The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-03-15
VOLUME 26,l

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l. felt so quite so much since she got engaged
to Phil. Ifshe'd been my daughter that
would a troubled me more'n little And
| it did trouble Mrs. Sco6eld, that's fact, at
first She stood out against 1T pretty well;
but after while DEFY had her own way,
as I've noticed, these only children most al
WAYS do, specially where their mothers are
widows That girl amt strong in anything
but her love but she's strong as lion in
that. It's my belief that she'd make no
more of dyin to save Phil from any trou-
BILE than she would Of eatin' her breakfast
It's strange too for there amt but dread
full little to that young man besides his
black eyes and his red cheeks but then
Delys silly little thing, and somehow he
just suits her
What could possibly make him want to
change his mind | asked, filling up a
pause in Mrs Paynes monoIogue. Surely
he'll never find ANY one prettier or sweeter!
NO, that he won't. You see it went on
for about year all riget. Phil. was real
proud of her, for every one calls her the
prettiest girl in Greendale. He was there
every Sunday night, and every week day
night too, for that matter, when he could
get away from the store. He carried her
to all the dances and singing schools and
plcnics, and there was some talk ABOUT
their being married next fall But this
spring new family moved into the place
Squire Holbrook died, and his farm was
sold, and man by the name of Day bought
it. | s'pose he's we'll off, aud he, too, has
an only child. Maybe you noticed Hetty
Day, in the singing, seat, next to DEFY p
She's regular highhyer-not half SO really
handsome as DEFY, but great deal more
takes such fellow as Phil. Gleason Be
sides DEFY is poor, and job Days daughter
will be- well off If Phil married her he
could go right home and live with the old,
folks. | s'pose he's engaged to DEFY yet !;
hut he only goes there Sunday nights now,
and it looks nightly to me as if he'd like
to find an excuse to stay away altogether
AS for Hetty Day, she's doing her best to
get him. spose she'd a wanted him. like
enough, if he hadn't been engaged to DEFY
but that just made her good deal more in
earnest, and set her on TO see what she could
DO.
;. should almost hope she would succeed,
said, if | thought DEFY would have
strength enough to get over it, She'd bel
just throwing herself away on him 4
Mrs Payne shook her head.
That's the trouble She hasn't got any
of that kind of strength, DEFY hasn't. But
we shall see what we shall see.' Il
With which oracular utterance she left
me, and made her way to herydairy. Il
The next day was Sunday, and every
time the singers stood up in the gallery, and
the congregation turned and faced them,
after the manner of GreenGale, | had good I
opportunity to compare the two girls be,
tween whom Phil Gleason's weak heart
was wavering If it had been a quarter Of
maus heart no wavering would have been
possible DEFY looked like fresh wild
rose, half opened and with the dew yet
sparkling on it's pink petals. Hetty Day
made me think of dahia-handsome, in
deed, in certain way, but without fra |
GRANGE or significance. She had eyes as
black and devoid of expression az Mr.
Gleason's own, heavy black hair, a brilliant
color, and full buxom figure There
were men. | knew, who admired just such
highly -colored flowers and women But to
my eyes the contrast of these pronounced |
charms only made the dainty grace of DEFY
Scofed more noticeable. Her soft, ripling
hair, with the golden lights where the sun
beams struck it, framed the pink and white
prettiness of her face as its calyx does
flower. Her blue eyes dropped shvly under
Tong eyelashes, curled like child s. The
deliLate bloom on her cheeks came and
went with her thoughts, and the expression
of all was as innocent and trusting as an ,
infants.
After church Mrs. Payne introduced me-
as l had before requested her. to the SEQ
fields, and we walked toward home in COM
pany. found DEFY just what had ex
pected-simple, confding with not much to
her, perhaps, but all there was of her, thor
oughly in earnest, and true as steel
If Phil Gleason forsakes that girl he |
ought to be hung, Mrs. Payne said with
energy, as we went into the house, and
agreed with her as heartily.
The next forenoon | sat up stairs, read
ing little, dreaming little. enjoying to
the full the sweet, restful idleness for which
had come to Greendale. / heard talking
in the room underneath, and understood
that Mrs. Payne had visitor, but thought
nothing further about it until the talk ceas-
ed, some one went away, and my landlady
came up stairs She knocked on my door,
then opened it, and stood there in the door
way with look on her face that fairly
startled me-
He's done it ! she said
Done what Mrs. Payne?
Given her up, the sneaking villain! |
tell you God don't let such things go un-
UNPUBLISHED. He'll have to suffer-
| DO you mean Phil. Gleason p -.a
Yes. He went over to Miss Scofeld's
last night and asked DEFY to release him.
He told her that he hadn't meant to do
wrong He thought he loved her at first
and he never should have found out that he
didn't if he hadn't seen another who had
taught him what love was. The in,pudent,
sentimental novel-reading scamp.
And what did DEFY dor | asked, inter
rupting the outporing of her Indignation
Behaved like woman, thank Heaven
Whatever she felt she didn't show it out for
him and Hetty Day to laugh over. She
told him very quietly that he was as free as
if he had never seen her {; and that since he
didn't love her, she was very thankful he
had found it out before they We're married.
guess he went away disappointed. No
doubt he thought she'd make good deal
r more fuss. When he was gone she called
, her mother and told her the whole, and
then, Miss Scofield said-for it was she
) that told re--her face aud lips turned white
8 as piece of marble, and says she, Mother,
J I've got my death = Then she kind of tot
tered, and Miss Sco6ed took hold of her
r and got her on to the bed, and there she
lay all night, her eyes staring wide open
] without sheddin' tear, or speakin' d
word, or seemin' to hear anything that
t was said to her. This morning her moth
t er's been trying to make her eat and drink
but she couldn't She's nigh about dis
g tracted, Miss Scofeld is, and she run over
here to see if l could think of anything t.
r be DONE
e In a moment it flashed into my mine
= that this was my work which God had sen
e me-to comfort this poor soul.
Might | go over, do you think asked
q Mrs. Payne, without its being considered