The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-11-20

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Crookwell, and we lived in Cottage
Row. Oar house was mo. s." I 70.
member how my name used to m0rtify
my childish feelings, and how every
teacher used to repeat 1t after me with
such an indescribable emphasis on the
the first syllable. That was before We
lived in Cottage Row or had attained to
the dignity of a pedagogue in the fani
ly. My father was stone mason, as
was Mr.. Jones. Mr. Smith was boss car
penter, a. the social scale was abous even
lly balanced in our families.
Years ago, before Cottage Row was
dreamed of, or even our f0urishing vii :
lage of Belden had acquired a name, the
wilderness somewhere around US had
been scene Of not quite bloodlesS bat
tie, and though in the eyes Of those st'rn,
in-e2rnest Revolutionary soldiers, it must
have seemed the merest scratch on the
| face OF the war, yet having no falls, or
cave, cr "ther present curiosity. Bslden
must needs have battle ground Trs-
eltiSR had grown rather foggy about the
exact locality, but it waG generally sup
peStd The almost inAccesAiblo summit If
bill SSms four miles distant. tho spst
where the British encAmpsd for the
right. to and by tie dawHing light the
Yankees climbing like tqSirrels up the
perpendicular banks, to have been una
bic to bring their two guns to . right
Slsat, aud SO retreAted in dismay, leaving
the hill and the guns to their captivrs.
At all events, it was to this hill that our
orators Invariably addressed their lsftiest
bursts of elcquence and their widest
gestures, when our good people lad seen
fit tn celebrate the anniversary of the
mementous occasion. "',
For we had celebrations many and d.
verse, from few torped0es and sky
rockets to imposing professions and
Thomas Quilholder for an orator, though
Everybody comics ed that worthy edit or
might better have written his speech and
let some kind friend read it for him.
But this year We were to Guido all tue
past. Our one village paper had hardly
type large enough to announce the i'm
portant persons corning Celebrities Of
all ranks, from New York pickpecket,
Ian large scale, OF course,) TO a Major
General even the President "was ex.
peel cd" He had been invited truly
One of our citizens had once been in
Washington and passed through the
White House. and another's first wife had
once attended school with the Presidents
cousin. Both claims were duly set forth
in a petition signed by ninety nine
names, desiring his suspicious presence,
and none knew until the morning of the
great day that executive duties rem
dered it impossible" though the impor
tsnt missIve had lain snugly in the desk
the Bclden President moro thin a
week; the crowd would be greater.
Friday before the 10th We were all
around the dinner table as usual ard az
course there was but one topic. at
seems to me-" said mother, with sigh
mother was given to ng-"that there
are great many play-dAJs this year.
There was the Fourth, Of course there
wasn't anything psrticu gong On, but
theR all lost the day then :hers was
the sunday School excursion, aid We all
went and there was Decoration Day in
May, and the Island excursion, when
three of the children we2t,mand it seems
to me if we go on in this way, we shall
:ever have that house of our own. Be-
side, it tires and frets one 3d." ....|
That's So" said Maria, the oldest OF
the Crookwells, II wish tomorrow was
over"
81 don't, cried Johnny Jumpup, the
youngest Of the family name. "Is'll be
more'n jolly. JIM Wallace says the pro-
cesssiOnswilI reach clear from here to the
battle grouLd." u.
| Nonsense" said Will
"What ouat!' lsmonted mother. ]
knew she was thinking of Johnny's clean
white suit.
II have been thinking" said the father
aEely-he was always grave-"of try
ing new plan. Let's see how much we
lose by to- morrow. There's my 81, and