The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-03-31

to me- not to tell that had seen her take
it out of the box
oh mother = said Grace looking around
you know that | didn't.
Don't call me mother, we lyin divil; you're
no child Of mine. Ye gev me the money as
sure as Pm standing here. Was it for this
| took we from the stranger that wouldn't
keep We, We brat? Was it for this | reared
We up daeent, ye good for nothing baS-
tard !?
You're liar, shouted a stentorian voice,
from the gallery-'you'r a liar! it repeated
louder again; she is no bastard, but as hon
estly born as any in this court; and this is
the way he shouted GIL, that you have
kept your word and fulfilled your trust!'
All looked at this extraordinary proceed
ing. There was Charles Burton, leaning
over the gallery, with flashing eyes and di-
lated nostril, shaking his clenched fist at
the prisoner, she looked at him, screamed,
fell back fainting, and was removed. Grace
looked up and the eyes of both met The
instinct of nature spoke and Grace, scarce
knowing what she did, stretched out her
arms towards him, and he, holding out his
hands to her, cried-'My child my child!
my child = and fell back himself insensible
A little longer, kind reader
He was helped into another room, and all
crowded around hiu-the Roysteds, and
HamiItons, and all his early friends.
who is he? was whispered from mouth to
mouth
A young lady came forward and touched
one of Mr.. Roysteds arms.
Let me see him again, George she ask
oJ. cl,o Of ,cr, ba
intently for moment It's Charles Burton
she said, sobbing, poor Tom Henderson's
old friend
And Charles Burton, was quickly buzzed
about Mr.. Fortcscue heard it, and he
walked up to Burton, by this time recover
ed
DO hear rightly he asked, that you
are Charles Burton, my wife's brother?'
you do indeed, said Burton, standing up
and grasping his hand; forgive me for not
telling you this morning, but | wanted to
know you better
you came to take possession Of the prop
erty, presume, and viewed it this morning
to see how it looked. hope you found ev-
cry thing to your satisfaction, said Mr.. For
tescue coldly, Withdrawing his hand.
No, no, Fortescue; indeed, you wrong me-
only arrived here last night, after fifteen
years Of toll in a distant land, believing that
my brother Henry lived, and came to spend
the rest of my life with him and my dar-
| ling sister, among my early friends, in the
scenes of my early boyhood | have search
ed in vain fer the woman to whom | entrus-
ted my child, and come here for comfort
Brother and sister is gone-bnt the child is
found. All Fortescue You wrong me
indeed you do!
The tears coursed each other down his
rough cheek.
4 believe you, believe you, said the
other, now giving his hand in turn.
Peter was sent for, and Grace. The faith
er cIasped his darling, long lost longleft
child; Kennedy assured him that she was in
deed his and described the ring he had Civ
en- to his wife long since pledged.
So they all went home to the Abbey
Mr.. and Mrs Saunders and Jane, ano
Charles and Peter; but the news had gont
before them There was crowd of tenant
ry before the gate, and Biddy Crawford rar
over to the carriage as it stopped, and pear
ed into Burtons face, and cried, tossing uE
her hands
It's him, boys,it him, sure enough: the
ould mans son, Masther Charley himself
There was a shout, and an other-O, {
real hearty cheer-the long lost, but not for
gotten favorite come back. They took the
horses out and dragged the carriage up tC
the house. lie stood up and took off his hat
and thanked them, and stretched down tc
shake hands with the old men as they pass
ed by the side. Cheer on!-cheer on! they
twoud not be controlled. Another cheer =
he steps into the house. his own, indeed
now.
After dinner, Peter was called for, anC
thanked again by Captain Burton, and go
a glass of wine to drink his and Grace'
health and was made to sit down and hea
the Captains story.
Il never lived on good terms with my ia
ther," he began, .'we always were quarrel
ling he was too harsh and too hasty anC
one day, at last, when | was about twenty
he struck me for some slight offence. [ tolC
him angrily to desist and he repeated th'
blow. My blood was up, and | struck hin
in return, and he fell. Oh, how I regret
bitterly regret, that ever attempted to rails
my hand against father, however wrong
l never saw him after.
II rushed into the room where my siste
and her governess were sitting, kissed then
both, and hastily left the house. That gov
erness, my darling Mary, was the mother 0
, Grace. We had become attached to eacl
other, and rash impatient boy that | was,
lad persuaded her to unite her fate will
mine some two months before. Long sh
: opposed my wishes-often she pleaded tn
sin of clandestine marriages. treacherou
: as it would prove III her case. My energ,
prevailed she at last yielded to my solicta
tons, and, during o short absence Of my ia
ther from home, we were married i'll a neigh
boring parish. Poor Fanny was spending
the day with some friends, and Henry wa
out shooting; and then, with boyish rashnes
5 | left my young wife.
5 i arrived in Dublin to look for situation
but failed from want of Interests and again
5 in fit of rashness aud desperation, enlisted
in the I'd Init.
, 4 wrote to Mary begging her to be com
e forted, and pictured glorious visions Of futur
eminence and glory.
The depot was at Chatham, whittier
r was sent.
After few months | got a sweet, ten
: der letter from my darling wife, telling m
that she was likely to become mother; an
soon after while was still in doubt wha
D step to take, the agonizing intelligence ais
= arrived, in another hurried note from be-
e that her situation had been discovered, an
t that my father had instantly expelled he
from the house. By the connivance of IN
S sister she had been admitted to the gatt
lodge, and was concealed there while sh
u wrote.
y Il went to the Major commanding, an
e asked furIough fer d week. He would nj
consent. begged, entreated-even -kne
to him-he was inexorable wrote to ii
n Horse guards, to Colonel whom had ofte
: met at my fathers ] told him the who
case, and my real name, for had assume
d one on enlisting. appealed to his feelin
as father and husband to get my leave
1t came down by return Of post, for