The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-04-22

way.
Cousin Jamesl" said the old lady sti
9 opening the wick with the lighte
; match. EHI#
"At this time O night, and with
: knock" said old man Dracutt, pushing
chair toward the visitor.
) II knocked because II rather though
} ye had company" said James, glancin9
his eye about the room as he sat down.
You heard talkin', l s'pose," said tn
old man. aye needn't be surprised at 1t
Twas nobody but Jane and me"
"Praise the Lord p exclaimed uncle jim
(for we like best the name the young
folks call him by). "Bless ye, Jonathan
bless We, Jane l hoped this sorrow Woulo
bring you closer together; and l see II
has"
at has, it has!' said Jane.
Goods ways are not our ways, SAID I'M
Gle Jim, with deep emotion. he mas uohe
it. He meant it all for your good.
81 believe So" replied Jane we nave
had comfort in each other tonight such
as we haven't had for twenty years. But,
O James, at what a cost I've been think
in the sunshine couldn't melt us so God
sent his lightin'. If we hadn't been SO
hard hearted, then our boy might have
been spared to us. =,
"But YOU will soon become reconciled
to his loss,p said uncle Jim, philosopically
so very philosophically indeed, that old
man Dracutt looked at him with reproach-
full surprise.
"That can never be, James There's
only one thing now that can be any salts
! faction to u.s. This week the ice will be
cut over all that part of the pond He
NAV be found froze into it. If not, then
we must have funeral services, just the
same as if it was. What ails ye, James
Ye don't listen to me. l thought ye ap
proved Of the idee of funeral"
$50 do-that is, so should-hem p
coughed Uncle Jim, using his his hand
kerchief, idgeting in his chair, and be-
having strangely in other ways. "But |
wouldn't hurry about it.. There's no
KNOWN, ye know-he may be found yet
and ahem 1.-THE tact is, there's no sar-
tinty-no positive sartinty- that he's
drownded, ye know, Jonathan"
II wish [ did know it," said Jonathan
somewhat startled. off l could think
there was particle of hope! James," he
went on with increasing agitation, "what
have you come here for this time O the
evenin? You don't act your nat'ral self
There's somethin'-"
eyes, there Is somethin', uncle Jim re-
piled, "and want you to prepare fort
"For heavens sake, James!" said the
old lady, "what is it? Have they found
the poor boys body?"
"Not-not exactly that. tell ye," un-
Gle Jim cleared his throat again, there's
no positive sartinty about his being
drownded The men said he was on the
ice Just few seconds before it broke up
but, don't you see men can't have much
recollection with regard to them, after
such an accident? What seemed to them
few seconds, when thinkin on tafterward
might have been few minutes--in fact
might have been five, ten minutes Have
we thought of that"
eyes, yes But all the circumstances
James-they are agin' the supposit1on
Where could the poor boy be, if not there
He couldn't have gone off He had nc
money about him. Then again, the ham
mers, James !"
"The hammers !-hem!-yes, Jonathan, y
IA
and with the strangest blending Of cheer
fulness and anxiety in his kind old face.
'About the hammers something has
come to light with regard them; and
that is one thing I've come to tell you.
Whatever has become of Clinton, then
haven't gone to the bottom of the pond
that's a sartin case"
GLOW do you know?" cried old man
Dracutt almost fiercely.
81 was told 50 on good authority, this
very evenin'. [ know just where those
hammers are. They are lynn in corner
of the fence, just a few rods beyond the
tool house. The very hammers. [ know
| it. The snow prevented 'em from bein
discovered before"
Clinton! Clinton! then he, may b,
aliver' broke forth the old lady, Will
sudden and wild hope.
cit is more than probable. In fact,
-person-h been heard from, up ii
New Hampshire, who answers his descrip
! ton. A young man came to town thi
eyenin' and brought the news, He'll b
here in few minutes. Be calm, Jane, /
I believe he is comm now p footsteps il
the creaking snow outside.) $50, do b
composed, Jonathan You know nov
who it isr' as the door opened.
"Clinton p shrieked the old lady, tot
tering forward, and falling on the ne7
{ comer's neck, with hysterical sobs.
5 It was Clinton, sure enough, and Phi
Kermer with him.
r TX.
t HOW CLINTON MISSED A RARE CHANCE.
a A word now (while the old couple Al