The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-06-08

made up almost exclusively of ship-car
| penters, who, with their wives and faml-
lies made up harmonious little com
munity that was accustomed to unite at
the dinner honr in the great shipyard,
and there enjoy a daily festival.
A fellow named Danilowitz, a jolly pie
man, was the life of these occasions II
he sometimes succeeded in inducing the
workmen to spend more money than they
should for his tarts and cakes, he gave
them a compensation in his fund of good
humor. He always heralded his coming
with song:
'sHere am I, look here. look here
Who will buy my smoking pies
Never did the like appear
De1gn thereon to cast your eyes.
To please each taste, you see
What dainty cakes I've got;
To choose the best you're free,
Allhot, all smoking hot y
Danilowitz's energy was not more tt-
tective than the attractions oI Il pretty
cantiniere named Catherine, who used to
sell Dantzic, the favorite drink of the
province, to the men, and entertain them
besides with occasional fortune telling
and her native songs. For some time
past this small colony was considerably
interested III the actions of one Peter
Micaelof new conner among them, who
was evidently smitten with the pretty
Catherine, who neglected his work very
industriousy in order to take lessons on
the flute from her brother, at which Cath
arine was always present, and who seem
ed to have no other object in remaining
iii the village than to be near her. He
was d quick, hot-headed fellow. much ad
dicted TO drink, and scarcely made HIM.
self popular among the workmen. Still
he furnished che gossip Of the day, which
is as necessary to a little ship building
town of Finland as in the drawing rooms
Of the first circles.
Political discussions ran high once in a
while, and, one day. there came near
being Il conflict between Danilowltz who
was a Muscovite, and the worllmen.
The latter had filled their cups and were
drinking the health of Charles XII, Of
Sweden, when they noticed that the pie
man did not put his lips to the liquor.
They demanded that he should do 50,
and he refused.
"And he is right, too" cried Peter.
Il am also a Muscovite -
The wcrkmen were about TO rush upon
the two fellows who had prepared to de,
fcnd themselves, when the work bell
began to ring and the foreman ordered
them to their places at once. They
promised themselves revenge after work,
but circumstances interviewed that chang
ed the whole order OF things.
Peter and DaniloWitz remained cut
side, exchanging their patriotic sGnti
ments. and then and there formed Il
compact to join the Russian army, the lat
ter pledging himself to follow the former
to the worlds very limits. Catherine
had taken 100 firm a hold upon Peters
heart however, to admit his going
away from her without many pangs.
Her brother George now came on, OF
The house and told Peter that he was
ready to give him his flute lesson, as
Catherine was gone away.
"On love affair 2" asked the Jealous
Peter
Yes, on love fair"
won't you tell me about it," Peter
asked, anxlously.
George agreed to do so, and began the
history Of his and his sisters life: how
they had been left alone in infancy !;
how they had made their way in the
world by singing and fortune telling,
how
But this isn't the love story" Peter
interrupted impatiently.
That's so. Well, you must know that
old Rainaldo, the inn-keeper, mas beau
tiful niece, named Prascovia and Pm dy
ing of love for her."
"Oh, you are the lover" said Peter, re-
lieved "Why didn't you say so at first ?
Because | didn't dare. Catherine has
gone now to ask the old mans consent"
Peter and George sat themselves to
dreaming over the latter's prospective
marriage, when Catherine came in and
announced her good success to her broth.
er. Peter now began to urge his own
cause with the fair Catherine, but he re
ceived no encouragement. She reproved
him for his uncomfortable temper, and
for his bad habit of excessive drinking.
Even while she reprcved, his temper
broke out afresh, but it was met and sub
dued by her strong will Then she told
HIM Of prediction of her dying mother,
that she would find her fortune in the
Star of the North, and that man of
eminence would divide his greatness
with her, which he would also owe to
her.
At this juncture, Prascoyia, Georges
betrothed, rushed in with the intelligence
that the Cossacks were plundering the
village, and were then approaching the
house. Peter bravely declared that he
would defend them all, but Catherine in
sieted that this task should be hers and
forced them all To follow her directions.
She then went into the house, put on
gipsy's dress, and, taking tamborine,
went out to meet the soldiers She spoke
to them of her mother, who had been