The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-01-02

After striving all day with total de-
Ipravity of chairs and tables and bed
8 eads, which refused on any erms to look
homellke in new house, it was q COM
fort Untold to rush out into the avenue, il
the husband Jake sweet counsel with my
self, or, as quaint old Herbert expresses
it:
I-tO tumble up and down my chest,
Ana see what my soul doth wear
Ii Was the avenue which made me take
the house; nobody's avenue in particular,
yet 1t seemed to belong to each one of the
small group OF cottages to which it led
from the high road It had existed as a
sort OF lane before the co tagss were tho't
OF, and great trees had had time to grow
up in sort of leisurely way and meet
overhead.
A long gate closed In at night from the
snareS OF the outer world, and gave greater
sense of security to the lonely spluxters
and timld widows who lived In the cot
tages.
On this night thick mist EMBODIED
the trees and me as with a srm bre gar
ment, and the remark of one of our old
neighbors when she heard our dsstina ion
came back to me like bird Of III omsa.
"Going To Dovrcote,! Then yea will
live and die an old maid No one ever
goes there bu' the doctor to make them
sick and the lawyers CO wr te their Wills.
Il is too far rom the village to walk and
too near TO make it w nth while to ride"
She evidently spoke not without knOwl-
edge, and | keenly felt the little tns
point that was wrapped in it It had a
fearful sound to he an ola maid all nav
days, for old maids d. live immenssl v
| ng lives. having neIt her great joys nor
great sorrows to wear out their bodies
1t almost seems that, with u little more
effort thy might 1--we forever. / was
twenty Two years old, and NO love passa.
g"s had ever been mine. Ii one Must be
On old maid, it would be some consolation
To haze u CIV Cd letters and bunch OF
dr'ei Il 'werS to turn over in winter evsn
u gs 1t was Al old fam liar track In my
mind; my thoughts tr .vsled it otteH.
Tue hour Was not late, but the fey made
darkness that might be felt. Suddenly
heard voices near me, but whether III
ront or following it was impossible ts
tell, as | distinguished M feutSteDS.
Il fear We have made II mistake, said q
wnman'S volcr, trembling In spite OF u
h 'rd tone III it. If YOU cam bear with
me while We ar lovers what will bscOMe
OF ne by aud by?'
cit Is on'y waen W. are alone that
should ever suspect that we were levers,
IeJ lneh Ii Al 'sculne voice.
You are willing that our engagement
should be q secret"
Yes, because you bcsought ma SO anxi
ous'y, bat your manner to other men is sc
u terly-utterly
"Oint hesitate for word. I assure
y"u can endure it, My ma nner is s,-r
"U"engag d, | would say, to put it v, ry
IA dry
"Perhaps-unless you can change tina
m ,nner."
Il could NO more do that than the
,O''pArd ~oaid chanSo his spots. | have
] we'd you well, but that ig no reason tina
We should marry suppose"
rs it nol?"
"Oh! none whatever. I hear some one
coming. Here is the ring that "" mem
Tor fetter Gu q night and g,sd-by.'
Woman ran by me SD closely that h. r
sElE brushed mine, and, the fog llft,ng
q little the same m0'2ent, | saw the 0ut.
line of n man take his elbows frim thu
long gate on which b. lid beea leaaing
and stopping down seemed To look Inr
s"methlng ON the or Iund. Then h. hur.
ried away toward the villag and, a.
Bunyan says of his pilgrims, II SAY hlm
no more"
Felt like q person blind folded, VIII
has been tormented with other people,
secrets against his will. leaned my owl
arms on the gate uutII the f'g ciesre
away, and soft, wavering moonlight frl
on the trees, which seemed to wh,spel
together about the very secrets that
shared with them.
La crack between post and bar som
thing cleaned in he moonlight. pick
Oh out ring the rlRg which one hal
thrown away in her angry haste, &ud
which the otner had looked for ~ tht
ground In vain. 1t WAS violet forrnet
OF small Sapphires, with a diam md in IA,
center.
carried it home ard tucked II int.
she tnrtherest corner Of my upper drawer
9od Tor m nth pOnderrd il in nv heart
looked eagerly for all the notices Wu1pr
ne heading OF 'LAst and Found" Vas
hordes OF dogs seem d to have o me or
enslr braVels about thar time; mIff4 and
. 'nds and other small ma tiers were en-
treated to return, and 40 questions asked
but no one had lost ring comp, ser
with indefinite pains a: least d gen ed
y Vertisements, which should delicate cen
Vry 10 that outline Of Il imam that b rint
might be recovered If hs desired II.
SAID no word TO my aunt, wih whom
shared the cottage and all oh.r world ,
goods OF my little adventure on th'
avenue: II she had ever had any non
. sense about her, it had all rn off oefor
my time. She W uId have hun Ell Tor ii
owner OF the ring IN the same straight
! forward and exhaus i've way az If IL s4s