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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-10-27
\ A BRAVE GIRL.

Our heoYine lived in Bartlett New
Hampshire, and was descendant of the
old Crawfords. Her father was Craw-
ford, and followed the profession of q
guide among the mountains. Her name
was Bessie, and she was the only ldaugh-
ter remaining at home--a dark-eyed,
brown-haired girl, of slight but, compact
frame, just entering her 10Th year. Her
mother had been dead several years. and
upon her deyolved the whole care of the
household. f,4a, riasft y. .se, ,,fs- (.
One day, late in summer, Mr.. Crawford
went, with a party Of travellers, away to
the headwaters of one of many mountain
streams that empty into Saco,4 and Bes-
sic was left alone. Even the dogs had
all gone with the pleasure seekers. Near
the middle of the afternoon, while the
girl was sitting by an open window in
the front room, engaged in sewing, a
man came up from the road and asked
her ii she would give him a drink OF wa
ter. Bessie had seen this man before,
and had not lik ed his looks. He was a
stout, d-shouldered, i'll favored fellow,
and the bits of moss and spikes of the
pines upon his clothes indicated that he
had slept in the woods. eiIil g seW odd
f. But Bessie did not hesitate. She laid
aside her work, and went to get the wa
ter. When she came back the man had
entered the room. She did not like this,
for she was sure he had come in by the
window; but she handed him the tin dip
per without remark. The man drank,
and then sat the dipper down upon the
table Then he turned upon the girl,
and drew broad bladed knife from his
pocket. .sf2ueq 9i11dq lasq Ged +
$ Look ye, my young lady" he said, |
know there money in this house, and |
know that You are alone. Show me where
the money is! It you don t, ! snail -, XIII y.
yod, and then hunt it up myself. I'm in
earnest, and there amt no time to waste .e:
p : ma e a fuss, for II you do you'll
feel thls Knife quick"
Bessie shrank back, and looked into
the mans face, and she could see that ne
meant 1s5 just what he said.
III | show you where the money Is,
Will You promise not to do me harm ?"
q" Show me, honest, and won't harm
you" 80 s. s.e
ASAA NO111C Will tllCs d. JO0 WIZ
nke only the money--you wont take my
fathers papers?"
&" Only the money, girl"
Bessie led the way to small bedroom
on the ground floor, where there was an
old mahogany bureau, the upper drawer
Of which she unlocked. The man, when
he saw this. thinking, doubtless, that
Crawford's gold was within his grasp,
shut up his knife and put it into his
pocket. The girl opened the drawer, and
quick as thought drew forth large ma
Wy revolyer-one with winch she herself
bad killed trapped bear-and cooked it.
I" Villain !" she exclaimed, planting
her back against the wall and aiming
the weapon at his bosom, +" many wild
beast have shot with this good pistol,
and I'll now shoot you if you do not in
SANITY leave this house will give you
not even second. Start, or l fire !''
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-10-27
NOT LOST BUT GONE BEFORE.
BIZ ALFaED rENNYsoN

Dear friend, far off, my lost desire, gil
So tar, SO near, in woe and veal a.255ll
Oh loved the most, when most / feel
There is lower and q higher i .Yr
known, and unknown, humane, divine, b3
Sweet human hand and lips and eye, Il
Dear heavenly friend that cannot die,
Mine, mine, forever, ever mine! So,
Strange friend, past, present, and to be, '
Loved deeplier, darklier, understood;
Behold / dream a dream OF good, II, ,-.r.
And mingle all the world with thee.
The voice is on the rolling airs; 3dj
l hear thee where the waters run;
Thou stapdest in the rising sun /; -ra,
And in the setting thou art fair. ~
Why art thou then? / cannot guess =; 8.
AL But though seem in star and flower, *
- TO feel thee, some ditfusiye power, fefr
/ do not therefore love thee less.
My love involves the love before; g 1aaf
My love is vaster passion now faHo87l
Though mixed with God and nature thou
seem to love thee more and more.
Far off thou art, but ever nigh Fod3 al1
have thee still, and I rejoice ,fta-- a-
/ prosper, circled with thy voice;
shall not lose thee, though die.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-10-27
THE YOUNG WIDOW.

f f =
A census taker going his rounds,
stopped at an elegant brick dwelling
house, the exact locality OF, which is DO
business of ours. be4 aaa af. ~
He was received by stiff, well dressed
lady who could be we'll recognised as a
widow of some years standing.
On learning the mission of her visitor,
the lady invited him to take a seat in the
hall. Having arranged himself in q
working position, he inquired for the
number of persons in the family of the
lady. ea
VERY well-your age, madam ~
5" My age SIR" replied the lady with a
piercing, dignifed look 81 conceive
it's none of your business what my age
might be. You are inqulsitive, sir
"The law compels me, madame, to
take the age of every person in the ward;
it is my duty to make the inquiry"
"Well, if the law compels you to ask,
presume it compels me to answer am
between thirty and forty"
81 presume that means Ghirty-fve 2"
I" No, sir; it means no such thing-I am
only thirty three years of age"
+" Very well madam putting down the
figures, "just as you say. Now for the
ages of the children, commencing with
the youngest"
Josephine, my youngest, is ten years
of age" tl5g G a
~" Josephine--pretty name-ten." ai
gr (" Minerva--cap tivating-twelve."
"Cleopatra Elylra has just turned tif7
teen" g5 hU
Cleopatra Elvi-a--charming-ff-
teen.p III 81 u
"Angelipa is eighteen, sir, just eigh.
teen" ~
pgelina-favorite name-eighteen. =
"My oldest and only married daugh-
ter, sir, Anna Sophia, is little over
twenty-five"
twenty-five, cid you say?"
eyes, sir. Is there anything remark
able in her being Of that age ?'5
"Well no; / can't say that there is !;
but is it not remarkable that you should
he her mother when you were only eight
years of age?"
About that time the census taker was
observed running out of the house-why
we do not know. 1t was the last time he
ever pressed a lady to give her exact age.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-10-27
A CURIOUS STORY.
WAS IT A MIRACLE?
New York Cor. Of the Boston journal.

For thirty years Miller, of Bristol has
lived by faith. If he wants money, lands,
food, clothes or health he goes and asks
for it, and gets it. A few. men in this
country have tried that system with va
rious shades of success. Fulton street
presents some remarkable instances OF
direct answer to prayer, f@you can be-
Iieve human testimony. A case occurred
short time ago, and l send you the facts
as can be confirmed to the satisfaction OF
any one. Ministers out of employment
drift into New York, partly to get away
from the scenes of their former triumph,
partly to find employment outside of the
profession without being meddled with.
AS Stewards store is said to be a hospital
for decayed merchants because so many
bankrupt traders are employed in that
house, Brooklyn may be regarded as, the
rendezvous of pastors without parish.
One of this number has been doing a lit.
tie business, sometimes up and sometimes
down One Saturday he found himself
completely cleared out. His purse was
without penny, his lafder empty, bis
credit exhausted. On his way home he
went into store and asked for bill of
goods on credit until the next week.
The storekeeper blanoly but firmly refus-
ed. The poor fellow went to his home
sadly enough There was nothing to eat
in the house He called his wife and
children together, told them he was pen
niless and without food, and said My
children, there is no help from man, let
us go to God" The little household
knelt in prayer, and went supperless to
bed Between 10 ond II O'clock the fam
lily were aroused by loud knocking at
the door, The husband went down, and
found gentleman waiting to see him
He was d we'll known merchant of the
city, and knew nothing of the distress
of the family, or that the family was in
want. Addressing himself to the occu-
pant of the house, he said: You may
be surprised to see me here at this time
of night. / undertook to go to bed, but
/ could not sleep. felt impressed that
it was my duty to come here. | tried to
shake it off, but could not; and am
here to see if your family want anything.
The man told his story from the fullness
of his heart His friend left him with q
sum of money, and promised to see the
family early in the morning. Late as It
was, the relieved gentleman went out tor
his Sabbath supply, and spent the night
in thanksgiving. He believes in direct
answers to prayer. o1 #rf Esr
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-10-27

The difficulty of expressing ones self
in foreign language, is illustrated by the
remark OF German girl who went to see
a fine boy baby. In endeavoring to ex
press her admiration, she said: "Oh my !
what nice fat babee! How fat she is,
don't hep"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-10-27

In eating stewed prunes, brother fruit of
like character. al! authorities agree as to the
rudeness OF splitting the pit or stone ont on
then convey it to your plate is also unpolish-
ed. Two courses are open TO man of re
tinement and nerve, viz to permit the stones
to accumulate in your mouth, and then.
under pretense of wiping it, secret then in
the opr ana GroR LOW sHe the 81 on
occasion requires.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-10-27

ID IL w. lLOCNOr 6AA0ns
Slowly, slowly up the wall A
Steals the sunshine, steals the shade !;
Evening damps begin to tall, oi a
Evening shadows are displayed.
Round me, Ger me, everywhere,
All the sky is grand with clouds,
And athWart the evening air ica gfr
Wheel the swallows home in clouds.
Shafts of sunshine from the west
Paint the dusky windows red;
Darker shadows, deeper rest, aala
Underneath and overhead. f.esfr
Darker, darker and more wan
lg In my breast the shadows fall ;ia
Upward steals the1lite of man 3bGa8g4
As the sunshine from the wall.
- From the wall into the sky, n ~ 7.
scr From the roof along the spire la2
All, the souls of those that die sati1
are but sunbeams lifted higher.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-10-27

a minister ont West vouches for the fol.
lowing A Kansas girl was standing hand
in hand with her lover, with eyes and mouth
agape, watching the incoming of the first
train on a new railroad. The locomotive
was quiet until it came into the depot but
when the whistle blew, SIS the engine was
stopping, the girl burst out with the excla-
nation, why, Ia she came plum. in afore
she bellered %
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THEN AND NOW.
q BY ALPHA cH1LD.t'

.bBBao 3 BY ALPHA CHILD! 5stAJ aA i!Aii
No sunhower gilds the faded lawn ;,a ffagsv
A GREATNESS calm the wide air fills;
a silYer-threaded mist is drawn z
SO Across the purple OF the hills. = 4 q -
An azure vein the river flows, vIsspl3 s
With scarce a murmur through the vale,
e By banks where in sweet April blows,
sc The trembling violet, chill aud pale. 81
The light mist wells the autumn sun; e.,Wt
Flown are the robin and the wren;
Afaf the eager sportsman gun '5s
.eLb Wakes the dull echoes of the glen. ioe
os sIeig ali1 80 b5soq
Around me stand the leafiess woods am
BY many narrow pathway crossed - a,
And over all the landscape broods -
nl A tender sense of something lost. 1922
Last year when ripened was the wheat,
And copse and field v it'll song we're gay;
When, soil and low the wind blew sweet
els Withsseent ofclover and OF hay aG-
Here, where of old my feet were used
1854 To1linger, in the years before n
& In silent thought stroiledl and unused Y
.rr On all the future had in stOre1 ~ at{N
day turn my searching gaze
zy Back through the visa OF those years,
And seen as through slender haze aoa'if1
f The shadowy past, once more appears. j 8
All round me are the leafess woods
53d BY manya silent pathway crossed 3t''',a
b And inmy secret heart their broods) won
e,7A tender sense OF something lost. 3f3II
DELAFIELD, Oct. 18th, 1870.iYiI YHI1d 4.ti
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-10-27

The last official return of French pris-
oners in the hands of the Prussians is
3,577 officers and 123,7O0 men. The
numbers are constantly increasing.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-10-27
POETRY.
TO LYDIA MARIA CHILD,
OK READING HER POEM IN THE STANDARD

OK READING HER POEM IN LIE STANDARD.
By JOHN eREENLEAF WHITTIER.
The sweet spring day is glad with music, e
But through it sounds sadder strain;;~~
The worthiest Of our narrowing circle
Sings Loring's dirges Ger again.
o. woman greatly loved | join thee
In tender memories OF our friend;
With thee across the awful spaces
The greeting of {. soul l send!
what cheer hath he? How Is 1t with him sS
Where fingers he this weary while?
ITDon what pleasant fields of Heaven 1ts
sDawns the sweet sunrise OF his smlle! ~
Does he not. know our feet are treading :, :
The earth hard down on Siavery's grave
That, in our gro wning civilizations, ~
We miss the charm his presence gave! iu't
Why on this spring air comesno whisper /, !,
From him to tell us all is well =
Why to our flower time comes no token geo
OF lily and of asphodel? 9aaa f7IDgf
feel thu unutterablc longing,
THY hunger OF the heart is mine; 2i
reach and grope for hands in darkness 9lt
Ny ear grows sharp for voice or sign. 1911,
Still on the lips of all we question ~ ~
The finger of Gods silence lies ;tstiH ae y.
Willthe lost hands in ours oe folded?3a OF
Viii the shut eyellds ever rlse? ga ad3 Li{
O, friend no proof beyond this yearning, O
This ,outreach OF our hearts, We need 3lli
God Will not mock The hope he giveIh, fgTi
No love he prompts shall yainly plead. nay
Then let us stretch our hands in darkness,
And callour loved ones DER and DER ii9A 2
Some day their arms shall close about us, isG'
And The old voices speak once more 4t.
No dreary splendors walt our coming, "4s1
Where rapt ghostisits from ghost apart
Homeward we go to Heavens thanksgiving,
The harvest gathering gpt the heart! : oH
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-10-27

Bessie kept her pistol by her side un-
Ill Her father andhis guest came home !;
and when she had told her story, search
was made .or the rufian, but he was not
found. Our heroine had so thoroughly
frightened him that he never came that
way again. ssi'2' 8Ga ,-..
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-10-27
NoTouITE THE THING.


VICTORIA DOES NOT GREET EUGENE
ASA WHEN SHE RETURNS A CALL. /
M From the Philadelphia Inquirer. 1
lit seems such q little while ago since
Victoria Alexandrina, Queen of Great
Britain and Ireland, with all the rest of
that long titular rigmarole, set sail from
Dover in queenly, state to visit her royal
cousins in France, The vast jubi1ant
crowds at Calais saw her Eb glTyTT
= IA = Advance along the shore "A
With bands of noble gentlemen,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-10-27

A romantic story of the passion with
which the French soldier respects his
flag is told in connection with the battle
of Sedan. At the moment OF capituala.
ton, a Captain, a Lieutenant of Zouayes.
and a brave Sergeant, resolved that the
flag which had been left in their keeping
should not fall into the hands Of the
Prussians. So they took the emblem of
France to pieces. one concealing the ban
'ner under his uniform, the other putting
the balls in his pocket and the third
keeping the eagle. After the surrender,
it was agreed that all the relics should be
conided to the care of the Sergeant, who,
being an Alsatian, could speak German.
He managed to escape, donned the guise
of peasant, and, having concealed his
dangerous load in basket under mass
of tobacco, he passed through the German
lines and reached Paris in safety.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-10-27

The ruffian could read human looks as
well as could the maiden, and he could
read very plainly in the tirm-set lips and
inlthe flashing eyes-but more clearly in
the steady hand which held the pistol
that she would not only fire, as she had
promised, but her aim would be a sure
and fatal one. ~
And he backed out from the bed room,
backed into the sitting room,-then
leaped from the open window and disap
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-10-27
NIGHT FALL.

By H. W. LoNGFELLow.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-31
TRIBUTE oFREsPECT.
CH,RI.EsroS. October 80. IS

CHARLESTON, October 30 1870.
At regular meeting Of the Union Star Fire
Engine Company, held the above date, the follow.
ing preamble and resolutions were unanimously
adopted
Whereas, 1t has pleased Almighty God, in the
mysterious dispensaion OF an A!l-wise Providence,
to remove from the scene Of active and useful pub
lie labor and the exercise OF social private virtues
our beloved president. W. H. Mishaw; 1t becomes
the sad duty OF his surviving associates OF this
company to pay formal testimonial to his mem.
ory; be 1t, therefore,
Resolred, That while we bow with submission to
the Divine decree, We deeply mourn the visitation
as au irreparable loss to this company OF an en-
celent and able officer, genial and faithlu. per-
sonal friend and counsellor. :,
Resolved, That We cherish the recoiiectlon OF
that integrity Of character, that frank anu many
bearing which so marked and distinguished HIM.
and seek TO emulate the example which they iur'
nish US.
Rssolred, further, That we tender our sincere
sympaI hy and coincidence to the bereayed family
of orr!deceased president, whose aplctlOn we can
only hope TO assuage by this evidence OF our at
tachment and OF his worthwhile we unlle Wltn
them In the hope OF eternal happiness ID the
higser sphere beyond. .,.,o
Be 1t further reSOlpei, That copy 0! snese
resolutions be rendered the afflicted family, anu
that page in our minute BOOK be oealcateo "
the memory of the deceased.
Resolved, That these proceedings be Puoil'neu
in the Charleston daily papers.
LEWIS q. BROWN, Secretary.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-31
COUNTING THE T0TE.

This work dragged its slow length along
up to a late hour on Saturday evening, when
about two-thirds of the county vote was finished
The Radicals, as was expected, carried the
country precincts by immense Teaorities, 80 that
even now the Reform ticket is far behind in the
race.
The majority claimed for Charleston City in oul
last was 347 votes. This was inclusive Of RiSers-
vile, which is not one Of the city precincts being
beyond the city boundaries, and would not count
with the city vote in municipal election.
Excluding Rikersvil'e, the majority for Reform
is 400 votes, number which, il properly worked
ought to insure our success In the next municipal
elections.
In the first country precinct counted, the ma
jority for Judge Carpenter obtained in the city
disappeared, and as far as the board OF canvass
ers have gone, Governor Scott runs ahead OF his
opponent By SS57 votes. The Radical majority LOT
ACKNOWLEDGMENT being abouy 50 votes less.
Bowen still keeps the lead In the race lor Con-
gress, and has majority. Of 4S6l votes over De-
Large who is weak In this county.
Mishaw, though dead, leads the ticket for the
State Senate and is now l1s votes ahead OF Bates,
who still beats Cain by a majority Of S+SS votes.
The strong run made by Mishaw faYors Bates,
otherwise the whole Radical vote would proba-
bly, be centred on Cain. As the running goes, it
is hardly possible for Cain TO overcome the large
majority In favor OF Ba es.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-31

TIE DEATH OF CAPTAIN THOMAS DANIELS
On Saturday morning we mentioned that on
Thursday night an unknown person had been run
over and Killed oy train on the South Carolina
Railroad, about FOUR miles from the city. On Sat.
urday, at a5cu: 10 A. NJ, the body, which had
been taken 10 the upper wards Guardhouse, was
identified by some Of the members Of his family
as that OF Captain Thomas Daniels, well known
pilot OF oar harbor. The engineer OF the train
which ran over the body states that he stopped
his train as soon Us possible after the accident,
and went towards the body, which he found cold
and sti1, and presenting the appearance OF hav-
Ing been dead for some hours.
The general supposition in the city on Saturday
was that Captain Daniels had been murdered,
and that the body had been placed on the track
when the train was approaching, IN order 10 re-.
move any suspicion Of foul play, by making 1t ap.
pear that he had been killed by the train. fester-
day morning it was ascertaned from friends OF
the deceased that he had been for some weeks
past suspected OF an Intention to commit suicide.
! Indeed so strong was the suspicion that he had
been watched for length OF time in order to pre-
vent, II ossible, such a catastrophe.
The dy was badly cut and mashed by the
train It no blood came from the wounds. and
the sumption, therefore. is that Captain
| Danies was not killed by the train, though in
support OF the theory or murder it IS stated that
parties on the train, when it was approaching the
spot where the unfortunate man lay, saw four or
five men run of from the side Of the track and
disappear in the bushes. An Inquest will be held
this morning. and will probably bring to ligh! the
| true cause OF the untimely death.
Captain Daniels was native Of North Carolina,
but had been resident Of Charleston for abou!
twenty.six years, having come to this city at the
early age OF sixteen. He was one OF the most
widely-lnown and highly esteemed pilots OF oui
port; was of q modest aRd retiring disposition
and was regarded, by all who knew him, as 8
+ worthy and Intelligent citizen. he leaves large
circle of friends, and his death Is greatly re
GREETED.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-31

OUR AMERICAN CoUsIN.-There was Only q
small audience at the Academy 0! Music on Sat
urday night, but the nne comedy company played
with und!minlshed spirit. Miss Keene won new
laurels as Florence Trenchard,'' and Mr.. Hub
bard gave capital rendering OF the part OF casa
Trenchard.n "Lord Dundreary" (Mr. Conway
made the most of his points and accomplished "a
magnificent sneeze," to the huge delight OF the
upper gallery. Mr.. Kennedy was an admirable
''Binney," never passing over the line which dl.
yides fun from vulgarlty.
To-nign: the company will give for the first
time this Sc lson Goldsmith's comedy, "She Stoops
to Conquer" With powerful cast this glorious
old comedy should'draw a crowded house. This
play will not be repeated.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-31

TIE SOUTHERN AND ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH
CoMPANY-The work of stringing the wires, III
Charleston, OF this new and energetic company
Is begun, and will be pushed rapidly forward.
The poles have already been raised in the city,
and for distance of forty miles along the line Of
the South Carolina Railroad In the direction Of
Columbia. Mr.. o'Keefe. the superintendent Of
the company, expects to have the line completed
throughout this State in about q MONTH The con-
nectfons Northward are already completed from
our State border. The company will commence
operating from this point in about six weeks, and
will reduce the present tariff about fifty per cent
Theif office in this city will be in the new Peoples
Bank building, lately Courtenay's Stationery
Depot, on Broad street, opposite State.