The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-11-15
VOLUME 27.l.


Ten years before, Rose Fonnereau had be
come the wife of the young heir of this
place. The rejoicing had lasted three days
I-garlands, flags colored lamps and fire
works turning the little village into per
feet fair. There was music and dancing fol
the young and agile, wine and other. con-
! forts forthe poor, the inirnitable cannon
whose voice is never mute in Switzerland
/ upon the slightest disturbance; and thus
/ was Rose Fonnereau, the beautiful and be
| loved, conducted to her husbands stately
home.
Rose, became the idol of the house. She
was like sunbeam that had found its way
within those .sornbre walls to warm anG
cheer, and not one escaped its Influence
Her husband had sole charge of the estate
his father, though living, being in feeble
health. But every year he went alone up
on rambling exclusion on the Alps. 90 'i-
Five years since he took his knapsack
and alpenstock, and departed on his annual
march. his Rose accompanying him some
distance along the road, and returning alone
in tears, for she always dreaded those lone
ly wanderings of his He had promised tc
write continually, and requested that his
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lage, across the mountains he intended to
explore.
Rose never beheId him more She knew
not if he wandered, lost and starved to
death upon the snow, or if his death was
quick and unexpected, falling from some
terrific peak, or whelmed in an avalanche
or, worse fate, murdered by some unknown
hand All that love and sorrow could de
wise was put in action and, for months the
mountain paths and plateaux were followed
aud searched but without success Once
only was he heard Of He had hired a
guide TO take him to the village situated
beyond a.dangerous and difficult pass--the
village to which his letters were to be d.
rected.
Four years later some human remains
were found by shepherds or hunters, i'll the
neigh borhood of the pass, but some distance
from the ordinary road, and withouta shred
or relic of any kind to identify the victim
unless slight popularity in the jaw. could
be relied upon as proof that it was indeed
Roses husband who had been injured IN
his youth by the kick of horse in the face
AT all events it convinced her, and the re
mains were laid reverently to rest in the
cemetery.
Il also, said the doctor, "beleve it to
be him The guide with whom he assembled
that fatal path was suspected and ques-
toned, and though nothing was elected to
crlminate him he was for a long time I'M
der surveillance He was an Unlocking
fellow, and bore the worst character in tie
village. The mans account was, that the
traveller had dismissed when actually with
in sight of the village to which he was pro
ceeding, and was last seen descending the
path leading thither. 1t was. however a
significant fact that his watch, chain, rings.
and money, as well as the most perishable
part of his equipment, had disappeared
when. thesremains We're found His father
expired on the day following the interment
of his sons remains. and the mother is,
fear dying. AS for Rose, she is the mistress
of the castle and guardian tosher boy, be
loved byNallaround her You shall see her
to. day ~ z1eFEtH ESIBEAgEGf /
After this story, a perfectly true one, we
sat for little while in silence, watching
the fatal mountain and the grim old chateau,
with its turrets for the moment kissed into
silver by the cold bright moon Then the
doctor, who was, always depressed by the
"Reminiscences he had just recounted, rose
hurriedly, and. with an effort to be gay,
wished me goodnight and pleasant dreams
My dreams were not pleasant. They
lowered necessarily between "a death strug
gle on the mountains and a white face
looking out into the moonlight, keeping,
from habit, dreary watch though hope
was dead.
Next morning, at breakfast. note was
handed to the DOCTOR. who passed it to me.
Come, Frank your walk among the Ro
SEES begins forthwith We will be off in ten
minutes.
The note, Englished, ran thus:
Dear Sir: Pray come at once Maria
has cut off the top of her thumb. Receive.
dear sir, the assurance of my very high con-
sideration. "R. STAMFFER. ;"
4, We. were quickly ready, and in the car
rage. i5Hla585J itEH 5EgI 3N
@WeIl," said the doctor, ''you certainly
take things calmly enough. | expected to
find you in fever of excitement and i'm
patience"
"Me? Why so? What has this rather dir
,ty little note to do with me? And who upon
earth is ar. Stamtfer?'
'Is there no instinct III human affection, !"
d5hOu Lie uOCbOls Will uoouliiCu SIdNtbJ,
''that might whisper to you that this note
is from no less person than Rose Sebille?
She married Karl Stamtfor, German
Swiss, about eight years since, and is, as
sure you model housewives perfect
neat mother. as the Germans say. She
has five children, is grown very fat and
my dear Frank you~look quite pale WHAT'S
the matter?" s s., sferrC, ra.r-r-e+
"I-well don't know exactly" | re-
piled
FAN these changes have come about un-
observed by you. had in my mind a lit
tie bright;eyed fairy in short frocks and
trousers, whose fouuces were, day after
day, distributed among the brambles in our
haunts of play. And now-well, we'll"
We drove through the old scenes, past
our chalet past the gate, and the path
where Rose Sebille, who had becme STAN
ffer, sobbed out her adieux, with the rest
past the old plane-tree avenue and the lit
tie pier ON which had passed many an
hour catching little pale green spectres of
fish, the like of which I have never met
with elsewhere Then on past Chillon, al
ways at our side the deep blue lake, and
beyond, the royal Alps of Savoy, crowned
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frowning as the sunshine or the shadows
fell
''There is Rose Stamffer's mansion" said
my companion, pointing to pretty chalet
on the side of a hill. t7
We left the high road and turned into
the approach under the cool shade of an av-
enue of lines. 1t really seemed delicious
spot.
There was large court or fanny ard al
the side of the house, across which people
were hastily passing and re pessing. Evi
IDENTIFY something of an exciting nature wa;
going forward. We rang large bell, which
gave forth what seemed an unnecessarily
vociterous peal, which was responded to by
several dogs, that burst forth barking fnri
ously. Then appeared female form, with
bare and reddish arms, wide good natureC
face, fringed all round with little light curls
aud waist of considerable size, grit with