The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-04-03
SAMBE'S STRUGGLE.
BY LYNDE PALMER.
From TIE Congregatonalist.

AtNiN'
Where's Jamie 2 asked Madgo, tinlidly CON
ing into he room, CHEEKY with its pretty erin
son coal fire, and bright yellow Jets of gas light
Her cousin looked up colby at the question
Uncle Gould frowned ominously over his paper
and Aunt Gould jG.t said, very drily-
In his room
Madge looked uneasily from o. to the other
but no single pair of eyes turned upon her witt
sympathy or explanation, and after few mo
ments OF irresoluion she laid down her school
books and stole from the room. In the hail sh
met the house maid.
oh! Betty, please tell me, has anything hap
penedl and why didn't Jamie come to schoo
this afternoon !?
Betty shook her head
Well Miss, l don't ike to grieve you, bu
your brother has done a horrible thing, and
he was a poor boy now, / suppose he'd be look
ing through iron bars tonight in the count,
jail"
oh. Betty, hat do you mean q said Madge
tuning quite pale.
We'll, Miss said Betty, sinking her voice t.
a whisper, you'd have to know it some time,
suppose, and the fact is he's just been stealth
money out of masters drawer "a hundred dol
lars, more or less'
1t isn't sol cried Madge, in a loud, SHARP
tone, which almost startled herself
Very well said the offended Betty, you'll
soon find whether l tell lie or no. l believe
he none too good to be thief, nor you either
with your lAiHcing, SAINT ways
But Madge was out of hearing-two steps a
\ time up the broad stairs, till she reached
little room at the farther end Of the third story
corridor She burst in without any ceremony
but all was still in the cold winter twilight, ex
cept the dismal dashing Of sIeet against the
window panes. jamie ? she called, anxious
lily,
At first there was no reply. and then little
movement behind the dingy brown curtains be
trayed him, and Madge at his side, with hel
arms flung around his neck.
4 knew you had heard it all, the minute yor
called me- faltered Jamie. trying 10 smile.
heard the tears in your voice you know buI
you don't believe it?'
| Never ? cried Ma3ge, vehomently Now tell
me all about it. How could any one dare TO say
SOP
| 4 hardly know where TO begin said Jamie
with a great effort ut selt-contr0i. III have to
tell you something I've been keeping secret
| ever sidce lasf summer Y ~ see when Cousin
Bel had his birthday party la June, aud al
he girls swept around III such pretty shining
! silks, or else dresses half clouds and half cob
webs and you only had hat punk calico it hurt
me- / don know shy. You looked Just as sweet
|
when Fisher Kngh said just look Al my sis
or Isn't she pref y. aud doesn't her dress ouk
as # she bought three or four yards Of sunset
AID had the moon up all n.ght sewing stars o.,
Ia? Then The boys laughed, and | ,ald-'AuC
ISN'T my sis er pretty too Z TOR You I'D look
SWEEP as a rose. though but that proud Fish
a. Knight laughed ju>r like IA ku!eI mean i
seemed TO cut night into me, and he said &C
yp., and how kind Betty VIA ,, lend he thu
dress. Some Of The boys >ald'Iup bad ? bu
thai only burt me more, aud l crept away pref
~ soon, aud lay behind tue thick snow bal
bushes. aud fuOked up i, the grea., still -kv
and Wondered VIII, God cnIldt have :tken yol
and ME 700 whet father nd mulhe. die J., anC
not lett us to come 10 his proud, rlch uncle
who does hoi love as. aud who treats rs hk,
little brggars,
ooh don t say 30, jamie said Madge sooth
Iugly; I'm sure h"'s been very kind to Us some
uUes.
i dout remember many tunes just now,
oiched Jamie. Well a little while after that
heard Lutte say that her birthday came in th
winter, and she meant to have granl time AM
invite every boy and girl she had ever Seen
Then | thought 10 myself-'Now they will wan
to dress Madge in some ug! brown merino bu
am determined she shall Look he pre- test G
! them all So l began 10 woIk after school, do
ling all kinds of little jobs for anybody who woul
hire me, and | never spent ything for cand
or marbles, you know, so that all the boys be
gan to call me miser. But | didn't mind tina
because thought my pleasure was coming b
= and by. The money came very slowly, Madgt
and often l thought I'd never have enough
But when Aunt gave me money to buy mitten,
just went without and kept my hands in m
pockets Then got considerable at Chris
mas, you know, and l sold the top that Luti
gave me, and altogether, yesterday | found
had Just enough to buy what | wanted S
MIR. Green, who is always SO Kind to me,excu.
S ed me from my lessons this morning, and
walked all the way TO B, because / though
c could get nicer things there, and Madge,
bought you the sweetest green silk! It mad
: me think OF the woods in spring, and l though
e when you had ii on, with your sweet, while fac
y you would look just like lily coming up out
j. a bed of moss.
J. Dear little Jamie :! cried Madge did you d
all that for me? am so sorry. You know
h never care what / wear 2
Yes, | know it, said Jamie, 'and you're a
t ways lovely TO me. l suppose it is because, &
: Mr. Green says, you always wear the iewe
which are OF great price in the ght of God
: hav MT doubt, M4dge, but the angels thin
= YOU re the pTettiest gIrl in he world. but SON
way, 7 know us fooiish-i waosed 10 have Ii
=. boys Ihinn 50 too
+, Wei, wIen came OacA, iusl as sot TO Il
hal door with my bundle, feeling 50 proud thi
! mad canned i al myself, olt came -ncie looE
ing veIy red, and sloInlng about some none
, alb twenty dollars, / jhlnk-thar ne sal
, he had LETT In his desh and toigo. 10 lock L
Jas, niS1t. NOBODY knew anything about j
aud l was just gong on tip-toes 10 nv room
when be called very suddenly: w hat have yc
ga IL that bundle, sir?' "A dress tol Madge
4 dress r0r Madpe 2 SAID h. lo,,iar vat =