The Kenosha telegraph and tribune. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1859-1860, 1859-07-28
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HASTE AND WASTE:
Or, N WIS THE TIME,
BY oLIvAR OPTIC.

HoSodnu rose from the tea-taDle, and
seated himself by the fire.
Il was thinking, my dear, whether to
go or not" replied he and he was deep
IN thought as though thequestion requir-
ed all the power of his intellect.
but | want to know, if you are 60
ing. 1t will take some time to get
ready"
Il don't know whether it is best to go
or not. Who lectures %
''The Hon. Mr.. Spredegle.
"Will it pay to go out this cold even
ing ?"
Il don't care a strow about going"
added the lady, indifferently.
W. must run the chances of missing
good lecture if we stay at home. Do
you know anything about the lecturer %
Nothing at all. Just make up your
mind at once whether you will 60 or
not"
Il don't know what to say. If we
go and don't hear much of lecture, we
shall be sorry we went; and if we stay
at home and the lecture happens to be
above the average, we shall be sorry we
stayed at home," replied Mr.. Waite
more, very doubtfully. eff only knew
"But you don't know; so please to
say which you will do"
u will think of it, my dear. / can't
decide just yet; you know haste makes
waste.''
sit would not kill you if you should
happen to make a mistake in this mat
ter"
"but it is better not to make a mis-.
take, Susan"
"Then you won't go 20
"Let me see if we 60"
But we will not follow MIR. Watemore
through another Of his elaborate argu-
ments on this momentous question. We
will only say that, an hour after, the
question was not decided. 1t was then
too late to go, and the case was lost by
default.
Mr.. Watemore had been married less
than year, land Susan had not yet learn
ed his peculiarities. Those who knew
him wondered how he ever got married :;
how he could have made up his mind to
pop the question. Not being in Mr..
Watemore's confidence, l am unable to
solve the mystery, but think some hap
Ply incident drove him, undecided, to
take this important step.
1t may have been that the accident of
susan Webb's being the legatee of some
five thousand dollars, i'm her fathers will,
had something to do with Fastening the
decision, though this will hardly account
for the fact.
Mrs. Watemore had two brothers and
one sister, each of whom were possess
ors of similar share in their fathers
estate. Her sister had married one ST.
mon Hasty, and lived near Mrs. WaCe-
more.
"Now, George, as it is too late to go
to the lecture, suppose we go over to
Mary's and spend the evening ?"
'Would you 20
eyes"
"Do yoa think it is best to go ?" ask
ed Mr.. Watemore, bestowing his most
serious attention to the subject.
eff you would ike to go, l think it is
best to go. If you don't wish to go, l
am not very DESTROYS to CO."
''Let me see; it is very cold out, and
/ doubt whether we shall find any fire
when we return"
"Then we will not CO.,
s'But if we can pass a pleasant even
ing there, we had better go. l was
thinking l should like to see Simon"
"Then we will go.'
''But l have got my boots off, and one
Of my feet is sore"
"Then we will stay at home," said
Susan, a mischevous smile Illuminating
her pleasant countenance,
"But | want to see what Simon is 60
ing to do about the railroad,' added Mr..
Watemore, scratching his head-a way
he had when in doubt-though it was
notorious that the act never helped him
a particle in reaching a conclusion.
Then we will co. laughed susan.
cit is half past six, now, and Simon
may not be at home"
'Then we won't CO."
"What are you laughing at, Susan"
"Then we will go so put on your
boots and come along"
"But-"
'No more butts. l am gong, whether
you go or not"
The case was decided, though Mr..
Watemore could not be said to have
decided it. He took up his boots, and
then thought it would be better to wear
his shoes and this question came very
near defeating the lady's Intentions
But at last they actually started, and
actually reached Simon's, though Susan
had nearly frozen her feet while her hus-
band was debating whether to 60 round
the road, or across the garden.
"Good-evening, George; good-even-
ing, Susan: am glad to see you" said
Simon. 81 was just going over to have
talk with you about the railroad and
those lots ofland."
Anything new turned up?" asked
Watemore, as he seated himself by the
| fire.
''No; but made mp my mind that
the railroad would pass through the viii
lage, and bought the lot"
"BOught it Did you? Wasn't you
in rather too much of a hurry? exclalm-
ed Watemore, astonished at the prompt
ness of his brother in-law.
81 think not; / feel pretty well salts
fed the railroad will pass through the
village"
'But you know they have talked pref
ty strong about the north route"
"And pretty strong about the village
route. shall not lose anything if the
road goes the other way"
"Well, l don't know as you will"
'Now you can buy the other half
1t is just as good lot as mine, and you
can't lose on it."
81 don't know what to think about it, y
'.You must think quick. The road
may not be built for year, and they
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