The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-10-03
From All the Year Round.
TALE OF AMBITION.
BY CHARLES DICKENS.

| Miss Amelia Martin was pale. tallish, tn IN
and wo-and-thirty-what ill-natured people
would call plain, and police reports interesting
| She was milliner and dress maker, living on
her business and not above it. If you had been
young lady in service, and wanted Miss Mar
tin, as great many young ladies in service dld
you would have just stepped up, in the evening"
to No. AZ drummond street. George street,Eus-
ton Square, and after casting your eyes on
brass door-plate, one foot ten by one and halt,
ornamented with great brass knob at each OF
the four corners, and bearing the inscription
"Miss Martin; milliner and dress making IN all
its branches;' you'd just have knocked two
loud knocks at the street-door; and down would
have come Miss Martin herself, in a merino
gown of the newest fashion, black velvet brace
let's, on the genteees, principle, and other little
eegancies of the most approved description.
1t Miss Martin knew the young lady who call
ed, or if the young lady who called had been
recommended by any other young lady whom
Miss Martin knew Miss Martin would forthwith
show her up stairs into two pair front, and
that she would-sO kind, and so comfortable
it really wasn't like matter of business. she
was so friendly and then Miss Martin, after
contemplating the figure and general appear
ance Of the young lady in service with great ap-
aren't admiration, would say how well she would
look, to De sure, in low dress with short
sleeves, made very full in the skirts, with four
tucks in The bottom, to which the young lady
in service would reply in terms expressive Of
her entire concurren. e in the notion, and the
virtuous indignation with which she reflected
on the tyranny of 'Missls, who wouldn't allow
n Young girl to wear shor, sleeve of an after
noon no, nor nothing smart, not even a pair
OF ear-rings let alone hiding peoples heads of
hair under them trighttul caps /; at the termina-
ton of which complaint Miss Amelia Martin
would distantly suggest certain dark suspicious
that some people were Jealous on account OF
their own daughters, and were Obliged to heepl
their servants charms under for fear they should
get married first, which was no uncommon cir
cumstance-l eastways she had known two or
three young ladies in service who had married
great deal better thaa their mississes, and they
we've not very good-looking either; and then
the Young lady would inform Miss Martin, in
confidence, that how one of their young ladies
was engaged TO young man, and was a-going
to be married, and misses was so proud about II
there W q ITO bearing her. but she neednt hold
her head quite high neither, for, after all, hel
was only clerk And, after expressing due
for Jerks IL general and the engaged
clerk IN particular, and tue highest opinion pos
sible of themselves aDd Of each other, ID 80 Mar
tin and the yohnG !adg IL service would bid each
other good night III a nlemdiy bat perfectly gen
teel manDer; and the une Went back to her
place, and the other to her room on the second
story front.
There is no saying how long Miss Amelia
Martin might have Continued the course Of life,
how extensive a connection she might have es-
tablished among ladies in servicei or what
amount her demands upon their quarterly re-
ce,pts might have ultimately attained, had not
an unforeseen train circumstances directed her
thoughts to a sphere OF ACTON very different
from dress making or millinery.
A friend vi Miss Martins who had long been |
keeping company with al ornamental painter &
decorators jOurneyman, at last consented ton
beng at last asked to do SOY to name the day
W hich would make the aforesaid iourneyman a |
happy husband 1t was Monday that ~ as ap-
pointed for the celebration of the nuptias, and
niss Amelia Martin was invited, among others, |
to honor the wedding with her presence. ltf
was charming party Somerstown the locsli- |
ty, and front parlor the apartment. The or
namental painter and decorators journeyman
had taken a house-no lodgings nor vulgarity |
of that kind, but a house-tour beautiful rooms, |
and a delightful little wash house at the end of
the passage, which was the most oony enient
thing in the world for the bridesmaids could sit
in the front parlor and receive the company, |
and then run into the little wash-house and see
how the pudding and boiled pork were getting
on in the copper, and then pop back into the
parlor again, as snug and comfortable as posi-
bile. And such parlor as it was, toe beauti- |
full Kidderminister carpet--slx brand-new cane |
bottomed stained chairs-three wine glasses and |
a tumbler on each sideboard-a farmers girl
and farmers boy on the mantlepiece; one
tumbing over style, and the other splitting
himselfon the handle of pitchtork-long white
dimity curtins in the window and, i'll short
everything on the most gentecl scale magma
BILE.
Then the dinner There was baked leg Of
mutton at the top, boiled leg of mutton at the
bottom, pair OF fowls and leg of pork I'M 1.-THE
middle porter-pots at the corners; pepper,
mustard and vinegar in tile centre: vegetables
on the floor; and plum-pudding and apple-pie
and tartlets without number, to say nothing OF
cheese and celery, and water.cresses, and all
that sort Of thing. AS to the company Miss
Martin herself declared, on subsequent occa-
sion, that much as she had heard OF the orna
mental painter journeyman connection, she
never could have supposed 1t aas halt SO gem
teel. There was his father, such funny old
gentleman-and his mother, such dear OLD
lady-and his sister, snch charming girl-and
his brother, such mani -looking yonnS man
with such an eye! But even all these were as
nothing compared with Dls musical friends, MIR.
and Mrs. Jennings Rudoph, from White Con-
duit, with whom the ornamt nj al painters jour
No man had been fortunate enough to contract
an intimacy while engaged i'll decorating the
concert-room OF that noble institution. 10 hear
them sing separately was perfectly divine. but
when they went through the tragic dnet of Red
Ruffan Retire it was, as Miss Martin AFTER
ward remarked, thrilling AID why Gas Mr..
JENNINGS Rodolph observed) why Were they
not engaged at one of the patent theatres If
he wa. to be told that their voices were not
powerful enough to ill the house, his only re-
ply was he would back himself for any amoant
TO I'LL Russell Square-a statement in which
the company, after hearing the duet, expressed
their full belief; ;ney all said it was shame
fui treatment; and both Mr.. and Mrs kOdoph
looked very serious, and said he knew who BIS
malignant opponents We're, but hey had oefter
take care how tar ny went, Tor If they irri,a-
ted him much he had not quite MADE up his
mind whether lie wouidnt br1ug the suhiect BE-
fore Parliament; and ,bey ali agreed thst ud
serve 'em quite night, and 1t was very proper
that such people should be made examples of. ;,
So Mr. Jennings R0dolph said he'd think of it.
| When the conversation resumed lis former
tone, Mr.. jennings Rodolpb claimed his right
to call upon .ady, and The right being conce-
died. trusted Miss Martin would favor The COM
pany-a proposal which met with unanimous
appreciation; whereupou Miss Martin, after
sundry hesitations and coughings, with pre-
!
clarat1cn that she was frightened to death to at
tempt it before such great judges of the art com
menced species of treble chrruping, contain
ing constant illusions to some yeuHg gentleman
OF the name of Henry, with an occasional refer
ence to madness aud damaged hearts. MI. Jen-
nlngs Rodolph frequently interrupted the pro-
gress Of the song, By circulating Beautiful =
Charming oh! splerflid, etc ; and at the
close the admiration Of himself, and his lady,
knew no bounds.
Did you ever hear so sweet voice,m dear 2
inquired Mr.Jenniugs Rodolph of Nus Jennings
hodo!ph
Never; indeed l never die, love- replied
Mrs. Jennings Rodolph.
Don't you think Miss Martin, with little
cultivation, would be very like Signora Marie
Boni, my dear?' asked Mr.. Jennings Rodolph.
Just exactly the very thing that struck me,
my love, answered Mrs Jennings Rodolph
And thus the time passed away Mr.. Jen
nlngs Rodolph played tunes on walkingstick
and then went behind the narlor door and payt