The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-10-23


to be away. far away, i'll another land
among other people. Even the questions
Iof her guardians " it'll regard to the
cause of her pale cheeks and mournful
mein annoyed her. What cou. d shs re-
ply to them How could they have 70.
ceived confession of the true cause
Could she make them, her confdantss
Gould she endeavor to picture to them
the suffcrings Of her soul! Oh, no, rath.
cr a. thousand times to bear her great
grief in silence
| when, therefore, the affairs of her
guardian called him for year to Eng.
land, >he begged, with morbid longing
Tor change of scene. to be allowed to
accompany him, ana her request was
granted
! IL was misty autumn day on which
they embarked Tue clouds hung dark
ana hesVy over land aud water. Wrap.
ped In her mantle, Lydia stood on the
deck and gaz-d upon the land as it stead.
| ''y disappeared. And, whel tho eve.
ning came and the clouds cleared sway
she looked up at the gray autumn sky'
and Thoughts other lost star and her
cheerlcss life. Her spring time had
passed-he- youth was gone. and she had
nothing to hope from the future = +
/ My old friend lad let her head sink
low upon her breast, and she held her
hands clasped to her lap. stepped
dewn and gently pressed my lips to
them. She Strengthened up and said
"Oh. yes. my child, | know that nv life
has not been wholly wanting in lo7e:
STAGE then h,v. learned that who sows
love reaps it,"
And she resumed her narrative
Years have passed since that day the
young girl has become middle aged
inasron, the freshness OF youth had long
siuce disappeared, and her dark locks
began TO DO sprinkied over with gray
what was at first consuming grief had
given place to soft melancholy. Lydia
had remaiped faithful To her first love;
her heart had never warmed toward any
other man, her nature, however, was not
soured; and she gave tU humanity wha'
she would otherwise perhaps have Law
lshed on one, and therein she found con.
ISOLATION and peace
I In these years it happened that young
o girl, whose health had become seriously
impaired, begged Lydia to accompany
e her for time to warmer climate. She
I readily consented, aud they Immediately
set out for Meran. The young girl i'm
proved rapidly, thanks to the change
! of air and Lydia's watchfulpess.
9 One day at dinner table at their little
Ia hotel, an old gentleman stated that he
had that morning witnessed melancholy
scene. In the garnet Of neighbLrng
lie b 'use there lived blind, constructive
"a painter, who at the mort had few weeks
&c to live. "Even now" said the old gentle
q. man, II caano: for a moment escape the
"a mournGul sigh of the poor unfortunate
IS man, with his whie hair and large,
a sightless eyes. He seems, besides, to be
- in needy circumstances; for despite the
); neatness of his lodg ings, they are sadly
lacking in comforts. There is worthy
ohjeet-for your charity, madam" he con.
! cluded turning to Lydia, who ha already
IL decided to lose no time in hunting t,the
Is poor, blind artist. s
g. The next day-it was pleasant, sunny
q autumn dayisucl. as they have only in the
South--the matron slowly assembled the
} three flights of stairs that led to the poor
u blind painters garrett She was IN a
- thoughtful melancholy mood recol.ec-
. tions of days aud scenes long since passed
| came upon her with unwonted vIvidness,
e Why did her heart thrOb SO violently
IS Had she MT gone on scores of similar
errands of mercy before? Why, then, to-
& day this unusual nervousness +?
,. In responce to the gentle rap, weak,
: soft voice bado her enter. She opened
! the door quietly, and there, at the open
?. window, with the morning sun shining
;. all on his bltaCbed locks and intellectual
foghead, sat well'remembered, and ah
=. SO sadly altered figure