The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-04-13
Mr.. JEFFREY'S LOVE AFFAIR.

absurd"
It's all very well, Edith, to say non
serse, but have eyes, and can use them
and if ever there was case Of"
Here the fair sister was interrupted once
more by her sister, Miss Winthrop-fol
sisters they WERE. When one young
I lady informs another that she is talking
nonsense, and enters protest against heI
Iabsurdity, it may be taken for granted
that the subject of conversation is matri-
mony, proximate or remote, and that the
impeachment rebutted with so pretty q
show of Indignation, is what people are
fond of describing as the '.'gentle passion. y
On my word, Edith, the match would
be highly eligible one," remarked Miss
Clara with interchangeable pertinacity.
g The table ofprohibited afflnities will
not, it is true, allow young lady to
elope with her grandfather, but It says
nothing Of the IMPROPERLY of being led
to the altar by a gentleman old enough
to be one's grandfather. Goodness gra-
Icious!" spasmodically calculated the vol
Fuble aud versatile young lady, starting
Eup to the window; +" there's Stephen him
self, in the person of our most respecta-
bic and elderly benefactor, coming up to
tAc door. I'shall be off, Edith"
Clara, wonder how you can" but
before the remonstrance was spoken fur
ther Miss Clara Winthrop had flashed
from the room.
1t was a pretty little house, Lily Lodge
Hampstead; and the Miss Winthrops
were TWO pretty grls-one fair, thought
full, with deep blue eyes that were all gen
tleness, who never spoke a word Of reck
less merriment, never uttered a syllable
that could wound the feelings of others
Clara, the younger, dark, merry bru
nette, with laughing eyes, and laughing
teeth, all thoughtlessness and Joy. Neve
were sisters more alike, aud yet 5
Though both unlike they are still alike il
this A istt9a
They both are roseS.' Hf oss8t
"The two roses" was indeed nam
which the pair had obtained among thei
( friends. Two years ago Miss Winthrop
t Hyde PARK Gardens, and Clara Winthrop
+ was anticipating with eager JOY the de
I lights and designations of her first season
out. But the financial basis upon which
I the Hyde Park mansion of the Winthorl
family was in the city and in an unluck,
moment Mr.. Winthrop's speculations fail
ed; and the Hyde Park mansion, so ia
as concerns the family in which we ar
interested, fell to the ground. Mr. Win
throp himself did not long survive hi
misfortune. Long protracted anxiety hat
told severely upon his system, and whe1
he was broken financially, he discoveret
that he was shattered physically.
On Mr. Winthrop's death there wa
scarcely any provision left for his widoy
and two daughters, Edith and Clara
They were casting about in sore perplex
ity what to do, when Mr. Jeffrey gen
tleman somewhat more than middle aged
who owed much Of his present good fo1
tune to Mr.. Winthrop's seasonable he'll
and influence in days gone by-came t
I Mrs. Winthrop and claimed the priv
5, leges of an old friend Of her husband
and one who owed more to him than
could ever repay, begged to be above
e to do what service he could Mr.. Jetfre
had, he said, just the house for Mrs VIII
throp and her daughters, which was no,
unoccupied and till Mrs. Winthrop 81,
anvthing which suited her better, h
i must request her to occupy it. The houe
in question was Lily Lodge, Hampstead
And there Mrs Winthrop and her wv
daughters, with a nephew, sailor VIII
!, had just returned from a five years vo,
: age, a great favorite with the famil,
were staying.
Miss Clara Winthrop was correct i
lgiving her sister to understand that M
jeffrey was approaching. In few nil
utes he was announced; and as Edit
rose to receive him, blush came acros
1T her fair face and there was slight trt
NOR in her voice as she ssid:
II am very sorry, Mr.. Jeffrey, tia
mamma is not feeling very we'll today
but will go and tell her that you ar
here"
And Edith was on the point of leavin
the room.
my DEAR" was the reply, I" do nc
trouble yourself. Glad as always al
to see your mamma, / came here to day t
have few words with you alone. Ma
have them, Edith?"
Miss Winthrop knew we'll what wa
coming. It was not the first time, if til
truth was to be told, that Mr.. Jeffrey ha
come to see Edith alone. Clara, as j
i happened, was right there was ores
deal more in her impeachment than he
sister had chosen or had seemed to Al
low. She had known it for a long time
and Mr.. jeffrey had for long time, toe
taken no pains to conceal what his feel
ings were toward the daughter of hi
old friend. In all his life, till now, b
had never known what it was to love
Perhaps he had no time to love. ~
years had been spent in work. He hat
made for himself no home he had n,
family. And now that he could ALLOW
himself some pause, he had suddenl,
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