Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-03-04

and countrywomen Jared, 30 far away
from England; and consequently wesalu.
ted again, and went in. Then, as we
stood IN the shade she showed us % ing
as afFable as beautiful, how the diferen,
families lived in their separate houses.
and how there was general house foi
stores, and general reading-room, and
q general room for music and dancing.
and room for Church; and how there
were other houses on the risiRg-ground
called the Signal Hill, where they lived
in the hottest weather.
y our officer has been carried up there.
she said, 'and my brother, too for the
better air. At present, our few residents
are dispersed over both spots; deducting,
that is TO say, such of our number as are
always going to, or coming from, OF
staying at the Mine
Gle is among one of those parties,
thought, 'and | wish somebody would
knock his head off,
Some of eur married ladies live here,
she said, during at least half the year,
as lonely as widows, with their children
MANY cllIQfen mere ma am
Seventeen. There are thirteen mar
ried lapies, and there are eight like me.
There were not eight like her-there
was not one like her-in the world
She meant single.
which, with about thirty Englishmen
of various degrees, said the young lady,
form the little colony now on the Island.
| don't count the sailors, for they don't
belong to us. Nor the soldiers she
gave us gracious smile when she
spoke of the soldiers, for the same rea-
son.
Nor the Sambos, ma'am,' said /.
NO
under your favor, and with your
leave, ma'am,' said |, 'are they trust
worthy?'
Perfectly We are all very kind to
them, and they are very grateful to us.
Indeed, ma am? Now-Christian
George King?-'
very much attached to us all, Would
die for us.
She was, as in my uneducated way |
have observed very beautiful women al
most always to be, so composed, that her
composure gave great weight to what
she said, and believed it.
Then, she pointed out to us the build
ing like powder magazine, and explain
ed to us in what manner the silver was
brought over from the mainland, and
was stored there. The Christopher Co
lnmbus viii have rich lading, she said
for there had been great yield that
year, much richer yield than usual, and
there was a chest of jewels besides the
silver.
When we had looked about us, and
were getting sheepish, through fearing
we were troublesome, she turned us over
to n young woman, English born but
West India bred, who served her as her
maid. This young woman was the wild
ow of none commissioned officer in q
regiment OF the line. She had got mar
ried and widowed at st. Vincent, with
only 2 few .slonths between the two
events.
She was little saucy woman, with a
bright pair of eyes, rather neat little
foot and figure, and rather neat little
turned-up-nose. The sort of young wom-
an, l considered at the time, who appear
ed to invite you to give her a kiss, and
who would have slapped your face ifyou
accepted the invitation.
| couldn't make out her name at first;
for when she gave it in answer to my
inquiryf it sounded like Bel'tot, which
did not sound right. But, when we be-
came better cquinted-which was while
Charker and | were drinking sugar-cane
which she made in most ex-
cellent manner found that her Chris
tan name was Isabella, which they short
ened into Bell, and that the name Of the
deceased non-commissioned officer was
Tott. Being the kind OF neat little wo-
man it was natural to make toy of
never saw woman so like toy in my
had got the plaything name OF
Bell-tot. In short she had no other
name on the island. Even Mr.. Commits
sioner Pordage land he was a grave one,
formally addressed her as Mrs. Belltott
But, shall come to Mr.. Commissioner
Pordage presently.
The name of the captain Of the slooI
was Captain Maryon, and therefore il
was no news to hear from Mrs. Belltot
that his sister, the beautiful unmarried
young English lady, was Miss Maryon
The novelty was, that her Christian name
was Marion too; Marion Maryon. Ma.
ny time | have run off those two names
in my thoughts, like bit of verse. @
many and many, time!
We saw out all the drink that was pro
duced like good men and true, and then
took our leave, and went down to the
beach. The weather was beautiful; the
wind steady, low and gentle, the island
a picture; the sea, a picture; the sky, {
picture. In that country there are two
rainy seasons in the year. One sets in
about our English midsummer; the 9th
er, about fortnight after our English
AIieh@lmas. 1t was the beginning O.
August at that time; the first of these
rainy seasons was well over; and every
thing was in its most beautiful growth
and had its lovelist look upon it.
They enjoy themselves here / says
to Charker, turning surly again. 'Thi,
is better than private soldering
We had come down to the beach, tc
be friendly with the boats crew who
were camped and hutted there; and we
were approaching towards theirquarters
over the sand, when Christian George
King comes up from the landing plact
at VOLTS trot, crying, EYup, So-Jecr
which was that Sambo Pilots barbarou,
way of saying, Halo, Soldier! / have
stated myself to be a man of no learn
ing. and, if / entertain preiudices, hope
allowance.may be made. / will now
confess to one. 1t may be right on,
or it may be a wrong one; but, | nevel
did like Natives, except in the form o