The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-10-30

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Rhoda smiled and bowed, and he re-
sumed:
ga yoGng man was once standing upon
the platform of railway station just as
train was leaving it. As it passed him he
saw in one of the carrigss the face of q
young girl. se .ssura .asea,a q i. a.a
cit was only face at the window, but it
haunted him through his lie shrough his
studies, through the beginning OF his
career through his prosperity. After
many years, chance, as it is commonly
called, threw him into the way OF this
young girl, then grown into woman }
and he found her mind and heart as
lovely to him as her face had been and
still was. He took many opportunities
OF seeing her, and found that the more he
saw her. the more he loved her," de
paused an instant. II was the young mao
and yours WAS the face of which caught
that glimpse. Rhoda, with the wheIe feres
of my home asheaven to me-" ..
He seized hes hand as he finished speak
ing and pressed it to his lips Rhoda. who
had listened all through with q face Sn
which pain and pleasure had been s,con'
tending expressions, gently withdrew her
hand as soon as his grasp Of is vas 9
little loosensd and, sighing, said
sadly: srT~44 rrHH*ns eHa
"Yau have told mo yeur story; let me
tell you mine"
After an inStant's silence she resumed
in low voice:
II was the only child of very rich
parents. Their name was Graham. They
idelized me and let ne have ny own way
in everything. grew up amid every pos
sible luxury ard comfort. EverysSdy
called me very beautiful; everybody CALL
ed me very clsver;,evsrybody knew: that
shouid be very rich. Is it to be wendefed
a. that nv head was turned; that ak
Dected when entered society to have
ever sHe at my feet l WA net disap-
o. nted. At II came cut in Lsndcn,
anG was pronounced by everybody the
Delle of the season.
Among my admirers there vas "ne fer
whom soon began to entertsia strong
ar feeling than friendship. He professed
t. be very mucA il love with me; was
madly in love with him. My father did
notlike the idea of my marrying theyeung
mar, for tie Hon. Arthu Bracebridge's
name had been heard in conjunction with
some not very reputable proceedings"
arthur Brace5ridgel" broke IN Or
Charlton; abe must have been the son {
whom Lord Bracebridge so ofeen.spoke OF
during lis last illness"
''No doubt; he has been great trou-
BILE to his parents.If I~had asked my faith
er earnestly to let me marry this young
saAn, he would have consented at las,
for be always gave IN to me but was
wjllful and headstrong and as he had
once refused did not care to ask him
again but yielded TO Arthur's entrea'ies,
ana ran away with him
"Was it than that saw you p
"Nost likely we went by the North
west ern."
'FThat was the station. This then ac-
counted for ;he half frightened look your
face wore that day"
eyes: | was half frightened and
half-ashamed of what was doing, but it
was too late then to give up. We went
a few miles out of town, and were mar
ried next morning. Do not blame me
too much acted very badly, but
very young, andH have been punished
enough"
81 blame you, Rhoda? MY life must
have been a much more perfect one than
it has been to give me- the right Of
judging others"
MY conduct broke my fathers heaTt,
continu d Rhoda,s her face quivering;
"he never forgave me, but died soon af-
ter. ~ithoud seeing me, and leaving all
his property away from me. l had soon
seen my mistake. My husband was not
unkind, but he was giddy and wild aad
L repented my folly bitterly. When my
father died and left me nothing, Arthur
was very angry with me and from that
Tine ny life became more wretched.