The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-08-21

u Under these circumstances, Pills hon.
est acknowledgment that he had nothing
to offer in the way of settlement was no
bar to his prospects. His handsome face,
Ibis kindly genial manner, won Mr.. Rich
Iley's heart, and the acute old tradesman
read his character truly. If he had no
very strong points about it, at least he
had no very weak ones. His virtues and
vices were all of the negative order, ex>
| cept that he possessed splendid temper.
The paternal consent and bles ing were
soon given; and then appeared on the
scene Mrs Richley. who. duly prompted
by her daughter, added her blessing and
congratulations. till Phil felt he could
| do no less than kiss his e-elect, in b
most calm and decorous way, in full view
Gas was proper)bf her LOVING parents. - >
! II Moreover, he was invited to take up his
abode there for the remaining fortnight
i of his leave; and in good or evil hour, As
| it may seem to each individual reader, he
accepted. The luxurious establishment
in Marquis square suited not only PILLS
notions of comfort better than his iiree!
floor bedroom and his club dinner, but
also the state of his pockets. Rooms and
dinner were gratis in Marquis square;
that was a great point. All went we'll for
la few dsys,till tn arrival of some country
cousins, who, being newly married, ex
pected to see every couple of lovers as
demonstrative as they were themselves.
Phil did not do enough kissing to please
them; he did not squeeze his fair ones
hand in corners; and he made himself geo.
orally agreeable without seeking per-
petual teteD a.tete with his fiance. ll3s1oll
"My dear Theodosia," observed Mrs.
Russell one evening, on their return from
the opera, whittier Phil. had escorted
them, IL supposeit is not the fashion; but
really, w, if my William in our counting
days had not put his arm round my waist
as we drove in carriage, and in the dark,
too, should have been seriously uneasy 2
/ Another time it was, I'D earest, how
very odd that Captain Keer never seems
to care to be alone with you. My Will
liam could not bear a third person in the
room!" .ara en-
Theodosia might disregarded this, but
her own sense told her that Phil. was not
Q devoted lover; and though the con-
gratulations of the Keer family had been
most enthusiastic, though they had ment
ally adopted Theodosia and her thirty
thousand as daughter and sister, dear
to their aristocratic hearts, yet there were
sundry outlying members who preserved
the right of opinions of their own, and
would have preferred Phi's bride being
considerably younger and very much
prcttier, even if her pockets were rot Sc
well lined. 20 '++-
Now this heresy against the right di.
vine of gold Theodosia secretly resented
and again she had visions of the Baronet
and thought taat "Lady n Oregon" sound
ed quite as we'll as, or better than, the
"Hon. Mrs Kerr In short, having landed
her fish, Theodosia was getting weary o.
it. q oiaJ eaT .s.fa So ra5ma1 81
The pleasure to her was in the catching
not he keeping, and Phil. was far too Sc
cure and careless to please her. t9s
Courteous and gentlemanly he could
not fail to be. but he was no actor. He
could not assume virtue he had not anC
be could not look impassioned, and he
could not speak POLITICALLY, when he was
feeling peculiarly cool and indifferent.
SO the time went on till, on the morn.
ing that he was to leave, it was Mrs. not
Miss Richley who greeted him on his en-.
trance to the library.
> ut is very painful task, Captain Kerr
that is imposed upon me, but have nc
resource" were her opening words. 81
cannot control my daughters feelings
indeed in this instance I quite coincide
in them; SO does her father. We all feel
that there does not exist between you the
love which alone can render marriage q
state of blessing, and it is better at once
to end this hastily formed engagement
Phil stared, but sand nothing. .o
Mrs. Richley, having applied filmy
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES her eyes, went on: