The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-10-20

never DO 1t Ill give you my pressed
roseleaf beads, if she does"
will thee, indeedf Oh, may she then
be led in the right pathr'
: tthreatened to be ''silent meeting !"
} so silent that had an almost irresistible,
giggling sort of concern to get up and
) lspeak myself Ixfelt SO sorry for these
two poor souls sitting on the bench. The
silence must ahave been appalling to-
them; sort of purgatory, waiting. rot
for doomsday, but for the bliss which
could only come after speaking.
Nimrod keptstufning white and red.
| We could see him open his mouth with a
4 guips raise aninch or two from his seat
Ruth giving little corresponding bob to
her body--ande sink down again, his
courage oozing out. He would half pull
on one glove, then grabble and scratch it
dn again in great furry. He favored
the audience with what seemed to be an
organized series of these performances
1.-The preacher gravely observed him, and
the congregation silent and watching
when, 10! he had spasm d he tore offl
his glove! he shot bolt upright on the
top OF Ruth's stoola he seized her hand,
nearly upsetting himself by diving for it,
pulled herup. al in filter, and mum
bled, but something between cry and
croak, Tor he was in such a paroxysm of
h1ght. Then he leaned over nearly
double and listening to a little squeak
from Ruth, commnu icating to him her
Intention to henpeck him we'll for the
rest. Of his days, for taking away her
stool and standing upon it. Aow that
this was what she meant, if the words
were different. And SO, at least, all the
mystery was over; and after signing
their names to scroll, which was wit.
J messed by some of the preachers, they
walked ont of meeting man and wife.
At first Nimrod and his wife lived with
Samuel; and, during all the honeymoon
his conduct was drab-colored and most
exemplary. ~s'sisaffk g la4aiye aa.a9
But one day Lydia told me that the bad
boy had not yet mended bis ways. There
had been meeting of the Friends at his
} fathers house on SPECIAL business, and
) that afternoon, Nimrod sauntering home,
saw an orgau-grinder and his monkey
J passing the door, Stopping him he said,
docs theesee that house with the blinds
drawn DOWN." hes -
The sunny and dirty Italian nodded,
with flourish of his white teeth.
=
well, whatever happens, do thee play
/ before that door until I desire thee to
, leave"
= With another intelligent nod, and
!; jerk at the monkey, who took off his hat
and made solemn, reproachful bow, he
] commenced to grind out the drinking
/ song in Lucrezia Borgia, with dislocat
, ing energy when the door slowly opened
J Eand Samuel appeared.
| "Friend," he called, and the drinking
song came to melancholy, bowling stop
"Friend, thy music is not desirable to me !:
here is sixpence; go away speedily
and the door shut
}, Delighted with such gratuity, the
man was preparing to obey, when MIN
rod strobe up to him from his ambush
round the cornerand shaking bis huge fist
! savagely, retired.
!, Down went the organ, new stop was
. turned or put on, and this time " Captain
! Jlnks OF the Horse Marines " was teach
ing the ladies how to dance, how to
dance, how to dance and the poor little
5 monkey was bowling, scraping, and dan
/ cling also with a solemn elegance worthy
3 of Sir Charles Grandson, when the door
i opened, and Samuel once more appeared.
; q" Friend" he madly demonstrated,
"have | not already told thee that thy
music has nothing to recommend it in
| my eyes? Here is another sixpence |
/, wish thee well but thee mast 90 away"
Again the delighted Italian was pack
q ing up to leave, when his avenging
Nemesis III the shape Of Nilnrods giant
| fist, caught his eye Another stop was
( turned on, and the organ struckup (" Pat
| Malloy," to the vocifercus ioy Of Il dozen
y little ragmuffins, who had collected to
{ stare at the monkey. They all knew this
: Elegant ditty, and taking hold of hands
f they danced around the organ grinder,
, with the monkey in the middle, making
twenty bows a minute, and sang at the
top Of their voices:
cts Pat am, for fourteen years was my
, mothers joy, .E
She keeps a little huckster shop her name it
is Malloy.
} I've fourteen children, Pat, says she, they
are blessing sent,
!, But. then, you see, they're not like pigs,
they cannot pay the rent.
This was too much! The door open
ed this time with bang, just as Nimrod,
with serene, aspect was approaching it.
j, "What is the matter, father ;" he
calmly inquired.
81 have requested this sinful man to 90
away twice" he answered, his eyes dart
ing steely blue lightning. II have given
him money each time, and yet with
i Innate depravity he insists on sorely dis
lturbing the meeting"
Why, father, thee did not take the
fright way"
What else could do, Nimrods"
"Wilt thou let me try 2"