The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-01-11

1.-THE river spoke true!' he put his hand
into his pocket, took out the silver penny
and dropped it into the slit of the little
morey box savings-bank that lay by the
side of Countess. eanl
The tinkle of the silver penny against
the copper penny disturbed Countess,
and her limbs began to stir "Ah ! she
is going to awake, thought the little
count; ''she will want to make her morn
ing toilet, ami Unjust not look; so Twill
get behind the hedge where | cannot see
her " This lie accordingly did, but. of
course 1t was not very far off.
Almost the first thing Countess did
upon housing up was to look INTO her
savings bank, and great was her JOY to
find that at last the copper penny HAD
grown With great atacrity she leapcd
mp, snG went away few steps behind
some ferns, To make her little toilet, leav
ing her savings bank on The grass, nv the
side of her shoes and stockings. While
she was gone an unfortunate circumstance
occurred. She was too innocent to fear
Il any harm, either IT, herself or to her trca
sure and the young Cnunt did nor dare to
peep through the hedge in Sthe direction
where she lay, and thus there was no one
TO prevent the crime that was now per
petrated.
So Ii tie do we know what my be
taking place at our own right hand that,
close To the very spot where Countess had
been 81 3eping so inuacrntly, with her saw
| ings bank at her side, there had also been
! sierping-if he could sleep, bur, at all
events he had been lying down and doing
something very like seeping-one of the
syery wickedest and most greedy men on
| the face of the earth He was very
Iugly man, black in CONF lcxion, AMI very
greedy, and used tn e. on u tramp, think
ing Of nothing but making money. Just
when Countess was making Der morning
toiIet, this nasty old man crept out IF his
! hiding place, and in a moment, for his
bcruel little eyes were very keen, caught
| Sight Of the savings bank. Now, nothing
pleased him So much as to steal from the
young people, Tor he said he thought that
their money was very lucky, and grew to
more ana more very fast So what did be
10 but snatch up the box and make away
with it. In few minutes he WAS lost In
the thick underwood which stretched for
miles on one side of the river; and when
the Countess came back to put on her
shoes and stockings,shc found her savings
bank was gone Then she cried In loud
voice, My savings bank my savings
bank ~ And the y'ung Count, hear,
ing her scream, rushed out of his
hiding place, TO see what was the matter.
! He speedy made friends with the Count.
ess, but the griet of the young people was
| beyond desert ption Nor was the stout
crossbow of the young Count, or the pas
sion he at once conceived for the maiden,
Of any avail The wicked old tramp was
by this time far away, and To seek for him
in the bushes would have been like hunt
ing tor q needle III bundle of hay, unless
YOU knew in which direction he had gone
VII.
The confidential conversation which
now passed between our hero and heroine
was az follows:
Your papa left you silver penny
says she, $50 know he was real noble
man"
I "And 60" replied our hero, "are you
q real Countess"
~ fear you fatter me-" said she lifting
her sweet eyes to his.
) Indeed, no; L always speak truth,
says the youthful Count.
"That am sure you 10 !" says. Count
ess warmly, letting her little hand touch
his.
"Then you are the most beautiful crea'
ture in the world !" replies our hero.
ooh, sir, I mean my loIdi" says the
other, Withdrawing her hand and looking
serious. "Let US go and try and find our
savings bank, and on our road we will
help all the sick and weak people we can
yes, do let u.s. responded our hero
; +" Perhaps we shall find it has grown more
) wherever 1t is.
And 50 they travelled on together in
j the most agreeable and friendly manner,
each doing as each had dc1e before they
met. AT last the feeling on the mind o.
the young Count that they were destined
d for each other became so strong that ne
made u formal proposal for Il he hand OF
his lovely young companion, and she con
f sented to be his when the proper time
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! In this manner the time passed on
Count and Countess doing nothing but
4 rood actions, though of course they some
! times regretted the loss of the savings
|. bank. One very hot summer day, wher
thew were crossing the open country, q
most awful thunderstorm came on and
/ interrupted them In the middle OF beau