The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-04-15

Clinton Dexter would be willing to walk
up from there with you and help drive
her, If he could go with us to Hartford and
spend the day. Ii you think that he
would, and you would like to have him
go, you may run over to Mr.. Dexter's
and tell him that if it is convenient for
him to spare Clinton / would like to have
him go to Hartford with us tomorrow,
and walk home from Skidmore's with
you in the evening. And be sure and
tell Clinton, If his father consents to his
going, that we will call for him as early
as six o'clock"
Philip said eyes, sir" and took up
his hat and went into the hall but be-
fore he got to the outside door his father
called out
"One thing more, Philip. I left nv
bride hanging on a bar-post down by
the sheep barn this afternoon. If you'll
come back across lots and bring it up.
it'll save going for it in the morning. I
intended getting it myself when I came
home from Mr.. Dexters, but it slipped
my mind. "
"Lucky thing it did," Philip said to
himself as he stepped out of the door,
" If he had come round that way home
[ guess he wouldn't be in quite so gentle
mood tonight. He would have given
me Hail Columbia right and left and
Clint would have Jared worse than I, for
when his fathers back is up he's as
savage as a tiger. Strange what has
come over father tonight noticed
that mother was surprised to see him
SO much more social and gentle than
common"
On his way over to Mr.. Dexters,
Philip hadssas great variety of feelings
and as great conflict with them as his
father had while standing behind the
barn door ; but before he got there the
summing up was that he was an migrate
full scamp, and that his father was all
right; only he had so many cares and
anxieties that it sometimes made him q
little stern and Grabbed.
Mr.. Dexter was always ready to oblige
his neighbor Raymond, and he cheer
fully gave his consent to Clinton's going.
Clinton did not know what to make
of this sudden turn of affairs AS he
went with Philip to the door, he whis-
pered:
"What's up, Phil?-what has hap
pened has your father found out any
thing?"
" Not a thing-not thing" Philip
hurriedly whispered back. " You don't
suppose, Clint, he'd be taking us to
Hartford, tomorrow, if he had It's
all right, but it's the strangest thing
that ever happened-I'u tell you all
about it to-morrow-can't stay long
enough now"
Mr. Raymond took up a newspaper
and bowed his head over it as soon as his
son started for Mr.. Dexter's; but if his
wife had observed him closely she would
have seen that he did but very little
reading, and that there was troubled
expression on his countenance. He did
not raise his eyes from the paper when
he heard returning footsteps, but he list
ened very intently, and he knew that
Philip stole softly and hurriedly to the
back end OF the hall and opened the
chamber door before he came over to the
sitting room. A look of relief came into
his face and he Strengthened up as If
great burden had been lifted from him.
lie had no doubt but that the bundle of
clothing had been brought up from the
oat-bin and left on the chamber stairs till
Philip should go to bed. That is what
he hoped his boy would do when he
asked him to come around by the barn
and get the halter. He had no further
fear that he would attempt to give him
the slip that night.
Mr.. Raymond and Philip rode up to
Mr.. Dexters door for Clinton, the next
morning, just as the sun was peeping
over the hills. It was as delightful a
September morning as they could desire.
AS soon as they were on the road, Mr..
Raymond said:
Now, boys, you must keep your eyes
Open-see all there is to be seen, and get
all the enjoyment out of going that you
can. We don't have holidays very often,
and we must make the most of them.
Philip and [ have worked pretty hard
lately, and [ guess, Clinton, that you
have. [ believe play-day will do us
all good. | made up my mind this
morning, to leave all my cares and bust
ness behind me for once; so you need
have no fears if you talk to each other
all you please, and ask me as many ques-
tons as you wish, that it will disturb
me at ALL -
Mr.. Raymond spared no pains to have
the boys enjoy their first trip to Hart
ford. He called their attention to every
thing that he thought would interest
them on the way. He told them who
owned such and such farm when he was
q boy what the land was worth an acre
then, and what was it's market value now
who built this house and that; and he
pointed out where General was born.
and where Hon. lived till he went to
college. He was no less painstaking
when they got to the city. He took them
past Trinity College, \ the State House,
the High School i; he. pointed out the
different churches, and told them who
preached in them The went with them to
the Athanan11n and sn,nnt OF, ho,n,. I'LL,