The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-07-20

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invariably are. - ss.. .Tis..f1 al osuf dofd
: Yes, by Jove as | was telling you,
was regularly soid," said one of the young
men. The old girl promised me five hum
ldred down if I'd propose to'her daughter
| was regularly cleaned out at the time, and
/ jumped at the bait. Well, Proposed, aud
Twas of course accepted; and all would have
gone merry as aF-what is IT ?l4fnerry as
!, a muffin-beIl,' when the mother backed out
of her agreement and the money WASN'T
} forthcoming. 1t was very, painful and al
! that sort Of thing of course but l was
,17obliged to show tile white feather. twas
awful shabby of the girls mother pom my
word it was 3s.11troo vd 6sus4ilqi3dl
:, Let me see, said one Of his companions !
4 what was the girls pane, Carter
'Ransford, was the reply. 1.-THE father
4 died short time ago. The mother aud
daughter are leftawfully poor,nI believe. |
The young oficertspoke asiff be consider
ed the bare allusions to poor people an un
mitigated bore. Presently the small iu-
expressive eyes of Lieut. Carter opened to
their fullest extent, and a faint blush of con
fusion mounted to- his face. i, r3se a...ij T,
Pom my honor, this is really, awkward.
he exclaimed; the very girl,-yes, the very
| girl, aud the Identical mother, too. What
can they be doing here Z? -4.f5
Mrs Ransford and her daughter passed
as he spoke; but neither of them recognized
theiyonng man.. pa 'lGa p9TsyT 4Gisa q
1T is Georgina,' thought remarkably
handsome man belonging to the same
| group as Carter, land how i'll she looks l
must see her, and, forgetting our former
folly, and towards her as a friend-a broth
er,II sss lf aaf-,..g Il 20 $40 basenl [
a., Lieut.. Carter had not been introduced to
this young man, and, had lie known his
maine, heweuld probably have been more
| guarded in lis remarks about his former
connection with the Ransfords 5a.us
| e.. X
| On the morning following the evening
party given by MRS. 'Ransford, when Ed.
4 ward Ransford, proposed to Georgiiaa and
was rejected, the disappointed spirit broken
young man received communication which
in the eyes of some would have counter
balanced the effect of any heart wound SO
sG 1t was brief lawyer like letter that Ed
ward Ransford read with an amazed eye
and flushed cheek as he stood in his mas.
ter's shop. The letter told him that under
the will of Frank RichdaIe, deceased, he iu-
herited handsome Fortune The shopman
allowed thepaper to drop from his hand
while his thoughts reverted to little episode
that occurred in the course of his boyhood S
career at Schoonerton. ti-'ao5 ~-I ~
| g An e'derly gent em,n aud" a little girl
| thS latter about SIX years of age and III ex-
tremely delicate health-were in the habit
Of wandering every day in a certain seclu-
ded and picturesque lane in the vicinity of
the town. Sometimes they met Edward
Ransford. who being talkative and intelli-
gent, soon found himself on chatting terms
with the gentleman, whose niece thought
that the youth, who was then sixteen, pos
sessed the handsomest pair of blue eyes she
had ever seen. One morning Edward Rams
ford, who was fond of dabbling with "a shil-
ling color box and a sheet of cartridge paper
was engaged in sketching an old broken
down cottage, to which was attached tale
of sorrow, contiguous to the quiet lane al
luded to. AS the youth went on with his
work a pleasant encouraging voice exclain
ed Admirably done | suppose you mean
to become a great artist some day, my
young friend 2 & tH @o441a
| Edward Ransford turned quickly, and
found the elderly gentleman peering over
his shoulder.
Oh no. said the boy in reply; Il shall
never be great artist. but like to amuse
myself in small way-it is so pleasant to
paint A ms e 81 snefr r
DO you think you could manage water
color sketch of this little girl p said the
gentleman. ON 7"" '.@'..1i 3H...z
S. Edwards eyes sparkled with pleasure
the young lady Of six blushed, hung down
her head, and clasped AMI unclasped her
hands nervously. - %iaet- 7'-
ra.Il do my best, replied the boy--sHow
pretty she is but she looks paIer-mpch
paer to-day ....... - t..4, +
Yes, yes fear
The gentlem an did not conclude bis SEN
tence but turned hiss head away and sighed
i Three days after Mr.. Richdale was in pos
session of full length portrait of the child
Edward had taken great pains with it and
the result was that he pocketed guinea
which he was at first very 10th to take, as a
reward for his labor. din vaft.s3 enc
A fortnight later and the little girl was
dead. Edward Ransford saw nothing more
i'of Mr.. Richdale, who left the dull fishing
town as in DREAM, absorbed in the deepest
\ grief for the loss of his child. vsd3 fafi
A. Edward Ransford, whose skill as an arts.
would never have raised him above
an amateur level now found himself the
owner Of fortune that III his eyes appear.
ed princely-a fortune left him il payment
4 of "a debt of gratitude contracted years since
4 by one of the lone ones of this world, who,
when he lost fair haired, innocent child,
4 had no tie left to bind Ein to earth, save
that mysterious one in obedience to whose
4 unseen influence the Creator bids the most
wretched wanderer live out his allotted
time When, therefore we find Edward
i Ransford IoungiDg on the Wimbledon prom
enade, he is no longer the ''poor relation
formerly snubbed by Mrs. Ransford, but one
who enjoys the privilege-and it is, after
all a poor one-of being an idle man.
Lieut.. Carter had long forgotten the
cousin whose attention to Georgina had
) once attracted his notice. His mind was
MOI very impressionable; on its surface char
: acters gIded on and of, like so many mono.
: tonous phartoms of the same hue and shape
Edward Ransford was not long in finding
T outthe residence Of Georgina and her moth,
? err. 1t was in the evening when he presented
J himself and as he assembled the stairs il
was with firm determination to sneak
: calmly and deliberately to his cousin. He
E would scarcely refer, to the past, and only
7 claim as relative the right to sympathize
with both mother and daughter in thei
d trouble, ...a.g,r .,s f.. ,,-., .,.,,,l.
Georgina was sitting there alone whel
!, Edward Ransford quietly entered the room
= She was thinking of the future and wonder
= ing what it would have in store for her
y musing with weary look that sometime
!, seemed to betray the indifference of &c pail
9 But when she heard the sound Of footstep
7 she rose, walked to the window, drew he
ID hand across her face as if TO compose her
I'd self, and then turned round to receive th
s. intruder. Asshe recognized the features
IN her cousin Edward, a hot stream of bloc
I'd flooded to face and neck, and for the INC
p ment shewas unable to speak, IAtllast ST
Ell .,,,rna,1rnd .Ed-.-Mr Rnnrforl 4, - -