The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-02-08
~ KENOsHA, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1866.

! I always secure myself against iDtru
,iers. he said smiling People will com
into the church if leave the doors uhfast
eIl-d. aud do not chJose to carry ON Iny
art like sign painter in the presence g
very hiockhead WHO chooses to stand ant
,t.'r.. at me yeu..x f1a haa.asI auau
h. TWAS surprising what disagreeab!'
/ mauner this man showed his teeth VIII u tlt
| snnied 4. s-e.,.a.,r 0.I. 81 ri ...s
! he church was handsome building il
/ tie Italian style which initiates The an
tfqie and prefers grace aud naguiiirencI
~ the digpIfi,,a saDVtity 81 tho duthic order
\ row ot,iegant Cornthian columns sup
ported the roof at each side of the nave
| gliding and decorative corliees were lavish
Ell III every direction, the gorgeous altar
piece. already occupied its APP
pointed st ton; aud a little 10 the eft o
the rallied space where the communion Ia
hle Mas to be placed. lofly scatfudiug was
ERECTED, that seemed, from where stood
almost TO eome IN contact With the root
aud above Wiici observed sile yet uatia
lshed skfttii OF Inssterty iresco AAgci
ar tpnr more already completed were sta
toned At regular intervals, and some ot,,er.
we're merely ontIiped in charcoal upon theil
Intended site IN, ... aaa raees +
VIII you not come up with me i? asked
the painter when bad express,-d NY ad
mirat Oh suffici' nll,; or are you afr / o.
turning giddy p lssta. i .aa Ia.g g
felt somewhat disin,.lined to i,npuse thin
trial upon my nerves, bat still a,ore disin-
cinefi Ia contrsS it: 80 | followed him III
from flight to flight IF the frail structure,
without once daring to look down y.5us
AT last we reached the summit; AS had
supposed. there was not room enough for
artist 10 assume a sitting pasture, and he
had TO paint while lying on his back
had had nn fancy 10 ex tend myself on this
intty couch; SO ! only lifted my head above
the level Of his houring lookeai at the frts,r
and descended immediately tn the. fliglt b..
low. where waited iii! he rejoined me
How dangerous it must be. said /, shuj
drrlng, to let yourself down from thai
ab,nnable perch -.a.-
i "sed to think so at FIRST ne replied
hut am no" quite accustomed III IT =
Fancy, said he approaching rl.ss,. t. IN.
edge Of the Of The st.,tf..l,ii z f.n,y falling
from here TO the church h,Ios
Horrible = erred |
4 wonder how high il is from TIE Level
If the pavement continued Van Roos, n,n
singly, "A hundred and eighty feet dare
say perhaps two bundled p
drew back giddy at the thought
| No man could survive ssicll "a fall !? said
the painter still looking ovel The thick.
est skall would be dashed to atoms on mar
bic down there ASA.
Pray, come away, said hastily. My
head swims at the very idea
Does 1t !? said he, turning suddenly upon
me, with the voie aud eye of fiend-
does 1T! Fool he cried as he seized me
rnnlid the hTJ III his iron clasp fool, t.
trust yourself here with me--lne whom,
y"u have wre'gei. whose life you have
bastcd--Ine whom you have crossed ia
fame ana in love Down wretch, down
I've vowed to have your blood, and my
time has come.
ate struggle AT the first word had sprung
back and seized a beam above my head
Tie loaned at the, mouth /; the veins rose
like kuots upon his forehead; and still
though felt my wrists strained and MY
tiygers cruelty lacsrated- still held on
With the terrible energy of one who strug
giles for dear life. 1t lasted a long time-at
least it seemed long To me-and the scat
folding rocked beneath our feet. at length
| saw his strength failing. Suddenly
loosed my hold and threw my whole wei ght
upon him. He staggered, he shrieked, he
| fell. a~0 ...-.....'. So.
/ dropped upon my face in mute horror.
An age Of silence Seemed to elapse, and the
cold dews stood upon my brow. Presently
| heard a dull sound far below. | crawled
to the brink of the scatfolding aud looked
over A shapeess mass was lying on the
marble pavement, and all around it was red
with blood 7d
| think All hour must have elapsed before
could summon courage to descend When,
at length had reached the level ground,
turned my face from what was 30 near my
feet, and tottered to the door. With trem.
bling hands and misty eyes, | unlocked it
andrrushed into the street. 1gsji -7a
| 1t was months before | recovered from the
brain fever brought on by that terrible day
MY rawlings, have been told, were fearful:
and had any doubt existed in the minds OF
men as tow no had been the guilty one, thost
rawlings were alone sufficient to establish
my innocence. A man in delirous fever
IL pretty sure to speak the truth. By
the time was anle to leave my chamber
Gertrude also had grown pale and spiritless,
aud all unlike her former self. Rotterdam
was lnsupportable to me. found myself a
hero Of ronance-a Iona thing to BIZ
stared at wherever went; still more. In
short, change of air aud scene was recon-
inended for US both; so we thought we couIc
not do better than marry and take our wed
ding tour for the sake of our healths And
| assure you dear reader, it did us both a
great deal of good 3