The Kenosha telegraph and tribune. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1859-1860, 1860-04-12
Fortune at length

Well, did so. Fortune at length
seemed to favor me. / arose early The
next morning after making these reso
buttons, sauntered up and down the
street, watching closely for the appear
ance Of the subject of my previous med
itations, and what was my delight JUS
before midday, to get a faint view, i.
the distance, of these feet coming di
rectly toward me with all that tripping
gracefulness which at first arrested my
attention. They passed me and I fol
lowed them for short distance, wher
they disappeared through a doorway
into large and well finished brick edi
flee. found lad with little difficulty
who gave me all the desired information
and as reward, l gave the lad dol
lar.
/ now proceeded Immediately to
spend half Of my remaining fortune il
the purchase ola beautiful sheet of pa
per embellished with roses, forget-me-
nots, naked little boys with wings, pig
cons trying to swallow each other, hearts
strung on arrows etc; and highly ella
ted with my bargain, (the clerk assured
me l had not paid more than half the
first COST wendell my way homeward
Taking slip of note paper, common
ced, but was dissatisfied with it ere /
had written half a dozen words. |
burned it, and was obliged to take an
other and try again; this met with a
similar fate, so did the rest, and in like
manner the fourth and so on until the
third sheet of the second quire became
the bearer Of message, which, upon
reading and re-reading several times, I
pronounced good. This I enclosed with
my purchase and addressed
Miss GERTRUDE A. SMITH,
No. IS New Street.
Iretired that night and dreamed such
dreams My face with all its hideous-
ness, was changed into one of beauty :;
my person was no longer ungainly, and
In form and feeling there was a manli-
ness had never known before. / was
standing by the side of beng Of angel
&c loneliness; her hand trembled in
mine, her dark blue eyes were upon me.
The apartment was crowded with fairy
creatures dressed in white and sitting
side by side with noble specimens Of
the "Lord of creation"
A venerable man dressed in the garb
OF a pastor stood before us. The mar
rage ceremony was performed and
became in my dreams the happy owner
of those little feet.
But | must hurry on to the sequel
The morning sun found me awake and
for once in my life disregarding all pre-
vlous misfortunes, was as nearly hap
Ply as man can be on the terrestrial
sphere.
| waited with a great degree of pa
tlence until the hour of nine, when tax.
ing the nissive I had so carefully penn
ed and the other article / had purchased
at such q lar@~;-, -,---- ! J -. 10y.
aown New Street in search of my boy.
soon found him, and retiring short
distance l had the pleasure of seeing
him enter the same doorway through
which | saw my angel pass two days
previous. lie was to wait for an answer.
He came at last bringing a note with
him. | seized it with eageness, threw
a half dollar to the boy and fastened
to my room. | opened the note, and
dear reader this was the contents.
Feb. 14th 1860.
Mr.. Sinpl<ins To prevent mistakes
when you next have a communication
for me, please address
Mrs. SMITH,
No. 95, New St.
I seized my pistol, it was empty; and
as powder or ball | had not, I resolved
to drown myself. | hurried from the
house but as I was passing rapidly
along, my eye caught the word dior
TERY' on show bill in a window,
"BBILLIANT SCHEME CAPITAL FIFTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS !r' Ny purpose
was instantly changed-I determined
to purchase a ticket, and if lucky |
would still live. ] gave my remaining
four dollars for a piece of pasteboard
with figures on it. The drawing took
place next day, my ticket drew blank.
Tomorrow the papers will contain
the account of a horrible suicide; cause
unknown. All (! to how many has that
same unknown cause proved fatal.