The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-12-16

dHuUy my lHClucAio, Ou1 S9FO LIS utluOo
attention to Miss Gardner. SO assiduous
was he that her other suitors fell behind
He even joined with her in pleasure
party to the beach, and there all went as
merry as marriage bell, and he return
ed assured that she loved him. One
thing, however, he never liked. When
ever he rode or walked with Miss Gard
nef, she always seemed ashamed to be
seen with him. But he bore it in her
company, to fume over it when alone, un-
til he smoothed over the little violence it
had done his feelings. Something in
this manner did he console himself:
Never mind, she is pretty as the fair
est flower, and as sweet as pretty, and as
refined as sweet.
One day, after as mature deliberation
las any man in love was likely to have,
Mason decided to offer himself to her.
She was not as devoted to him as he could
desire; indeed, at times she appeared to
have decided aversion. But then the
| poor fellow dreamed he could teach her
| to love him as he loved her, and then he
imagined he loved her as his life and
could not live without her. The matter
must be settled favorably or unfavorably
He had utterly forgotten his unfortu-
nate appearance, and now even imagined
that the affair would not meet with any
but successful denoument.
Mr.. Mason asked Miss Gardner to walk
out with him, and they sauntered away
up town, and finally sat down on the grass
in Williams park Mason was never SO
stupid in his life. His companion made
frantic efforts to converse, but met with
no encouragement, She began on the
weather: --5 -"
"Is1t going to rain thisafteanoon?
az don't know"
only asked your opinion. It looks
somewhat like it,"
Silence
Again Miss Gardner commences
=" How beautifully those clouds are roll
ling up IN the pure blue. They seem like
the advance guard of those dark thunder
clouds behind. Look! Why don't you
look? What is SO attractive in that
grasshopper you are watching so dill
gently? g5ai4
Mason looked at the clouds, then back
at the grsshopper
"See those beautiful doves-quick."
"What What did you say, Miss
Gardner? Oh, yes, it is a new house Mr..
Lee is putting up" And he again re-
lapsed into silence.
"Miss Gardner -
''There," broke in that lady, gaily. ct
knew you would be forced to speak first"
Miss Gardner, love you more than
anything else il the world. Will you be
my wife?
"No."
A long pause, and Miss Gardner spoke
again: !" If you love me more then your
self you will willingly sacrifice your plea
sure to mine, for caunot marry you"
"Do not refuse me-" burst out the ex.
cited man, my life will be deprived of its
light without you, and my heart forever
desolate For Gods sake revoke your an
swear, and bless me with yes" and in
| his wildness he bent over and covered her
hand with kisses---pure, warm, and from
his heart.
Miss Gardner drew bsck her hand with
evident disgust. Instantly Mason saw
the truth in its bare roughness at a flash,
and he stood upon his feet, deathly pale,
as he said -
81 understand you will see you home
immediately, if you please .a8 3.c
The rejected lover sat before the open
window, with both his feet resting on the
window sill-which position he always
assumed when in deep thought, and
dreamed after this manner: "I might
have known it she the belle, and | the
homeliest man in the neighborhood. I
might have seen it all, long since, if had
not been looking through enchanted spec
tacles,' and he groaned aloud in mingled
vexation and grief All our cups are
mingled, sometimes anonymously enough
or we could not drink them and live.
"Any fool, with an expressive pair of eyes
could have her for the asking; while
would take her into my whole heart, and
watch and guard her tenderly from the
rough hand of the world exposemy love-
sick heart to her harsh eyes In vain.
While woman will chase q symmetrical
form, who ever heard Of one who sacri-
feed anything for homely MANI"
Poor homely man! His troubles did
not commence with his acquaintance with
women, but with his birth The baby
visitors made an exception to the general
rule of praising the innocents; when they
stood over the Mason infant they held
ominous silence
Mason had revived his taste for society,
almost lost in the country, ard now,
though his heart was cracked little, he
could not bear to return to retirement
and loneliness they would be inteleroble.
So, with this decision, he took down bis
feet from the window, rolled his arm
chair up to the table, and began to write
the letters necessary that he might pro-
tract his stay in the city Indefinitely.
Thus the city circle did not loose Mr..
Mason, but he grew more and more nee
essary to them as the weeks went by.
He had become just the man for every
kind of party, from the most elaborate