The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-04-07


be. In this way the long, bright summer
passed away, and then came that sweet
September night, when you came with
the sad, far off look in yonr dark eyes,
and after gentle, skillful preparation, told
me of your determination to go to the
then distant West and make for yourself
name and a fortune.-How nobly you
have succeeded numbers can testify.
But oh, the blank dreariness of the
DAYS and weeks and then snaillike months
4 that followed. How hoped and despair
ed alternately and hoped anew--and hoao
I prayed again and again each day for but
word to tell me you were safe. But the
months crept by until three quarters Of
wear were reckoned and notidings of you.
Then they began to speak what before they
scarcely dared think, and with all the
Iloathsomeness of vipers, they poisoned
tiny happiness and by their soft insinua-
tions placed me in Inundated position
lin the estimation of others.
| "Deserted," they said; fancied my
self" again they spread-"the object Of
an undying Affection" But" added
with laugh" She found it mortal, not
withstanding.'
Two years were gone ere | was moved
to harbor doubt of you for one moment,
and then there came tidings of you di-
rcct-your residence in c., and your
/ almost unprecedented success.
Then / knew-or thought knew
that you were false. Tive long years ]
had watched and waited-two years I
had wasted the best affections of my pure,
girlish heart upon an unworthy object.
And you had with scarcely an effort
probably cast me from your thought and
grown prosperous, and, no doubt, had long
since given another my place in your re-
gard had lived only for you-had
grown pale and worn in my anxiety for
your we'll being.
/ II required no trifling struggle to tear
you from your pedestal, and Danish you
forever from my love,--but the old dead
love was entomDed very deep and as /
turned the key of the vault of Oblivion
and went forth was new creature.
would not allow myself to think and
I longed for work, hard, earnest work
this sought. My heart yearned for the
distressed, the wronged and Borrowing,
there was something in suffering, that
touched the finer chords of my being.
was no catholic, as you well know
but had heard much and seen consider
able of" The Sisters Of Charity and I
believed then what knoao them to be now
earnest, noble women, who were indeed
rninisrering angels to suffering humani-
lty. '.ea
In uniting with them | felt that could
be introduced into such field of labor,
under such protection and with power
Ito do good that could in no other way
reach. I consequently made application
to the proper persons for admittance to
the church and afterwards to the society
] OF Sisters .s KS a-.
i gained by this one thing very desira-
ble-perfect freedom from my aunt's fam
ily--the only living relative I had.
Their bitter epithets, unkind sneers, and
sarcasm scarcely needed
| entered npon my labors, and truly
realized my desire. Little time had I to
think OF my petty sorrow, while witness
ing the heavy burdens my fellow men
I and women tottered under. Heart and
hands were full. "a H A0te
+ had been a sister for two years, when
the dread shot fired at Sumter signalled
the scourge so long expected And then
! found my nassion.
/ As moved from bed to bed, and from
row to row in the great hospital, and saw
the yearning eyes of those brave men, and
clasped the hot hands while / talked to
them of mothers and sisters, and from
this led chem to think of God and the
lfuture-I bethought me I could have
chosen no higher, nobler, pleasanter
work ff .8@
/ One morning when / entered the hos
Ipital somewhat earlier than usual. Or
NJ drew me one side and told me 2 of
the arrival ola mortally wounded man
who had just been brought in. ni4 go
He had friends in the city, the DR.. said,
but they knew nothing of it as yet.
i Would Igo with him-and he gave me-
the number. - .s9e1 p3sa9
/ consented and we were soon on our
way to the residence. AS we passed