The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-10-21

had been one of the social, companion
able sort, whose money generally found
It's way out of his pockets in very fair
prop rtions to the rate it came. In short
he was given to clubs, oyster suppers. and
now and then a wine party, and various
other social privileges for elevating ones
spirits and depressing, ones cash, that
abound among enIighted communities.
But nevertheless, at the bottom of his
head there was very substantial stratum
of a certain quality called common scnce,
a trait which, though it was never set
down IN any chart Of phrenology may
very justly be called faculty, and one,
too, which makes very striking differ
ence among people as the world goes
In C nsequence of being thus constitut
ed, Mark, when be found himself engaged
to very pretty girl, began to reflect with
more then ordinary SERIOUSNESS on his
habits ways and manner Of life. He also
took an accurate survey of his business,
formed an average estimate of his future
income on the soberest probabilities, and
d termined to 1--we a little even within
that. He also provided himself with
small account book, with which he in
tended to live Ill habits of very close &C
quaintance, and in this book he designed
to note down al, those savings consequent
upon the retrenchment of certain little
extras, before alluded to, in which he
had been in the habit of pretty freely
.ndulging himself
Upon the present occasion it had cost
him something of an effort to say @no'
for Mark was one of our easy clever fell
| lows TO whom the enunciation of this
little syllable caused as much trouble as
the gutturals of the German. However
+" hen he came in sight of his parlor wind
ows through which bright fire was shin
| iug-when he entered and found the clean
glowing hearth, easy chair drawn up in
front, and pair of embroidered slippers
waiting for him quite at their leisure, and
above all, when he read the quick glances
OF welcome In pair of very bright eyes
Mark forgot all about Ben Sanford, and
all bachelor friends, and allurements
whatsoever, and thought himself the
happiest fellow on earth ~s
The evening passed rapidly, by the
help of music, reading, and the little
small talk of which newly married people
generally have supply, and the next
morning Mark at early business hours ell
! IL.
and as cool head, as if there had been
no such things as bachelors frolics in ex
| istence. -......-.
Late in the afternoon Ben Sanford
lounged Ia to ogle a few of the ladies,
and above all to rally Mark on losing the
glorious fun the evening before.
Upon my word" he began, /" wemust
have you put up for Selectman, you are
becoming SO extremely ancient and ven
| cradle in your ways-however, you are
to be excused" he added, circumstances
considered influence! an! well
it's fine affair, this marriage ,mg
Better try it, Mr.. Sanford" said a
bright, saucy girl, who with her laugh
ing companions were standing by Will
Ben was speaking.
"Ah, madam the wherewithalH said
Ben, rolling up his eyes with tragic
expression. IF some clever old fellow
would be SO obliging as to die now, and
leave me few thousand-then, ladies ,
you should see'
"But speaking of money said Mark
when the ladies we've busy over some
lAces he had just thrown on to the counter
,I-"what did your glorious funcost you p
"P och! nothing only Il ten dollar bill
nothing in my purse, you know |"
Nothing in your purse Not an un
common incident after these occasions,
said Mark laughing.
5"Oh, hang it allI' said Ben, ".toc
true J. / can get no rem dy for this con
sumption of thepurse, as old Falstaff says
however, the world owes me living, SC
good morningt' gsao 81 I.
Rem San ford xUaS i,1ot- O,>o IF tLo+ Close
! of young men and women, as common re
port goes, that can do anything they
please, and who consider this pointso wei
established, that they do not ehink 1t ne
cessary to illustrate it by doing anything
at all He was lawyer of good talents
and world have had an extensive run o
business, had he not been one of the clas
4 of people never to be found when wanted
His law books and law office saw far les
Of him than certain fashionable places o
resort where his handsome person anC
various social accomplishment always Sc
cured to him welcome receprion.-Bel
!, had some little property left him by hi
father, just enough, as he used laughing
: y to quote, "to keep him in gloves an(
= = cologne water, !" and for the rest, he seem
= ed vastly contented with his old maxim
the world owes me a wing" forgettin!
. that the world sometimes proves as poe
; a paymasteT as themost fashionable youny
!. gentlemen going. aa-
t But to return to Mark. When he had set
:, tied his accounts, at night, he took from
g pigeon hole IN his desk the lit e bool
/. afore named, and entered as follows: ct
one real wakeup, $l0," which being done
: / he locked his desk and I aturnad ono
! more to his wife.
! Days flew on and the shop of Mark be
!, came increasingly popular, and still from
n time to time he was assailed by the kind 4,
/ temptation we have described. Now it was