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

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wagon that was TO carry them to the
depot, and with the other reckoning to
the boys and to Ellen and Clara to take
their places, :" No time to lose the train
, has crossed the creek; good bye, all,
good bye!" And every neighbor shout.
ed good bye" which still rang In the
air as the wagon made turn in the road
that bore the emigrants from sight.
The girls wept tears of genuine sorrow
as the minutes few, and they thought OF
the change about to take place in their
lives. VIZ .rvg1f-e ~ y.
(" Gene girls" said Frank, "dont cry
any more. Let us see you smile again
before we leave" This found an answer
in fresh burst of grief, as though their
heart-strings would break. Locked in
each others arms they were lifted from
the wagon by Frank, who assisted his
sister to seat on the platform, Charley
doing the same for Clara, and Harry help.
ed his Il ther to unload the wagon of the
trunks, boxes, &C., while at the horses
heads stood Mr.. jennings, chatting away
the few moments that remained with Mrs.
Richards. Charley was in deep CONVEX
sation with Clara,and both seemed agitat-
ed, when the cars rushed in front of the
depot, as if not not knowing whether to
stop or not, and paying no regard to those
two young hearts thar, having been train
cd tgecher, were now to be snapped apart
lby the cry of /" To the west, to the west. y
\ The parting was brief, FOR the train did
not stay more than three minutes. /" Good
/ bye, resounded all around, but the last
heard was that of Ellen and Clara, "Good
4 hV,o Ma ~ ~ El1ax, ~ -
putting monster continued on its course
Clara Jennings was the only child Of
William Jennings, who had lived near
neighbor to Mr.. Richards for a dozen
years, during which time not single ruff
] fie had arisen to disturb the serenity of
strong friendship that had grown be-
tween them. This pleasant intimacy had
not been restricted to the old farmers, as
we have already seen, but had engender-
ed itself into all hearts in both families.
In fact,it had repeatedly been asserted by
people acquainted with both families,
that relationship would some day exist,
and that that would be created by the
union, in marriage, of Charley and Clara
This was the general opinion, and, though
they had now separated, it might be for
years, still, All parties felt that sooner or
later they would meet again, to be- as the
the Episcopal service seriously expresses
it, Joined in the holy bands Of matrimo-
n.y." Clara, who had become quite pro.
fcient in the studies to which she had
been subjected, usged on by the advice
of friends, had applied for the position Of
teacher. The only point upon which the
| trustees made any show of hesitancy, was
in The fact that Clara had been but late
ly scholar among those whom she now
presumed to teach. However, an unmis
taxable evidence of the popularity of the
young aspirant was given at the close of
the week following that on which the
Richards had set out on their journey to
4 the west
j The board on this occasion were on a
visit to the school, and in the course of
the afternoon the vacancy was referred to,
and the scholars were informed that one
of their number had applied for the posi-
ton, whereupon, Miss Jennings!' ''Cla.
ra jennings! resounded through the
room. Here was an opportunity to
ascertain the public opinion--to get a
!, vote, popular vote; the trustees saw
this, and very wisely acted upon it.
!, Clarawas installed as teacher. She wor k
ed hard to please, she did please, and
never did the trustees regret engaging
lClara Jennings as teacher of the village
school. Uu
Our emigrants settled in Northern Hi.
nois, where Mr.. Richards bought a fine
} farm, consisting of some two hundred and
fifty acres Of excellent land, which he
went to work at with right good will.
Frank stayed but few weeks, and then
returned 10 Philadelphia to re- engage in
business. 1t was decided that Charley
and Harry must stay at home and till the
soil.
AS before stated the new homestead
was situated in Northern Illinois, but a
few miles from little town that was
then considered point of some impor-
lance, and which to-day is among the
foremost of the many important cities of
That state. This place then boosted of
several local features and had among its
Inhabitants creditable number of intel
I ligept citizens. It had two churches, a
library, one or two Industrial societies,
and a day school for children. Ofcourse,
these institutions had not attained very
considerable degree of eminence, neither
were they wealthy, owing to the fact that
the country in which they were born was
new and, like the town, the state,~-
like the whole great west, must grow
with time, although the time might be
short; for while in some parts of the
i world one town has been started, we in
the west have built up score, and have
sunk as many more, for we are of the
opinion that with all our intelligence, en-
terprise, and prosperity, very many of our
western cities have been sunk so deeply
in the mire of Indebtedness, that, only by
y severest exertions will the cloud ever be
ifta2 from thnir clrs Rat h..xx-axzo.. A. Il