The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-10-31
Within Twenty Miles of London i'm the
Nineteenth Cemtnry.
FROM ONcR A WBRK


so much that was interesting in the edifce itself
its curiously sculpiured monuments and the in
formation freely given by the pleasant old cl"rk
that evening drew OF before my task was hal
completed.
Unwilling to leave the neighborhood withou
fully accomplishing the errand that led me in
TO it, made my way TO clean little hosiery
where comfortable bed was promised and tt
vile away an hour or two. turned into the tap
room to frarernise with the good folks there, wht
were seepily boosting over roaring wood ire
NV entrance caused little sensation, which
might have been fattering to my vanity-(I
have my share) had not my nearest neighbo
loudly whispered his impression that was
pack man, in which opinion the general company
seemed instantly to coincide, for was greeted
with civil inquiries az 20 how l found business
With equal civility assured them that it was
tolerable. and knowing the Englishman to be
thirsty animal, who, while he would undoubted
" turn up his nose at the bread and salt of the
Oriental. may be easily propitiated with mall
liquor, ordered in some ale, which Immediately
put us on An amcable footing, and secured me
the seat of honor in the chimney corner, when
underwear: all the phases of hot hotter, and in
tolerably hot. until became as used to it as the
rest Of my new acquaintances.
Through the tobacco mist which hOated round
us, / surveyed the villagers as curiously, less
with his knees in constant danger of singeing
sat a 'acksmith-old. ugly. and smutty az hi s
great forefatheT, Vulcan. Next to his,a punch
like drayman, from the little brewery close by,
which was apparently built on the model ofmy
sisters dollhouse BY his side lounged tall,
4 round-shouldered sawyer the only one of the
party who seemed interested in the newspaper,
which he was spelling ut in whispers to himself.
| There was also shepherd redoent # haystack
| and cow -hOuaa and hra or fOur Ia OrHrS from
the adjacent farms, who had dropped in t. en-
joy an extra put on the strength of its being
Friday. pay-night.
Conversation commenced with the weather,
soaring to the moon, about which caparicious
| lady dispute arose, Bill contending that she
changed her quarters at one clock Jack
standing out for another five minutes. An al
mansck proving both III the wrong, we fell back
to earth and the crops, where / became hope
! lessly involved IN wheat. wuts, roy grass and
turmuts, receiving some excellent information
which shall be forwarded to my agricultural
friends, n soon as it rises TO the surface of my
! ABIDING mind, in which it lies at the present
moment too deeply embedded for extraction.
| Our circle now received an addition, in the per-
son OF mddle-aeed hard featured dame, who
had been to shop aud called with true femi-
nine thoughtfulness to take 'her Jack safe
home along with her. Jack somewhat ungra-
ciously grunted out a command to sit down and
wait till he was ready, so the seat rose to offer
was accepted. and Mrs Jack warmed her feet
| and nodded across the room to the sawy er,who,
she confideRtially told me, was q sort of rela-
ton. A very dry sort he looked; but we were
not yet sufficiently intimate to venture on furth-
eI inquiries
Laborer Bill took his pipe out of his mouth
to ask after Simpson. Mrs. Jack shook her
head at the questionable just is bad, poor man
horful bad l locked in as l came by and it's
sad to see him no rest, his mis-us says. night
nor day. All! there's something about that
chap more nor most people thinks
What does the doctor say to un !? asked the
blacksmith.
WELL she answered, 'he don t say much, and
he don't 10 un mortal of good. He says bet
ter send un to an hospital; but what's the use
of il > Depend upon it there's spill on him,
and we pretty well guess whose done it,.
DO you believe such thing poSSib'e ma ann
| exclaimed, opening NY eyes with astonish-
meht
'Lold, sir she cried. turning sharply round
OH me, 'an't it in the Bible about spirits and
SIGH like? Don't you ever read it amt schol-
0red enough myself, and Jack eyes is bad -
but our gal. she just do read it off quite pretty
Mrs. Jack was too much for me-, so subsidized
iuto my Turkish bath, and head without furtht
comment
The sa wyer had laid down his paper and was
looking up with all evident desire to proceed
with Simpsons case
Then you think that's what ails him, mis-
sus2
There aims no doubt about it. was the prompt
reply, and just do feel for him, for l knows
what 1t is myself
The blacksmith put the question l was dying
to ask.
Did you ever have spell
'Ah dIdn | 7 she answered. when was
gal about twenty, aud bal enough lay all
through the summer. We knowed who dId it
well enough she wer the mother OF the young
man as cuur ed me then. ard she dIdnt like
us two should come together So, at lastmoth-
er up and sent for a cunning man, and warn't
he clever man for its ! knows lois he cure
about here it 8 pit, such clever folk should
ever die, ami it i? WE'LL when he come, he says,
You mustn't let any one i'll while I'm here!'-
But mother she wer frightened like, and forgot
to fasen The back door, and I'm blest if the
cked old wretch didn't come right in, and up
to my bedside Then the cunning man said it
was 10 use, he couldn't do nothing agen she, l
must be sent night away; so mother sent me up
to my aunt's III London. and in three months
was as we'll and rs tat as a pig
AS no one seemed inclined to false murniur
OF doubt OH the conclusion Of Mrs Jack story,
did not presume ~ do so, but swallowed 1t in
another glass OF ale.
One OF the ldDOllHR illeIi,
| foot fellow, now entered the lists.
Il went to a cunning woman once when them
ducks of mine was stolen you remember EN-,
! BMi
| Yes, Bill perfectly RENE mbered them; one was
white with streak ON the wing, and t'o!her
two, &c, &c
| Well con, inued six foot, 'shs holds up her
finger a. me, and says she -
Ducks Ia cunning stream!-a dark woman!
| Go home, aud don lei anybody know what I've
told you, and your luck II turn!
Il thought this worn't nj UGH Tor shilling =
but enough they we've found next day !
Hal! said The sawyer. gravely, that arm
| nothing 10 what I've seen and known !
And me, too, cried the drayman, pushing
the red cap ii his red little face aud staring
terceiy round, when | wer about fourteen L
chased thing without head fer more than a
mile, and then 1t got away from me over q
hedge =
Like enough, interrupted Sawdust. I've
seen worse nor that myself!
And IaInJ very long, continued the dray-
man, since I've had my horses bewuched. We
wer going up hill and they lugged and tug
ged. and l whipped and swore, out ali for notn-
Ingi up that hid they couldntg 60. By-and-by'
maj III cUmes out herself, out OF the cottage close
handy, and shys She
Why don't you ,ehip your horses, master?
You fasgut,' says |. Il wish | ha0 the burn
! ing ot you Take yourself of, OF Iii come and
thrash you rs lung rs | can see your An
made step at her, off she goes, all away
goes my horses Ike wild cats 'rworent long
before we got to Our journeys end, l can tell
you'
Every one drew long breath aud took long
draught bu: Sawdust, who soemnly repeated
lie ASSURANCE that 1t worn nothing 10 what ne
| seen.
Then asked Mrs. Jack, briskly, ifyou knows
more than other people, why don you up aud
t, Ii Us all about III?
i Because,' he proph-tically replied, there was
some one there as would ouy laugh al il aud
i sper1ts worn't 10 be made game OF like that :
Queer goings Gu there Is in this world ! ex-
claimed Vulcau, rubbing his roasted knees
w lie always sticks rusty knife over the head
of our bed SETTLE. and ihat AWAY night