The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-03-10

'dgly ratings over the huge door; ana Inc
bell was rung, and the warrant of commit
tai handed in, and Grace after it, and the
wicket-door shut again. Grace was in the
Jail.
CHAPTER VI
Poor Kennedy! He got permission from
his master to leave work earlier than usual.
Another man took his place with his cattle,
and he hurried home
''fll right her" he said, as he went along.
'We'll go to Mr., Saunders. Two hours
there and two back. I'll be back by eight
o'clock"
And so he came to the house.
"Where's Grace he asked.
The little things could only tell him that
two men came for her, and she went with
them
''Was yer mother here he asked.
He hurriedly got something to eat for the
little creatures. Surely, he thought, Mr..
Saunders sent for Grace. Then telling the
children to go to bed when they had eaten
their supper, he went out A neighbours wife
was washing pot before her door, a little
lower down the lane.
''TeII u.s. Biddv," he asked, ''did we see
two men goin' to my house the day?"
''Faix did, Father ahagur, an I seen
them goin' away too"
''Grace was with them, was she?'
eyer daughter,ye mane said the woman,
coldly; ''haith she was"
''What is id ye name at all, Biddy achor-
a?'
''They was the polisemen that was wild
yer daughter, Father agra" answered the
woman, raising herself up and standing be-
fore him.
''Pilis ?" he shrieked, polls !" and ran
off
Och, she's taken, the innocent cratur; and
he ran. ''They wauldn't believe her, but
where am running to"
He turned back to the woman.
''Was it the Oscar polls was in id ? he ask
ed
'Jist thin" was the answer.
'.An' what time, Biddy, honey?
''Jist about eleven o'clock this morning. y
20, she's in jail by this" he said as lie
turned away. I'll clear her, though, at her
mistress, the kind lady; I'll prove her limo
cent, the darlint. I'll have the other wan ia
ken. And on he sped to Oscar.
O, he could not walk, he ran. There's Mr..
WorrelIs, on the bog road there's his old
house. He stops to breath. He thinks Of
Grace in prison. On again-on. on. over
the bog road lie did not feel the cold wind
and splitting rain beating against his face
Grace was in prison. He heeds not the
sharp, rough stones he trips against in his
haste-Grace is in prison. On, on, still
Here's the bridge, and the end of the bog
road. On, up the hill, to the barrack. He
rushes i'll.
What made you take Grace? he asked
hardly able to speak for want of breath.
''Who are We at all ?" asked the sergeant
standing up.
''Ye took her presner to-day, didn't yez
he asked.
''Tooll who prisoner?
Grace Kennedy, that was Twin at Mrs
Saunders.
eyes we did these two men are just after
leaving her in jail"
80 my God in heaven!" sitting down anc
covering his face with his hands, then he
started up, 'she didn't take it--'twas hel
mother; her mother forced it from her. &c
), est her, tell yez. Put her in jail--my wife
II, W Kennedy. Take her up, and let the
innoce, 1T darlirt go.
i"H RI ,uan's mad" said the police.
.fin not mad, tell yez it was Katy
Kennedy took the money for drink, and vel
find her now in .phillipstown, or Hollywood
or somewhere, dru.1h.
81 think we'll have to arrest Vou' ZOO
said the sergeant las you know SO '"oc'
about the matter"
''Och, rest me yez like! but let me &c
up to the good lady, Mrs. Saunders, and clear
Grace"
30, will take you there myself. Come
along"
He told his story by the way-and they
were brought into the Hall and the police
man told the servant that they had learned
more about the money.
Mr.. Saunders was at dinner; but he and
all the family came out
Och, ma'am, ye sent her to JAIL" com
menced Kennedy, in a piteous tone, 'och,
we sent her tojail, an she she's innocent. The
poor child. She never took it maam dear !;
she never took it."
''What is all this?' asked Mr.. Saunders !;
'Dalton, who is this man ?"
1.-The girls father, sir, at whose house the
men found her this morning"
''My good man." said Mrs Saunders, APP
Kennedy, do you really mean to
say that she is innocent?"
81 do, me lady God knows she is. 1t
was her mother that took the money; and
the darlint thought how shed be punished if
to prison herself instead That is the only
raison l can think Of, for her not tellin' at
onst, as she told me this morning"
'What did she tell your"
'.Why,yer ladyship, she said she was in
the room, and the young ladys work box
was open; and Grace, the cratur, was look
ing for a needle, or something in it; and
her mother came in by the window, and took
the money out of the childs hand by force
and Grace followed her, and overlook her,
and wanted to hould her; but the mother
turned and struck her down. and darted OF.
Thin Grace got up and follyed on, but lost
her, and came to my house wet and cowld (;
to thry if she was there. And that's the
story lna'am; an had to go to my work
this morning, and | knew she was loath come
back here by herself SO told her to wait till
evenin," an I got leave from my master to
quit work early, and when | came to
the cabin she was gone. The polls had her
and then | ran on here, an now she is in
Jail.
And poor Kennedy's voice faItered thro' bis
tale and at the end he fairly cried.
':Ah, John, you were too hasty. If had
spoken to her myself, she would have told
me, am sure" whispered his lady, sorrow
fully.
There is one point in your story that
do not understand" said Mr.. Saunders adj
dressing the man. You say the woman
forced the money out Of the child's hand
Now; how came it in her hand 2"
''Ahl the cratur took it up 10 look at il, !