The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-11-15

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saw my friend snppressing his laughte
as we went away-stumbling over chairs
beuches etc, that had been brought int
the passages from the, kitchen, to be pu
out of the way of the porcine solennities
to which, in middle, class Swiss establish
ments, every thing suecumbs at least once
year "9 'i'9 v 6N" tEAl s p
Presently the suffering Maria, accompa
MED by the top of her thumb, was conduct
ed into the room She had endured mucl
pain, arld-after the manner of the poore
Swiss, when attacked by maIady in an,
tpart of their frames-had tied a handker
chief over her head.
Tine thumb was quickly restored to it
pristine shape; and then the doctor turn
ing grayely TO the stout lady, with the rosy
arms quickly observed: II goynI fsiff.
| MADAME Stamfer, here is a gentlenar
who desires to kiss your hand! Surely you
remember Frank c? p y rv-f1 g,.,-.
There was little scream, or rather shout
"a merry laugh, and both my hands were
| in the grasp of Rose Sebille. Soundly sha
ken they were, and it was with labor anc
difficulty, by flashes, it seemed, that | be
gan to recognize iii this huge, hearty wo.
my fairy Rase Then, too that horrid pig
lowered over hescene, and, even while the
little voumeof our youth begun to open
before US, the duties owing to the yet undis
membered brute fell like shadow across
| the page.
| Maid Maria, who had discarded her
handkerchief and her tears together. now
reappeared, and, making two imaginary
| gashes across her notified arm. whispered
anxIously III her mistress ear
Taking this as signal to depart we
arose; but our hostess had no idea of part
| ing with so OLDHAM ally .an M ,,as
You must stay with US, dear Mr.. Frank
dear Frapk--and indeed you can be of
the greatest service to US for Mr.. Stamffer
is gone to Berue not to return till to NOR
row, and hands are scarce :"
! | looked at Marie's decapitnted thumb
and thought,ny own might become scarcer
But Rose would take no denial,
| ';Let the doctor, go his rounds, and join
us at diuner at six You can drive home
by moonlight - s'a h..ta
Thus it was settled The doctor drove
his way, aud | was conducted to the scene
of the recent slaughter
Dear Rose! She called me Frank, as
she had done twenty years ago, and her
pleasure at the meeting was honest and un
feigned She was in the highest spirits =
The children had gone on a visit to a neigh
Dor to be out of the way in pigweek aud
she had nothing to divert her attention
from the pig but me.
In large kitchen. seated about table
were about dozen girls, while several la
dies ofriper years lowered about, brandish.
ing large knives, like scimters and tile dis
abled Marie haunted like an unquiet spirit,
the scene of her former exploits
Rose, as she entered, armed herself hasti-
ly, as if thepig were still alive aud standing
desperately at bay, Then she introduced
me, as gu old and valued friend to most of
the assembled company, including the pas
tors daug liter, the projects widow, aud the
syudic's wife.
The school girls were merely neophytes
and had come to be initiated by the elder
priestesses into the mysteries of the horri-
lple sacrifice. | bowed to the ladies, aud to
CIRCUMSTANCES but there, stark and CHASTITY
reclined upon the table the miserable pig
and seemed to concentrate all my faculties
upon itself
! was conscious of voice remarking
compiacently that all had been magniG-
quement arrange" and that now they
would begin, in reply to which everybody
said ''tres-bIen," and so did |. remember
that, STOPPING for my hat to prepare for
flight, small finely tempered hat slid into
my hand.
Seeing that l. was suspected, | took a
stern resolution, and bracing my nerves up
to the occasion, determined to be priest
butcher, any thing but the object of ridicule
OF the patient assembly, =, . So
'Let me begin!" I said, striding forward
and waving my thatclIet in the air, with a
wild war-whoop' / Slut my eyes and struck
a savage blow. a shrill scream arose
had missed the brute's body, and only cut
off an ear
Rose applauded my zeal but, with some
mittrust of my skill, undertook to direct
my further operations. The Ratchet and
the post of honor had (she said) been unan-
imously assigned to me, and must do my
best. E
decline to state infinitely, to what that
amounted. believe that had the pig been
alive, and sensible of the playful havoc l
was making with his carcass, | could scarce
ly have suffered more | cut aud slashed,
and hacked and hewed, conscious only of
the one desire to reduce the brute to the
smallest possible dimensions. At length,
whether excited by the Communications
received, or in obedience to some strange
law of our nature which have never yet
had time to investigate it certainly came
to pass that | began to experience certain
sense of satisfaction in the work Time
dinner, everything was forgotten. excepting
only the beautiful proportions eff the pig
''our'' pig-for,. by this time, | had fairly
adopted him. and was still the centre of an
admiring band, excepting chef de- Seu0ra'
Of skill aud elegance Cutting off chops)
when, casting my eyes around, | became
aware of the figure ofllny friend the doctor
standing at the door, and quivering all over
with suppressed laughter. His presence
broke the charm. But the work was done
The pig was dismembered from suout to
tail. Covered with glory resumed nay
coat and sunk from the butcher to the man.
Dear Rose and parted the best of friends.
But did not kiss her hand. ~
Time passed rapidly away, and still the
doctor found some new reason to postpone
/ our promised visit to my third Rose-Rose
| Grahame. At length, one Sunday after
service, he led me through the vineyard,
saying. this was our opportunity We took
a familiar path, under wall nut trees, wind
ing ever up and up till it led us out upon
1.-THE bill and to the cemetery. my youths
Eden-the garden that love stronger than
death, kept ever sacred, on the mountain
side
We entered the well-known gates anc
presently were standing by the 'rProscrit's'
grave. But what is this beside it? An
other grave 4 little one. A little marble
cross, broken lily, and beneath,
''RosE GRAHAME
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BENEFIT OF ADvERTIsING.-The Boston In
gestiqator, says last week an old friend from
Western New York, while here on visit t,
our office, accidentally left his wallet, contain