The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-04-01
conade, was the settlement of Cherry

conade, was the settlement OF Cherry
craney.
Shut out from the thoroughfares and
travel, from the wickedness and vanity,
of the great world, the dwellers in
Cherrycraney cultivated their little patch
of fertile bottom-land, hunted, fshed
and worked few days in the year rails
ing the lead ores which abounded in the
hills, and dreamed Of hidden mines Of
more precious metals, which, however,
they never thought Of, digging for.
Happiness is sometime easily attained !;
and Cherrycraney seemed, in the eyes of
its inhabitants, to possess all the re-
qulsltes necessary.
The wicked were not past all hope,
and the truly good were out of the
temptations and vanities of the great
world .e 'a a3e4 @e7 eE
Had the select ladies Of Cherrycraney
possessed only one luxury table cloths
it, is believed the Millennium would
have commenced with that current year.
Wanting that luxury, there still Re-
NAMED a trace Of human weakness.
Sister Doolittle had trife of romance
in her nature. Had she lived in later
times, she might have sought the sym
pathy of her sisters who have shone out
in the darkness which 'shrouded us be-
fore the PRONUNCIATION of all the recent
jsnas SO fascinating to the romantic fe-
male mind
AS it was, she contented herself by
taxing her imagination to the utmost to
discover new names for her precious
babes. @ ea
Among the strange visitors to that out
of-the-way place came circus with its
attendant side-shows and nostrum-ven-
ders. Sister Doolittle not only attended
the circus, but bought of each dealer,
and listened in wonder to the list Of
virtues claimed for each nostrum.
Her most satisfactory purchase was a
bottle labeled "Macassar Hair Oil, and
next to this lump of fragrance called
" Concertina Soap"
Macassar and concertina The words
were. new and novel to her. They also
seemed to have a poetic sound. The re-
suit was what might be expected Of a ro-
mantle woman.
The twins were named Mary Jocassar
and Martha Concertina. Then came ro-
mantle aspirations in the female
nomenclature of that whole region, pro-
ducing a generation of Albertinas,
Serephinas, Missouris, Floridas and
| LOuisianas.
None dared soar to the sublimity of
Jocassar or Concertina So Sister Doc
little and her offspring stood alone in
their glory. a.3o s4' '@-+
OF the earlier years of the twins little
need be said. They passed heroically
through the pangs of teething, and the
subsequent trials of whooping- cough,
mumps and measles. 1t is true they
were sustained in a measure by the saga
cious consultations of Mr.. lobe Grimsley,
whose early acquaintance with them in
their four2barrel days has been already
mentioned.
g Grin and bar it, young ones. Poorly
folks don't generally have it twict," was
the customary consolation, at once COM
forting and complimentary.
After the pains and trials of childhood
comes the exquisite prettiness and fitful
tenderness of -girlhood. The twins had
| already reached this latter period.
Mary Joeassar inherited largely of her
| fathers meekness, enlivened by the
charming sweetness of early girlhood.
With girlhood comes the dreamy hopes
and expectations attendant upon the
rising of that grlidingstar of human life
! love. .4
I The rude youth and manhood of Cherry
craney afforded but barren field for the
growth of the grand passion. Yet in this
barrenness there sometimes springs a
flower of surprising sweetnessaand fra
GRANGE. Mr.. Tobe Grimsley was, by
common consent, constituted guardian of
the twins of Cherrycraney; and when
Jim ToOtles wished to show his gallantry
and regard at the same time, by offering
to escort Mary Jocassar home from an
evening gathering, the gallantry and re-
gard of that gentleman were simulta-
neously squelched by the strong hand of
Mr.. lobe upon his coat-collar, accompa-
MED by a menacing movement of his dex-
ter boot.
Them gals is not fur the likes of you,
Jeems, was decision from which there
was no appeal.
The hopes of Elder Burnem and his
worthy wife were concentrated in a most
miserable son. With the good example
and teaching of his parents and the Sc
lect constantly before him, it would
seem that he ought to be kept from the
commission of any overt act Of wicked
ness. But no amount of either rigor or
tenderness would keep the lad within
bounds, and finally he broke loose from
all restraint, and fed the country alto
gether.
Mr.. lobe Grimsley was accustomed to
say if he could have had the whipping of
the boy he would have turned out very
differently; but the select doubted the
correctness of that statement, since Mr.
lobe was never known to do any whip
ping, except in one instance, when,
after promising on his honor not to taste