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

him, "One word, and this may be mine
Then came q fitting thought of a fair
styoung face, with its rosebud bushes and
: its trusting look. He put it away as too
costly d bargain. and turned to the woman
at hisside.> 81 w
Now, he had certainly paid great at
tention to Miss Richley. They had been
much thrown together, and prudent rela
tives had implored him not to neglect so
| golden an 0pportSnisy, and here it was
at once He had but to speak, snd dare
his fate. Az we'll finish the matter now.
Poor little Louie! we'll, no doubt she
would ind better fellow than he was;
and so his restitution was taken. ,iaa 8 hi
Truth to tell, Theodosia Was expecting
an offer from him every moment It was
no new position to her, and her heart W as
too we'll arranged under her tightly -laced
silk. bodice to indulge in futtering. She
has gone through the same thing some
fifty, one times ebefore;s yet to. day she is
puzzled; "Phllip dear IS the lhandsomest
fellow she has ezer seens except those
italian loves, the guardia nobile.and they
are useless; and Shen his father is Baron,
who married a Lady Alice Somebody,and
4 his second brother is clergyman, who
married the widow of Dean, who was
- -
the daughter of an Archbishop. Yes, dear
\ Philip is on all sides SO we'll CONNECTED
yet Theodosia was puzzled A friend had
only that day spoken to her of a Scotch
4 Baronet who desired an introduction, and
then she would be a lady, if not of her
/ own right,at least in right of her husband.
| Yet the friend had said Sir MGregor
had red hair, splay feet, and an irritable
temper; and dear Philip was so good-look
ing, and with such sweet disposition; SO
that between Philips charms and her own
indecisien she listened when he spoke OF
his devoted love" with a pleased smile,
and he felt that the day was won, and
that they were engaged. .nf67 d aa.rr u.
No, not engaged. .ay q. a-r IN .,r.,
\ She was too good daughter for that
not engaged till she had spoken to her
dear papa, and smoothed the way for
Philip to appeal to him for his paternal
blessing. Phil. would have dispensed
with the blessings if the settlements had
bbeen all right without it; but he had nc
choice. He tried to throw lover-like
ardor into his voice as he said, "Do not
keep me long in the agonies of suspense
dearest!' but he felt certain sense of re
lief in the fact that, not being formally
accepted, he could not be expec, ed t.
impInt kiss on his fair ones cheek
There was not much of a rosebud blush,
and good deal OF poudrs de Tiz there
and it looked dusty to say the least.
i Miss Richley had strict sense of pro
+ priety,or rather to avoid its being known
to the world at large how far matters had
gone In any little affair of this kind
therefore Phil was not called upon fol
any display OR devotion; and when he pu
his heiress in the carriage which was tt
convey her back to mansion in Marqu i
square, where the family resided during
t the season, the iarwell on either side VIZ
so studiously courteous and commonplace
that the most fastidious could not hav,
detected anything particular. ..,,
Phil. chartered a hanson, lighted
. cigar, and drove back to London, pom
derlng on his present position and won
dering lazily how it would all turn out
but as he dismissed his vehicle at the
club door a woman offered him roses fol
sale. He stopped, and q shade came oveI
his handsome, face as he gave her a six
pence and took a pale tea-rose from be-
: stock. ..... =. .......
II wish | was rich man for your sa Ike
darling was the thought that flashed
0 across his mind; bui the rosebud to whom
that thought was dedicate was far ava,
across the seas; and Phil. dismissed tn,
$ passing cloud and went up the steps
; humming gay air. t3.Ir Il
S Next morning, however, his courage
slightly failed him when in his necessary
interview with the senior partner. 1.-The
did not succeed he would probably have
> the pleasure of making the acquaintance
of the Commissioners in Bankruptcy, and
] if he debut the life that success ON.