The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-11-09
VOLUME 26.1

would say.
His wages were very liberal, and know
B were drawn to the day, and lodged il the
! bank. for had heard aunt remark on this
habit; and the housemaid often dweIt with
Irritation on all he'd squeeze out Of his
weekly allowance, and the meanneSs OF his
ways, she said, to save a haltpenny. We
; had one other servant, an outside man, who
, did up the horses, took care OF yard and
stables, and occasionally worked III the
garden, with a helper under him.
At the time with which | am just now
concerned, a middle-aged person Of the
uame Of Brien-Tinothy Brien--held This
post of half stableman, half gardener, and
lived with his old mother in small gate
house that was at one of the entrances to
Blackwater Lodge for comp 'rativeIy small
as was the residence, it commanded two ap-
proaches the one at the termination of
| which the gardener always lived was gen
orally called the Laurel Walk, and led more
directly to the town; the other, though IN
provided with the appendage OF lodge,
formed the most frequent carriage-way to
and from the house.
| AS have already said, the situation Of
my auntls residence was most beautiful
| The picturesque and far famed Black water
ran nearly at the foot Of the lawn Through
| the trees that skirted the entire grounds
advantageous openings had been made, that
afforded exquisite views of mountain wood,
and richly cultivated level country, while
immediately round the house the planting
was thick and tastefully arranged. The
Laurel Walk which was favorite, was to
the left ofthe residence, and from it branched
off oSl TO tbkA
back premises of the residence. the other to
the gardens; in fact, it was as agreeable a
retreat as could well have been found, Sc
lquestered enough for all convenient privacy,
yet sufficiently near very fair town to pre-
Vent one feeling lonely.
About the period Oh which write when
was Just seventeen, the country around us
was terribly disturbed; indeed the whole
South OF Ireland was in a flame of disaffec
ton. The Whiteboys, as they were called
with us, elsewhere the Terryalts, were en-
rolled and organized 10 alarming numbers
| remember often seeing them, on light
nights, from the upper windows, with white
:, bands around their hats, they gave them
the appearance of troop ofmourners at d
funeral marching with military precision
along valley not far distant, and filing off
to small wood, where they were in the
habit of holding an almost nightly rendez-
vouz, A general impression was abroad
that We were about to have recurrence Of
the terrible days of '98 and our small town
Git had at all times a company of soldiers
stationed there) was strongly garrisoned.
Of attacks upon neighboring mansions
were continually heard; but as in every in
stance these were for arms, and only at
tempted where such were known to be, we
felt more equanimity than might have been
supposed, considering there was 50 much
disturbance around us. ..~
Sure everybody knows that we don't
keep pop gun in the louise aunt would
say, and what need we mind 2
She never allowed even a servant to have
fire arms of any kind, declaring that she
thought it the safest way We had, to be
sure, such precautions taken as at the pc
Rod were universally adopted, strong iron
bars fixed ousside to all the lower windows.
/ and 80 close that, as Parks observed, "a
mouse couldn't get in or out and those
gave our habitation very much the appear
ance of Jail; and besides new and more
substantial internal fastenings were pro
cured for the back and front doors; and to
these aunt Osborne triumahantly pointed
when demonstrated with on our lonely posi-
, ton, and reminded, moreover, that she was
well known to be wealthy, and possessed Of
a large quantity of plate and jewels Of great
value and that in those troubled days dcs-
peradoes of every description were going
about in plenty, so that an attack upon us
even if we had no firearms to attract the Gu :
pidity of the Rebels, might nevertheless be
by no means an improbable thing. Once or
twice aunt thought Of lodging the plate and
other valuables in the bank, until the pres
ent storm blew over. but was always disua
ded by Parks, who maintained that there
was no fear i'll the world; nor, indeed, did
, we ourselves entertain the least.
One day | will remember. Mrs. Osborne
had gone out to pay distant visit, and
, would not he back, she told me, till late
! Parks of course, had driven the carriage
: Mrs Gwynne our cook was at the time III
| the hospital of the town, slowly recovering
from long and severe attack of fever Su-
san had undertaken to do all the work dur
: ing the cooks illness, 80 as to obviate the
y necessity of any temporary hand being en-
: ployed, as my aunt disliked new people
@ about her in the servant line; SO that the
: housemaid and myself were the only occu-
: pants of the house. had very bad cold,
A and was unable to accompany my aunt,as
otherwise should. 1t was near the end OF
, the day, dull, gloomy one in the month Of
/ November. | was standing close to the
D window reading, trying to catch the last
4 remnant of the waning light and deeply alb
sorbed in my book. | was suddenly start
RI led from my pursuit by dark shadow frolr
o outside quite blocking up the window.
gazed in terror, and saw man on the grass
plot just under the easement, looking earn
8 estly in. All the front windows were low
e reaching to the ground. The book droppec
from my hand as ! hastily retreated, ant
: with difficulty suppressed scream. liz
g made motion to me With his hand, put hi
!, huger on his lip to intimate silence, anC
Y pointed to the hall-door, implying that h'
O wished me to go to it. On closer scru
Y tiny | recognized, to my surprise, the Ro
b man Catholic priest of the parish, a person
If had several times met upon the road an,
II who always seemed very civil | had heart
d too that he was man greatly beloved b.
e the poor of his own flock. Somewhat re
/, assured yet still nervous and excited, an,
l. curious to know the object of this unusua
n and late call, FASTENED to the door in ODE
It dience to bis sign -
u "H.A OPS"0u Al no seetleu ulSappoi0t
e cd, as in the dusky twilight he had evident
a. ly mistaken me for my aunt.
d is Mrs Osborne in !? he asked in sow
10 hurried voice
1T No, sir l replied; but am expectin
h her every moment
in oh, indeed J and then he stood on til
is step as if in thought. for minute WI
s, else is in the house p he asked abruptly.
A. No one just no W said, but Susan, Il
Id housemaid; Mr.. Gwynne is in the hosp
n tai
il Yes, know she is just as well pc
Il, haps.
a Look, yo' ing lady. he resumed ''get ii
I'd DIT OF pa per and I'll write the message
ne want to cave for Mrs, Osborne, and !
Of quick pl ease
q III You'll come this way | renlied. 4