The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-02-12


of his father,he entered AZ junior partner
the large mei CATTLE house of Edwards,
Winters & Co. just after his entrance
it became necessary for some member Of
tie firm to visit India, large business
transactions needing th ir ilnmediate at
teniion. Henry thinking be could leave
much better than one Of the older part~
ners, volunteered bis services for he tong
and somewhat hazardous trip. a. rca oh d
Calcutta in safety, meeting with no ad
ventures worth recounting, transacted he
business satisfactory y, and 'ook passage
on boasd ship homewatd bound = but
alas fer human plans The ship was
wrecked in the Indian Ocean, ana ~ tar
as could be learned, every soul or b"ard
the Inflated vessel was con@igned
to a watery grave.
In the eight long years since that time,
Eugenia Worthipgton bad proved to a
certainty what she tell at first was only
teo true, that no other love could ever
fn6 an answering echo in her heart; 4 hat
the deep waters Of the Indian Ocean held
all the wealth of her affections, and she
would give no man her hand when the
love that should crowr the gift could
never be his. There bad been 30 lack of
suitors, but she hed never wavered in her
decision.
From the somewhat thoughtless and
impulsivc girl ofseventeep, Eugenia had
become the gentle, sympathzing woman
of twenty five. Unlike as she seemed to
her gay and lively sister, they were new
ertheless devotedly attached 30 each
other. Rosamond was mere child when
he great sorrow came that bighied her
sisters bappiness,and changed the whole
tenor of her l.fe. She remembered her
as bright, blooming girl, carrying sun
shine ana happiness wherever sLe went;
and, child as she was, Rosamond felt The
charge, bat did not understand the cause
until years later.
1t was Mrs. Worthipglon who felt
most keenly the blight that had fallen
On the life Of her child. Her husband
died when Rosamond was a babe, and
her two eldes: daughters married few
years after. 1t was then that the sweet,
sunshlney nature of her oldest remain
ing child served to beguile many a
weary hour and brighten in great
u easure lbe' lonely lite she had led
since the sad night when the angel OF
d. ath entered their household Now.
instead Of being comiorted, she must
herself tarn comforter, and, guided as
she was by the strongest. G hris' ian
principles, she almost failed to see the
guiding hand that "doeth all things
we'll v End savorirg to work cheer
fully under the added burden, she soon
had her reward. Eugenia, admiring her
noble mother also resolved 10 forget
self nd lose DO more time in vain re
piniDgs when the world was full Of
suffering much greater than her own. AT
irst the burden was heavy, but added
years gave her strength and she had
come out as gold fried in the tire.
Mark Flemmlng was Charles Edwards
most intimate friend thy resided in
the same city, entered college, AND
graduated at the same time, now with
Willard Worthington they were pursuing
the study of law-the choses profession Of
each When they became ACC Tainted
with Rosamond Worthlngton, Mark as
we'll AZ Charles beca ne her ardent ad
mirer. but when he found that his
dearest friend was his rival, with
truly noble and self sacrificing spirit, he
entirely withdrew from the field, never
by word or act expressing anything but
satisfaction, when told that she had
promised to be the wife Of another, and
Charles Edwards did not know that he
stood between his friend and happiness.
It is said that true love cannot exist
without jealousy. if so, Mark Flen>ming
was the exception that proved the rule,
for certainly no such element existed
10 his composition ; his friend was as
dear TO him az ever, during the length
Of bis engagement now he had heard
Al.