The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-02-07

"CharIotte?'
"Old Charlotte, the chair woman; she that
was here, off and on, in Mr. Archbold's time
She knows that Mr.. Archbolds sister was
warned in the same way. Her brother laughed
az 1t, and so did she, for she was high cour-
! aged lady. Mrs Amnesty, but she was touch
ed six times and took"
:" Touched and taken! Are you mad, you
silly thing?" exclaimed her lady. "For mercy s
sake, nurse for my child's sake beware how
you give ttuerance to such foly AS for old
/ Oharlotte, | shall talk to her myself to-mor-
row."
The next day, medical gentleman, their
nelghbor-in consequence of a private missIve
IRON Mrs. Callender-made purely acciden-
tai visit; and pretty May, who happened to be
alone with her mot her, was subjected to some
PROBES sional questionings. Mr. Mawry was
| forced to admit that she looked worn and tain,
but was utterly unable to detect any symptom
OF disease; consequently, as nothing is avowed-
" III most approved remedy for nothing, he
sent 1t to her in the form Of prettily colored
Inducements, that mi ght have been swallowed
with impunity by delicate bee.
] But, in spite of the absence of medicine, in
| spite OF care and vigilance. in spite of soft
! spring winds and strengthening food, Bud May
1 began to droop and fade. So no more hoop, aud
hlde-and-seek, and rustic rambes, for my little
race walks, thence to the sofa, from the sofa to
her own little chamber, poor May fought the
battle Of her fragile life, till the most sangnine
Oh the surrounding hearts burst hope no longer
Change OF air and scene had been suggested
! but the Goctors-another had been called in
at once declared that nothing could be so well
adapted to her seeming condition as the clear
soft climate III which she already breathed As
Tor changes OF scene, the li1tle patient herself
so earnestly, almost passlonately enreated
that she might not be moved elsewhere, that
the idea was instantly abandoned.
! One other request the little maid p .rferred-
that she might be placed henceiorth in the An
gel Chamber, until-until-- 1t was done, and
now as though she had nothing more to ask or
TO wish for, Bud May sank qiclly and silently
away
| have not told you what, all this time felt
and did knew my little princess was dying
| going to Go1-yet dared not dwell much up
on the loss to myself; selfish regrets we're out Of
place, could have TO part or lot in such a mat
ter Still, was not forbidden to sorrow with
and for the rest; and many day have 1 sat
waiting patiently for the hour that sometimes
saw me admitted for moment to the Angel
Chamber, to kneel beside the golden bed
an kiss the little waxen hand that family well
coined me
May loved soft music, and We soon foand that
her greatest solace was to be left entirely alone
to gasp up at the shining countenance of the
majestic angel and to listen to the low sound of
some sacred mel 1dy chanted by Viola from a
distant room.
One evening Git was the 10Th of ApIiD the
tact OF our invalids having been somewhat bet
ter in the morning had emboldened me to bring
with me beautiful kitten, Of which she had
once expressed her admiration. May was de-
lighted fondled it over heartily thanked me
with the only kiss she had ever bestowed. and
babe me leave the soft purring ching with her
tor while and return tor IL before [ left the
house.
cannot tell what feeling possessed me, but,
like May herself, longed for solitude and IN
stead OF proceeding to the music roo m stole into
an intervening apartment, and presently began
to weep.
A soft hand touched me- it was Mrs. Cal,en-
der, whom had not not ced sitting in the dar-
kened room, and who, moved by my grief came
and sat beside me, whispering broken words of
consolation.
As she spoke there was, or seemed to De a
faint call from the sick chamber Other ears
had fancled it too, for Violet and the rest were
already in the passage, and in another moment
all had assembled in the Ange-chamber
There they lay, both asleep, the kitten and
the little maid, but my little maid shall never
After a brief interval, Ne. % found another
occupant in the psisOn Of Colonel Robert Doul-
Ton, stern warrior of the Wellington school,
who had served il the Indian wars, and now at
the express suggestion of Loud III physician
brought down his invalid wife, to derive what
benefit she might from the cheerful scenery and
saubrlous bTeezeB OF a VIGOROUSLY healthy
neighborhood.
Mrs Doulton if the pale phantom that had
Travelled IN a conch carriages land had been borne
up to the chief bedroom il the arms of one
strong maid deserved the name ola living be-
ing, w as the object upon which her lord, a man
of lron-resolyed .unmaleable ,sefindulgent will,
lavished all his love and care. Nothing could
exceed the soheitude with which he watched
the fluctuations OF her disorder, and assembled
round her every imaginable object calculated
to distract the pains or tranquitze the mind of
his beloved patient. The physician Dl. T.,
came down once a week, to assure himself that
his prescriptions We're accurately followed, to
dine sumptously with the Colonel, and TO re-
ceive the fifty pound note which so poorly rec
ompensed for his lost afternoon while Ii tile
Mr.. Mawry, the apothccary received orders to
look III at least once in the course Of every day.
In spite of these arrangements, the genera !ly
received opinion that Mrs. Doulton would new
ct quit that chamber alive, grew and strength
| ened.
| Old Charlotte the char-woman, who had no
more business in that house than less, indeed
Tor had l not buried my heart there, white she
had only secreted her pattens-she, | say, re-
connected herself with the establishment, and
upon those pattens, walked back into its ser
vice.
Charlotte asserted, and they believed her
that,no matter what the regular servants in the
| house, there was always 70 m for a char-woman
The reports she brought in her. clinkings to ana
| tro, were gloomy in the extreme. Mrs. Dou
ton seldom quilted her bed-never her apart
ment. As for the Coonei,he spent the greater
part of the morning at his wife 5 bedside, read
ing to her or conyeising with her then he
rode or walked out for an hour, and returning.
passed the hours till dinner in the Angel-room
which he chose to make his study engaged in
the prep ration OF a work relating to his cam
paign in India. The physician was their sole
London visitor, and Of the neghbors, the good
rector, who received a cordial welcome and Mr.
Mawry alone had access to the drawing room Of
No. 30
Thus passed about two months when, on q
certain morn in August, the dark prognostica
tons of old Charlotte and the party were signal
~ contounded by the appearance Of Mrs. Doul.
ton upon the graveled terraces, in Bath chair.
She was decidedly better Close behind hel
stalked her tall, dark husband, who was rub
bing his hands, and eyeIng his we'll nursed
partner with fond compacency, as he saw that
face: which must have been sweet and pleas
ant one III other days, brighten with gratitude
and pleasure under the influence of the soft
free air, and the sense of returning vigor
They took many tutns together, and went
home at last with manifest reluctance the in
Valid as ii vain of her renovated strength, dis
dained the ready hand that offere to re-conduc
her across the TIRES hold.
A day or two later, Mr.. Mawry, who had al
ready, as he confessed to his wife, experienced
some slight tinges OF conscience OH the score
OF receiving daily fee for his needless visits
was stopped by the Colonel, as he crossed the
hall and Invited to partake Of the dinner about
! to be served.
Mawry was fond of good dinner he snifFec
and accepted.
The repast, though, to all appearances, Wis
ltor had not been expected, was of the mos
costly description. slightly eastern in character
varied in feature, perfect in detail Host and
guest agreed in postponing mere intellectual