thcroi--this was
hot .iiotr, felt and IaorI sn,v frS+