The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-08-18

an excellent education; in manners
! frank, with an inclination to be reserved
I-one who seemed to shun society. TIC
this may be added figure, we'll devel
| oped, and withal q prepossessing counter
ance This is description of him as he
sat in the family circle at the Richards
house, an invited guest, he having become
acquainted with Charley Richards at j.
He sat there, a perfect gentleman; at
tractive in person, well dressed, well
hammered, with mind filled with general
information. As has been before intim-
ated, he was not forward; but on no sub
ject advanced was he wanting an insight,
at once clear and concise, with good Ian
guage in which to express his opinions.
No wonder then that young girl like
Ellen Richards should have been effected
| by this {" fine young man" Such was in
deed the truth She had at once con-
ceived liking for this man, and il pro-
missed to grow upon her, it they were
thrown together very often. How was it
with Adams This can best be answer
ed by an expression that escaped him
that night, g find myself in lovei"
My dear Ellen" said Mrs Richards,
one afternoon, rs they sat sewing, and all
but they had gone to the field, !" it is well
that girl of your age should enter soci-
ETY., and become, it possible, an ornament
20 The same; but, to encourage the very
persistent attentions, OF, Mr.. Adams, is an
entirely different thing, and should be
well thought OF" g-s..-. .sf,.f
Yes, mother; but, have we, or may
say, have owait for years, in order to
become acquainted with Charles Adams
Has he not proven himself worthy of your
consent to an engagement p
An engagement between you would
be well enough too, but longer term of
friendship will tend to bring an engage
ment to more happy end" This found
no answer from Ellen, who put down her
work and walked out.
Adams declared his love for Ellen. He
had found no response to his many urgent
solicitations, and had almost given up
in despair. Charley had conceived such
a warm feeling of friendship for Adams,
that he determined to assist him in his
suit, to bring about an engagement, if
possible, between his friend and his sis
ter. He had several times been in COM
pany with Adams in j, and all had
seemed to him honest and straight"
The people with whom his attractive
acquaintance associated were intelligent
and refined, and Charley had never
thought of him but as q man fit to lead
his sister into another life-fit to be his
brother. Not once had the thought
entered Charles mind that this fascin-
nd al
was the most desperate william in the
west little did he dream that Adams
had graduated with the highest honors
as thief, gambler, and even murderer.
| Nothing short of time and events, would
have HIM believe that this man was de-
termined to play fearful deception
upon that fair form in yonder house he
called-sister. With plenty of money,
wrung from the purse of the novice,
Adams had been enabled to pat on big
appearance, to enter the best society to
exert an influence over girl, as loving
and innocent as ever lived, and was
determined In this game, as in others, to
win or die.
Charley, wholly ignorant, as before
stated, OF the true character of his friend
went to work zealously to bring about
the desired end. He did it. Father and
Mother were both persuaded and Adams
was looked upon as the affianced husband
of Ellen Richards.
Harry, who had for some time talked
of going to sea, had now resolved to
start at once, and become initiated by a
voyage to Calcutta. He intended to ship
as a common seaman, and hoped that his
education, assisted by sobriety, industry
and honesty, would be the means of a
rapid promotion. In this he was not to
be disappointed He sailed in the
William Hays" in April, 1862.
On a beautiful morning, but short
time after Harry had left, Ellen sat on
the porch in deep and silent thought
An open letter lay upon her lap, and as
it futtered in the breeze, seemed to care
little about the news it had conveyed to
| its owner. Ellen peered over fields,
brooks, trees, everything into an unex-
plored future. What was the cause OF
this? Gould the letter have anything to
do with her singular conduct? Let us
see.
my DEAR ELLEN when I last
wrote you knew of nothing that could
bring sorrow to your heart or TO mine,
but my dear friend, such is not the case
this time. How much wish not to tell
you, you can never know. Harry called
here on his way to Boston and spent two
days with u.s. On the eve of his departure
he entrusted me with secret which he
wished me to disclose to you as soon as he
should have sailed. His reason for not see
ing you himself is, that he could not bear
to convey to you news that would be SO
distressing, not only to yourself, bnt to
your father and mother. ItaDpcars that
Harry fell in with Charles Adams at
G., while on his way to this place.