The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-06-02

father received letter from the father of the
young man with whom John was travelling
telling him Of the deep Obligations he and
his son were under, to John
John had ezltricated the young man from
most disgraceful love affair, in which he
had unthiuingkly become involved at college
the heroine of which had followed him to
the Continent, but had had her journey
for her pains. The young man had been at
first, most rebellious snd perverse; but had
finally seen the snare into which he had been
led. He was proportionately grateful, and
had written full confession home to his
father.
At that time, of course only heard frag-
ments of all this, but enough to know that
somehow, John had done a very wonderful
thing.
Isn't he a fine fellow, Tricksy?" said l,
retailing to her what | had heard. "What a
pity he's such queer, shy old fellow, and
so ugly"
She did not answer.
Two years had passed away, when Thorold
House was deprived suddenly of its head.
My grandfather died. We had all been so
happy for the lasst two years, that the blow
was doubIy felt. Mrs Thorod suffered a
good deal, but in the same becalmed, and
silky way which was peculiarly hers, under
all circumstances. Tricksy was very I'M
happy. She had been so petted by her step
father and under the feminine dispensation
at Thorold house, he had become so much
less irritable and impatien than formerly, that
it was natural she should love him as she
did. He was truly a scholarly, stately gen
tleman, generous snd upright in his conduct
and with that old-tashioned chivalric feeling
towards women, which made him for their
sakes, aud in their presence, control the
only fault he had, passionate and frey
temper. He had always been respected, but
latterly he was beloved. His will was
singular one. My father of course had Tho
rold House, with all its appurtenances; but
q large sum III the funds was left to John
Tyrrell, except under certain contingencies,
which were distinctly specified in a sealed
codicil, not to be opened till the day Tricksy
was Of age
To my uncles, neither money nor lands
We're bequeathed but to the clergyman a
folio volume Of prayers and meditations, and
to- the banker a curious basin and ever,
which had belonged to the family for three
generations Evidently my grandfather
had become acquainted with some Of their
remarks on his marriage To his wife he did
not leave a farthing this he said had been
arranged by her on their marriage. She was
resolute that not one fraction of his property
should enrich her or hers, and had peremp.
torlly refused even the smallest gift from
him. But my grandfather requested it of
her as a favor, that she should make
Tholold House her headquarters for the rest
Of her life. Tricksy's name was not even
mentioned in the will.
Mrs. Thorold did consent, at my fathers
earnest cntreaty to remain with us. She
was the same gentle, placid woman as ever
though many an added line on her whit@
forehead, many silver hair in her brown
curls, showed that she mad suffered much.
she led precisely the same quiet. still life as
before, except that every month or two she
went to town on business. What this bust
ness was, no one knew, except that it was
connected with the Gwyrl property and the
lost Tyrrell. My fathaer had at her request
written to India to obtain if he could, the
the certificate of the marriage Of Johnsfat
er and mother
Ishould have thought 1rcEsy had forgot
ten John entirely, but that once Or twice she
insisted upon riding as far as Gap Lane, as
if to recall her peril and her deliverancc.-
My father wrote to John to ask him to return
After some delay he was enabled to do So
And now again Tricllsy showed she hut re-
tanned warm recollection of John She
and her mother prepared Johns rooms for
him-the rooms he had occupied before
their first arrival and which had been Civ
en- to her by my grandfather.
Tricksy was almost eighteen at this time;
but she might have been eight, to judge
from the childish Importance she attached
to the replacing Of every article offurniture
in Johns room Just as ho had left it.
John arrived. lie walkedin one day after
dinner. He seemed more painfully shy than
ever Sunburnt and thin, with a beard
and thick tawny hair, which had leonine
appearance, he was certainly very plain
lie had however, retained the sweetness of
his eyes and that gentlemanliness of bear
ing which no awlwardness could wholly
conceal. There seemed less difference of
age between us than before and | was
very glad to welcome the honest hearted
fellow home once more. But he seemed
more reserved with Trcksy than ever. l
could not make it out.
Her manner to him was influenced by lis
to her: and Tricksy was graver and more
silent with him than with any other person
in the house.
As the day of her being of age approached
Mrs. Thorold informed Tricksy of the condi-
tons under which she was to become posses
sed of the enormous fortune which was hers.
she was to choose h,r husband on the day
she was of age AM declare her choice pub
Iicly, or to forfeit the whole.
On the 18th of June Tricksy would be Of
age. 1t was now the 18th No girl had
been so much thrown into the society of
> men as Tricksy and there was not even a
single spark Of sentiment for any one Of
them in her heart.
+ Size had had dozen proposals and all Of
5 them had received the irrevocable No.
u worshiped her My whole life, from
the moment | had first seen her, had been
g given to her; but when once murmured
- something Of my love being more mature
, than my years, she put her plump little hand
IS on my mouth, and said laughing:
y ''How can aunt marry her nephew? Am
e not your aunt Trcksy, sir?''
On the 10th Of June, Mrs. Thorold and her
/ daughter went to London, and were to re-
/ turn on the evening of the 18th. Sometimes
n my father had tried to pursuade Tricksy to
d choose a husband, rather than forfeit her
d fortune. Surely some Of her lovers were
men to whom She might eventually become
8 sincerely attached, though she was not ro-
!; manticalIy in love with them. But Iricksy
$ was firm; she would not marry if she die
y not love.
'e John and went down to the station tc
i meet them We found we had misatkeI
the time and had an hour to wait.
= Let US take a walk" said ''and return
II here to meet them"
t As we went on we found about quartz
t Of a mile further, that some .workmen wer'
y, busily mending a temporary bridge across.
I'd deep stony raviue over which the TRAN
Mt had passed. There had been heavy rains
w and the passage of a weighty goods tran
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