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

w. and led her to her mother.
81 have chosen" said Beatrix, in a soft low
voice, and she turned round John Tyrrel
asked me to be his wife yesterday, have &C
septed HIM"
Joined my congratulations with the rest
but really did not know what [ was say
ing. What an egregious ass had been. But
no one knew it, | hoped. We sat down
to hear the codicil.
: After short preamble, the legacy to John
was Cancelled. If John married an heiress, OIL
if John could prove he was the heir of the
| Gwyn Tyrrels, and thus had claim on the
half of Beatrix's, the money was left to his
grandson, Wilfrid Thorold.
> When it was overland l thought the
dreadful circumlucutien and periphrasis o.
, the lawyers iargon would never terminate
went away. | longed for fresh air. My tenn
pies were hot as fire and yet | shivered as
with cold.
J | went to the remotest part Of the shrub
berry belonging to the house. and there flung
, myself down on the grass tried to bear as
best might the bitter, bitter misfortune
which had befalen me. was glad for John s
sake; but did he love Beatrix as | did?
dared not 90 further with that question.
remembered the man who, with a look Of
agony; had turned to me and said, Wilfrid
she is there. ere he rushed upon almost GER
tain self-destruction, in the mad desire and
resolution to save her.
While | was thinking and thinking, with
that persistence with which all unhappy
creatures count over and over again, the snnl
of their misery, heard voices near me.
looked through the leaves, and saw Iricksy
and John approaching where | was. | trust
ed they might not have seen me, and would
pass on. looked through the closely knitted
trunks of the trees and watched them-they
seemed to change characters. John was urg
ing Tricllsy to do something which she
seemed to deprecate. He walked resolutely
forward she hung back. How pretty she
looked in her white dress and braided hair
| shut my eyes for my heart was very sore
and the sight other hurt me.
Here there was silence, and | hoped
they had passed; but no-a light, fairy-likt
step came over the grass the branches were
moved aside, and dear little Tricksy sal
down beside me.
She took my hand.
" What is the matter, dean"
How tender-how cruelty tender she was
| was silent. | could have groaned.
Shall l tell you all about it? From the
very first day, though | used to be so naugh-
ty liked John. | liked him that very first
night when he would not give ire the kitten.
! All the time-even when | was so wicked
to him in Gap LANE loved him.
l told mamma and she thought it best for
him not to take leave of me. As soon as
mamma heard his name, she thought he
h. o,,r bDt II ,,yoS 1yarv diff
cult to prove it. That is why she has so often
been to London the last year. She had told
| Mr. Thorold, at once, about it; but he did not
think it likely. He was resolved to leave
John his money because he knew, also, that
when everybody here was SO angry because
he married mamma, that John was the only
one who never abused him Or her about it.. -
1" But how"
& How did it come about, you mean, that
he told me. | will tell YOU" said the little
creature, looking very shy, but very happy
9 Mamma, though she is so quiet, always
knows about things, and she saw that John
liked me, but that the money would prevent
him saying anything about it. l did not
know what to do, for we had not yet proved
him to be a Gwyn TyIrell, and knew he
would never ask me to be his wife if had
all the money. But that day when we re-
turned mamma brought the proofs and pa
pers with her. Oh that day"-and then she
! shuddered and cried | did not know till
yesterday morning it was John who saved
US; but then
Again Beatrix cried, and then she went
on: " When we went out yesterday morn
ing, | took him to Gap Lane, and there
told him how miserable | had been about
my great wickedness there, and his poor dar-
! ling hand; and then | told him knew who
had saved all our lives the day before: and
he was SO short and SO grumpy and wanted
to 60 away and | told him he was our rela
ton, and that he and were to inherit this
money between u.s.
! "Aud then--'
0 Wifrid !''-Beatrix hid her face for a
moment feel ashamed that he, so good
SO noble, 50 brave, can love me; but he says
it has been always SO :"
'And to-day"
1t was no longer the maiden Beatrix but
the child Tricllsy, that laughed peal OF
= laughter at these words.
you know he got into one Of his shy ner
vous states and do not believe any one
could have got him out Of his room unless
had goue in; but went up to him and coax
ed hin, and smoothed his hair, and told hin
how proud I was that he had chosenEme anC
how glad dear mamma was, and pursuadet
him to come down" He deserves you Trick
sv, said But I shall never deserve him.
But, Wilfrid dear, you are glad too are
you not?''-and she looked at me with hel
earnest eyes -" glad that we are both hap
Nv: for know you love us both"
made a gulp, for my heart was in my
throat
God bless you both!'
g 1t will always be the same between us
YOU know, "she said. 81 shall always b.
Aunt Trciksy to you, and now come and tel
John so too"
did as | was bid. From that day to thi
never knew whether John suspected how
dearly | loved Tricksy. We were always fas
friends, and | was godfather to darling Trick
sv's first child-a little girl whom | in
{, sisted upon naming Triclsy, pr ct simple.
In all human probability for there are n
such girls now as Tricksy Gwyn was
! Tricksy Gwyn TyrrelI will be my heiress.
shall never marry; but | will not max
). so tyrannical condition as Tricksy wa
: subject to. Women can be trusted wit
money. My heiress need not marry the ola.
she is Of age.
e.
t Not long since, an elderly woman entere
5 railroad car at one of the Ohio stations
b and disturbed the passengers good dea
with complaints about most dreadful
7 rheumatiz" that she was troubled with
S gentleman present, who had himself been
+ severe sufferer with the same complaint, sal
+ to her-"Did you ever try electricity, mad
:; am? | tried it, and in the course of shor
, time it completely cured me" electricity,
l. exclaimed the old lady-'y-e-s, I've tried
it to my satisfaction, was struck with light
S ming about a year ago. but it didn't do me
y mossel of good"
. ra- Experiments that have recent,
been made in France show that horse ca
live seventeen days without food or drink
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