The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-04-18
VOLUME 27.l

| With me III wishing Joy TO our friend up0I
the proposed important change in his life
Ned S tone spoke Of the matter in his OWL
| simple sober, way.
"WeIl, you know Pm getting on" he
said, ''aud if am ever to marry, it's about
| time | should think of setting about it. A
few years hence it will be too late. | shall
! be settled down then in bachelor kind OF
! life, have adopted bachelor views and hab-
| its, and bachelor ways Of looking at things,
which | shouldn't be able to alter or get
out of at any price. A few years ago |
couldn't have afforded it, to put the matter
/ plainly, and so it was out Of the question
But l always looked forward to getting
married when | could afford it; and so now,
when can afford it, Pm going to carry out
the notion. You're very kind. | think
shall be happy-in fact Ive no doubt about
it-as happy as fellow has any right to ex-
pect to be. One ought not to expect too
much, of course But I'm fond in my way,
Of this Georgiana Warren; and l think that
she, In her way is fond Of the. SIDE is not
too young, nor too old; not too good look
ing, nor too plain. She's sensible enough,
and accomplished enough; and | don't see
why she shouldn't make me a very good
kind Of wife; and, similarly, | don't see
why | shouldn't make her a very good kind
of husband | know PIl do all | can to
make her happy and comfortable, and I've
no doubt she Il do the same on her side
What more is there to be said? Perhaps
rm not very fond of old Warren, the father;
and perhaps, also, old Warren, the father
isn't very fond Of me- But still don't see
that that need matter very much. | dare
say we shall understand each other better
by and by; meantime we must rub on as
well as we can; and | must try and make
the best Of the old genteman's humors, and
not run counter to him more than can
avoid. We needn't be meeting so very Of
ten, you know. And it seems to me that
the old fellow would be no fonder of any
body else who might marry his daughter
than he is of me- And if Georgiana likes
me (and she says she does) and if like
GeorgiaDa (and | know do) that seems to
me the chief part of the business. don't
think need trouble myself much aboutthe
old mans views on the subject. You see
it's orr atfair--Georgiana and mine-and
not his; though it's hard to make him see it |
in that light But dare say it will come
right in the end. That's what | tell Geor
giana when she to 'Ies up with rather gloomy
views about her fathers temper She's
very good sense and think she looks at
the matter very much as l do--only of
course she can't help feeling that he is her
father; whereas, thank goodness, he is not
mine. Pm much obliged to you for all your
good wishes, | say again.
1t will be seen that Ned Stone was not
lover to sigh like furnace" AS for writ
JTcr n hall ,A IN
brow don't fancy he could have accom-
plished such feat, even if his life had de- |
pended upon his doing SO. His pulse beat
ever steadily and punctually. The ther-
mometer Of his love stood at temperate |
with no tendency towards rise Let Gu
pid do ali he could, it did not seem that he
was able to work very vital changes in
these respects. Stone, it was evident, per-
sisted in contemplating love aud marriage
from the prosaic and practical point Of view
Notions OF poetry and sentiment on those or
any other subjects was not possible to him
His constitutional serenity refused to be
disturbed at all by ''the quotidian of love
There was nothing about him demonstra-
ting "a careless desoIation.n The marks
of love-" as they are ordinarily understood,
were not discernable upon him. He was
indeed, a great disappointment to conven-
tional ideas in relation to the lover Many,
perhaps would be inclined to think that he
was not to be regarded as a lover at ALL that
he was simply man going to be married
which character does not necessarily involve
the former more attractive and snowy role.
Certainly be did not attitudinize or speech
lty or behave in the eccentric way which is
expected of lover. He affected
no particular raptures as to the proposed /
change in his life, though he looked forward
to it with sort of calm satisfaction. He /
never said Il word as to the agitated state Of
his breast, or the excitement of his feelings
lie did not regard Miss Warren as an angel |
or goddess; probably he would have been
the first to contradict any allegation that |
might have been made to the effect that she |
was anything of the kind Passion did not
perplex Or discompoSe bis vision. Miss
Warren seemed simply to him what she
seemed to everybody elsa nice-looking,
sensible English girl, If he was to be con
sidered lover at ALL why then it was
lover with large infusion Of the man Of
business. At the same time it should be
noted that as man of business Ned Stone |
was strictly honorable and thorough-going
gentleman.
Stones love affair might not be very in
teresting to a looker-on; if it could be called |
a romance at all, it was unquestionably a !
dull one. Yet there was something respec-
table about it too. His affection was not at
all for display, but wholly for use; a solid
and durable-looking article, and in that !
light commanding attention 1t was not a
wine that sparkled and etfervesced, bubblng
over the glass's brim in rose tinted foam; |
yet it might, for all that, be Of sound, |
still and potent vintage. Possibly, too, it |
would be found to Keep better than its more
dashing and sumptuous rival
20, haven't you heard?" he said quietly.
''But Of course you couldn't have heard
The affairs off; our engagement has come
to an end. :"
'You don't mean that?"
''Yes the things broken Off as people
say. It's bad job, and I'm sorry about it;
but it can't be helped
And the lady resented his serenity and
dismissed him? | asked myself. AS though
he had heard the question, he went on:
''It's the old mans doing hope he's
satisfied now. He's the most unreasonable
and disagreeabIe old fellow ever had the
misfortune to meet with"
''But what did he do?"
liked the man. His worthiness, indeed,
commanded the regard Of all. Moreover,
he was a staunch, generous fellow, a most
trusty and resoIute friend. To me the pro-
gress Of his love affair was a matter of Gu
rious study. I was often considering the
question, would it change him much ?
would his practicability ultimately sue
cumb ? was his philosophy wholly proof
against passion? would he not rather, like
most other men, however coolly he might
enter upon the matter, find at last an I'M
expected fire kindling and cracking il his
| breast
called upon him one evening. He was
alone He looked little grave, and he
held in his hand small sealed packet. We
discussed various indifferent topics; then
inquired about Miss Georgiana Warren.