The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-03-23

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tie cousin She sat, now, ra her soberly
peruS,ng Lizzie's daring epistles, very
doubtful OF lie results of sending them
away, vet not rusting Der own mowers al
pCrsllaslon to prevent a freak which she
saw hat: taken 5 rong h ld ot her consio'>
Iitnag nation Tie letters were all sealed
and directed ~ last. and dep sting them
in the post flee being postponed for an
afternaon walk, Liz e yawnfd, declared
she was tired to death, and threw herself
upon the sofa for a nap, while Anna took
lup an intricate piece OF knitting to pass
rhe time u fore dinner.
One of the letters only is of interest to
our readers, and that we will follow TO itS
destination. 1t was directed to Mr..
Edgar Holmes, Waterford, Illinois," and
contained he beautiful photograph OF
the GIRL crowned with field daisies.
LYING upon the table. In a neatly fur
nished lawyers office, half hidden by a
num!,er of other eplsiles, it was thert.
found bv two young gentlemen, who
came in chatting and laughing soon after
the office boy had brought the mail from
the post office.
"More answers to my matrimonial ad
vertisement, Al" SAID one Of the gentle.
men, handsome; bright eyed yonng tel.
Low, whose sunny face spoke of a lift.
free from care, and formed qultea con.
tgast u thai of his companion, Who WIS
evidently an earnest man, a deep thinker
and Of II grave, rather reserved nature
Chow can you tell htfore op' nng
them?" he inquired, courteously, but eyi
IDENTITY feeling no int rest In the matter
/ "0h! tn, y are so dainty epvel Oped and
directed, and can feel the photograph
ca DIS"
| AS he spoke he was rapidly breaking
open his batch of tiers, whilst his com
panIan scanned the cnlnms of morning
lpaner. Suddenly cry broke from th,
Hips OF The young man.
"fWhat an exquisite face! 1t canno
be portrait bnt it is lovely. I9lrcc
Ida, Hilton, Massachusetts" Look a
it AL
. Albert Clayton languid!y stretched
nut his hand Cor the card, but the instan
his eyes ell'upon the picture, the Who'll,
expre>sionsof his faced changed. In I'll,
place nt the look of ind ference, tier,
now fa-hed from his eyes D look, irst -
Iutter surprise, then butter anger, and Fl
na y ii Contempt that was the strnnges
: fnf ALL Once he turned the card to Sc,
the name of the artist and then slowl,
there gathered upon his brnw and rpunt
! his lips set, determined look that it wa
5 painful IT, see
why, A what ails you?" student,
I cried his friend. Zone would thiul
Miss Ida's was IA gprgnn's head"
The forced smile of answer would nev
er have deceived IA ketnrr observer, bu
| Ri gar Holmes was satisfied with it.
"i4,'t me see I he tier Ned?"
Certainly Y.u can be reading
J while am in court Shall | fad vol
2 here when return 2"
Yes. | shall wait for you, for mus
: leave this evening you know, for home
know. | hall miss you constantly
] Well, goot mnrning!'
. LEFT alone, Albert Clayton, after read
ing he H. tier signed "Iia," drew from
his vest ckct IA card case, and from il
folds Il photograph, an exact copy of tn
!, daSy crowned beauty Well remember,
he the day when the lovely face hac
Z been SO crowned The original of til
: Iplcture was his promised wife, INTO who's
keeping he had put the whole treasure q
his love. to whom he had given hi
heart, which, sorely tried by sufferins
had never before bowed before til
] charms of woman
!, Educated in different school, Al
> bert Cla ton might have been trustln
frank nature, but he had been traine
; from childhood to suspect and questo
al around. He had worshiped his D,
rents, and his father, a wealthy Wester
swycr, had given him love for low,
When that father diea, he was at schoo
/ ami returned for SUNNI vacation les
/ than two years from the time he was lei
: fa'herIess to find his mother again MAJ
ried, and TO a man whom he had ever
>. reason to believe unworthy of any goo
! womap's affection. Too fully were all hi
Q fears realized His own share of hi
ia hers property was squandered by h
{ new guardian before he was of an age i
J, claim it; his mother, oppressed and Ill
d treated. died broken hearted; and hi
sister, driven to desperation, eloped wit
a young scamp, attracted to her by he
Z fathers wealth,
Orphaned and almost penniless, befor
he was quite twenty one, Albert was offer
' Cd a home and an opportun ty to cor
7 qnue the study Of law by his father
partner, continuing with him long afte
he knew that he was mere drudge, hall
G paid for services his own intellect an,
Y hard study soon made valuable {
his employer The practice of his pre-
| feislon was not calculated to increase tn
young lawyers faith in mankind; an.
when at he age of thirty, he opened al
b office OF his own in Cincinnati, he had &C
quired reputation as a shewd, long
headed lawyer, impossible 10 cheat. bn
hard reserved man, devoid of affection
z for