The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-11-13

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men enjoyed there many delightful days
! Mrs. Raymond, though above INDUCING
the foible of match making, would try to
discover if her son had pr ference
/, among his iair visitors, and which Of
them she was likely to have for q daugtl1
tar. in law. But at six. and twenty he
was heart whole. He had roamed through
mary a fair garden, and might have Gull
cd the choicest beauty for his own. Would
he wait for the sweetest wild flower in
seme shadowy dell? This visit was all
mothers. Never since boyhood had he.
shown such hearty interest in the dctailA
of home and farm life, and snch an open
ness with regard to hcgIosses and decep-
tionv Of society, with which he declared
himself satiated aad disguised, ana final
lily driftcd eff to his schoo.daas and re-
called many frsIic of beech-nutting,
boat-riding or skating, not omitiug his
Christmas stockings. 1t was late when
he said, goodnight" and sought the little
chamber which as boy and man had ever
been his own, and which no arguments
from his mother could ever persuade him
to exchange for one of ampler dimensions.
Now, on going in and taking an eager
hungry look at the old familiar furniture,
what was his surprise and joy at seeing
over the mantel ho missing picture. Is
there psychology or magnetism about
this? tn ought he, US be gazed on its beau.
ties Is its fate linked with miner If
, so, where is she who hods tie other end
of the chain? .a. IA.
OF course hs did not fail to inquire of
his mother the next morning why and o.
, whom she had bouA bit it. 1T pleased me,
, and thought it would you, SO | had it
placed in your rosm," replied the mother,
. and then went on to say, "the artists
name is Edith Maitland and she lives IL
r Van Cleve, IN the same town with your
, Uncle Kenneth" and then suddenly recol-
lectirg herself, She gave me a receipt,
aud here it is in my work box" produc
> Ing dainty bit of raper as unlike as
: possible to business document. As Ed
t gar took it from his mother he thought
again of psychology and the Golden chain,
and wondered if the severed links would
ever either by conscious or unc )nscieus
influences, be brought together. He fei;
t himself the object OF some invisible OILS,
yet he would use his own powers, and
with an awakened nature and open eyes,
= would himself thwart or encourage lis
r manifest destiny" l must 60 to Van
e Cleve, thought he, and was about asking
his mother to accompany BIN, when be
a recollected that she had made recent
+ visit there and that he had replied t.
: the urgent invitation of his t%o young
lady cousins that his pressing business en-.
c gageme nts would not allow him to vsi
\ them this winter. SO he could think o
e no pretcxt to Go what he now found him
II self 80 anxious 20 do, and he came back
e to the city, esolved to Danish both fancIe
q and phaptoms and TO find solace In til,
d whirlpool Of business But TIT
i phantoms would again come, both il
c sleeping aud waking visions Pass th
by all who believe the stronger sex supe
Y rior to those subtle and indefinite .niu.
0 cnces, aud give us some reason for hi
:, obeying the impulse to 90 to Van Cleve
d in opposition to the chidngs and ever
u reproaches of his judgment. He couc
n not tind an ans wer to the question tha
IS came to him again and again in the cars
v but he put it rcsOutely from him anc
s said, Il will crafty OF destroy these un
t quiet longings; 1 will do what l car Il
4 drive away this restlessncss and regair
r peace"
v That night he stood u welcome, though
! uaeXpecteds, guest IN the elegant mansion
= 4 his uncle, and fer two weeks was lht
{ escort Of his cousins to lectures and con
!. certs as we'll rs to numerous social gath
! erings, WHARF, they were proud TO intro
d duce him. At one OF these he noticed n
z picture on the wall and was told it YVES
!. painted by Miss Maitland who resided
e in town. How to see her and get an in
t PRODUCTION Vas still an unsolved problem,