The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-02-07
VOLUME 27.]

get into the right place to find them All
# is sad word
The slow crimson came into her cheek
Perhaps this stranger gentleman was move
by some mysterious instinct Of fate, for b
rolled by.
"By George Edie!" cried Dick, 'wasn'
he handsome? Did you see him. Sam p
81 saw the stage" said Sam, indifferent
ly; and the he approached Edith-''Won'
you take walk down to the calves pas
ture Edith; l have to go down and see t
the fence
'Thank you," she replied, 81 wish
could; it will be SO pleasant now that tn
moon is coming up, But l am very tired
and there are a great many things to b
done Sit down little while
He took seat on the step by her side
Dick went off to bed, and the hired mel
followed his example. Mrs Fernleigh de
parted to get her cream ready for churnins
in the morning and her husband had al
ready retired. Sam and Edith were alone
with only the great round full moon 10
company.
Edith" said Sam, abruptly" when will
you be ready to be married ~
She started, and colored painfully. 81 d.
not know, Sam. | have not thought of i
I-as-very near. We are both young. We
can wait long time YET"
81 know all that. But we need wo
mans work at our place the worst kind
Mother amt so young as she was once, anC
Sally wants to go good deal. And if we
are going to be married, why not now as
we'll as any time? | don't want to have tc
hire girl if l can help it. Wages is out
rageous high"
She put her hand to her forehead to press
back the binding pain that all at once had
gathered there. For the first time in her
life she clearly realized the living death to
which she should doom herself by marriage
with Sam. Harlowe. All tie pure aud
beautiful, all the better feelings Of her ma
ture, must die of starvation when she be-
came his wife. Before this there had some
times been vague suggestions, but never
any thing SO fearfully distinct as this. And
Sam stood looking at her wondering ", una
BILE to decide what made the veins in her
forehead swell into purple cords. and the
slight fingers close upon the palms of her
hands until they left ridges of crimson. She
felt it necessary to say something. 1t was
woman's question-the interrogatory Of a
woman's heart.
''Are you sure you care for me, Sam p
How wistful her eyes were, aud her low
voice was very tense with emotion
''Of course do It's been settled af-
fair this four years, You know. Eve no
time to come a counting in your fine gentle
man style, and there's no need of il: L
guess you will always be treated well.
shan't make hard master. We've always
made it rule to our house for the women
folks to have their own way with the butter
and cheese, and eggs and poultry, an there's
no better clothes in town than mother and
Sally has got !"
Eyes, know" she answered, YEARLY:
"And our farm jines your fathers, too,
and when he's dead you'll come in for your
half it it. He's told me so time and again,
and he's going to give you the forty acre
field the day we're married! And that,
with our intervals, will make the best patch
of moving in Hilldale!'
LET us not talk any more about it to-
night, please" she said. There is time
enough, Sam"
"WelI, jest as you say. I'll give you a
chance to think. And I'll come over Sun
day night, and we'll walk over to the Mills
to evening meeting.
''l'd like to go, but shall not be able to-
The hands will all be here over the Sabbath,
and mother is going to the Ridge to babtism.
And | shall have all the work to DO, and
shall be too tired to walk. 1t is six miles
to the Mills, YOU know"
Eyes, nearly. But that's nothing to a
young, spry girl. would ride, but we've
been using the horses on the moving ma
chine some lately, and they're pretty much
used up, and besides JIM Bentley will give
me dollar for one of 'em to go to Cornish
Sunday, and dollars worth looking out
for!"
Edith sighed. A dollar was worth more
than her comfort or pleasure.
Sam arose to go.
''It's time was a-moving. I'll come
over Sunday night, anyhow, and you'd bet
ter have talk with your mother, and we'll
be married right off, before harvest"
He went down the dew-wet path in the
white moonlight whistling cheerfuly; this
stalwart, rough handed fellow as good
hearted and generous as nine-tenths of his
class. He was fair specimen of his class.
Worldly wise, shrewd sharp at bargain,
and laying up money!" such was the YER
dict of his townsnen.
Edith entered the house-fastened the
doors, fed the kitten, put the kindling in
the stove ready for morning, and went up
to her chamber. She sat down by the open
window and fell into thought.
1t had been settled four years Yes, Sam
was right. Four years ago-she remem-
bered the very day, her father had come in
and said to her-"Edith, how do you like
Sam Harlowe p
She was just home from year at board
ing school in a neighboring city, and she
replied, with the unthinking freedom of a
school girl-''Oh, well enough"
Il am glad of it," said her father, ''fol
Sam thinks sight of you, and Mr.. Harlowe
and l was talking il over the other day, ant
we concluded that he and you had better
make match of it when you get old enough
But you needn't say anything to mother
about it just yet She's SO nervous, you
| know"
So the matter had been decided, anc
Edith put it entirely out of her mind, for
week afterwards, her mother, a rare souled
gentle creature, died, happy to go wher
she could rest. A year later, the presen
Mrs. Fernleigh had been added to the house
hold, and since then Edith's life had beer
so full of drudgery that she had had no tim
for INDUCING in dreams, The grinding tot
had almost crushed the life of all that wa
beautiful in her soul-but not entirely-i
only needed the fostering warmth of sym
pathy and love to spring to luxurious ex
istence.
Her sleep that night was troubled an
morning found her with heavy eyes, an
wearied limbs. The very day, too, wa
grey, lowering, and oppressive. The al
was electric and the wind hot and fitful.-
1t seemed as if she had never been so tired
or the work so hard to get through. AM
Mrs. FeInleigh was cross, and Dick a
school. She sat down to the long task q
shelling the peas for dinner. shadow fe
over the doorway. Edith looked up to Sc