The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-02-04

of light ringlets which swept her snowy
neck. To the anxious inquiries of her
companion respecting the absent ones,
Lucy smiled quietly and replied
"Oh, something has happened to detain
them awhile; we heard from them the
other day, and all was we'll They will be
here by and by, never fear"
Evening came. the guests were assem-
bled, and yet the bridegroom tarr1ed.
! There were whispers surmises and wonder
ings and shadow of anxiety passed over
the face of the bride elect. At last a car
riage drove slowly to the door,
''They have come p cried many voices,
and Ellen entered. In reply to the hur-
ried and confused inquiries all around
him, Mr.. w. muttered something about
unavoidable delay" and stepped up to
the sideboard, tossed off glass of wine,
another and another and another. The
company stood still with amazement
Finally rough farmer exclaimed "Bet-
ter late than never, young man; SO lead
out the bride"
w. strobe hastily across the room, and
placed himself by Ellen and took her hand
in his Then, without daring to meet the
eye of any about him, he said: 81 wish to
make an explanation am under the
painful necessity-tha is, have the
pleasure to announce that am already
married. The lady whom | now hold by
the hand is my wife !" ana4a as,a
Then, turning in al apologetical manner
to Mr.. and Mrs, Dutton, he added II
found that I had never loved until I knew
your second daughter p ~
And Lucy r? she had heard all with a
strange ca1mness, then walked steadily
forward, confronted her betrayers. Terri
BILE, as pale Nemesis herself she stood
before them and her looks, pierced with
a. keen cold blade into their false hearts.
AS though to assure herself of the dread
reality Of the vision, she laid her hand on
EIlen's shoulder and let it glide down her
arm-but she touched not Edwin. AS
those cold fingers met hers, the unhappy
wife first gazed full into her sisters face
and as she marked the CHASTITY color of her
i cheek, the dilated nostril, the quIvering
lip, and the intensely mournful eyes, she
covered her own face with her hands, and
burst into tears, while the young husband
awed by the terrific silence of her he had
wronged, gasped for breath, and staggered
back against the WALL Then Lucy clasp
ed her hands on her forehead and first
gave voice to her anguish and despair in
one fearful cry, which could not but ring
forever through the souls of that guilty
pair, and fell in a death like swoon at their
feet.
After the insensible girl had been re-
moved to chamber, stormy scene en-
sued in the room beneath. The parents
and guests were alike enraged against w,
but the tears and prayers of his young
wife, the petted beauty and spoiled child
at last softened somewhat the anger OF
the parents, and an opportunity for an ex
, PLANTATION was accorded to the offend
ers. ~
A sorry explanation it proved. The
gentleman affirmed that the first sight oil
! Ellen's lovely face had weakened the UNI
: pire of her palmer sister over his affec
: TONS Frequent interviews had completed
: the conquest of his loyalty but he had
! been held in check by honor, and never
: told his love until, when on his way t.
:. espouse another, in an unguarded moment
he revealed it, and the ayowal had called
= forth an answering acknowledgement from
= Ellen.
=, e They had thought it best, in order t,
: save pain to Lucy, and prevent the OPP
: position from her, and to secure their owl
q happiness, to be married before their az
:. rival at c..
4 Lucy remained insensible for semetim
n When she revived and apparently regain
Y ed his consciousness, she still maintained
o her strange silence. This continued TO
: many weeks when it partially passed away
h her friends saw with inexpressible grie
: that her reason had fed-that she was
g hopelessly insane! But her madness wa
of mild and harmless nature. She wa
h gentle and peaceable as ever, but FIRE
e quently sighed, and seemed to be burden
4 ed with some great sorrow which she her
4 self could not comprehend. She had on
Il popularity which all who knew her mus
q recollect. This was wild fear and care
full avoidance of men. She could not, sh
n would not be confined but was continuall
J. escaping from her friends they knew no
r whittier.
s While her parents lived, they, by thei
n watchful care and unwearied efforts, i
some measure controlled this sad proper
J. sity; but when they died their stricke
IS child became wanderer, homeless, friend
> less and forlorn.
o Through laughing springs and rosy sum
3 mers, tramp, tramp, tramp-no rest 70
). her Of the crushed heart and craze'
brain
v remember her as she was in my carl,
childhood, toward the last of her wear
=. pilgrimage. AS my father and eide
4 brother were frequently absent, and a
4 nv mother never closed her heart or doc
+ on s'Crazy Lucy she often spent an hou
or two by our Preside, Her appearance
4 was very singular. Her gown was Away
patched with many colors, and her shaw
or mantle was worn or torn, until it wa
> open work or fringe. The remainder o
). her miserable wardrobe she carried il