The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1860-11-15
From the Cleveland Wool Grower
Where there's Will there's a Way.
BY MRS. f. d. GAGE.

latter days about "affinities in the mars
riage relation; and about congeniality
and all that sort of thing. But does
not nature always work by contrasts
If there is an excess in one place, is
there not sure to be want in another?
Extr9ms meet, and so they did when
Bob Grey,the easiest man in town, paid
his addresses to kitty Logan, the young
ma'am, who was to take the village
school in the township of Niles; where
the big boys always turned the masters
out of doors on, Christmas,o or made them
treat. Bob Gray had rich father, a
hard working mother, and one proud
sister, and could afford to be lazy. Mr..
Gray the elder came west in very early
times, located near the town of Niles.
lived in log cabin ten years, shook
himself out of joint with the ague
"wore it out" and never had it after
wards. But poor neighbor who had
a large farm mile from Mr.. GRAY
could not wear it out; his wife died, his
children suffered he offered his farm
very cheap and Mr.. Gray bought him
out, promising to pay some time.
A year or SO afterward, discouraged
with his crops and the inability to pay
for the new farm, he tried to pursuade
the formersowne to take it back, which
he refused to do-a lawsuit ensued, and
the matter ended by poor Gray being
obliged to keep the farm and pay the
costs. Terrible was the blow, but he
lived thro' it; and five years afterwards,
when the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad
passed right through the same farm and
set up station house exactly in the CEN
tire, he found himself a rich man, He
sold town lots at high figures, sent his
son Tommy to Jacksonville, to be edu-
Gated, aud his daughter Susan to Month
cello. He dressed himself in broadcloth
wore kid gloves-accepted the nomi-
ination for the Legislature and unexpect-
eddy found himself elected and making
laws for his countrymen, at.the capita:
of the Prairie State. So much in explain
alton. Bob came home from Jackson
vile with his sheep skin properly tied
with blue ribbons, dressed superbly,
had the best "turn out" in town, wore
tremendous pair Of whiskers, and of
course Kitty Logan felt fattered when
he offered to wait upon her home from
church-or called after school to take
her out riding. Miss Susan Gray took
little pains to find out that Kitty was
dlstantly related to the Summers and
Lincolns of Massachusetts, but some how
she did not learn the important fact
that Kitty had worked at strawbraiding
in the pretty town of Foxboro', until
she had earned money to educate her,
self.
"Where there's will there's way.''
said Kitty. "and know / can paddle
my own canoe out west, where they
say nothing is wanting but the power
to do and the will to put.the power in
motion"
So bidding her few friends good bye,
for she was an orphan, she donned the
prettiest little straw hat which her own
pretty fingers had plated, sewed and
dressed and trimmed with neat drab
ribbon with blue edge, which cores,
ponded exactly with her drab travel
ling dress and cape; and matched her
blue eyes to 7. Thus she started for
Illinois, where friend Of hers lived
and had written to her. She thought
aschool could be procured. She was
little home-sick when she arrived at
Niles, and would have given one of the
gold pieces hid away in that private
pocket others for look once more at
the rough rocks and swampy follows,
over>shadowed by thin evergreens,
surrounded her native home, she would
even have bounded with Joy at the
sound OF the old factory bell that used
to call the merry girls together for their
long evenings toll Still she did not
say so, but put on cheerful face
sought out the directors and made her
application. Mr.. Smith, the main man,
looked as if the little blue eyed mink,
with her rosy ligs, had insulted his dig
nifty to come offering herself to teach a
school, in that neighborhood. But as
she offered to teach for three dollars a
month cheaper than the last incumbent.
and wrote such pretty hand, which
they could read like print, and besides
had such winning way'' they agreed
to hire her. To the astonishment of
everybody, Christmas and New Year
too went by, and the mistress, instead
OF being shut out or having to treat,
was surprised to find herself treated,
her desk loaded with presents, and ey>
en- Jim EStokes, who had always been
called the worst boy in town, had head
ed surprise party in the evening and
almost filled Miss Logan's little room.
"Where there's awill there's way,''
said Kitty. 81 knew, Mr. Smith, I
should not have any trouble with the
big boys, they are just as good as need
be-"
"Of course they be,' answered the
blunt old farmer, who by the revolu-
ton OF railroads, had been brought all
most into town, 81 can most wish |
was.a big boy myself, just to show you
how good / could be-"
Mr. Smith laughed, land Kitty tripped
along to her task, carrying her little
basket OF dinner and the good will of
everybody that knew her, along with
her.
Kitty's school house was in the conn.
try where the elder Mr.. Gray still liy>
ed, having built himself fine house
with modern improvements" although
he did not know exactly what to do
with it, nor his wife either. They still
tried to get along as comfortably as
possible, while Miss Susan enjoyed it
exceedingly, and kept the great double
parlors tull of company, which her
worn and weary mother knew well how
to cook tor-if she did not know how
to entertain-good cooking is a great
thing in a family.
Well, Tommy-or, as we must now
call him, "Mr. Thomss GRAY. Counsel.
Tor and Attorney at Law" fell deeply