The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-06-26

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e kitchen, which has been extant there, in SON
4 shape or other, from time immemoTlal."
1 eff you are so particular about your bee
I what say you to Mr. Gross Getting:'
II should like him better than prince
, They say he keeps forty grocery stores, an
, buys up all the good things raised in the cour
try AlgerOn never treats NE now; and
| Mr.. Getting would only let me eat what and a
much as wanted, | would't MUD waiting be
: hind the counter"
If he heard you express such a wish, h
: would despise you forever. His breeding !
none of the best, but he is getting rich, AND
though illiterate. he wants a fine lady.
81 would be fine as tragedy queen, IT n
wouldn't stint me or expect me to leave tn
best things on my plate for the pigs"
Mrs. Keenly said no more on the SUBJECT a
the table, but afterwards took Florence aside
and observed IN her mellowest tones
i Daughter, if you think you would like Mr
! Getting, should be happy to effect marriage
between you, for he is one of the most prosper
Gus bachelors in the State. But yeu must as
sumo the elegant airs and gracious dignity OF
duchess, or what you fancy to be such VIII
him, and must manifest proper reluctance tt
descend to provision dealer. But, of course
| will be severe with you, and oVerwhelm yot
with my authority. (Neyer did Mrs. KeenlJ
smile with more honeyed sweetness.) W ia
do you say toit, daughter?
Il say that l shall never love the grocer nal
90 well as I do you, ma, but will keep gooc
heart for him, and a splendid appetite Tor hi
good things
Z Florence kissed her neither and bounded OF
10 play, leaving her parent in soiloqUy
4 viii open this negotiation at once myself
There are few men who can make q shrewdel
bargain than Gross Getting, but if, don't buy
and sell him without his knowledge or ever
suspicion, then am 1 as dull as my neigh6ol
| Mrs. Plumb, who married her only daughter
/ to an adventurer with more wives than Brg
I ham Young. Florence will, of course oVerd(
her part, but he will not perceive that. Sht
lis very pretty, and if I can only keep her ap
petite IN the background, am pretty sure
my game
/. Mre Keenly' anxiety was needless, for th'
man of cunning bargains proved her eaaies
pley-~as manageable as an OLD glove, as sol
as his own butter in the sun; and when Flor
ence became his beautiful bride, she was, an(
continued to be, by far the most INDUCED
member other family
Mrs keenly was not at all anxious to ge
rid OF her remaining daughters Rose and Vic
ltoria for she was 10th TO lose their companion
ship. which she felt that she would need The
tmore as she grew older; and had it not beer
for the emulation excited in her breast by tht
eff)rts she saw so many fair ones making tt
capture young Arthur Harlan, handsome
wealthy, and very accomplished gentleman
she would have been content to let them SUD
Iside gently into old maidenhood but the temp
ftation was more than so thorough match
maker could resist, and Rose was accordingly
inspired and prepared for The conquest OF the
Straggleton glass of fashion and mould o
FORM Rose was delighted with the theme.
! why, ma, do you know he is beautitu
poet a delicious composer of music, and paints
like Raphael
He can well afford to indulge in such ele
| giant jdleness,'
/ Il think he will prefer my sketches to Mis-
Hatches, and if couldn't write better poetT.
! than Mary Scanning's l would hire a machin
TO make my rhymes.
You are Just as great an idiot as the rest
Here is Mr. Harlan, we'll read in literature, an
cient and modern just returned from Europe
I where he has met the greatest authors, pant
eIs musicians, singers and artists OF the age
and the silly girls of Straggleton expect tt
fascinate and subdue him by feeble and dis
cordant squaIlings, wretched scratchiDgs aut
daubs, and still more miserable doggerel'
What would you have me Go
Not make pictures or poetry for him, but
pies and puddings not play the piano but the
cook. He shall dine with US, but shall find you
in the kitchen, the perfection of neatnesS anc
republican simplicity. Doyou talk IKE sen
sibe American girl, and assume no foreign airs
and graees. Be yourself, as ingenious as
child Let him sketch you, but don }oV
sketch him let him write poetry about you
set it to music, if he will, but don't repay hin
in kind. SPARE him such infection, and NJ
will be grateful. He has all the refinement o
polish match it with the refinement Of sim
plicty, and I am much mistaken if you do no
| &c alrV'
But Roses match was the one that gave hel
mother the most trouble Arthur HarIan was
not willing to be subiued by the simplicity
a country girl, and the struggle was plotract
ed but Rose was very lovely. and her beauty
seconded SO ably by her keeniy discerning 40
wiser, who rendered every charm Of her daugh
ter's doubly effective, was too powerful an IN
fuence for even the well posted young mai
of the world TO resist and the Irritation he hat
the temerity 10 engage in with Rose, ended Il
marriage and the greatest Of Mrs. Martina Keen
lY's triumphs.
When Victoria learned that her mother
mind was set upon keeping her single, she be
gan to regard herself SIS a neglected and mis-
used individual, and she complained as bitterl,
as she would have done had her parent al
tempted to compel her to marry some one sh
did not fancy.
You have shown great Partially, think
ma she said.
Toward you, my DEAR for I WAS as anxi0a
to get rid of your sisters as am to retain you.
But what shall do if you should die
! shall be left alone in cold world, unless on
of my sisters should take compassion on m
, aud send for me to nurse her children. VIII
, should act as nurse to anothers children, G
be left deoolate among strangers in selh'
q worldY
4 will leave you handsome income, IN
t child l am sorry you are so bent upon ma
It rage for really there is not an eligible BACH
n lor or widower within the circle of my acqnail
II lance, except the minister
Mr. Floritone?
g sThe young Episcopalian.
well, am sure no one could ask for be
ter man than he; he is adored by his congr
II CATION. nj,
% sFsnecially by the female portion Of it. Th
makes it bad for you.
W 1' 81 have very often thought Of joining h
Il church =. .,.,d
lr from, motives equally pious and aspiring.
OF 80 - not so easily caught by means he IS
in soI.:I,ar With Drunkards and ibertines m;
"a 1Ton7en for their pioy, because they thi
tboy can abuse such with mpunity but sar
al are generally impeiled by o'hcr motives oft
n as nnworthy Mr.. FlvIlL0"e, however,
u vet young and sincere, anu taiSeo " M :
ee tbusiasm above base and pecunary CONSIDER
~ tons .-..a,. or ,d,;,
nd - ro =" Ala my sisters There must be, tn
h. saw one old maid in family, and | see y
Dg @s resolved that the fatality shall visit me.
ng think it is very hard-very UNJUST cr
Victoria began to give vent TO her i ,e
ry in tears, and her mother, muca amuseo oy 81
IL comic despair, replied II oil,
nc $780, 80 cor,,ot win the minister
win you tell me how l can?
en- .Yon must first make great impression
on him.
az BY what means
es; BY shocking him.
&C. How =
ro- There are many ways IN which you couiu
ed If Init TO adapt yourself to his profession
suppose you had better blaspheme.
What? don't understand you?