The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-01-06

II have never realized until to-day
what terrible thing it is to die. To
leave thls world never to return to it
more. And to be so prestrate and weak
at last as to be able to make little or no
preparation. 1t is very painful to think
of my lonely family after my departure,
and have been studying to make some
provision whereby they can be happy
when I shall be no more. Edward is
kind, good and affectionate. Ny chill
dren are we'll brought up and obedisns.
Edward will be vastly more lcontented
like with,s wife, and my Children aeed 9,
mother. Amoug all my acquaintances |
know Of no one so well qualified 10 fill
both those positions as yourself, Rosa
mond. Let me ask you to marry Edward,
rs soon as you can make your arrange
ments, after my funeral, and be TO him 3
fond, and loving wife. !, Take. good care
of my loving children, promise me never
to be cross to- them, fix over my. clothes
for Agatha, and see that they both wear
mittens in winter time, for they are
greatly subject to chapped hands And
Edward, promise your dying Lucy that
you will shed no tears over her grave. That
you will not give yourself up to mourn
ing on her account, but will wed Rosa
mond, love her as you loved Lucy, anc
go righton with your farm work IS usual. .
She ceased speaking from apparsns ex
haustlon., Resamond Wilder was con-
founded. She was a. fine, handsome SEN
sible woman, of six and twenty, and al
though she had, never spent six weeks Of
her life away from her fathers farm, she
was reasonably well educated. Edward
Fuller was the last man in the wide
world she would have chosen under any
circumstances. How was she 10 commu-
'nicate that fact toshis dying wife? That
was the point. sl5L11ss 4al a
how was it With him His wife
certainly had made awrong hit in the
choice of his future consort. He had no
hankering after the proprietor Of those
sharp eyes that were steadily fixed upon
the quilted cap border of Agatha's doll.
Another face much more to his liking
came before him. But how was he to say
90 to those two women? There was an
embarrassing pause, during which time
the. fast sinking woman took a swallow
of cold water from The hand of her dis
tressed husband Then she rallied her
self for one more effort. yll1Hi6I kllHW
iia "I am going fast. Will you grant my
dying wishP Do you promlse?n
q seI9I-I-''s he stanmered, "perhs ps
Miss Wilder wouldn't like-it might act
just be agreeable" r ds0d ila
~ Rosamond Wilder rose to her feet, and
bending forward stroked Mrs FulleF's
forehead. tli1asiJY Wai e a5ksl1hq
a1 Don't give yourself any trouble about
those you leave behind z cannot prom
Use to marry your husband and he has no
intention of doing such foolish thing as
to say he will marry meqif he could.
Compose yourself as much as possible
and leave us two out of the question al
together. must go now, else it will be
dark before get home. / can walk
Isaac needn't drive down the hill, = she
added, in reply to Mr.. Fuller's offer 10
send Isaac part of the way with her. aa
After she had left the house Mrs
Fuller looked full in her husbands face
for a moment. ql Enf Fa8
" think you have offended Rosamond
by hesitatipg so when put the question"
"But Lucy, didn't want her. If
marry, again, it will have to be Betsey
Shepherd or nobody. .sal..I
"Betsey Shepherd, inceed! Do you
think I'd have that little young whipper-
snapper to be the mother ofmy children ?
Never | say never y Ands raising her
self upright, she gave her husband a
glance of the most whitening contempt
81 tell you she shall never be your wife.
Do you hear what say % m siaH
We will pass over the short season of
domestic infelicty occasioned by Edward
Fuller's imprudent remark, and hasten to
the sequel. gas3 81. Igeuf
Lucy Fuller is still alive, and has
entirely recovered her Health. aa