The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-12-04
4 SACRIFICE OF THE scoURGE

sIe household When Robert came h0mo
enc evening and aHa"u acsd that Cousin
Max wss coming to viSit uS. We girls
I'D never seen hla, but RopsS and he
aad sprhs year tOgethsr "R abe Centl.
nsnt when mr. father was alive and
mnaey WAS plentiful with us. Since then
"ur German 1ouslA's name had been al
unust household weird with Us.
Max was quite Aane in the world, oar
aunt And her husband both dying when
ne Was quite youag. He was almost
Rsbeit's EGs-was Fail and fsir, and that
SAS all we knew. Robtrt-ncvef very
coed nj descrIptlon-h.d indeed attempt.
cd Ia give us some idea OF his appears nee,
but was sllencsd by Claire AID Birdie
whU boTn exclaimed that they wssid
rather keep their fancy picture thAa the
caricAture tbsy knew he Was drawing.
We we're very happy t"gsthsr, aud CEN
tsn cd generally. We had .CsH Abls to
hssp tns aid hnuse. ana r 'bsrt'S income
trer1 hIs pr'fesSiun--hs was q lawyer like
eur fathcr-GuVpsrsed Ne very comfortA-
Oily
Somstimss caught myself wishing
thai Clalrt Glare was eur bsAut) coula
save the "purpis aud fine lines" which
seemed her right, and tat BRIDES ex-
gu sits voice sight be properly trAine1;
but IT hintsd this, CLAIRE wSuId ktss nae
KAyIy, asking If she w.sA't pretty enough
TO suit m- 40 she was, aud Birdie would
dash IF lnVo description Of the lie she
would lead 40 prima donna, and how
every niSht sns would Gee old Rob al
Oracle lo~kIEs severe prSprlsty fIoR one
vi the boxes. Ana 80 my little srOuels
always ended with laugh.
Mas the old maid In the fAMlly. Rob.
srt Vas the snly enc whS knsw Why, and
kept my secret faithfully. had got ever
being unhappy gabsut IL, AnA Robert aid
| MADE Hp our plans very cOntentsdly-
hsw NO could live on Ia the ord h0mr
when The othsrs had fitted, and what 4
gsRuIksl "Old mAIds estate" it would be
was 10 Robert what the Others-dearly
as he loved lhem-never csUld be, and
We did act think our separation possible.
We had expected cousin Max for weeks,
and ys: he came quite unexpectedly at
last. We we're sltting In the porch
Claire, Birdie, and when Ne Jaw Rob
Ort coming. And with him y alrAnKsr, wAs
Brute asciArsd she knew wa cousin Max
He wsa talking ana lHuE hing with R'bsrt
but noticed that, &S they came closer, lac
stared vl0lsntiy And passed his hand over
hls syss; but. recovering himself :nmsdl
AIsly, be crested Us with - gsnuiu'
W4rDstn OF Affection, which tSek all ouI
ksarts by storm.
A gay evening We passed. "ComiHy
events, do not cast their shadows be-
FORE" whatever people May say. l hal
never known how really beautiful Birdie
was uALll that night, but az shS stood by
the plano, Ia her soft, white uEvss, with
the passion flowers in her hair, | sAW
cousin Max g&zlGg ut her like one en-
sranced Clalre'S OrAu'y did not seem 70
impress him &t all, perhaps because sn,
vas SO like himself, tor indeed they NIGH
nave benG brother and sister. Both had
the same regular features, blue eyes aEc
blundC hair Beside .hem Birdie locked
like some tropical AswSr. Max was nsvsl
tired uf watching her quick graceful mo
tons, aKd Robert aaA l had laugh to
ssther ever cur little pets conquest.
CouslA Max waG Assn thoroughly a.
home With US all, though Birdie stll
Kept her place SO chlst fAvorlte. Thcy
! were much together, for Clare was seen
t~ leave the Did hodae,s and our new broth
or, Alfred spent most of his time with .1>
| was very CLOSELY occup ed with my
housekeeping, aud with preparations fol
the wedding, which was To oc in Septen
Der. R"bert was away all day SO tia
Birdie md Max were left to amuGe eac
ether. He was quite an Artist,and great }
70 BlIdis's delight had offered TO pain,
her picture. The rest 81 us wore excluded
from the studio; for, aS 1t was his frat NJ
empt a. portrait painting, we wsre moi
tc be allowed to judge of his success al
failure until the picture was 6niehcd.