The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-11-06

uation at the high school, many hours
day were passed in the library with be
father, who was glad to direct her studio
in the higher mathematics and language.
: which formed her especial delight. Sh
!, is one of tue most accomplished linguist
in the country, and has developed an ar
tistic ability traIy wonderful. At twenty
che began to write, and her first produc
tions were children's books, illustrated b,
herself. My own family of little ones
were never so happy as when "A 1nt
Helen as they called her, would visit us
and entertain them. Her favorite room
was the nursery where, sitting on the floor
with one baby in her lap, she was de-
lighted to have all the rest climbing over
her. pulling and shouting as only children
will, and never saw her tired of them
'Of such is the kingdom was always the
reply to my fear that they would weary
her, my heart is so big can never get
children enough to half I'LL it. There ia
room for half dozen NOR ~
There were two or three most worthy
men living in her own aoms. whose offers
of marriage che had rejected, with the
pain which every truelwoman feels when
she so destroys another's hope and happi
ness, and at twenty eight she was q free
woman, who had never, as she honestly
confessed, seen man she loved as we'll as
she did her father. The frst grief of her
life was the death of her little sister. and
no mother ever more sincerely mourned
the death OF her first-born, than did she
the precious child whose going left such
a great void in her loving heart. a.
"Will it ever be filled'" she asked pit
eously, lit is such sore spot and tried
to comfort her by saying, what l earnest
~ hoped, that dear little one of her own
would sometime heal the wound.
"Shc was the embodiment of physical
health but this affection wore upon her
till She almost broke down under it, and
her three months visit to my house was
made in pursuit of her ola strength aud
spirits.
II: was at this time she met the man
who was destined to influence the whole
of her after life. I wish could describe
him, but know I could not succeed in
giving you correct idea of him, for he
was odd, peculiar in many ways, and TO
this day he is riddle to me as no always
seemed to be to himself. He was close
friend of my husbands, aud visited our
house frequently. He was at that time
3S years old, a very tall hesvily-built, re,
markably handsome man, with fascina
ton of manner not to be described. 1t
could be- felt. not Analysed. His profes
sion, that of lawyer, yielded him flue
income though his extravaganza tastes,
which circumstances had always allowed
him to crafty. consumed the whole of it.
His bachelor apartments were luxuriously
furnished, hts artistic fancies were 2bund-
antly administered to, AMI in dress be
was simply unappsoachable. His meals
were taken at the most expensive club
house in the city, and apparently no good
thing was withheld from him. Ofc .urse
he had listened scores of times to the
question. why don't you marry but his
answer was invariably the same, L cannot
support wife in the manner which would
sati>fy me- hich being interpreted, was
the hi CHEST style of luxury and elegance
"But ne had been unfortunate in his
associations with women. all of whom
seemed to regard him great CATCH and
Unanswered corlinglY much to his dis
gust and their own discontinue.
GA warm friendship gradually spranl
up between him and my friend, for, thougt
at first she had expressed dislike to hin
on account Of what she considered inOr-
dinate self .conceit, further acquaintance
proved 1t to be only the sang froid ant
self-consciousness Of we'll satisfied mar
of the world. Perfectly sympathetlt
mental traits brought them very closely
together, and while saw in him more
interest than had ever known him ct
manifest in any woman, was glad t.
find that she was unconscious of it and
condemned his faults as freely as sh,
raised his good nnalitieR I felt sr 81 {