The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-12-08

resumed her brown study. Presently she
was aroused by an exclamation,
''What is this? here, listen Julia, In
the late battles the list of the wounded Of
the-th Mass. is as foloWs-G George s.
Brown, Edward Williams, Howard Lang,
don =" Z q ''-. "'.H .''
The room turned round with julie. She
heard her fathers voice, but could find nc
meaning In it, After time she recovered
the ringing in her ears ceased, and she heard
him say,
2 care you asleep, childP don't believe
you understood a word" T ~
''Did you speak to meY'' said julie
81 have been reading something to you.
If you are awake I'll read it again" and he
repeated the extract. julie listened in 81
lence to his comments, until he finally said,
81 hope it's nothing very serious, poor
fellow! You don't appear as much interest
ed as expected, julie. | used to think him
rati favorite of yours, -
Jn nade some careless reply, but the
mome Mt he left the room she seized the pa
per eagerly With trembling hands I'M
folding it, She searched the column of wal
items for further particulars with regard te
the wound but in vain; there was moth
ing more than she had already heard. -
Some time later, Addie one day came fly
ing in, her face full of some important
news. AS julie was nowhere to be found,
Addie ran down into the kitchen, where she
found Nancy, who directed her to Jules
own room. Hurrying up stairs she enter
ed unceremoniously There sat julie BUSH
ly working upon something which she hur-
RED out Of sight the moment the door open
ed, at the same time looking very red and
guilty. ' ,..'.- 80. '''.. ~
"What are you SO busy about p said iAd-
die, finging herself into her favorite low
rocking chair; then without waiting to
have her question answered she continued
ooh, I've something to tell you, julie I!
such news of Howard Landon-now dent
be cross, for Unjust tell you, and it's some
thing I know you'll want to hear--He's
coming home some time next week on sick
leave You didn't know he had heeu
wounded, did you ~ .,.,,...
Yes said julie in low voice.
''Oh yes Twas in the papers, wasn't it
Well they had letter this morning saw
Ellen Just uow, and as soon as she told me
came right over here, for | thought you
ght to know. Isn't it splendid. though,
that he's coming back? don't know why,
but when he went | was somehow afraid we
should never see him again I'll tell you
julie, as long as you won't have anything to
do with him, / mean to set my cap for him I!
He's been away lorg to forget you, and I'm
going to be SO sympathizing that he can't
help falling in love with me. Who knows
stranger things have happened. /" 5r
While Addie thus ratteld on, julie sat lost
in her own thoughts, to which Adde'S non
sense formed sort of running accompani-
ment. Coming home Her heart beat fast
at the thought ofmeeting him again. Meet
ing him-a and how? Was he very sick, she
wondered ? Perhaps he. was crippled, or
mortally wounded and only coming home
to die and she shuddered at the CHASTITY
image thus presented to her Or, taxing a
brighter view Of the. case !; even then, as
Addie had said, he had been gone long
enough to forget her, and perhaps he cared
nothing for her anger now aud was never
sad, remembering that she would not even
give him good bye. Well she would meet
him the more calmly if there were no ten
der old memories to throng in and make his
ewes softer and her voice talter, when he
touched her hand Perhaps it would be SO
but here Addie interrupted her reverie
by saying, fa ,age ,a,g,si +
''What are you thinking Of, julie, sitting
there without word Are you owning to
yourself that you are sorry for sending him
away?''I ag rood s5s .-soe.. tHcI +.
julie looked up with an expression so mis-
cradle that Addie, installing 1T for anger
said hastily 5..s.a1aead grf1 .sg.llsr :,
'sThere, Pm sorry | mentioned him at all,
# you're SO offended; but ! thought you'd
ike to know he was coming home. fyou'll
forgive me this time, Ill never speak of
MIN again. tirao a .4suby8..k gya..
She turned the subject and they talked of
else; julie listened to Adde'S
chatter, aud answered as well as she could
with mind entirely filled with one absorb
ing idea. Addie finding her unaccountably
silent, presently bethought herself of lmpor-
tant business at home. AS she was about to
cave the room she turned to say. iYers6
by the way julie, get on splendidly
with my mittens. Now if you had only
dome some too, what good chance this
would be to make a present of them to
forgot Good-bye," and ont
she danced. julie heard her 60 singing down
the stairs the door shut and all was still.
Disturbed only by the clicking of the clock
she sat hour after hour with hers miserable
thoughts. Had she Il never said those
wretched words! Now that he was coming
home they must often meet-+meet as ac'
uuaintauces but never again could he DE
any thing more to her. The shock which
she had had received from the News of bis
wound had showed her the depth OF her
love but since her own miserable pride had
tbeir separation she could not
expect him to see her again. And so, Tar
too proud to attempt to win him back, sui
Fered in silence, while the hot tears blinded
her. aud rolled UNDECIDED, drop after drop,
through her clasped fingers, When she
grew calmer she took up her work niechan-
calIy, and as she went on with it her thoughts
grew less bitter. She resolved to finish 1t
and send it to Howard with some kind mes
saoe which should efface the memory OF the
cruel words that he had last heard from her
lips. stgi1 .a a-r9 l,aa
Gould whisper recall himl would not
breathe it y she thought-''hut though that
ost time could never come back, nor we
AGAIN be 10 each OJllCl WiIdb w FfOiS p''>~'
cannot let him go on thinking me SO hard
hearted aud unwon My. Ibis shall be a
peace offering, and he will tlke it as it is
meant, for be was always generous ,ai
So SHE unused, with thrill Of pride in,
one whom she yet believed no longer her
own sod 1881 90 l.gaa Zalu 10 79o GsItD :
''Hurrah !" cried the village boys, throw
ing up their caps, as Howard Langlon, pale
and weak but with the same kind handsome
face returned to his Northern honie once
more Cd 4a ro1 I5i.s1 5ad .3aa-1 9i}
= There were tears and smiles IN his warm
greeting, and his mother held his hand and
looked with fond and loving eyes into the
dark eyes other son, rsjcioeing th'ttheywere
not dim in death. Sweeter thai ever seemed
the kind faces of friends TO hin whose eyes
had for mouths been familiar viii the dead
ly sight of battle d r3i5a9on 19HIisde sd5
10 WhiIetbevz REPEATED tie village gossip he