The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-01-10

| sun sets, / Will tell you all ABOUT 1G. 1t
is no secret; the whole village know her
wrong, and the whole village saw the
retribution that avenged her. It has
seen, also, how
| "God has tempered all things well,
/ Worked patience out Of bitter pain, m
And out OF ruin golden gain"
As we sat down under the beeches,
my friend pointed out q pretty house,
surrounded by great apple orchards,
and q large, old-fashioned garden.
"That is where Abigail lives now," she
said, "but when I first knew her, she
was poor. Her father had been. the
doctor of the village, but he never saved
anything, and, when he died, Abigail
had nothing but the little furnished
| house in which he had lived. But she
had been well educated, she took some
scholars, and gave several young ladies
lessons upon the harp. was among
them. We were about the same age. I
had no sister, and she had no friends.
We soon loved each other truly and ten
derby.
s'Soon there arose another tie between
us. My only brother, Gerald, was in
duced to settle at Harbury Market. He
had been studying medicine in London,
and wished to practice there, but my
father could not bear to have him SO far
away. He gave him 81, 600 to stay here,
and Gerald, who was not insensible to
the advantages of fine hunting country
and a practice ready waiting for him,
made kind of merit of his concession,
and stepped into Abagail's fathers place.
"One day, Abigail and [ were togeth-
er in my fathers drawing-room. She
was leaning over the harp, but not play
ing. We had finished The lesson, and
were talking softly of my engagement to
Ralph. Suddenly bright blush over
spread her face, and turning, I saw Ger
aid standing in the open door watching
us.
"From that hour he did nothing but
watch Abigail He got tender-con-
aoienced, as well as tender hearted, and
my father and he had warm disputes
about Abagail's right to sum of money
for the goodwill of her fathers bust
ness. Father got first to dislike her
through this, for when he absolutely re-
fused to offer her the $500 which Gerald
thought she ought to have. then Gerald
offered her the sum himself. Abagail
was in love, and thought this act splen-
did of course she positively refused it !;
but then father never liked her after
ward.
Gail the more Gerald followed her
wherever she went. He sent her flowers
and books, and was continually bribing
me to say good words in his behalf
There Was not any need for me to do
that, for though Abigail was shy and
proud enough with him, one woman
reads another, and knew very well she
loved my handsome brother with all her
pure, good heart.
every soon every one began to con-
meet their names, and one day after din
ner, when father had drunk more than
usual, he got very angry about it, and
said, Gerald must so back to London.
" Gerald said it was too late now !;
that he preferred Harbury'
SIS But, said my father, you can not
trife with Miss Fisher, sir! Her father
was the doctor of this place for forty
years there is not a man within twenty
miles who would not defend her-u,aa
y01 can't marry her, sig"
" THAT is my intention, sir, replied
Gerald.
'Father looked for moment as if
he would throw his wine-glass at him:
but the next he was quite calm, and
said: We won't quarrel, my boy, about
a girl that is no kith nor kin of ours; if
you will come with me to the library, I
have something to say, which will per-
| h2pS make YOU reasonable
81 do not know what passed between
them, but the next day Gerald began to
make arrangements for return to Lon
don. Of course this could not be done
at once. He had young friend whom
he wished to put in his place, and he
was determined not to leave Haroury
without some certainty Of Abigail love.
Poor girl ! She could not bear to keep
him at distance, with the prospect of
long parting between them. She frank
ly acknowledged that he was very dear
to her, and he promised, over and over
again in my presence, that no woman buts
Abigail should ever be his wife.
g / am quite sure he meant all he said.
No one could help loving Abigail, and
Gerald was not by any means the only
lover she had It was this fact that
made him so anxious; he knew that
Mark Gaudy of Harrow Hall followed
her like shadow, and that the rich
banker, Joseph Butterfeld, had been
her sutton for year. But Gerald also
knew If Abigail promised, she would
never deceive him.
Z" He was proud, happy man the
| day she promised to be his wife; and /
agreed to watch carefully over his love
while he was away. All at once great
tear about his going took hold OF me; I
begged him to remain at Harbury. I
could see nothing to gain, but every
thing to lose by the movement.
"Then it came out that there was an
other lady in the case. My fathers
contractor in London had left his daugh-
ter ESQ, 900, and it seemed there had
been for years scheme between the
parents for uniting their children. The
helress-whose name was Caroline Waite
had been at school when Gerald was