The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-01-09
KENOsHA WISCONSIN, THURSDAY JANUARY 8, 1862.

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that his stholars were get Of impudent scape-
| !3ts.
| Mr. Jthnson replied, mildly, that he would
not for tie world encourage lmpertnence IN ms
pupils, btt the white cross that he had upon his
| back void not fail to provoke TO laughter men
more vie than his scholars.
| Whats the cross 10 you demanded Rob.
ert fertely Isn't nv back my own property
| The sChoolmaster bowed his head, smiling,
and HoIe continued on his way But the cross
grew mre al more heavy upon his shoulders.
He begin TO think it Was not going to be so cas-!
mattr to be released from his debt to MI
Taylor. II he had already borne so man!
taunts, What would happen when the people
should how the cause OF wearing this strange
| ornsmeit OH his back 1t would be the same as
Ihoughhis landlord had fastened to his back
receir for his rent. Thus rehecting, Rob'rt
| approached the tavern. He was about proceed
ing farticr, when he saw Mr.. Taylor himself at
little distance, and, opposite, his neighbo'
Inns dragging his wooden leg along alter
him, aai chatting with Hairy stoke, the car
peater. Harry Stoke was tbs wit of the village;
and for nothing in the world would Hope have
been wiling to have been jested by him beio. e
Hullins He sought refuge therefore IN the
tsvern; but he could not long remain there
The topers were not slow to perceive the cross
The alteration grew warm. and the inn keeper
| tearing some serious qnarrel, ordered Robert to
BE put out Of doors.
He had left home thinking TO go and look at
some work that had been proposed TO him in
the next village: but he had been so Vexed by
old Fox by Patty Stevens, the blacksmith,
the butcher, Peggy Turton and the scholars
that he determined to return home, thinking
that after ALL he shonld there have more peace.
Have you ever seen.in the month of Sepicm-
Der, " ung partridge, the last of a brood, hit
by gun-shot, and trying to hide himself IN me
siubble, dragging along his bleeding wing In
such a state was Robert on reaching his house
which WAS at tine other end of the village AT
times he walked quickly that he might not be
overlaken; again he took but one step per min
ute lest he NIGH! pass some one whom he per-
ceved before hum. Now IN the road now III the
fields, he glided behind bushes, keeping close
to The walls, and looking about with the turtive
glance of the glpsey who has stolen hen from
the farmers yard. Now indeed the cross had
become burden almost indispensable.
At last however, ne reached his DIV, ling
hoping now to find little rest bat, ~ soon as
his wife saw him, she cried out
Isn't it shame That you shOu come back
as you went away! Five or six OF our neigh
bors already waut to know if you have lost
this GLOSS
Let il alone, woman ! cried Robert, exasper-
ated
If were to lose my senses you would not
take it so quietly Those who belong to me
shall not make themselves ridiculous. Pull Oft
tbat iacket Pull it on instantly, tell you
So saving mistress Hope ehdeavored 20 seize
the arm 0. her husband, bot he rudely Iepulsad
her. Mistress Hope lwhom patlence was not
sh,ninO virtue, answered him wUb a box on
the ear. from which ensued regular fight be-
tween The couple, to the great scandal OF tie
neiphbors who ran to separate them
IL need not be added that every body threw
the blame upon Robert, who, from the hrst, hhd
hraved The general repIobation, and shown
.t~angth of charace Ter i'll his very rage. But TIE
,,,o,e furiousIy fire burns, the quicker II CON
sumes that " hich fee DIS it In ike MANNER, pas
sionate tempers soon exhaust their force by the
violence of their emoti jns. Robert, having be-
come calm, felt no courage to prolong SO labo-
rious a contest He knew hat there was IL"
longer any hope of peace tor HIM, either Ou'-of-
doors or i'll his own house so long as he wore
the cross upon his coat. and lla' very evening
he decided to efface it from sight.
The following Monday. he went at all early
hour, to the house of his landlord carrying The
week rem in his hand
sAh. All! Roteri !! said Mr.. Taylor, las soon
az be ,aw him. / thought you would not be
slow in iepenting of your bargain. This is n
lesson for envious and impatient people who un-
ceasngly complain of GoG and their own life. -
Remember this in future, Hope! He who Gre
a.ed US has p'opOrtioned trial TO the strength OF
each of us. Never again complain that you are
more unfortunate than others, for you know not
what your neighbor suffers. All crosses are
heavy. They are made light only BY Patience,
Courage, and Goodwill