The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-05-02

the horse took fright as the driver descend
ed to open the door, the poor man fell or
the pavement, aod the young lady, whose
foot was on the step, fell into my arms; but
| could not avoid her receiving a bad
! sprain, though she acted bravely, like true
/ little heroine, and did not faint.
'sYou are hurt fear, 2" | said, carefully
lifting her in my arms, and slowly ascend
ing the steps Just then the door of No
IA opened; an old lady and gentleman and
one or two servants appeared The poor
old gentleman began to cry. He was evi.
IDENTIFY childish. ''Look to the poor cab
driver, l said to the servants as | passed
Madam, where shall carry the young
lady?"
In here sir, if you please am so very
much obliged to you; it would have been
the death of us both if anything ever hap
peued to Katie"
The old lady led the way to handsome
| y furnished diniug-room, and laid Katie
on the sofa She opened pair Of very mis-
chievous brown eyes, and looked up in my
face.
'1'm so very much obliged to you, sir
Pm afraid I'm very heavy. Where IS that
poor cabmau? Will you see about him foi
me? and don't let him want for anything y
promised to do so, and to come back at
once and report to her, and hastened down.
Fhe'driver was lying in his own cab, to
which another horse was being harnessed,
whilst his own, rather badly wounded, was
led off to the stables as he had requested
the bystanders it should be. got in beside
the poor fellow, and accompanied him to
! the hospital
Il should like to see my wife, he said.
'Of course you would, F." replied ~ will
go for her at once. Where does she liver"
He gave me her address, and | set off.
feeling was fulfilling Ciuderella's wishes
told my tale to the claimants wife, who
was naturally thrown into much distress
''You say eau go to him at once, sir. ;"
Yes, surely you can >
''And stay the night with him.
81 really don't know about that; you
must ask the matron The young lady
wished me to say that she hopes you will al
low her to help you in every way she can "
then put a sovereign into her hand, aud
left card on which | had scrubbed ''I4,
Victoria Terrace" She thanked me- and SO
left her.
1t was getting late, but | proceeded at
once to Cinderella's abiding place. Outside
the door | found a DOCTORS carriage, and
my anxiety was at once awakened. | rang
the bell, and the servant who answered it
told me that Miss Ayrton's foot was badly
sprained, and that her papa, DR.. Ayrtou
had been sent for and was now with herr
but she expected Miss Kate would wish to
See me, for she had inquired more than
once if the gentleman had brought any news
Of the poor cabman. After few minutes
the girl came again and requested me to
follow her to the dining-room.
Miss Ayrton was still lying where had
left her, and the old gentleman and lady
were al her side.
cit is very kind of you, sir, to come again
o.night. have given you great deal of
trouble. This is my papa,
The doctor gave his hand cordially 81
am very thankful to you, sir, for saving my
poor little girl from what feel sure would |
have happened to her but for y our presence
of mind"
] fear | made an incohereDt reply.
"And now" said Miss Ayrton with more
animation, 'tsit down, Mr.. Haley, and tell
me all about that poor cabman."
did so, and when had told her all she
said, 'Poor woman | wish | could 90 and |
comfort her; but you will see to her for me
from time to time, won't you, Mr.. Haley ?
and come and tell me sometimes" She |
took her papas purse, and handing me a
muniticent sum of money, said, "Don't let |
her want for anything, please, Mr. Haley"
readily promised, and was about toI
leave when the supper was brought in, and
DIR. Ayrton invited me TO take a few mouth ,
fuls with him, and then he would drive me |
home
Il expect it will be out of your wav" [ !
said, blushing a little as felt the secret Of
my following her might now be guessed by
Miss Ayrton Il iodge-at--at Burnwood
Place"
How stranger said the old lady.
''Why, that was the very place Katie went
to this afternoon to enquire about Slipper
she thought she had left there. We lodged
there, sir, a little while, till we found "a
house to suit U.s. How very strange And
suppose you are in our old rooms"
| have one parlor and bedroom on the
first floor, | said quietly, but coloring to
the very roots Of my hair
''Ah, yes; those were two of our rooms
aud we bad parlor down stairs as well
You don't happen to have seen such thing
as little bronze-colored slipper with a
blue rosette, anywhere, about the size for
Kate?''
30, grandmamma please! !" said her
granddaughter, entreatingy; 'of course
Mr.. Haley can't have seen it. What fun
ny question to ask a gentleman
l looked confused, suppose, and the doc
tor noticed it.
'Come, come Mr.. Haley, there is a story
behind this let us hear it. y
| was in for it now, and protested but
bit by bit it was drawn from me by the
the amused little group round the supper
table MISS Ayrton listened aud laughed
heartily, though her face was covered with
bushes too; and as told of my old aunt's
friend in the omnibus, DIR. Ayrton shook
his sides with laughter. | thought | had
certainly made myself foolish at last
When we withdrew, Miss Ayrton said,
with a roguish twinkle of her eye, ''You
will bring the that left slipper when you
come agar"
But | made no promise, and never did
return the 'little brenze- coIored slipper with
a blue rosette." | have it still, locked away
with my treasures in a private drawer,
from which even Cinderella herself would
not venture to abstract her little slipper
The cabman is quite recovered, aud is
the owner of three cabs instead of one
My aunt's wrath never showed itself if
the story came to her; aud if e5 900
shoatd be extracted from my legacy,it wall,
| am confident only be done to confer it
upon my sou and heir, now lying asleep
i'll Ciuderellas arms.
OFFICIAL VoTE OF CoNNEouoUT.-Th
following is the official vote cast at the re
cent election, as impaired with the vote of
the previous yea.
Hawey (R.) English ID }
1867 ..............46 $50 AZ, $40
1866. ................4 974 43,433
Increased vote ......2, 609 4,237
Democratic majority ............. 987