The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-05-25
BY SCHOFF, VINEGAR & co.

Heath was always ready to give HIM a
holiday, especially for such purposes.
As time went on Willie got to enjoy his
new life more and more he became fond OF
society instead of hating and shrinking
from it as he used to do, and not unfre
quently lie staid a night at Rockminister
for dinners and dances. He was vexed,
dear boy, that could not follow his exam
pie, and used to urge me to do so. But
where was the use? 1t was no pleasure to
me, and | felt it would be no credit to him
for me to be there, lost in the solitude my
own sadness and loneliness made around
me in the midst of strangers. Whereas,
when he came home and told me all about
it, could thoroughly enjoy it all and asked
him as many questions about his partners
and their looks and dresses, and the dances
and the music aud the supper, as if | had
ionged to be there myself. .e.
He had often talked to me of his greatest
friend in Rockmiuister, Walter Ray. Such
a fine fellow, he said 50 good looking and
bright and good tempered; such a shot
and such rider. and such a cricketer, a
fellow who could do anything. | knew
Walter Ray quite well from WiIlies con
stant accounts Of him, yet | was somewhat
startled when one day, Willie told me that
he meant next evening to bring his friend
home TO play at the cricket match that was
to take place the day follow ing
% Willie" said, chow can rec enter
tain strangers
NONSENSE Willie replied: walters
no stranger to me, and therefore he mustn't
be to YOU; aud what does he want more
than We have ourselves every DAY? He's
delighted at the thought Of coming, and
he'll cheer you up, you old goosy girl, as
you haven't been for many long day"
Ofcourse | said no more, and as soon as
Willie was off went to see about getting a
room ready for him. Rooms enough there
were Heaven knows, all sad rooms, never
inhabited since the corpses of those who had
dwet in them had been carried out. But
it would not do to think of that; so chose
the sunniest, and had fire lit in it, for
even though it was June it struck damp
and chilly when | opened the door. By;
and-by, however, when it was well aired,
aud the roses aud the honey suckles peeped
curiously in at the long unopened windows
us though they were astonished to see
preparations for anybody's coming to
make the room alive again, and whan had
tput flowers on the mantle piece, and ar
ranged every thing in apple pie order, it
did look CHEEKY enough: And then had
to go and see what we could do about hav
ing nice dinner, and the plate well pol
ished up. and getting out the silver candle
sticks and tea pot, and the beautiful old
Worcester china breakfast set, and the scar
let and golden dessert service Then had
to be off to the village to see if could beg,
borrow, or steal some Strawberries aid
cherries to put into it, for none of ours,
hardly, were ripe yet
And so the day passed away, didn't
know how. till found had only just time
after had shown Eliza how to set out the
table, to smooth my hair and put on clean
muslin gown, before Willie and his friend
should arrive
They came laughing up the drive just as
| / had gone into, MIR. Rays room to give a
last look and see that everything was ship
shape. My heart beat and felt so fool
ishly huttered, that dare not go down
| at once and meet the stranger in the hall
stole to the window, and peeped through
| the roses; his face was turned upward al
that moment, looking at them, l fancy, and
though he could not have seen me | start
ed back, as if had been caught in some
guilty trick. But the glance brief as it
was, that had of his face treasured me.
Still fingered till Wilies voice calling me
from the foot of the stairs, brought me down
to the presence of our guest.
don't know how it was, but in half an
hour had quite forgotten that Walter Ray
was stranger, and found myself chatting
to hun almost familiarity. Dinner passed
delightfully."-; He was more amusing than
any one | had ever met IN my life not that
that is much to say. He had been in all
sorts of out of the way places-South Amer
lea, the shores of the Bosphorus the Isles OF
Greece and he intended i'll another year to
start for Australia, and, if he liked it, settle
there.
twas Willie's custom, be it known, to
tske a nap after dinner.
Poor DEAR his long ride home used to tire
him just enough for this. and he used to
drop off like a child, as sat with my work.
talking to hiu. | had hoped he would
keep awake to night, it would look so un
civil, aud when | saw him settling down in
the old arm chair, and heard him flag in the
talk. fidgeted in my seat, aud coughed
and cleared my throat in vain, his eyelids
would droop und droop aud quite drop,
and his head fall heplessly aside against
the back Of the chair. | coughed louder,
and let fall book, but Willies eyes Just
opened for moment, and then closed
again. g. a1ss .aas.a fauI
glanced at Mr.. Ray; he was watching
my nlanenvers with some amusement.
Are forty winks tabooed in your house.
| ,es oof,. 10 n l., Il -.
o''0h no; | don mind Willies sleeping
in general but
felt was saying something Stupid, and
stopped.
'But you don't like him to betray the
weakness to me? I'm afraid Nv set him
the example before now, so pray don't LEI
that disturb you. But how do YOU pass
your evenings? Do you never find it hare
to get through them, after the long. lonely
day?' W 1
'". Oh no; am used to this kind of life
and no other, and would not Change if
I could"
''And yet" he said, half to himself, hal
to me, .'what life it is to one of your age
Il know what the force Of habit is; hov
prisoners learn, after long years of confine
4 ment, to dread removal; how. women ca
fit themselves into the niche that is mad
for them. however narrow it be. Yet sue
a life is not natural, till the years that hav
brought the storinier experiences Of life t
them have ended by Bringing the desire f,
} rest q 1t can't last for ever, you know /
continued, looking at me.
But think it will. 1 don't see what
, to change itv
4 He cbOol- his hand
f A1"When one OF you niarries, how then f
d the other?'
t 1--WE never mean to marry, either {
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He smiled
; you think so, why not p
}, oh that we decided on when first v
Re were left alone"
e Il know you are in earnest. But "
Sc wiIi see. Ifone of you kept such a vo
y even. it is impossible both should All, he
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