The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-02-01

heart, left my father early in the even
/ lag. for could no longer conceal m
, wretchedness; we: when was outside til
prison walls wandered to and fro, hover
Ing about it, as if these days miserable a
they had been, were happy to those whic
were drawing near Brother More had 10
been near us all day, but doubtless he wa
busy in his arrangements to release my ia
Their, ] was still lingering under the greer
walls, when a carriage drove up noiselessiy
for the ground was sprinkled with soft snos
and Gabriel sprang out and almost claspe,
me in his arms.
My dear Eunice.' he said, you mus
come with me at once. Our uncle will saw
yru from this hateful marriage.
i do not know what should have don
had not John Robbins called out from tn
drivers seat, All right Miss Eunice, rernem
Der John Robbins
Upon that [ left myself in Gabriel
hands, and he lifted me into the carriage
wrapping warm coverings about me. |
seemed to me no other than happy dream
az we drove noiselessly along snowy roads
with the pale wan light of the young moor
falling upon the country, and now and thel
shining upon thu face of Gabriel, as h,
leaned forward from time to time to draw
the wrappers closer around me. ..
| We might have been three hours on tn,
way, when we turned into by-road, which
presently recognized as the deep lam
wherein | had first met Gabriel. We wer'
going then to my uncle's house. So with
lightened heart stepped out of the carriage
and entered his doors for the second time
Gabriel conducted me into the parlo
which had seen before, and placed me il
chair upon the hearth, removing my
shawl and bonnet with pleasant care 8
and he was standing opposite to me- regard
ing me with sweet smile upon his hand
some face, when the door opened and my
uncle entered
Come and kiss me- Eunice, he said anc
opeyed him wonderingiy.
Child, discontinued, stroking my hail
back from my face, you would not coule
to me Of your own will, so | commissioned
this young fellow to kidnap you. We are
not going to have you marry Joshua More
| cannot do with him as my nephew. Let
him marry Priscilla.
There was such a hearty tone in my un.
cle's voice, that for moment felt com
forted, though knew that he could not SET
aside my lot. So he seated me beside him,
while still looked with wonderment into
his face
4 am going to draw lot for YOU he
said, with an air of merriment, what would
my rosebud say to her fat sutton, if she
knew that her father was freed man at
this moment?
dared not look into his face or into Ga.
briefs. For | remember that | myself had
sought for token, and that no earthly
power could set aside that, or the heavenly
vision also, which Brother More had seen
Uncle, said shivering, i have no voice
must abide by it Ynn cannot help me
We will See, he answered it is New
Years Eve, you know, and time to draw
again. The lot will neither be to become
Brother More's wife nor Single Sister,
promise you. We shall draw the blank
this tine!'
While yet wondered at these words,
heard the sounds of footsteps in the hall, and
the door opened and my beloved father
stood upon the threshold stretching ou
his arms to me. How he came there
knew not; but fed to him with glac
cry, and hid my face upon his breast
You are welcome, Mr.. Fielding, said my
uncle; 'Philr- did not appear that ia
briefs name was Philip-'bring Mr.. More
this way
started with fright and wonder, and MY
father also looked troubled and drew me
, nearer to his side. Brother More entered
with a cowardly and downcast mein, which
made him appear a hundred times more re-
pulsive in my eyes, as he stood near the
door, with his craven face turned toward,
US. ~
Mr.. More, said my uncle, 4 believe you
are to marry my neice, Eunice Fielding, to
| morrow
Il did not know she was your neice,
he answered, in an abject tone L would
not have presumed
But the heavenly vision, Mr. More in
terrupted my uncle. -
He looked round for moment with
spiritless glance, and his eyes sank,
1T was delusion.' he muttered
| 1t was a lie! said Gabriel.
MIR. More continued my uncle, if tn
heavenly vision be true, it will cost you tn
sum of Eve thousand five hundred pounds
the amount in which you are indebted t
me, with sundry sums due to my nephey
here. Yet it it be true, you must abide b.
| it, of course
1T was not true he answered; the vi
sion was concerning Priscilla, to whom
was betrothed. was ensnared to chang
the name to that of Eunice' as
Then go and marry Priscilla said M,
uncle good humoredly. Philip, take hin
away.
But Priscilla would have no more to d
with Brother More, and shortly afterwar
she settled among the Single Sisters in tn
same settlement where had lived my qui
ct and peaceful youth. Her store of wed
ding garments, which had been altered t
fit me, came in at last for Susannah, wh
was chosen to be the wife of Brother Schmidt
according to her inward assurance; and sh
went out to join him in the West Indies
from whence she writes many happy let
tiers. / was troubled for time about m
lot, but certainly if Brother More's visio
was concerning Priscilla, / could not be re
quired to abide by it. Moreover uncle an
my father who had never met before, forme
a close friendship, and my uncle would hea
of nothing but that We should dwell tc
gether in his large mansion, where | Nigh
be as daughter unto both of them. Pee
Iple say we have left the Church of the I'm
ted Brethren; but it is not so. Only, as
have found one evil man within it, so ais
have found some good men with out i
Gabriel is not Que Of the Brethren.
A HUMOROUS DR1vER-A veritable Jeh
who drives one of the stages of that Lin
that runs up to High Bridge. petpetrated
! dry joke the other day. A middle-aged t;
: male passenger requested to be left at Fo
, ty ninth street. and 50, when Forty mint
street was reached, Jehu refined in his no
SEES and stopped. The old lady got on
staring wildly up at the drivers perch, e,
4 claimed
WELL now, should like to know VIII
: in the name of goodness you have carrie
me mile beyond where wanted to stop
You told me madam, to leave you .
Forty ninth street.
4 We'll, | meant Twenty ninth street, ar
aOU wav Won MIGHT baua ,.I,a-