Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-04-09
The Concealed Revealed.
rho story of an Engaged Young per..


don to 'verpool. The stoppages were frequent
enough, but of such short duration that we had
| scarce Y time To get ourselves warmed at the
crowded CRATE before the memorable bell rung
| for US to start again, and off we went with a
shrek into the binding fog. 1t was positively
| TOO dark to read with any comfort, even if one
was so Indifferent TO the biting air to lend
one of his hands to hold the book up we pu,
both of them in our pockets instead, or more us.
ually sat upon item to keep them warm it was
only when the guard came from time to time to
look at our tickets, and trod upon our feet, that
we began to feel we had them, so dead they
were with cold
''Sir," observed comical looking tailor to
this official, ''your seats are too narrow to be
sat upon after my cross legged fashion; so please
be careful; for although my toes are frozen they
| will not bear'
| This produced laugh and then arose a little
talk, principally about how miserable we were,
and then, as poo: people do, we began to tell
what our business was upon at Liverpool; where
upon it seemed that half the carriage full at
least were emigrants Each had his say and
every tale, however roughly told, had more or
less ofinterest, because it was real and human,
so that we quite forgot our WEAKNESS and cold
for little time. Then, since this had answered
50 well, the sprightly tailor proposed that one of
the party should tell us regular story of his
own life If he chose, not only of his present cir
eumstances, but of what had led to them-which
was an idea we all received rapturouSly, expect
ing the tailor himself to begin. Bur he said no;
we must draw lots for that. So, producing some
long slips of measuring paper, he wrote word
on one, and shook them altogether in hat, and
sent it round There was great deal of giggling
among the ladies, and great deal of secret trep
idatiOn among the men, but, for long time no.
body pulled ont the fatal lot at last, burst of
laughter from those about the corner seats. an
nounced that the victim had been selected, and
that from among the ladies'.
She was certainly the plainest of the female
passengers. Her nose turned up, and her mouth
had scarcely any turn at all her hair was red,
and so were the rims Of her eyes and her eyes
themselves were far from being good ones but
there was certain piquancy and sprghtliness
about her, too as though she had been a French
lady's maid rather than an English one She
looked as though she could put her hand and
we'll rounded arm to anything and had been very
good tempered and obliging throughout the
whole journey. 1t was understOod-ith had been
expressed, indeed, already rather trumphantly
by the young lady herscl:-that she was an en-
gagged young person, going out to Australia to
be married.; that there was somebody waiting
upon the other side Of the hemisphere with out
stretched hands, ycarning 10 receive her as his
bride. She would be capital wife for a settler
without doubt, although perhaps in England we
should have called her rather settler for a wife.
She seemed to know very well, indeed, what we
were all likely to think about this matter; but
she ddn care.
If | had been little better looking-she be-
gan her story with this-l might never have got
n husband, or mt least not the money to marry
him upon, which is the same thing. Tho unsut-
ab!eness Of my face to what may be allowed TO
call very toerable figure, has been literally
the means OF bcstUWng happiness, rs | hope,
upon Joseph, and of putting GfJ1 into my own
pocket. And this was how il all camo about
my late mistress, who was very Kind 20 me, and
had intended poor thing-tor she told me So
to leave me comfortably provided for, took me
over with her, seven years ago, to Paris, She
was a widow lady fond Of gay life and brilliant
amusements; and that place suited her so well,
that sac made it her home, and l. but little 10th,
remained there too. Joseph and l kept company
together before that time, but he was not so
foolish as to wish me to give up my expectations
for the sake OF hurried marriage; he said that
he would wait patiently, dear fellow, although
the great salt sea was TO roll between US, and
there could be no chance OF his getting letter
more than once a month. He was Il mason 5
sstant in London, and very hardly worked, it
seemed, for he himself was not able TO reply near
ly so often; however, of course, was not bird,
so that | could be in two places at once, 50
made the best of it and was as happy as a conf
dental lady's maid under such circumstances
could hope to be-
One evening had been preparing my mistress.
who was splendid dresser. for the opera; NY
only ieHow-servant was ON leave of absence for
some days; and except the porter in the court
yard there was nobody, when the carriage had
driven off that night, in the whole house save
myself therefore, having nothing better-or at
least nicer-to do, and being in my nis:resss
bed-Io Dom among her beautiful robes and orna-
ments, it WAS hardly to he expected that | sho'd
resist such an opportunity of trying them on
The ROOM besides being charmingly hung with
mirrors, had II delicious fnil-length swinging
glass, and before this amused myself FOR good
long while. | behcld how MadcmoiSelie Eliza
beth Martn-that is my presant name, but dear
Joscph's is Andrews--how she looked i'll barages,
in silks. in musrs, for the morning; and how
lace and satin. and how sleeves, with pearls be-
came her for evening wear; finally equipping
Iuvselfin a particular pleasant giGcC silk walking
dress, with Il bonnet and falling veil fit for a
bride, could not help twisting round little, to
see rs much OF myself possible, and contrast
inc the effect at the same time with that OF mad
amc-who was beautiful enough, bat Indifferent
" proportioned-I involuntarliy remarked aloud:
"Wen we may be plain in the face, but we are
certainly unexceptional behind"
II was an absurd thing to say even 80 ones
self, and l remembered blushing like beet. as
though ii were not quite out OF the question that
could be overheard. There were several Jewel
UfdWGfS-IHlS ruby upon MY IlIuNtS iIIISSIf n
ring belonging 10 my MISTRESS late husband
was in one of them-but | had no time for more
than to set off handsome necklace or two, and
to very much regret that my ears had not been
punched for the accommodation Of an especial
pair Of diamond earrings, before heard wheels
in the courtyard, and my mistress came home
Everything had been put away carefully and
undres sed her and saw her to bed as usual. She
was more than commonly kind and gentle in her
manner that night, as / have since thought at
least; and when she wished me her bon S0;T, she
added Il am sure we shall both be tired to-
morrow, Bessie so call me an hour later, and
take an extra sleep yourself / was never 10
hear my good mistress speak any more.
Did dream that night that she had left me all
her wardrobe, and that | was married in the
gfacs silk! DID even in my sleep, build schemes
of what | would do with the money that my
dead mistress might enrich me With No; as
hope for heaven, and to meet dear Joseph, with
n my woman's vanity, l had my yOman's hcaIi
too, beating true and warm, and | thought no
shadow Of evil told them 50 in court, where
all looked black against me, and they believed
ne even there. But on that morning late when
tie sun was shining full upo*~cIe window, and
the noise of the people going about their daily
work was tuii and clear, saw q frightfu sight,
q CHASTITY horror that the day but served TO make
more hidcous and unnaturai-my mistress muir
! dered in her bed! No answer when | Knocked
/ again, no answer The curtains at the bedside
! were close drawn, bat through the open shutters
= fiery food of light fell red upon the carpet and
/ the curtains-ay, and on the snow white coun-
/ terpane, red also. 1t was blood / thought
1 there had been rain of blood; upon the hand
/ les of the drawers, up0n.fhe toilet cover, on the
dressing case, upon the towels, in the basin
everywhere where the murdereTs hands had
been after their deadly work; and in the bell
dared not look the bed; but in that great swing
! glass, where haG decked myself but few
hours ago and every mirror in the room was
picturing the same sight-there lay the corpse,
I the murdered woman with her gaping throat:
They thought ut first that was murdered too,
/ lying so stiff in that death chamber / answered
nothing to their questions, neither in the house
or in the prison. / knew nothing, nor could