The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-22
Mr.. MAYNARD's HlRED1MAN.
Hickory, oickory, dcck;
The fnpHse ran up the clock:
The cloak Atruck one,
And down he run;
Hsrkoew -

= Fanny lard tlie PINK bundle d,wn in q
rocking char full of pillows. rhe bum
ole protested with vigorous a,ovem~nt,
amt in ano' her MON, Mt the 20. kng chair
and the bahy -eane dawn t4x,.ther.
'N"w,ynu awful man the Child is sickv'
cried Fanny with y sepred look (as she
lifted 'he tiAy norsei Irom the q ,or; but
tho piilews had protected 1t, and the
startled baby, after the eff 'rt At curling
her lips, broke intoa charming smile. Ii
"NH harA tons; AAd I krEs. [ EM fer
glvtn.r SAID Matthew D mn.
mo, you are not farg,v n. 4 shall
never fotg,ve ynu, Mr., Matthew DPnu, SD
piessr leave hairy aEf me, | havs moth
rag 3m.re t.Sssy .'v9vs99TTf HR9i4amh
+ trWfhsl-I;m Eeing,"ise seolu9ibj1 a
You can go SIR"
/ The young Tl4n vent softly, slowly nut;
but hp To- ked beithrr grleved nos angry;
on tho. her sid Of the d or- he smiled.
The CIR ums,aS ces are these: "'2'A PSI
+ Fanny lad been sIirIsinR hero sisters
tchjGs aud HE little, cherub seemed never
~ tire of musical sounds; 81, Fanny, who
had "Ma. her e >bSe" by heart, iilked
lugtting better than to sit ia The cosy sit
ting room, which WAS really in, the nurs-
! MauheN Dann was the hired man, and
4 on this particular tnprning bad stolen IN
tquielly behind Miss Fanny, aud tempted
e'-whst! surely not sc tie Evil One
had bent over and kissed heLsoa the, fore
head.
| And this be had dared to do. Knowing
'ilDao Fonay swas a city yOung lady, living
N fashionable quarter, anu used to the
best society.
F4nnys sister had married a rich sfar-
mer a1 quite two years befre. People
talk d ut these Brysous burying ID N.
selves alive; hut bot& Olive and Fanny
l0ys d 1t u c6uitry better than she town.
Every summer Fanny MAS glad TO leave
'tne stuffy old hotist," ss site called 1T,
and slmpst 10y one leap ind hArseaf IN
lptraiise, hreat hing air redpleut pf, white
clover an aweet brlar DarlDg the win.
Ter the sist rrs corresponded regularly, aud
thrive bad sung ths praises of Msthsw
Dsnn, their hired man, 10 often that Fan
nl found herself thinking his aCquAiL t
aimee -ss "Ile Of the pleasant trobabil tiles
. EqI sherinext visit, wuilTsigotaa odt
1--WE cont intend TO treat him as help,
3 wrote Olive, holding her baby Ion one
knees nd steadYIpgl the paper with a
bronze weight "inr he is not II the least
ike the men il these parts I should be
ashamed not TO ask him tn come to the
table; and jast for The novelty of 1t,
w nj you to peep into his room Harry
tc.lIs him rfr1 duis; and the Two really
erjuy themselves together almost like
lbroihers. H. is nearly as handsome as
ftny Harry; he you know, is che hsndssm
est man in the werd! a ]ted
Ard The pleasant pen ran on and told
about planting, the prospective sweet
c I'm, aAi pea tIossomsand how the grape
vines were Iull Of TIE tinicst branches,
and the young peach trees we're going to
do spltn!rdiy; and Adela had two cum
nng mrIk>s hiic teeth. and knew lot
h It b Nv much more loving nonsense
Now Fanny had rich lover, aaA, like
most ouch lovers, he was not progresses
ing in his personal appearances. q, In her
own written language TO Olive, he pes
tered her to death. To he sure 1t was
pleasant Ia see his splendid equipage In
'front.' of their DIOR, with the two super b
greys, for on rare occasions Fanny yielded
TO his solicitations to- take ride; aud he
always managed 30 drive hel by his castle
IT brown stone front to tempt her; for
Fanny was as fond oi beautiful things az
Fl woman ought tn be, a:d was aware of the
advantages which money can give.
Both her father and mother were anxi.
nus she should marry the Hon. Eben, zer
WOlcOtt but Fanny W s hi. h spirited md
they seldom advised her The girl knew
tina they were living beyond their means
for her sake, and this knowledge had
Id 81 he III 1,,A
many conferences over it. tt.#
Il think if you were married" sid
Olive. "papa would come here aud take a
small house; then business need not press
him so in his old age. gaa
4 Ebenezer had done the proper things
had offered Fanny his heart. his house. his
, carriage and his horses. and, although he
vas known for q pugnacious old gentle.
> man, terribly set in his way. he WAS hon
: orab!e, and he loved beautiful Fanny Bry-
, son with all his heart And Fanny had
, told him that she could not then decide
hat che was going for the summer months
r to sister Olives; at the close OF her visit
, she would give him an answer,
And may come out there Sometimes!
aeked Eben.
Fanny gave reluctant consent, and
wished with all her heart that she had
refused him; go, with the understs nding
that he was to call as q friend, tho tive
parted. III, ..,...r
At the depot Fanny found her sisters
carriage in waiting and was accosteti by
he handsomest as we'll as the tallest man
she had ever eeen. Six feet high, and
proportiona'ely majestic, he seemed like
Apollo and Hercules in one."
"Can this be the hired mah!" thought
Fanny; and then she looked st his dress