The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-01-31

TO go to sea- which was readily granted ; and tn
next day Julesfound the captain who, had be
fore offered to take him for a consideration
Much to his surprise on his begging him tt
take him without money, the captain not onl
3 engaged to do so, but gave hiIa two dollars to
: bind the bargain AID as an earnest OF. what he
: would do if his conduct proved satisfactory. I'll
, told him TO cone on board Immediately, as hi
vessel would sail that night for Calcutta.
Jules did not stop to fathom the mystery, bu
started off to say good bye to his friend the ole
gentleman, who had been the innocent cause
II OF his two greatest mishaps, and to have last
interview with Rachel. The parting of the
children was sorrowful enough, as you may i'm
lagine She showed his piece of twelfth cake
with the bean in it, which she had found, and
put away carefully in box.
My mother used to teach us TO keep piece
for the absent, jules she said, Il shall looh
at it every day and think of You; and as long
as it keeps good, shall believe you are well
and happy. When you come back, Jules,
hope GU will find it just as it is now, and then
we will divide it between us a aafafa
On this occasion, even his cousins ieonjescend.
ed to speak civilly to poor Jules, and his un-
4 Gle loaded him with-good advice. Stop fol
lowed him to the wharf, and wnined so piteously
that the Captain ordered him to be taken on
4 board. AT last they were towed by the ships
boats out into the harbor, and next day they
got to sea. When they had lost sight Of land
/ the Captain sent for jules to come to his cabin,
and, showing him bracelet, asked him if he
/ knew it. 1t was Rachels--a gift from her
mother. The Captain said an old gentleman
and beautiful little girl had visited him, and
had left the bracelet instead of the forty dollars
he had required as a premium. (The Captain
did not think it necessary to say that the old
gentleman had paid the premium, conserving to
20 fba cf,Os II al
stimulant to good behayour.1 have a liking
for you, continued the Captain, and will dc
what can to make man of you. If you dc
your duty, will give you the bracelet when
we arrive at Calcutta E"
Jules determ ned to win that bracelet; and
moreover, he determined, if he lived, to restore
! 1t TO Rachel,
Twelve years after The events have just
i related" continued Uuce Paul, * a queer look.
4 ing old man, very ragged and miserable, was
playing fageolet at doorsof one of the finest
houses in Boston. He seemed broken down
with age or suffering. a Slouched hat shaded
his pale face and covered his gray hair. Across
his shoulder was thrown an old fur cloak, and
around his neck was attached o narrow strap
10 which was a label with the inscription,
. Fifty he Poor Blind. He was led by an old
| dog. Some said the old man could see better
than his companions; be this as il may, they
both baffled the curious, W 10 could not under
stand the cause Of their frequent visit TO the
i different houses Of the Brownson family, seeing
! that man and dog might have starved if they
had depended on the Drownsons' charity. The
servants drove him from the doors and cursed
| him foundly for noisy old hFpocrta they
| threatened to break his NOISY instrument, and
they set their dogs on his poor old four footed
friend. But the more they tried to get rid Of
him, the more pertinaeiously did the old man
visit them. He took no notice of their tire is
and taunts, only begging them 10 bestow some
aims, and to remember that the poor 1niol t be-
come rich and tho rich poor; In ,urn he visit
ed all the Brownsons AID onlY by one was he
not met with rebuff This was Rachel, whose
| position had somewhat altered since she took
lea4e of Jules. The old gentleman whom
/ previously mentioned to you, had died two or
three years before, and LETT Rachel his property
on condition Of her living in the cottage of his
sister, and wstching her declining years
! Whenever the old flute player came to her cot
tage ON the outskirts Of the city, Rachel would
| listen to his music with tears in her eyes, and
when he hal finished, she always gave him
food, patted bis dog, and said a kind word or
two, which was even more grateful than her
aims And the old man would watch the young
! girl wistiully as she turned back into the cot
tage, las if his sightless orbs were not altogether
iasenslble to beautiful images.
| One evening when Miss Brownson was from
home, the old flute player, by cautious ques-
tioning, drew from the servant the history Of
the past twelve years OF Raehel's life. II was
marked throughout by acts Of virtue, piety, and
| benevolence, but said The girl Miss Rachel
has her troubles There was poor Mr.. jules,
Miss Rachels first cousin, as went 10 sea, and
| hasn't been heard Of ever since. She always
a talkin' of in. There's old Mr. Brownson
takes on terribly sometimes, because Miss RI
chel won't listen to any admirers, as il, he says
anybodyd hear any more Of that young rascal
as he calls him. None of her family comes a.
near her now much, all along of her not takin'
up with some OF the rich beaux old Brownson
chose for her. But come in here, continued
the good-natnred, talkatve girl to the old man,
whose admiration ri her mistress had won her
syn patty and confidence you shall Judge how
much my mistress loves poor Mr.. Jules
Forgetting the old mans blindness, she took
him into Raches room, aud opening a little
case, showed him piece Of DRY cake which,she
said, had been kept there twelve years.
While the cake is good, said the girl, Miss
Rachel says there is hope her cousin will come
back
But the old man was no longer listening he
seemed langeiy agitated. lie was touching
everything, pressing things to his lips, crying,
and yet seeming SO happy withai, that the girl
was aiatsned, halt doubling his sanity. She
| hurried him out Of the room, but not before the
old man had eagerly pressed bis hand over the
cak- and closed the box.
When Rachel returned, great WAS her sur
prise to find her mothers bracelet on the piece
of dried cake
Next day there was great excitem en-
among certain persons in Boston, and especially
among the Brewnsons. Thirteen as they
used to call him. had returned from India rich
er than all the Brownsons put together lie
bought fine house, drove a fine carriage, and
gave unexceptionable parties. After the First
surprise, the Brownsons were delighted til
him. He received them as it he had entirely
forgotten the past. By and bye he gave
grand dinner. 1t happenedsto be on Twelfth
day, To his invitations to his cousins, he add
ed the postscript that, being a bachelor and de-
string that his fortune should remainin The fam
lily, he intended after dinner to solicit the hand
OF one of his cousins. This announcement PUG
all the Brownsons, young and old, in the best
OF spirits. Jules, they declared, had vast deal
OF common sense, and they had always liked
him. They forgot all about the old sympathy
betw cen Jules and Rachel; indeed they took
so little account of her am were so willing to
consider her out of the family, that it is likely
they world have been quite ready TO declare
she was dead, if jules had not in conversation
discovered his knowledge Of her address. The
fact was, he had visited her. though he did not
think 1t necessary to disclose this secret.
! At last the great day arrived, and the whole
family We're gathered around the hospitabe
board Of the new found cousin. The banquet
was splendid. The twelfth cake which crowned
the dessert was phenomenon Of taste and skill.
At length the time arrived for cutting it, and
for the other more important business Of the
day. All eyes were turned towards their host
/ Only one pair of modest orbs were cast down.
In the midst Of profound silence, Jules arose
and spoke From his FIRST words, it was easy
to understand that he had forgotten nothing -
de recalled the sorrows Of his boyhood, refer
red TO the Christmas present, the blow which
his uncle had given him with The heavy orna-
Inent, his going to sea- the I'll ght of Stop and