The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-02-03

4 HCHDuS returned 10 Jn0 grand SUCO71,
where his father and mothe-, with the
Lady Angelique, waited him.
"Where have you been9" said the
young girl, poutin@y.
" / have been to silence the fellow
who was singing"
$ Why have you done that?"
because I thought the noise would
annoy you"
"On the contrary, like it very much.
It is ravishing. Can you not sing like
that?''
"No. Why should II"
g Because am determined that | will
not marry you until you can.
Phoebus did not know what to do, for
it was simply impossible for him to put
together two ideas in song, or to sing
note. Always thinking of his body,
he had quite forgotten his mind. He
was beautiful as a peacock, and stupid
as goose.
was very hard that the moment he began
to feel some pleasure in singing this
brother should command him to refrain
from it. Phobus knocked again at the
door.
"Who is it 2" said Esop.
cit is /, Phabus, your brother"
"What do you want with me, now that
you call me brother for the first
time?"
ct am come to ask favor
Sc Enter.
Phoebus shut the door, and though
he had come to demand service of his
brother, he could not help laughing at
the sad look Of the hunchback.
"What can do for you?" said Esop
gently.
CT want you to teach me to sing the
song that you have just finished
stThe one that you forbade?"
eyes," said Phoebus blushing.
"Why do you want to know it? e.
because the lady of my love will
not marry me until / can sing as you
do"
'And who is this lady?"
"Her name is Angel1que."
"How, does she live in the chateau
that can see from the Window"
eyes"
"Then she is the young girl who
laughed the other day, as passed under
the balcony"
g Yes, I was there"
"And you did not beg her to deslst
from laughing at your brother?"
emo indeed, laughed with her, you
looked SO drol in your fine clothes with
that hump on your back.
"And you really want to learn my
song?''
''And why not?"
Because it is only the unhappy that
sing as do"
'SGood gracious don't want to pay
that price for your songs. :"
But think. If you indeed wish to
sing like me, Unjust give you my hump.
It is my music box.
emo, thanks, would be too ugly"
Phoebus sought Angelique and told
her of the hard conditions that his bro
Their had made if he wished to learn to
sing.
sSAccept them," said Angelique.
Glow, you are willing to marry
hunchback?"
"Since it is the only price that he will
take for his gift. T"
But you will hate me when I am de-
formed"
s'Am I not beautiful enough for both?"
said the girl, s'and I do believe that /
prefer the beauty of intelligence to mere
outward grace"
"But you laughed yourself at the
hunchback when he rode by"
eyes; but I had not heard him sing.
If I had, I should have pitied him first,
and loved him afterward. Doyou really
love me9"
eyes"
"Well, go and learn to sing"
"What foolish fancy"
s'Make haste, or shall never marry
you"
Phmbus ran again to his brother
g Give me your hump!" he exclaimed.
"Why SOP"
"Because you must. f"
"Does your lady consent to marry
hunchback?"
eyes"
"Then shall keep my hump"
"Keep it2"
&c Certainly"
"But want it must have it.
"Not so. I have kept it through sor-
will not part with it. +"
"What do you mean 2"
"You say that the lady will marry
hunchback, provided he sings as [ do.
eyes"
"Well, I shall not part with the hump.
I shall marry the lady myself"
Phoebus stood aghast. Esop left the
room and sought Angelique, and, kneel-
ing at her feet, he sang his third song,
f1ll of love and tenderness.
He sang of lovely lake Swallowed by
the night. which felt the first rays Of the
morning sun, and which moved the lott
erer on its banks to trust himself to Its
gentle rocking "Before seeing you,
f the song said, "my soul was this shad-
owed lake, for all was dark IN my life.
Won are here, and now smile as did the
1o1ro OF the first rays of light.