The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-06-17

: no other child but me, and the pla
was very small, and when the potato
: blackened, sure they had no one but &c
to lookto. Father says I, I fear yell d
and mother too, if we don't getsomethin
to ate.' True for We child says fathe
but where are we to get it? The great Go
has rotted the potatoes in the ground, an
what other support have we all and sur
the neighbors are as bad off as we are
Mother said nothing she looked at fail
er and me, she kissed me once or twice, a
if to wish me good-by; and whenI got u
in the morning found her sitting in he
clothes by the fire, quite dead and stiff, =
not month after the potatoes had black
ened. e sa as
"Well, We see we lived far up in tn
mountains, and no meal or anything coult
be got there, except what / brought my
self-and it was ten long miles to Ken
mare. But still, says /, / won't let faith
er die if 1 can help it! So we had a few
hives of honey which the gentlemen liked
because the bees made it all on the heath.
er; and fused to slip over to Kenmare
now and then with hive, and bring back
little meal to father,-we had no COW, as
the place was too small to rear one. And
I won't tell your honor lie when I say
that sorry ha' porth did we have to live on
except just the few hives of honey; and
knew when they we out had no money
to buy meal, we might just lie down and
die. However, said nothing to father
about this, for was only slip Of girl /;
but thought it for all that.
: IL ~, 4. l.
ey was all sold, and smothered the last
bee 1 had though in troth I was sorry to
do SO, as l had reared them all myself, and
[ think they knew me-, as they never once
stung me, though ] used to sit close to the
hive watching them. However knew
well it was better for them to die than
father, so had to smother them and |
went down to Kenmare with sorrowful
heart, and got fifteen shillings for the
hive Well, with that l. fed father and
myself another weary month; and when
the meal was out, father said tome-'Mary
dear, its no use striving any longer against
the hunger. can't stand it. I'm weak
and faint, and not able to get out to the
pnblic works, and / might as we'll die in
the house as on the roads; and now mind,
Mary dear, bury me beside your mother
in the garden, and don't be making any
noise about it-calling wake or afuneral
for all has enough to do these hard times
for themselves oh father dear, don't
talk that way says I, I'll just go out and
see if can't get something that will keep
the life in ye yet So father said nothing
but just lay down on the bed, as if to walt
till Icamehome. We'll, j had some strength
and spirit in me yet. And as Eugene and
had known each other ever since we
were little children, thought would
Just go to him and see if he could helpme.
But when went to his house he was far
away on the public works. So had no
heart or strength to go any farther, and I
had enough to do to get home. But oh |!
sorrow came heavy on me then for when
I called on father as came in to ask him
if God had sent him any food, he did not
answer; and when came to his bed, and
put my hand upon his forhead, found
that he was dead and cold, and that was
left alone in the world" aI.laa j
Here the poor girls voice failed and,
commencing to weep bitterly, she turned
her head away. I found the, tears rising
to my own eyes too, but endeavoring to
turn her thoughts from this sad scene, I
said: sa ia i
'You have mentioned Eugene once or
twice-who is Eugene?" She dried her
eyes in a moment and, resuming the nat
ural vivacity of her manner, she called
aloud to some one who was evidently near
at hand:
y1,orsf no
/ wouldn't wonder if he was here this
minute? p asa b fqe413 ID hs7
And, truly enough, he was; for slowly
emerging from the same holly bush where
I had observed the young damsers eyes
in the first instance, came a tall good
looking youth, clean and fair with cheek
as smooth and free from beard as a wo-
mans. He was about nineteen or twenty
years of age, and as bashful as ayouth de-
tected under such circumstances-thou
she had evidently hid him there herself
could be. bra .a. a43rts .sfil .la "a "a
"Don't be afeared Eugene" cried the
damsel, don't be afeared the gentleman
isn't angry. Come and spake to him thi'
minute. He is shy, your honor" said she
turning to me in a conciliatory voice, as i
excusing and patronizing her lover, ove1
whom She considered she had great
advantage in the facility of speech and
general knowledge of the world; che i
shy, and doesn't know how to spake to {
gentleman; and I hope you'll excuse him
but he is good, kind boy for all that, an(
well able to become tenant for the littl
place, if you will only put his name il
the book" .s-,
"Well, but" urged, eff put his nam
down in the book, he will be the tenan
and not you; and how would that answe
your purpose?"
ooh, sure your honor, it would be al
the same; we would get married at once
and we would have the little place be
tween us, as feel lonesome in it all b
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