The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-09-23

string OF pearls. My eyes were SO
blinded / was obliged to close them for
some moments When 1 opened them
again I saw Theresina in the arms of tie
stranger. He stroked her hair and said
Wilt thou be mine. Theresina? Wilt
thou be my queen?' So saying he took
the golden crown from his head and
placed it upon hers, then hung the string
of. pearls round her neck and called her
tie sweetest names that love can give.
wilt thou be mine, Theresina he
asked again, with a. beguiling voice, and
softly my poor sister whispered, Thine
forever
II had almost forgotten my resolution,
but the little cross which held in my
hand-it was the same which my dying
mother had hung ronud my neck-re-
minded me Of the dangerwhich threaten
cd my sister. | stepped before the youth;
he seemed not yet to have observed me,
for he started terrified. Swear to me, /
said, holding .ap the cross before him,
swear to mo i could not finish !;
when he saw the cross he trembled VIC
lently, and drew back, but l stepped
forward and touched him with the cross.
Then he raised fearful cry, the white
cloak fell like water from his shoulders
to the earth /; his head changed into an
ugly fish's head his wide throat was as
red as blood; the scales fastened them
selves to his body; his feet turned into
a long tail. Theresina screamed and fell
down fainting. 1.-The fish lay struggling
on the ground suddenly he rose, and
began singing with the same witching
voice as before: Hear me, we waves;
hear me, and hasten swiftly to set ne
free - az aa;s.}s3 hna v.ai
b "Scarcely had the words died away,
than the, lake began to heave and roar,
and the waves to rise higher, until they
reached the place where we sat. Hardly
had the waters wet the FISH, than he utter
ed aloud cry of JOY, he dashed the waves
with his tail, and they spattered high in
the air. / wanted to carry my poor sister
away, but a great wave tore her from my
arms; sank fainting on the beach where
"a fisherman found me the next morning.
My sister was drowned. 4omsE a n
i" Days after they found her body in
the lake; on her hair she wore a, wreath
of unknown white flowers. When they
lowered poor Theresina into her grave,
each of her friends took one of the flow
| ers. also took one and laid it in my
prayer book ; it is the flower at the sight
1 of whiehyou have often found me in
| tears 7sI98iI3T giau.sr sar,. Il. 1.
4" Since that day. the fishermen who
have gone out on the lake at fnll moon
have often, seen this apparition which
yon have seen to-day, only SO far distant
that no one, has been able to recognize
the features of my unfortunate sister
Now she iso saved saved through you
1 Praise be to, the Holy Virgin. = 6lya
So ended the. old woman. She took III
i theprayer book again. and looked5a Ions
i while. at the flower, until she could see NJ
i longer for her tears; then she closed tn,
book and stepped to her sons bedside
he was sleeping. "God grant" she sale
tsoftiy, and the Holy Virgin, that the ap
Eparition do not bring death to him as t,
J Jail Others a. .s--
| Softly she bent over; her sleeping son
and kissed his brow; then she laid her
self down to rest She rose early,t1witl
anxiety; the first raysof the rising sui
were just entering the window; they fee
tbly lighted up the white cheeks of he
boy. He was no more. He was the las
to whom the apparation brought death.