The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-04-01

ice-chisels-a long.handled iron tool, yol
know; and they just punch holes ever
few yards that lets the water up through
and that soaks down the snow, and makes
ice of it, when it freezes That's NEAR
ice though; snow-ice is rough and porous
and it has to be planed off with horse
machine we have, before we cut. But il
don't prevelt the ice under it from form
inc, as a blanket of snow does"
FDon't accidents ever happen?"
eyes, sometimes. Fellows get careless
and men and horses get in"
80 Clinton!" said the old lady, in g
trembling voice, 'what should I do if you
"Bah you make me sick" said Clint
with manly disgust, turning his back up
on her, to manifest his Misrepresentation of
such womanly Weakness sitting there in
her way, and never once offering to move
out of it, all the while she was getting
supper
"Clinton," said the old man, resuming
his seat, "I'm afraid to have you SO init
mate with that Phil Kermer"
Clint gave a scornful snort "What
next, wonder? You talk to me Just as
If was a childr' And the young gen
tleman took care to show very plainly that
his dignity was hurt
"He's man of bad habits. and I'm
afraid you'll fall into EN-" the old man
continued.
"He? Ohr Clint sneered.
"Hes capable fellow, but he drinks
and, for my part | wonder the company
should ever have put him in the position
where he is. I'm sorry you've got in with
him; he'll fatter ye to yer ruin"
The young gentleman was nightly Of
Tended at this: and as he could think of
no more effective way of resenting the in
suit to himself and his friend, he snatch
ed his boots out of the corner, pulled them
on and stalked out of the house thus i'm
plying that, tired as he was, he could en-
dure anything better than the unreasona-
bleness of these old people, and, to do
him justice, really believing himself an
abused young man.
He had stayed out in the cold about long
enough, and was growing quite angry at
the thought that he was, after all, punish
ing himself more than he was them, when
the lamp was lighted, showing that sup
per was ready and he had good excuse
for going in. He was determined, how
ever, not to relax for an instant the awful
severity of his wrathful countenance but
on the contrary, to convey, by every
means in his power the terrible impress
sion that it was not probable he could ev-
er bring himself to overlook what had
passed.
The old lady was wise enough to let
him eat his supper in silence. But the
old man, laying down his knife and fork,
and sitting back in his chair, looked
sternly at the youth, and said:
Clinton, it grieves me to the heart to
see you act So" (Nothing could have
pleased Clinton more.) "But, let me tell
you now, that If you don't change for the
better in this respect, you and I'll have
to part" Gle didn't like that quite so
well, for the old man seemed to be in ear
nest) give borne with your surly tenn
per long enough. You can be pleasant IN
society why, then, can't you learn to be-
have yourself at home? You know l
would do anything in the world for you,
that was for yoor good, but the more in
dulga you, the more ungrateful and inso-
| lent and sullen you are. You must re-
form, if you stay under this roof; do you
hear"
eyes, sir" said Clinton, lowering, but
respectful, for he knew better than to tri-
| file with the old man when his jaws had
that expression. He took early occasion,
however, to manifest his sovereign dis
pleasure, and to fill the grand-parental
bosoms with remorse, by putting on his
cap and coat Immediately after supper,
and once more departing from the house.
20 dear! o dear 0 dear" sighed the
old lady, as she slowly and with shaking
hands cleared away the dishes But the
old man sat silent and stern in his corner,
thinking how he should do his duty by
that young man.
TO HE CONTINUED