The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-04-10

but everybody ia busy just now, and as las
resort come to you.
Certainly l would do il if had time replied
Grace but don't know how it will be-
oh, l know you will have no time on Mon
day, interrupted Miss Raddeldi but you nigh
do it tomorrow
Tomorrow = Grace replied, in dsmsy. Sure
ly, you don't mean it Tomorrow is she Sab
6ath z
But said Miss RedGHd, 1T Is work ofns
cessty,
Pardon ne, Miss RedEsld, said Grace. Blu
IL does not seem at all necessary to ma. have
seen you wear q number Of beautiful dresses
since you have been here, and surely some o.
them would do for Monday evening
Yes, yes she rejoined impatiently but
have worn them all ever SO many times,sn ih's
is new and so becoming. l have set my heart
upon il and must have it.
And she placed shining gold piece IN Grace
hand
Them that honor me, will honor seemed
to sound in Graces ears, and she answered de-
cldedly, rs she returned the golc,
No, Miss Redfeld, cannot do It Tomorrow.
Money is no temptation 80 ME TO violate the law
of God and my own conscience. And II 60 1t
at all, she continued proudly, should do 1t tor
nothing
A malignant expression crept over Miss Red
fields face as she rose, saying,
You will repent of this Bus l know What
your object Is you have got some at the w OIL
colts pUlitancal IDEAS and you think your saint
ly ways will find favor in Richards eyes. But
can tell yoa he is pi oud 81 he IS good, and,
With all his chiyalrous ideas of right and honor,
he will never stoop-'
The hot blood was flushing Grace face, as
she rose and held open the door. Miss Redfed,
augrier than ever at this hint of dismissal, could
not finish the sentence, but with look OF bit
ter hh tired passed out Grace closed and locked
the door then threw herself on cnair aud
wept a. If her heart would break
On Monday there was joyous hustle thro'
the house Grace was working busily upon some
articles that she knew MIS- Wolcott wished to
have doae that day. when she heard Miss Red
field voice ia the hall saying,
i i have a protege whom l would like to rec
ommend to you in her place. think she will
please you better
To Grace S establishment she heard Mrs VOL
colt say in reply,
Think YOU; l think l shall employ her, as
I have contemplated change for some time.
Grace was thunderstruck. What could Mrs.
! Woc0tt Iaaan? How could she have offended
Mrs. Wocott who was gentle and SO just
All the morning Grace pondeTed what she should
do when east off upon the world again.
! She will surely help me to find another place.
Grace thought She knew she had done right
and, as human helpers seemed 10 fail away, she
leaned with frmer trust upon the Divine
Truly she thought, the ways of the All-wise
are mysterious and past finding out 1t seems
strange 10 me that this wicked girl should tri-
umph but know it is all right The hearts
! of men, o God, are in Thy hand5, and trusting
in Thee, viii await tie issue.
And so She sat that bright morning, and lis
tened to the Joyous sounds, aud noted the guests
as they fitted past her halt-open door, and saw
the sleigh drive off with Richard and Miss Red
field.
1t was afternoon when Madga came in hur-
redly, saying,
why, Grace, how pale you are We have
been so busy lately, thai l haven't seen you
You are too much confined here
! Yes and it's shame for her to be stitching
away thls merry holiday time, when everybody
! else are enjoying themselves ! chimed III Fan
ny, who had entered lnperceived.
! Mamma sent me to tell you she continued,
/ mot t. mind about faishing that trimming -
some hing else viii do just as well. She said
she meant 10 tel! you before, but she had 90 much
4 to take up her attention lately. We are going
to have grand time tonight, land mamma wants
| you to come down
Thank YOU Grace managed to say but |
| think I had better not come
! o but you must = said Fanny, and, never
supposing that Grace would continue obstinate,
they lett her.
But how could Grace 60 What was there
in common between her and the happy, brilliant
company to be assembled that evening? The
dream OF her bie was over. Net until IL had
been so rudely dissipated was she conscious
that she had INDUCED in it. How insane she
saw it to have been --litte-she thought-did
her triumphant enemy know of the blow she
had struck, and it had gone to Grace's heart of
hearts!
When night began to fall, she had come home,
plodded her way YEARLY over the snow, and
having prepared her frugal supper had sat down
to sew. Her mother had observed her evident
distress, and had insisted on knowing the cause.
SO Grace, unable to put her entirely Off had
mentioned her approaching dismissal from Mrs
WocOtt's as the reason OF her depression In
vain, however, had her mother begged her to
lay down her work. Her answer had been,
No, | mist be more industrious than ever
now. God only knows, indeed. what will be-
come OF US. We must leave here nobody will
employ ne, now that Mrs Wolcott casts me
= Oft
: And her mother, unable to comfort her, aud
equally oppressed with fears of the future, had
finally desisted
The moonlight lay bright and cold without !,
the woods, except where the avenue pierced
them were dark but neither was colder, nor
was the habit al Pineve, as it is at many other
places, for parties TO 60 about on this evening,
from house to house. singing, which they call
. Letting in the New Year AS Grace sat sew
, ing she suddenly heard voices without; but she
was in no mood for such visit, and she rose
. to draw the curtain, not without a secret fear,
? for the cottage was lonely and she knew no one
who would be likely to come singing at their
door, unless rude boys or ruder men, Her al
L. -t,, u, h.
. latticed window, face that was unknown to
her. and she gave a scream At that moment,
, however, another step was heard, and deep
voice, that made her heart leap with a sudden
bound, was heard, speaking authoritively even
h angriy Instantly there was knock at the
: door, and the same voice cried,
= 1t is don't be afraid, Grace.
!. with trembling hands she opened the door
: The men were disappearing down the road the
r little gate into the Wolcott woods was open
n and up the Avenue, (Which led to the hall) she
thought she saw a sleigh, with muffled figure
d or two in it.
: 90! Grace, how could you?' were the first
d words of the young man, as he took her hands
n She blushed crimson, but could not answer
o What did it mean ? Richard gave her no time
d for thought.
' we expected you until night, he said 'and
O then the Judge, finding you did not come, order
|, Su me W SlciS IL thS SlSiH o'N wing LOu, az"
/ ing Fanny soundy for having forgotten to ash
q your mother, which is the reason, he says, yoI
, didn't come. So Fanny is our in the sleigh wait
e ing to help you dress; and the housekeepe
r comes to stay with your mother. if Mrs. Dear
thinks it too cold to go out tonight
II What could Grace say Before she coulC
+ reply, Richard had darted back to the sleigh
and was leading back Fanny. Mrs Dean, wher
ia her wonder let her understa land how things we're
J SAID she too old to leave warm FIRE at sucl
an hour, and so the honsekeeper was cale'
! in Grace, still bewildered, was soon ready
E thanks 20 the nimbe fingers of Fanny and he
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