The Kenosha telegraph and tribune. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1859-1860, 1859-12-01
CHAPTER Y.


While Carrie, at her new home, was eniovino.
the camforts of life and the tame of her works
with no gloomy anticipations of the future her
cousin was struggling in the city, with a prof
1gate husband, against poverty.
Mr.. Singleton, as Carrie predicted, proved TO
be an unprinclpled, yilainous fellow who spreed
away his wife's fortune, until she was reduced
TO want. She wrote to her father for aid but
all that was thus obtained found its way to the
gaming house, etc. Then her father died. and
the once fashionable and fattered heiress resort
ed to her needle to keep herself from starving.
Amid all her suffering and misery, she was too
proud to beg, or even to write to Carrie who
was ignorant of her trouble, and her place of
residence, not having once heard from her since
her marriage.
One day she received letter from Mrs. Cor
don, (Hattie Linwood of former days.1 which
ran as follows:
Dear friend: You probably have heard of
my marriage with Mr.. Gordon, but Won know
not what it IS to be the wife of drunken hus
band. For long time 1 suffered then nv
husband deserted me, How l managed to live
hardly know. Sometime before this, nv lit
tie CARRIE named her after you-had Joined
/ the Band OF Hope a juvenile temperance So
ciety. One day she came home with blank
pledge in her hand and said she was going TO
get her father to sign it. l had little hone of
her success, but she was sanguine as to the re.
suit. When Fred. returned she asked him and
with tears in his eyes he signed it, and said.
| with Gods help III keep itn and he has. We
are once more comfortable and happy.
Walking out yesterday, in passing tene-
mene-house in the outskirts of the city, met a
pale and wan looking woman, with snnken eyes
and quivering form. Sympathy caused me tc
ask the cause of her niery 1t was the old sto-
ryan unhappy marriage-husband profigate
man-used her fortune in drinking and gam
| bling-beaten by her MISUNDERSTANDING of food
and fire. | went with her to comfortless at.
tic, and found out her name 1t was Amare]
Carlton but, oh how changed 1 brought
her home with me, where she is at present.
! 80, my God can it be reality, or is it all a
terrible dream? Too true-too true But ]
must lose no time"
| Acquainting her husband with her intention
Carrie took the first train for New York and
went to the house of Mrs. Gordon, where she
found her cousin, who was oveJoyed at seeing
her After remaining few days with Mrs Cor
don, they returned home together.
Mr.. Dudley had built beautiful house on the
| bank of the Hudson, adjoining the house Of
Carries father There, comfortably and hap
Ply, live Mrs. Dudley and Mrs. Siogeton-tho
the latter dislikes to be called by that name
Amarels husband died soon after, of deliriun
tremens, in southern city, whittier he had fed
fugitive from justice. She bitterly repenteC
the course she had taken, and began to lead
very different and more useful life. Once
year, regularly, Mrs. Gordon visits them; an(
together they talk of the past, its severe trials
and its precious lessons. They have seen boil
sides of life, and can admonish the unfortunate
and those about to embark on life's unknown
j and tempestuous main, never to despair 70
though there are blasted hopes, they may b,
succeeded by happy reslizations.