The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-01-08

beneV0lent gentr man fditn In nun Is shaken
and The honest lad lies under the impress
ion OF icing a thief.
AT the same time, said l, your innocence
Sir should az least protect you from the sings
of conscience; YOU have nothing to reproacl
yDuIsefwith but forgetfulness in NOT having
revealed your name. The philosopher of whom
| | have already spoken of owed more money aEC
comtoried himself on sllghter glounds but theI
he had philosophy to console him for the pos
session of which he had European reputa
ton.
Il should very much like to hear his opinion
Oh the natter observed the officer eagerly.
AT certain dinner party then said l, AT
which the philosopher and myself were present
talk turned as it was very app 10 do under hl-
gdidance)uprn the pertec' Utility OF the human
species. Human nature, he cOntended, was
not only capable OF perfection but was already
much nearer it than clergymen and other im~
agined There was beautiful confidence ex>
listing i'll our nature. Suspicion was only for
attourneys and police detectives. He had had
the most satisfactory experience of this through
out pr0tractad existance. but more especial y
i'll his youth. He then proceeded to communi,
cat to US particular example. In my eally
m nhoud | ran away from my stay at home
friends in Yorkshire, who were ignorant OF
and inattentiye to the warnings Of the passions
ATE soul, and disported myself as long AS my
slender purse permitted inthe wilds of DaVon~
shire. When my moneywas exhausted, | LET,
off that vagabond life and put up aG a respects
able hotel. Although | must have looked dit>
ty and travel stained enough, and lad only a
knapsack for luggage, no question was put to
me as to my solveucy. which in Itself was char
ming pr oof of natural confidence.
After passing a week or two in these very
comfortable quarters, | sent for the landlord
Snd expuuuded to him the circumstances of the
case. J. told him thai | already owed him a
considerable gum Of money. but that was by no
means the worst of it (from my point OF view
for that in addition to this i had not got far
thing to take me nOrthwards. This good and
nnStfui person-who always seems to me The
incerati0n of tender taith-uot only credited
me for the eight pounds or so for which | was
already indebted to HIM bat furnished me with
eight more for the expenses Of my Journey
Now considering that the name had given
him M ght hgve been assumed, or if genuine.
might have been totally worthless, [ consider
this TO have been a convincing proof Of that
benevolent confidence, which, contend. pre-
walls among a large majority Of those VINO
am pleased to call my fellow creatures. ft0QS
then scUenteen and R0,c Ian Segeaty one, aud the
man has neUer been paid get
W hat ao Infamous scOundrel,' exclaimed the
officer with Indignation
Nay, certainly not said /; he would him
selt have acted precisely as did the h0rel keeps
er if he had CHANGED 10 have been placed ID his
position. lie was one OF the most generous aud
kindly hearted of mankind. Pecuniary obi
cation was however, matter beneath the con-
.iderations OF his philosophy, which was stu
peudaous and tar reaching, but not cQmprehen~
sIve of details
The Iunkeeper, however observed he
officer, was not aware of that
True, said | and yet you see bow lightly
the great man bore the innkeeper's probable
opinion OF hun In the wlds of DevonShire he
was doubtless mistaken for little better Dian
>wIndler.'
1 Is a dreadful thing to be mistaken for an =
others observed the young clergyman with a
sigh.
| was wondering whether the speaker could
ever have been by possibility mistaken for any
body but his own sister. when he proceeded a
follows:
1 was once placed in a very uncomfortable
position myself, though an error of judgement
on the part ola nost respectable female When
was young man at Cambridge, and even up
to the time that took my degree | had abso-
Intely no whiskerS. Here he fingered a little
mole upon the right check. though he would
have said: Nothing of this leonine appearance
that you see in me now. | was indeed almost
etfemiua Z looking and some eff my foolish cpI-
l~ge>trIeuds niclknaued me Bella aud Bells
slma which was even more ridiculous suiI Ii
was The 10 g vacation but certain business cali
ed me to the university l took the tran TIN h.
from town, Al the station met some Cam
bridge friends, who were making shorter jour
hey than mine but OF course got into the sam"
rarriage A rather severe looking lady, with
spectaceS veiy stout and not very young made
up our company. She looked lille alarmed
at the mewhat fast appearance OF my friends
whcr she frs entered but upon their earnest
assurance that they would not smoke nor COM
pei her tn take a hand at cards, she grew re-
assured :, far as they were concerned shah
never forget, however, the look of intense suS-
picion with which she regaIded my unhappy
self My face had al first been concea ell by
newspaper | was reading, but as soon as she
caught sight of il, she gave a sort Of ylftuous
shudder. What had | done thought l to de-
serve this | had 4 trick of colo,ing as that
time the speaker was purple, aud had been
throughout the marathon and dare say be-
came little flushed Now, Bella don plush,
exclaimed one Of my friends, in auson to this
inhrmty whereupon they both burst Out
laughing.
1 never before saw anybody look shocked
and at the same time 50 Indignant, did the
expression than the great Scotch returmer would
have worn under the circumstances imagined
by ne pCet:-
AS though you had taken sour John K.ox
To the playhouse at Paris Vienna, or Munich,
Fastened him into a froat row box
And danced of the ballet in ousers and tunic,
| shatl never forget hsr. My companions !
believe, were not entirely aware Of the hldeous
uOtion that had taken possession of her mind
/ / col % Pc 'iai
had changed her suspicion to certainty. She
thought was female in mans attire When
| they got out a their station with 'Good-bye
| Bclis,' 'By-bv, Beiiisuma ill we meet the
Lager q used to go to races in those days.
fell into cold perspil alton at being left alone
With that old woman. | pretended however, tC
t6 deeply interested III Bells Life. | heard
s0me remark which sounded ike "a pretty pa
per for a young woman to be reading, but
Affected not to isten The situation was dread
tlL Ii she began to upbrald me, what meas
ues should | take to convince her OF her scan
lAious error! Presently, however, she com~
nenced collecting he baskets and parcels, O
which she had al infinite number, and | felt tC
ny great relief that she was going TO get out al
be next stanton. When she had all her good;
,bout her, and the train was Slackening speed
ne took up her umbrella, aud shaking it ia my
ufed counteDance, exclaimed: Oh, ain
GU ashamed of yourself you uupudent huzzy !?
'Madam, L replied wuh scea, genEieness, j
assure you
Don't speak to me. corrupted she; dom
las emlt TO deceive me, girl; | knew you iron
he first moment saw you.
After getting down from the carriage will
some difficulty, she took the trouble to Clint
lap The step again, and put her head into the
window with these words -
4 tell you what it is, Miss Bella; you're {
disgrace TO your ser
'Gba was more distressing railway adven
lure than even yours, observed to he officer
1t is the most awful incident that ever oc.
cured to anybody on any railway said tht
young clergyman, wiping from his alabaste
forehead The perspiration which had been eVok
ed by these distressing details
1T Is nothing Of the kind SIR observed the
man in the corner, emerging suddenly from III
iJeIremcut: II Is but d. a cat>paw Of WIND to ;
tornado when compared with the cxperlticc
have met with as tIave.er. NJ nerves arr
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