The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-04-24


'fsstent, toshave their views and opinions
settled. and not bestaking up notions day
! after day. Suesays nv opinions are fixed
nnon every subject, and labelled and laid
away in Alphabetical order; but shees pro-
lesses . perfect willingness to chan ge her
mind every day, so she changes it fr The
better.
But that's not my way, nor the way of
the family. --.----.----------.-- ..---.-.--.----
Well, as [ said, after I teld Sue Of her
brothers ftentione to Miss Graves, whHt
dtdishe do but pick up her hat and an
nounce her intention Of going over to see
about il.
~ For said she, "if Hugh could spend
three hours day in her company sthere
must be something about. her worth the
while, aud / say we have been a set of
stupids MOTT to find it out So here goes
for Miss Graves. W szs2i5 ,:7g.5 g
/ She was alwAY9 careless aboat her Ian
gaage; but it panied me to see that she
Ihad grown more 81 since sue had been
away from the refining inhqences Of tue
home circle. 7e3ti no Sc hasee4ss IF ~-.er
| She made long CALI said they didn't
seem In the least shocked bee III e she
Idid6't have ten ruffles aud an overskirt"
toiher dress, tor she went in ~ dress made
With neither, she has ius5 no * p. faocy
tor blouse waists and plain skirts; calls
them artistic."a But then Sue looks wti
in an thing.
i After thai, sne and vi p Graves grew.
quite intimate; aud by this M ans the rest
Iof1is became better acquainted with her.
aud Sue prnfessei herself deli glltei with
her. But Highs name, waR neYar men
i tiohfd; and she preserved HE same reti-
cence in regard to herself and her pur
suits that had SD puzzie1 US. We knew
there was some mystery connected with
her; shh was either more OF les than she
appeared. and We occ4s' onally worked
ourselves, into. rage at Sues, infatuation
with a1persOn a%ho was evilently 40
bodg-which that misguided young per
son was pleased I" con ider vastly anus
ing. aa.r-
At last one day down came letter
from High. When took it in my hind
felt haiti contained news OF importance;
and may as we'll confess that belief in
pI sentiments is one Of my weaknesses. L
was addressed il Hugh'1 bold nlnd t.
mother, and was certainly a cheerful
enough lacking fiir ou.wardIy. Never
theess, it was with a good deal of inward
qusking that gave it to mother to open.
| L. commenced: .rcsa $3.50.
'DeGrg Beloved and most Gracious Sisters -
1 | am going to be married soon! There, that
may be something Of a sho bath to your
feelings; but you'll find. to follow out the
figure that you'll ieei better when the frs
shock is over, and after lit lie really enjoy
! tyiv RI pU Iv
(thSt in my eye she Is perfection and I AK
I for her portion Of tha love always so lavish
| ly bestowed on me. For tear you NAV be too
uneasy on the score Of responsibility. etc,
will say that she is - writer of wide reputa-
] tion aud he author OF the charming book OF
poems we read together when was down
| mo doubt, at this, vision of disorderly
house, unmeuded stockings, and buttOniess
shirts and slatternly woman at the head,
| will rise before you; but that idea Is expio-
ded. | have never yet seen her with an ink
spot on her fingers. I ain coming down soon;
so b" ready with your congratulations.
| "Your loving ron and brother,
I v-.-.. "HUGH,"
As might be expected. that set Us in a
futter. That settled the question of the
gossip ABOUT Miss Graves, ani mtie our
prophecy that such thing could never
happen true at lat Then to think that
he was going to bring literary wom4n
into the fAtnily 1t was deighr ful! n It
that we any of u cared much for litera-
excepting Hugh and Sue; they were al
ways back worms. but we were, neverthe
less, full of admiration for authors. Our
| family had always heen noted for beauty
wit and at one time wealth; but there had
never been auy one Of Us who could re4-
sonably claim any great intellectual abili-
ty.
Aud of course, we lost NJ time In speak.
ing in casual way, as though it wa the
most natural thing in the world. of broth
er Hugh'S engaVement 70 the famous au
thor Of"Snnys by the Sea" We gave the
book prominent place on the center
fable, aud ast"nished each other by our
Devotion to poetry. For we said, 1T wilt
never do to have Hugh's wife find us to
tally ignorant upnu literary topics" So
we went to work and read up he reviews
ana criticisms, with praise worthy de-
termlnation to be equal To the occasion.
All but Sue, she pal little attention to
it more than usual; but spout more time
than ever across the way, with Mss
Graves. .. ,
| One day, she-Miss Graves was over
with her work, a dainty bit Of embroidery.
I SAID to her that supposed she had
'heard of augh's engagement?'
! She flushed to her forehead, but an
swered gu city: "Suc was talking with
me about it, Yesterday" r'taafa lf#.a.
said: "You cont congratulate Us,
Miss Rebecca, upon our gaining new
sister"
| She smiled and said: How do know,
or how do you know that congratulations
will be in order? Maybe you won't like
her"
| thought, ooh no! ST iteful and jealous
| ehIn but went On and told her that the