The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-09-11

= person with any heart can bi'HS 'hoi
thougbts to two husbands. (Ths WASH sIrane
ag she had never brought her thoughts TO one;
I,Ea case is different where man Is lcit VIII
vouup family there may be almost neGeS
siiv and Christian duty in it them she addeo
You are ouite TOO bad or Mr.Weed and wid
ou, Scott inst because they rode by together,
enid Miriam. lie has been to the Mil, sup
nose saw some bags in the buggy, and sh'
rot a ride with him.
This hopeful view of things iighened tne at
mosphe1e directly. Esther Poole smoolhd? nt'
curls ard said, 4 have no doubt Miriam! IS Igi
You know widow Scott is always reauy ~ la sh.
herself forward, and she wouidn be he'd he
fnl about begging ride Of any Hian ,.'oIId mali
all tbe more ready if sne thought ~ 49,
r,Il,s tall Nov don't mind teihns VI mat S''.
:. H. 49,, ~, oniuion all along LHo w."
- 80 6u the farm, and so l We IooA-
% 100 bor case a little I've spoke Out uu,ii-
her If Zines about her being NICE c@PI NJ
,,,nr,on but q little quick-nght before ut
Weed. aud | see by his manner that she iI la
,,othino TO hope in that quarter. guess Si!e
didn't remember the old liable Of the mIlkInald
ond her green silk gown, when she rode Dy SO
Grand. tossing her head as though shea gov III
Mr Weeds buggy to stay. No no, maoam'
two are needed TO bind every bargain as you
will find .....,-...,,-
She uttered these words triumphantly,
while Aun tRachel basted herhem with IRAN
ouil spirit, only reioiced 10 have Mr.. Weed )
good sense a second time established IN hef
confidence. ~,
Amer tee. Brooks Sargent dropped in to tell
Aunt Rachel he was going to Dover nex1 gay
and would take over any errand for her with
great pleasure-which was certainly very cpiS
ing in the young man and showed ne h"o
good heart,
Well jfho was sure he wouldn't MUD the
trouble ooh, not the least in the world Brooks
declared in parenthesis) why 1t would be a
great favor if lie could take a small parcel to
ier sister Rebecca, she that married Deacon
Stiles, and lives in the brick house by the black
smith shop at the right hand as you enter Inc
town.
Brooks kindly offered to come in after he
had CLOSED the postofice, for the package winch
was very civil again /; and then it was natural
enough that he should stop little ON the uooFH
step to tell Miriam the prospect OF a Singing
school.
While he fingered, somebody shut the front
cate, and directly Mr.. Weed came up the path.
OF course Miriam asked him 10 walk in, and
then she was about to turn back to bid BrooEs,
good-aight-probably forgetting that he was to
call again Well, after that she suddenly res
membered she had promised to go for book to
Kitty Jones, and, lest she might forgeti II, she
ran Immediately across the garden, and then
what with telling her what Brooks had SAID
about the singing-school, and admiring Kitty 5
new bonnet, she didn't get away for more than
an hour.
Soft turned out, naturally enough that aunt
Rachel WIS obliged to entertain Mr. Weed her
self. She arose to meet him with cordial dignity,
as one who, being at peace with the rest Of mal-
kind, would make no exception in his case.
We are having very nice weather, Mr.
1gutT tyiF fl k
ness.
The weather really was nice so there was no
denying it, and, that subject finished up, there
came pause. Not an awkward one; oh, no.
Aunt Rachel broke it too soon for that by ask
ing after his children; adding with an air Of
almost maternal anxiety, she had been afraid
Amy Ann and Sarah Louise would work beyond
Their strength, being growing girls.
Mr.. Weed looked at his finger nails-ptrhaps
to see if they needed cutting; then looked SUD.
denly up, and said seriously, 1 know it Miss
Banks I feel it deeply
Aunt Rachel rocked so softly that 81 would
not have disturbed sleeping baby, and sighed
little, just from sympathy. Having said so
much, Mr. Weed was emb0ldened to 20 on and
say more. Miss Banks said he I'VE are older
than we were once, and needn't spend time to
stand quite SO much or ceremony now. pre-
sumo you haven't forgotten q question | asked
you, coming home from Lucy Derbys quilting
purty?' (Lucy Derby is the widog Scott, now
Aunt Rachel cast her eyes down in her turn,
at this, and the red Of the evening sky coming
through the west window flushed up her
checks a little, but she made no answer, tho
she remembered the walk home from the quilt
ing well enough, and could have repeated ev-
cry word that was said. She even remem"
bered what dress she wore; it was buff cali
co, covered with blue hearts. She never was
weak enough to believe there was anything
in the sign that the owner VIII be married be
fore the cloth carrying this device was Won
out, if ever but it 50 happened that she didn'
wear it much more. and it was III spread OF
tho spare bed at that very time.
AS for the question, to tell the truth, she die
not really suppose Chester Weed wonid have
taken her in serious earnest when she said No
to it. Lefty Warden (shc that was afterwards
the late Mrs. Weed had told her men never
liked girls to be too ready; and Lefty had bro
theirs, so she ought to know.
Rachel said Mr. Weed, not discouraged by
her face, will you say the Yes now that yOr
wouldn't say then (?
Aunt Rachel was a woman OF tender feelings
and Of course she SAID it, being touched by the
tho't Of the motherIsss babes waiting her kind
ministry 1T the farm.
When Miriam came in, with the book anC
Skip, Mr.. Weed looked quite too cheerful for I
desolate widower and aunt Rachel had beam
ing cUuntenance, betokening she felt she haC
done her duty.
As Mr.. Weed was leaving, the obliging
young man from the post office came in fol
the parcel to Mrs. Deacon Stiles but some
how the time had slipped away, and it was II
ready. He amiably offered to wait while
Aunt Rachel went to put it up. When she
came back, opening the door suddenly anC
bringing a light with her, Brooks Sargent's head
was nOticeably near to that Of Miyiam. She wa:
giving him messages for her cousin Loyin;
Stiles, no doubt; but that ddn make it neces
sary for him 10 hold her hands did it as though
she were a galyauic battery, and he had beer
ordered by his physician to take shocks2 Auu
Rachel set the candle down and dropped hei
bundle. Aru't you making yourself gooC
deal at home, young MANI she asked Shc
couldn't speak severely, though she tried a
the beginning.
Why, you see. aunt Rachel returned Brooks
nOwise daunted, I tho't by the way Mr.. Wee,
looked, that Miriam's home was likely to be bro
ken up,and then shell want a new one;so | an
trying to think Of some opening where she cal
do her duty, And don't you think, aunt Ra
ehel, 1t would be good thing if sho'd conclud,
to offer myself to her?'
Then aunt Rachel told him he was a goodfor-
nothing scamp, which was great pity, if true
but she laughed so perhaPa she wasn't in ear
nest.
In less than month Mr., Weeds house hgl
head again. ('The tyke made out TO get him
alter all, Esther Poole said and Miriam wa,
Tot left without home; for the obligingyoun.
man at the post office took her TO live with hin
which, as he hadn't large salary, was yer
generous, / IA sure.
me Great Battle OF saturdny.
Corresp oudence of the n. Y. Tribune
CENTREyIIrE AuC-st 81 1850