The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-12-23

"Oh, Charley. Charley p'-the utter
ance of the old familiar name was lik
a sob" if you cannot be all that yo
ought from higher reason, no efforts o
mine would avail"
"They would-thev would"
She shook her head sadly, retaining al
the while her forced composure, although
inwardly she trembled so that she coulC
hardly stand.
"They have made you hate me-" ht
exclaimed. "You look upon me as
monster. After all, how am 30 much
worse than other men9 If the truth were
known, half these sanctimonious people
who abuse me have done things worse
than"
She put up her hand pleadingly, and
he stopped. She could not bear to hear
him attempt such selfjustifcation. With
her religious feelings, the excuses OF
which he had been guilty appeared much
more terrible than they would have
done to woman of the world but she
loved him in spite of everything for
when did such doubts ever change afec-
tom?
"Oh, Charles" she said suddenly,
" tor your own sake, for your mothers, be
true to yourself-make your life all it
ought to be"
"What do care for myself! AS for
my mother. she has son to depend upon
Il am of no consequence-no one will
care how I end"
"You are breaking my heart. Do not
make US all miserable"
She rung heI hands with a sudden
passion which startled him. She was
usually so quiet that, with his impetuous
nature, accustomed to give vent to every
feeling, he had at times accused her of
want of feeling. ~
cit is my heart which is breaking" he
answered. "Annie, don't throw me off
don't send me away utterly desperate.
eff you had lost every hope in the
world, you ought not to be that. can
never be anything to YOU my father will
never permit it"
"And can you hesitste betweeous? Is
this your lover"
my duty is stronger than my love-"
she said, "and shall obey. Were alone
in the world, might well hesitate before
| committed my happiness to your keep
ing; but would do tt would trust to
your affection for me to lead you right
but now
"Now you may do it. There is no one
loves you as / do; you fear your father
more than you love him; your brothers
tyranize over you. Only come with me
.be my wife, and let US be happy in spite
of the whole world"
Do you think could be happy with
m y fathers anger hanging over me?"
He would forgive you in the end"
You know him better than to believe
that. No, Charles, rather have patience
and wait. Who can tell if you did as
you ought, worked hard and made your
self good name, that he would not in
the end yield?"
"He hates me too much for that.
There IS no hope"
The sunset was beginning to fade.
Annie dared not remain. and she was
growing so faint and weary, that she
longed to end the pang of parting.
You are anxious to co. he said bit
terly, "you grudge me even this last
half hour Do not fear, I shall never ask
another"
"You will be sorry for such cruel
words when you are gone" she returned.
" Don't make these last memories so bit
ter. sa
Then his wild love came up again
and he implored her with all the favor of
passion not to leave him but though she
went in agony, her frmness was unshak-
en- She could die, but she could not
take step which she felt to be wicked
"Then go!" he exclaimed. 81 shall
never trouble you again. / swear you
shall repent this to the last day of your
life You have made me utterly desper-
ate--I have nothing to live for now"
Your mother-remember your moth
err"
"I shall be better out of her way-I
have always been curse to her ell my
life"
Then his mood changed He clasped
Annie for an instant in his arms, and be-
fore she could speak he was gone. The
last look of his white face, conyulsed with
mingled emotions, terrified hersD unut.er-
ably, that she had no strength even to
pronounce his name.
After time she rose from the ground,
where she had fallen rather titan sunk
from any Will Of Ter own, and went slow
~ itoAc UhIo'iSl Tue GILL tWiDSui
For two days longer Charley Manson
fingered about the village, then disap-
pe"red. 1t was supposed at first that he
had returned to London, but TWO days
after lis mother found a letter in the
chamber which he had usually occupied
1t only said that he should never trou-
bic her again-neither her nor any one.
1t was better that everything should end
At first she could not understand the
signature of that half-illegible scrawl.
Gradually it broke upon her mind that
the leave-taking meant suicide. She
grew almost mad with horror at the
thought.