The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1860-08-30
Kenosha Wis, Thursday, August 30, 1860

OuIhd VI WdruIODeS, plllOW'cdeeS, COuli
terpanes, and the thosuand and one et
ceteras in which mothers take such
pride and pleasures.
In spite Of me, but surreptitiously
Minnie was well provided for, am
sure. / remember that the shopman's
bills for some ten months after seemed
unusually full; both in number of items,
and footing of column and | shrewd-
ly suspect that wife had arranged with
the tradesman to have the articles scat.
tered along the months. She always
was good fnancier.
The ceremony was performed in
church. | was present, lest my alb
sence should give too great notoriety
to the family jar. Useless. The whole
town having long since been acquaint
ed with the state of affairs, the brides
beauty and the bridegroom's populari-
| ty set many eyes on me with the sparkle
of criticism in them.
Gle needn't look so savage like"
muttered gruff old yeoman behind me;
'there amt likelier young Teller any
where's hereabout than Jenny Brun j;
an though Minnie be purity as a pink,
it's good match l say-a real even
bargain-so"
Long, long months went by after the
MANIFESTATIONS unhappy months to
me. | knew / was being soured by
this self imposed restraint on the affec-
tional Of my nature. Minnie came to
her old home sometimes. Once or
twice she begged for the return of the
old love, the old home kiss. No. My
daughter was happy in her husband,
happy IN her new home. But | saw
very plainly that the bliss of the old
home was lost to her.
Nearly two years went back into the
past, seadowed in this manner, when .
little human blossom was laid in it's era
die. A little struggling wee thing-an-
other Minnie. Poor me! Here was a
new influence to be stemMed, as boats
stem another wave and another gust
But | braced myself; and when | had
been forced into Minnie'S chamber,
stood over the pale child with the little
one on her arm, and heard the faint
voice add to the sweetly beseeching
look, ''do kiss me father - Ishook my
head and went out
One day strange change came over
the young mother, alarming the expe~
rienced, and giving to the physician
that ominous air Of grave mystery which
strikes into the souls of the loving. l
moved about, full of fear and guilty dis
tress. The symptoms became more and
more alarming-she was sinking. /
was called to her bedside, as to that of
my first dying child. As I bent over
the white face, almost translucent with
meelzness, illuminated my eyes all I'M
dimmed by illness, my Minnie gave me
the old time glance Of love, and throws
ing up her hands as flo clasp my neck,
said family, but oh! so earnestly,
"Kiss me, fatherw
I bent down to my daughter, my first
born, and we wept gether-the strong
father and the family breathing child.
What do you think my Minnie did Fl
Why she got well again, and in two
months was as musical as lark, and
as gay, looking after the little Minnie
like pretty mother as she was.
However, the ice was fairly broken,
and / was my old fatherIy self ever af>
ter. Minnie even ventured, after time
to make merry at my expense over the
fact that not only was Jenny Brun the
best Of husbands, but of the we'll known
American writer's.
I thiull I was a very great fool.