The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-12-15
NUMBER 49,.

dreaming about you all the time 1t is you
Jack, amt it =? q. "f'@4 .i5
He said these last words in such be-
seeching way that could not help answer
ing, though in disguised voice, t "a
at is" 1 Ae}iay o',l tu
''Then where's Kitty ?" '}h99H"4 r.
81 hope to see her presentIy-aas soon as
| get my hat" added under my breath q
Gone to the cook-shop, to get some
thing nice and hot in honor Of you, Jack,
eh ~ said the man in bed. 81 wonder what
it'll be? maybe an eel-pie with baked ia
ters-ahl or plate of savory a-la-mode
beef-ah or nice dish of billed tripe and
onions-a-a- ah !" AS he enumerated each
of these dishes, the man in bed smacked his
| lips with extraordinary relish 20 it-7aa
To tell the truth, was getting interested.
The women folk down at the farm always
say | ain as curious as one of their own sex
and wanted to know the meaning of all
this. This man evidently mistook me tor
some friend of his own, of whom he was
very fond and very proud. maH gla..a
You seem to like good eating"I veDtur-
ed to say. H.t ID ea3 = ha
''Wy Jack, my boy, it's one of the few
pleasures have left. Thank God my APP
petite's always good. And when mans
lost the use of his limbs, and can't see out
of bis eyes, he makes the best he can out of
his stomach I'd ask you to light candle
Jack, but Pm half ashamed for you to see
wat battered hulk I've become b Twelve
years ago, when you emigrated-4you I'M
| derstand me Jack" Che said this in a Gu
rious, SLY way)-s1 was as handsome and
well-growed man as you'd wish to see !;
warn't IsJack?" ~ai.la
''You were. =" ~ s34.
s''And BOW I'm a worthless cripple"
Chow did it happen?" $50 % lei '@
| 'What you never got Kitty's letter, di-
rected Post Office, Hobart Town, Van Die
mems Land No | suppose you never did,
else you'd have said something about my
accident when you wrote to tell us you were
coming home But hasn't Kitty told you
coming along in the cab ?" o.4us Is
mot word' ya
':Ah, poor soul she didn't like to grieve
you, Jack Well, this is how it was.
was working at the granting house at the
| powder mills at HounsIow. The mill blew
up they mostly do once in five Year, and
blew me along with it-blew me up good
looking, active chap Jack and dropped me
/
| AS he said these last words his voice fail
ed him, and he shed tears. 1u'.f -ase
And how do you manage to liver'
.''Well, jack the firm behaved handsome
ly. They allow me ten shillings week,
and Kitty takes care of empty houses. We
contrive to scratch along, Jack. But come,
Jack, you've never offered your brother
your hand yet Let me shake your hand,
Jack even if you didn't care to light the
candle r. sf 80 Il
stepped forward and gave himany hand.
Law, Jack, why, your hands almost
like gentlenan's hand 1t amt so soft
as dresslnaker's or haberdasher's but it's
about equal to master builders" u
''Y eu seem to know all about hands,, |
observed r3 ID aa
.'Ah !" he answered with sigh, shat
comes of want of eyes When / had my
sight. | took no note of such things but
now I've got delicate touch; and AS all
sorts Of folks from parsons down to char
women are kind enough to come and see
me. and shake hands with me, in course,
get lots o practice.l wish Kitty would come
back with that supper, q hope it's itripe)l'm
getting that hungry | could eat a shillings
worth. ''., ~ h3-5' ....
| began TO feel alarmed. 81 must try and
recover my hat | thought, s'hefore. Kitty
comes in, or she will, of course discover the
deception -.4'''isu0L as.
Are you afraid Of thieves herea"5 ask
ed o5u 'ssei@
''Why?' lioi"a t-.s3.
Because see you lock up your kitchen
and back door. Can you tell me where the
back-door key hangs?"
1T don't hang nowhere, replied the Grip
pie ''It's in my missis's pocket. % .r
'And the kitchen-door key ~ na
''In her pocket They're all in her peck
ct. Bless you, Jack, what with area sneaks
and mischievious children, the place would
be stripped if we walu't to lock everything
up after dark"
Here was another disappointment. If |
wanted to get my hat, must wait till Kit
ty returned and face her boldly. But how
shall | account to her for--I was Interrupt
ted in my reflections by my companion;who
said,
.'Come Jack, strike light, and take a
look at your poor brother, Bob You'll lind
the matches in one of my shoes, and tibet
candlestick is under the stretcher."
l lighted the candle and saw a man OF
about forty years of age lying on small
stretcher bedstead in the middle OF an emp
ty room. His face had evidently been come
ly once, though now dis6gured by scars
His eyes were closed, SO if there was any
thing repusive about their appearance,
didn't see it.
"You are able to wear shoes, then Bob p
/ said. s,..... .r.7.. .....,.st
SAY, but you may notice they are made
of cloth, and three sizes to large for me.
had neat foot once, Jack and still 'wear
shoe when can. don't lie here like a
mummy all day long; l sit by the kitchen
fire. t, .ag .a.ga
''How in the world do you get up and
down stairs 2" ,..a
Would you believe it, Jack ?-she carries
me. | dare say you thought she was a
rough Que to look at, but she's just the wo-
men to suit me. She's as strong IN the back
as a brewers horse Ifrd had the pick OF
the county of Middlesex | couldn't have
married a kiuder-harted woman. And she
married me for love- 1t was after the acct
dent-you understand me Jack. was
brought to the church in Bath-cheer, Jack
like an Indian Nabob; and all the street
was al their windows to see me lifted out by
the clerk and sexton. Some said she marrl
ed me for the sake of my pension, but |
know better, Jack. 1t was out of downright
pity, and knowing the goodIooking chap |
once had been wish she'd come in. She
must ha' gone desperate long way after
that tripe My appotites getting ontr.t
geous. Tell US about Van Deman's Land
Jack, to pass the time away, till she comes
back tf.fe.,
besitated, for knew very little more
about Van Dieman's Land, than do about
the moon. h -.stt .-
a'Ah, see how it is, Jack, said the Grip
Pile; you're ashamed aud no wonder.
like you the better for it, Bat you heedn
to mind now You sc served ont your sew
en- wears. and as | always said was led away
by Bill Hawkins And Jack' he added