The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-11-28
KENOsHA, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 49, 1861

ty. Some were running with ropes and ladder
others shouting and giving orders, which no on
seemed inclined to obey.
! My mother, my mother cried will nj
one go to her assistance?'
| Every moment the flames increased will
astonishing rapidity, surging and roaring lik'
the sea in a storm. Still my mother stood sur
veying the scene there, with the resignation 0
! a martyr.
Barton Barton l shrieked for Cod
sake, Eelp my mother
| He stood still. l impored and urged him
AT length he turned toward me with a trown
saying
canhot risk my own life to save even YOU
mother
| ''Great Heavens! and l have loved the man!
The thought rushed seethng and seethinG
through my brain.
There was a shout, an exclamation and ut
terance of brave, strong words. Some nervous
hands had planted ladder, and man was rap
idly mOunting-on-on through the dense
| smoke wreaths through singing flames ,scorch-
ed by the intense heat OH he went 1t was a
moment of intense suspense ; the crowd swayed
and murmured like windswept wave. He APP
peared again saw my mother in his arms; l
knew that she was saved. Then there was the
crash of falling roof mingled with wild excla-
tons great mist swan before my eyes a
noise rot unlike that of the roaring flame was III
my ears, and | lost the consciousness of sur
rounding objects.
is it necessary to tell you who thus rescued
my mother or what emotions | experienced on
hearing now deeply / was indebted to the man
had despised 1t is necessary, however, for
me to tell you that there and then he forever
lost the good looks which you admire in that
portrait The clothes were burned from his body
and the flesh of his face and neck SCARED and
scorched till the ekin seemed of the consistency
of leather
There, there, my dear, said manly voice
at the door; you have told-enough; let me
finish
l looked up; a man was there, on whose
countenance were deep traces of the fiery ele-
ment, but he didn't look ugly to ME at all. Each
scar seemed rather badge Of honor and the
very soul of truth and nobleness beaming radi-
antly in his eyes His wife presented him, .and
giving me his hand, he said
One whom my dear wife esteems SO much
cannot be stranger to me. and now-snce she
has told you part-tor have been sad caves
dropper let me tell you the rest
IjoYfully assented.
Then and there, he began, heard the
flames roaring around me, AMI felt it's fiery
breath searching my cheeks, and seemed to lap
up the very springs of life, but was CONSCIOUS
only Of great Joy at my heart, for the mother
of her priced was in my arms, knew when
l touched the ground with my precious charge,
head the acclamations that rent the air, but
could only think that l had made her happy,
and in the bliss of that ass urance, forgot fer
the time my own sutferings, the world and ev-
erything. H.
= l lay ill through several weeks-through
days and nights that would have been anguish
! r
had provided everything essential to my COM
fort had not such pleasant face bent over me,
such a sweet voice murmuied in my r,such u
soft hand ministered to my wants. Never in the
proudest days Of my health had l experienced
such exquisite felicity as in my weakness now,
when she sat beside me, when she read to me,
when she brought me fruit and flowers, when
she put her hand into mine, and whispered
something that would have repaid suffering a
thousand times bitterer than mine
'Oh, William = she cried, blushing to the
very roots of her hair; don't tell how silly and
foolish Was
1t was neither Stiffness nor folly exclaim-
ed but the reward of great virtue and hero
ism. bet him 90 on, by all means; am deep
ly interested
have little more TO tell he resumed but
when | grew strong and well enough to walk
about, | observed that all the mirrors had been
Hitherto, i'll my deep happiness, l
had thought little of the scars, which should
have known would deface my features This
incident reminded ME of it, and excited my Gu
riosity. When l requested one to be brought,
she impored me to desist, and finally burst INTO
tears knew it ALL row, but thank God, it
didn't shock me in the least l took her in my
arms, and whispered that since her beautiful
face had become mine,I saw no reason TO regret
the loss OF my old one, and wouldn't for the
worlu change back again. You have seen and
love me now, l said, whereas, you didn't before,
you know all my Disagreement, and with it
our manner has changed from scorn to kind
ness, SO l have nothing to mourn for
Every day of life since has convinced me
more and more that spoke the truth