The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-10-03
:. For, live how we can, yet die we must.
THE TABLES TURNED.

/ am not sure that it rebounds much
to- our credit will tell it, however, as
a warming"
So our guest answered an inquiry
made by young and, it must be con
fessed, somewhat conceited member of
the little party gathered together one
winter evening around our dining table.
Hang the credit~ that person re-
piled. He was rather uplifted, for he
Thought he had that evening won dis
function in the sight of lovely pair of
eyes, then wasting their sweetness in the
'drawing-room. The owner of the love-
NY eyes had been widow for some
years; she was rich, elegant and clever.
There was humorous wrinkling about
Che mouth of our middle-aged guest, as
he answered.:
"Hang the credit! So I can say now
with light heart. Then the credit was
of more Importance to me. However,
You shall Judge. You have heard" he
went on, turning to the gentleman who
BEADED the table, " that in the early days
OF our settlement we were wild lot.
Large fortunes had been made by the
FIRST settlers; and it got abroad at home
that gold was to be had simply for the
asking. Adventures poured in. The
native war brought in adventures of
another kind-men whose lives had
been played out in the old country, and
who were ready for any kind of devil
try Oh! can assure you there was at
times singular collection in the settle
ment. could tell you one or two tales
chat would surprise you. This, how
ever turning to the person whose re-
MARK had provoked his tale-"is not of
80 desperate character"
You must understand that, at the
tlme OF which [ speak-things are much
changed now-we had neither library,
aOr theater, nor concert-room, and were
driven, now and then, to queer devices
for killing time. Some few of us took
mp with practical jests, but, after
tame, even these palled. Every one in
our community became SO wide-awake
That the most artfully-constructed
q scheme broke down. If it did succeed,
' Ola the other hand, the vengeance taken
was so dire as to be alarming. We
were sorely in need of patient butt.
1t happened that, at this time, young
solicitor whom fortune had not favored
att home, taking it into his head that
competition was Staying his talent, de-
termined to try his fortune among us.
He was certain-and he was not far
wrong-that, in such a community,
causes for litigation would abound.
Vie was slightly acquainted with one
of my friends, and wrote to him of his
intention, asking him at the same time
to be so kind as-in the poor fellows
own words-"ju just to let people know,
You know, that [ am coming" 9,g
The letter was shown about, and that
same evening my friend and I, with
two or three others whom we had let
INTO our secret, went out together,
armed with large pieces of chalk. In
the morning there was much question
ing In the community, for on every bit
of boarding, every blank wall and gate,
WAS posted up in gigantic letters: "He
MS coming" .~0It , E]LI1I
Again and again were the notices ex-
plunged by indignant householders.
Again and again were they imposingly
reproduced. The police were set on the
watch; we either browbeat or bribed
them. People began to think that there
was something mysterious in the bust
ness. We, of course, kept our own
counsel, and, at last, one fine morning, a
second advertisement appeared. It was
to this effect-"He has come"
In the interval our friend had heard
again. Il shall arrive by steamship
Benares," our solicitor wrote. 81 hope
YOU have let the people know" We had
lei the people know to some purpose. 1t
Began to be rumored abroad that Joke
was on foot, and the whole community
ffocked to the landing place. d
To preserve the delusion we lad
paved the jetty with scarlet cloth, and
decorated it with flowers. AS soon as
She steamer dropped anchor, my friend
and l put off in a small boat to receive
and bring to shore our distinguished
guest.
He was a small, delicate looking man,
with a face as refined as that of a woman,
4 had slight prickings of @compunction
when [ met him. He was So delight
fully frank and confiding. ct say" he
said to his friend, as we neared the dec
GRATED landing-place, "do they expect
any swell?" var n
They expect you, my dear fellow
was the reply. i let people know, you
know" sa ssssz1 l.ss ss 8
"You must be jolly hospitable set
But what am to say to them all? ?"
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