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

the day hen the lovely photograph VAS
7 tlken at hs quest. THY had been for
Ia Ing rumble IN the ii ids and he had
crowned her WITH daisies, making her 80
heanli fnl IN h S wing eyes ia he would
noi rest until She had cons nted To allow
hm to carry await the licture-of her face
as lie had adorned Il. One year OF he
uothal, and he wedding day was set for
a Certain seventh OF October when, again
absent from home on professional visit,
Albert f,nnId the facesof che woman he
had loved almost to TdoIatry incIo>ed in
1 a letter answering matrimonial adver,
tisement
1t Is impnssiOle TO describe the shock
gwen 10 the fastdious. suspicious nature
this man. He had given tor the first
ime his heart into anoth.r's keeping Ii.
had thrown aside the suspicious Of all hu-
1 lnan nature, that had warped his own
character, to give a trusting, perfect love
70 woman. In her he had fun all thai
his cravea of gcntIentss, IF elton, and
| mndrsty. Al! her letters were filed with II
spirit OF devotion, toned down bv swee,
Inhidenly reserve, that had commanded
his spect as ell as his affection. Low
ing 'tAi'hinily,a rusting utterly, he ad
lpked forward to his future happiness as
a thing assured and certain.
And now, 70 fisd his woman, his prom
Used wife, his ideal of III drst refinement,
I;ipswerng vulgar matrimonial atl yer.
EtlSrment, sending HE picture, Tor which
.ihe had been forced to plead aud petition
for hours, To be fhe sport 0tf an unknown
man writing Il letter tbnt was an invita-
4 non for iuture correspondence, ana cover
ing all OILY by the ftmSey veil of IA di>
gulsed hand, and post office address u
few miles from home Seine friend IN
q Hilton, pr4baby mailed his precious let
ter, and would cali Tor the answer. Well,
{ his dream WAS over He brouded for u
long time over his duplicate pictures,
then, tossing o,e back upon young Holm, s.
pile of letters, he enclosed the one ht tlai
carried over his heart for q twelvemonth
t IN shslr' letter, d rected AMI seal d 1t
and, taking up his hat, lett the Office
II His ie urn To Cincinnati the same evening,
( al been settled before the receipt y the
2 momunt"us letter, SO his friend was pre-
pared tol hls departure aud hasty fare.
. we'll @
AMI while strangers and her dearest
were thus ruthleSsly Destroying Sadie Ell
I kerton S love dream and hopes o. lappl.
E ness, she was living her life OF peaceful
7 daily dnty, making he sunshine of home
! anu ,oking forward to Future Unmarried
$ bliss. Already there were piles of snow
linen, dainiy embroidered by her owl
Y >kiltul fingers. lying in readiness for the
( troassertu, and ,ia'iy some such needle
work passed through her busy hands,
while she sat and dreamed. of Alber., III,
t love, and her own powers Of rendering
nln happy. 1t was II very pure, unsrIfi-li
love lhls tar young girl mad gwen to IeI
! be r6thed With quick, wemanly instinct
u she had read the character Of the reserved
suspicious man, penetrated the crust Of hi,
t proud re!Icrncc, ami knew that her love
> was to him almost hs sole hopes of fail
/. i sany hamal exc .ience. She knew ais
that from this litri mistrust and cynicIsn
It Was often but one step to positive m
ii fidelI y,aild it was her earnest prayer that
: she might be permitted so To soften tin
e noble heart US to let in upon it Fulle
! light and higher faith than it could eveI
! know whilst cloudedG,y doubts of all man
e kind. Sadie EikertOn would have smiled
t had any one suggcs ed TO her that thett
! Was any sacrifice IN her prospects for the
8 future. Sire loved Alp TT Clayton witt
:. all the fcrvur of fist love- and it haC
e never occurred to her To contrast her owr
home With the one awaiting her. The
| eldest ola family of nine children, sh,
g had learned early to make all the sacrih
d ces OF her own comfort daily required
q from the oldest sister in large family
!. Her father almost worshlpped her, whilt
u her mother could scarcely endure TIL,
:, prospect OF seeing this loving, tender
|, daughter leave the home she had bright
IS ened SO long, for one SO far away
# Yet hiding away their own grief, the
r loving parents were aiding in the prepa
Y ration of a bridal outfit that was TO be a,
d perfect as ample means, taste and loving
IS care could make. The mother and daugh
is ter were in the sitting room just befo {
e the dinner h"ur, discussing the merits Of
0 a new collar pattern when Mr.. Ellertor
/ came TO the door, holding bundlei in one
IS nand, letter in the other.
b There, Miss Sadie" he said opening
II the paper to unroll piece of superb silk
" SET il you can get pettlcoat out of that
e Mamma, there, Will lend you some old
r cotton lace to trim it,
l. Not yard laughed his wife. "Why
S you extravaganza man, this is the third
r Irish poplin." t'2-
f "Ful.y paid for hy the kisses Sadie has
1 just given me. What are you gazing a;
o this letter for, Sadie? Women are never
satisfied. Give them finery and they
e want flattery. Well, there is your sugar
I plum"
d "Sadiei Sadie |"
1t was a startled cry from the mother
that broke the interval of silence follow
t ing the opening ofthe letter, The young
o girl tried to answer the cry. but the stiff