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

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I We bad planned that it would be
most excellent thing for Sue to have the
advantage Of such society as they would
naturally draw about them, and had tried
to make her promise To use her influence
with him, all to little purpose, however.
In fact she acted In most p culiar man
neg, till felt that it was possible that the
girl had some secret upon her mind, and
tried to prepare mgself for a mine to be-
sprung under my feet at any moment.
Well, Hugh c:tIne, as 1 said. We were
warm in our welcome and congratulations;
but careful not to overdo, as he had such
a horror of being lionized At last, mother
saia: = A TalY. TIT bU1aKTY 1H7
awe are waiting to hear something
about your prom Seda wife, Hugh. How
and where did you leave herr" 51l"~ AaT'+-
He looked up at Sue -comically, and
asked: g,-z
Don't you want 10 see her picture?
Her looks ought tn interest YOU. I'm sure.
Wom"n usually count good deal on per-
soua appearance"
] Now it was ono IF our notions that it
vas the privllegeof literary women to be q
rs hOmely IS possible; so, had made no
orr minds to accept a sister who should
be AS destitute Of style rs s. nun, and as
oIain featured IS see chose. But then.
our acquaintance With literary people had
not been extensive. gxv
He gave the picture into, mothers :
hands. We all noticed q peculiar ex-
Dresslon as Of mingled doubt mi surprise,
cross her face She took off her glasses
and rubbed them, an look d again. By
=; a try b,I
our patience, and we looked over her
shoulder, like d parcel of eager sclooI-
girls. lac. ssasI aasta aaJs.-...as.
''Hngh Hastings! 1t is Miss Ora 7es!'
cried Jennette.
"That girl across the street," said I in a
rage, forgetting my dignity. That de- ?
ceitful cre4turela Author, indeedi Perh4ps
you expect US to ieve that I'm aston.
ished at vou-no, I'm not st)nishel, I'm
well, it's just what we might have ex-
pected."
You're not exactly clear" said Hugh;
"hut I expected some such outbreak, so
have tried TO possess my soul in patience.
I'm not surprised at your surprise But 1
I'M by no means inclined t. accept any
expression of any other feeIing I am
engaged to Miss Graves,-'the saints be
praised!' the girl acfoss the street, who
conld not by any possibility be an author;
and being engaged tc her, I intend to
marry her;sand- marrying her, propose
thar my mother aud sisters shall love and
| respect her. You would have done that
long ago if You had not been blinded by
pride and preiu lice.
"But, Hugh" said mother. II. thought
your early we was Lost, am that you-"
my early love and Miss Graves are one.
was engaged to her six years ago; he
engagement was broken by my own folly;
aud when | came down here AMI found
her living acros the street, felt az
though God was giving me another
chance. A fow words separated Il and
a few words made the wrong and suffer
ing of years right again. She is the
wisest, discreetest, best in the world,
far too good for me- as far above US IN
| telleCtually as the heavens above the earth
| It was my notion, Keeping it from you
| all. wanted you to learn to like her.
| AS soon as she hal won Sues friendship,
she told her all; hut you are 40 bound to
your idols that couldn't wait for good
ness and grace to 'rk miracles. So I
| told ynn, confident that the magic words,
I
years Of nnenlightened Intercourse would
fail to accomplish. I'm going over to
see her now, and I'm going to tell her
that some Of you are coming over ny and
| by, to congratulate her uoon having won
such q treasure as Lam
| We were glad when he went for we
| at down and talked it all over. W. were
vexed at our lack Of pene ra ion; to think
| that we had famous writer fer our
neighhor for two years, and had persist
emily snubbeds her uDon every possible
occasion! To think that we had humii-
ated ourselves by talking of Hugh's en-
GA gespent. and expatiating upon her rep
utation as a writer, to the lady elect her
self. and had even, after delightful
fashion women have sometimes. giving
her crumbs of comfort for what we con-
sidered her disappointment. And, worse
than all, had shown ourselves lamentably
ignorant of the literary notnrieties not
even knowing the nom de plume of one of
the most popular poets of th day. hid
even asked her if she found copying law
papers profitable.
Alas! alas! Now nothing remained but
to make the best of il; for Hugh would
SCauu no uAtt-Way IHehsuFSS 90 mOtHeC
and called uron her that sam day We
were both IS gracions as could be; we ac-
cepted the situation as though it was the
nne of all others we should have desired.
We congratulated her upon her success
as writer; but playfulIy chided her for
not taking IA into her confidence All
this we did with resolution, while in
wardly grooming over our stupid folly.
There was some comfort III thinking
that Hugh would have too much honor
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