The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-12-08
51a5Q KENosHA WISCONSIN, THURSDAY, DEC. 8, 1864

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tears over that last cold parting, and the
cruel words you spoke; and it will wiring
your heart to remember that you never said
goodbye, but let him go with those angry
words ringing in his ears. .t... r
1t was early spring when Howard Lang
don left Bankville to join his regiment. =
The Violets had not opened their blue eyes
In the fields, nor the buds of the willows
swelled, nor the bobolinks began to make
the meadows ring, when the soldiers went
rth to Southern battle fields; but now the
spring was over; summer too was gone,
| and the Autuinn's red leaves were wither-
ing beneath the cold breath of the coming
winter. - y" itha p. ''"
There were still gay hearts at Bankville,
facing danger and death. Julia Deane,
however, took little part in the merry do
ings. She still mingled With her compan-
ions, but was no longer, as once, the life
4 and soul of the patty; the daring leader,
with head quick to plot, and hands swift to
execute all kinds Of merry mischief. Being
particularly attractive she was always sure
Of attention, but though she used, perhaps
to be rather too fond of admiration, she new
er encouraged it now, but rather checked
any advances. Otherwise she was little
changed; she did not waste away, nor
cease to sing over her sewing But some
times when she was alone III her room, look
ling down the winding path that led to the
river, and remembering who used to walk
| with her there f; or sometimes when she lay
awake at night, listening to the rain, and
thinking how it might, even then be falling
upon his bloody grave, she wept hot tears,
and in her misery the night was too short
for her grief, and the morning came and
found her still weeping. And yet she had
not forgiven Howard for his decision, and
though she longed earnestly for his presence
or for any news of him, she would reply so
coldly when her companions mentioned his
name that it was at length understood to
| be a forbidden subject in her presence. The
gossips said the reason why she could not
endure to hear him mentioned was that she
was repenting Of having rejected him. Ad-
| die Perry, when asked her opinion on the
point, averred that julie was more than
ever puzzle to her
| Howard1langdon meanwhile was doing
soldiers duty down in Virginia. He threw
| drown in constant occupation the pain that
woke in his heart whenever he thought Of
those blue eyes at home whose last glance
for him had been one of anger. Although.
in his .rnodesty, he had enlisted as private
he had been rapidly promoted. This was
due not only to his well proved courage, but
TO the quick eye and ready mind, which up
on various occasions, he had shown himself
| to possess. His ambition was gone, but he
could not help thrilling with pleasure when
| he thought that the news of his promotion
| would reach julie He never suspected with
what care the papers which contained his
name were laid aside as precious treasures !!
And SO passed the Autumn, and cold, bleak
winter came. fs .s..s.
julie said Addie one day, ''they say
| the soldiers are suffering terribly from the
cold. Isn't it a shame? Pm going to work
directly to knit stockings and mittens and
all sorts of things for them, poor fellows ~
Addie was terribly in earnest, and thought
she must not lose moment in beginning her
work. for she said she intended to devote all
her spare time to it. So she hurried home
to commence operations, leaving julie laugh
ing at her nnpetuousity; but the smile di-
ed upou her lips after a time, and she sat
still, amusing; finally seeming to have come
to some conclusion she jumped up, saying,
II will do it! Nancy will show me how
oh, certainly will" 4 '.'
~ She was not long in taking the steps to
carry out her resolution. She could not go
on with her sewing, SO eager was she to be-
giu her new work, so she flew to the kitchen
where OLD Nancy, who had been in the fam
lily ever since the time julie was baby, Was
busiy engaged in household labors Els
tablshing herself comfortably by the fire,
julie opened the conversation.
You know how to knit mittens, don't
you. Nancy ?"
f Law sakes, child, yes, said Nancy, with
whom julie was great pet, what makes you
ask that 2
81 want to learn, and l want you to
show me. 'Tisn't hard, is it p a#
Hard no! easy as basket of chips
"a favorite comparison with Nancy, and
one viii l. she used upon the most diverse
occasions. ''An' what yer gointer do with
'em p she continued ''Gointer keep yer
little hands warm this cold weather? ~
julie laughed at the idea of her wearing
them. NO. said she, 81 want them to
give away. aI;ue 5eaersa s.3 - aaea
That's dear" said Nancy approving
y. can which of your beaux is they for.
| guess know good many as would be
glad to get EN-" ats ,r ~
,a Glad to get the mitten? why Nancy ~
exclaimed julie 'F1'hat wouldn't be very
nice present for young man. No want
them for the soldiers; they say they are
suffering with the cold"
Nancy, thus admonished, acknowledged
that perhaps such a gift might not be the
most appropriate token of regard with
which to present a ''beaup and her mind
flew back to her own youthful recolections
wherein Jim Smith figured largely, but her
rambling remarks were Interrupted by Jules
eargerness to learij .sa.,e.''
"Well, July, ~ s.tid tie old servant, who
always seemed to think her just as much a
baby as when she first beheld her teddIing
about, 'just you wait till git them cups
and asareers washed up and then I'll larn
ye. You have yer yarn ready, an sh II
be all through oby the time you git back
agin.'1o gHT 20 zlzEs- a.i5l A515tsl
julie ran up stairs; searched her drawers
for all the yarn and worsted which she pos
sessed, and in a few moments darted into
the kitchen, laden with3a huge store of
orlght skelIls anu tanSles. having oeen
initiated into the mysteries Of the stitch, the
next step was to decide upon the colors,
and for some time this was an open question. \
There was almost every variety of color
and shade and Nancy gave her warmest
support to a bright orange or ''yaller'' as
she called it, remarking at the same time
that that collier judiciously mingled with
red would look warm and kind Of purity"
= julie acknowledged the warmth, but the
other point did not strike her quite as forci
bly,, Finally she selected red and black -
I wonder if she was influenced thereto by
the recollection that Howard always liked
that combination Of colors She set to work
50 earnestly r. that her mittens progressed