The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-05-08
Chasing the Rainbow,

Il was warm day in June. In the afternoon
there was refreshing shower. The droopino
plants held up their heads under its influence,
and the meadows and forests looked as though
they had new coat Of green. AS the shO wer
was passing away, and the sun came out, the
rainbow appeared. As the sun was near the
horizon, The rainbow was a large one All the
members Of Mr. Changers family came out OH
the eastern porch of the house, to see the beau
tiful bow OF promise.
Father" said James, "see how close the
rainbow is to us. 1t is this side of the grove
good way this side. See the end oft touches
the ground close by the wild rose bush, /
mean TO run and catch it."
Away he ran with all his speed but when
he got TO the rose bush, the rainbow was not
there. Ii was little further off. Still it was
between James and the pine grove. The gor-
geous cOlors were thrown in fine relief against
the green pines.
James hurried on to overtake it, but il reced-
ed rs he advanced. When he reached the edge
Of the grove, it seemed to rest on the center of
the grove. james gave up the chase, and re-
turned painting to his triends
why did you not catch it?" said Mr. Gran
ger.
II couldn't; 'twouldn't wait TO Let me catch it,"
II thought, TO be sure" said his sister Martha,
chat you would bring me piece of it"
by this time James was convinced that he
had done foolish thing in chasing the rainbow.
"You set off rather too soon,' said Mr., Gran
ger. "lf you had thought little. and asked
question or Two, you might have spared your
self some labor"
Il don't care anything about the labor
One would rather not make fool of himself"
eff you will learn from this incident TO think
before you act, it viii be worth the labor and
modification it has cost you. II a project seems
very promising and brilliant, don't enter upon
/ -. 4stt 1 4 -. ~
whether you can accomplish it, Promptness
is an excellent quality, but prudence should
60 before it-S~nday SchOHL Times.
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! THE DOGS OF ST.. BERNARD. The Alps are
very high mountains in Switzerland, so high
that the tops Of some of them are always Gov
( cred with snow. Sometimes sudden storms
| arise III these mountains, and travellers arc
| lost in the snow and perish with cold. The
monks of st. Bernard have a large house called
/ monastery on the top OF the mountain, where
/ they give entertainment to those that pass.
and they keep noble breed of dogs for the
purpose of seeking those that may be lost in
these terrible storms-great, broad chested,
! short haired, strong limbed fellows, to whom
many = poor, benighted traveller, perishing in
those wild SHOWS, owes his life, From No
venber till May, trusty servant, accompanied
By monk, goes half way down the mountain
every day in search of travellers Two large
dogs follow on with little casks of meat and
drink strapped on their backs and so keen
is their scent that they viii discover man
at great distance. and And rut the roads in
the thickest fogs and heaviest falls of snow.
4 Ottentimes all they can see ofthe dogs is their
tails, moving along through the snow. One Of
the most remarkable of these noble dogs was
7, Barry, who was known to save the lives OF forty
, individuals Besides his cask arc und his neck,
f he carried a warm garment on his back and,
: if he tailed to rouse the traveller into some
: sense of life by bis warm tongue and breath, he
9 would race back to the house and bring some
: body to the rescue. One Gay Barry found a
{ poor boy asleep and almost frozen to death in
tho celebrated glacier of Balsore. Barry warmed
: the boy, licked him, woke him up, and gav'
), him something to drink, and carried him OF
c bis back to the monastery. The Joy OF the poo
parents, who can describe ? After life o
o service, Barry was sent down the mountain t.
g warm and comfortable home, where ne passe
- the rest OF his days in honorable quiet; at hi
= death his body was carefully buried, and hi
20 skin was stuffed, and there he may be seen
- the museum of BerDe. standing as large as If
with his collar and bottle around his nee
a. ready to start on his Lahore of love-
IS, F The Rocky Mountain Nescs says Il
e. - signs of civilization in that country are
OF creasing, and chronicles the arrival of one
~ the best eight octave pianos. The piano,
.al connection with the wash-tub and cradle, 9
tn three of the great engines Of civilization, PR
DO ross and prodriety'