The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-09-10

minutes afterward OF course you will
only laugh at me, and 1 was a feol to
expect anything like sympathy from
you. III s1asGeT
Charlie did not Immediately reply but
turned again toathe window, and looked
out into the night The esoft summer
wind sighed through the branches of
the tall oaks. as though ringing re-
| quiem for the shattered hopes of the
living and the souls of the. dead. AT
length he tossed his unfinished cigar out
OF the window and. turning to his broth
er, said m
6 Walter, you think me cold and self
ish. and that it is impossible for me- to
appreciate your appointment, Is be-
cause you believe. / have, never been
similarly situated. All ! Walter, there
is a. folded leaf in my lfe+7a turned
down page that you have never. read
never, even heard Of. I seldom speak Of
myself, as yon are aware, for I always
think | can find more interesting topic
for conversation, but, after hearing you
assert so positively that you could never
love any woman except Jennie b., I
| feel it my duty to unfold that hidden
page to you-Ehough to recall the. past
will be anything but pleasant to me-. for
There. are hours long, departed which memory
Like the serpent Of Eden to Irvine round my heart
And, as time PUSHES by on the might of his wings,
They may vanish awhile, but never depart. "
Walter looked up at his brother, and,
as he noted the serious expression upon
his usually-sniling countenance, the rest
less, disappointed look upon his own
face gave place to one of attention. and
interest. Charlie was silent for q few
moments, as if recalling the past. AT
length he spoke IN a calm, even tone of
voice: HeE fa 1p .4eaHi
6 1t has not been very long since what
/ am about to relate occurred. Not
long, if measured by months and years,
but sometimes real or supposed sorrow
causes time to go by on leaden wings,
and so'in this case, 9a,r agslsla N
s'sIt has not been SO very long : .sf
Measuring the years that have fed;
But it seems to me century, T t~t
Counting the hopes that are dead! ~ 81
81 cannot now remember the first time
/ imagined myself in love, but think
it must have been far back in my iuve-
nile days, and from that time on I wor-
SHIPPED at new shrine IF beauty every
few months, for, as youknow, / have al
ways borne the reputation of being
tickle. 1t was soon after myreturn from
abroad that / first met Annie Eyerets,
and more self-conceited, segotistical
person than was at, that time you have
seldom met with. [ had decided that it
was about time for me to marry and set
tie down, and / Mas fool enough to think
[ had only to choose from among the
girls of my acquaintance any one that
might please my fancy, never for a mo-.
ment supposing that they would think.
of declining the honor I considered I
would be doing the one on whom I be-
slowed my NAME You may well smile"
he said, as he caught the merry twinkle
in his brothers eyes, 81 am disguised
with myself now whenever. T think of
what consummate idiot was at that
period Of my life.
GAS I said before, Tmet Annie Everets,
and, as / thought, fell in love with her
at first sight, Her face was dark as a
Spaniard's, hair and eyes to correspond,
and form tall and stately add. to these
nature proud and selfish, temper be-
You'd her control, and disposition that
was obstinacy itself, and you have a de-
scription of Annie as recollect her. Of
course I was blind to all her faults, and
magniied her attractions if attractions
she possessed in a manner that would
have been creditable to the love-sick
hero of modern literary production. 3
well, [ had been acquainted with her
but o few months when I told her, In
my self-conceited way, that I had de-
cided preference for her above other
girls, and asked her to accept my hand
and heart She blushed and declined to
give me positive answer just then.
attributed this to her extreme shyness,
and left her presence that day feeling
uncommonly we'll pleased with the world
In general and myself In particular.
Months passed on, and Ii did notagain
allude to the subject except in casual
way, for l felt perfectly satisfied what
her answer would be, and considered
myself the same as engaged to her. /
called at her home to see her often, and
was her escort to all the social gather
ings and places of amusement which at
that time, it being near the Christmas
holidays, were very numerous. Already
rumor had linked our names together as
a couple who would, at some time In the
not far distant future, launch our bark
on the broad sea of matrimony.
81 villa this point of my story do my
self the justice to say that was honest
in what told Annie in regard to my
love for her. Even, now | believe /
loved her as much as it was possible for
me to love any one at that time except
myself.
"How long this state of things would
have continued am unable to say, had
not the fates decreed that it should come
to an end. There was party in town
one evening, but, for some reason which
I cannot now recall, did not accom-
pany Annie. Parties, as general thing,
were my bette nOir. So on that occasion
I did not put in an appearance until
rather late in the evening. When I ar
rived, of course my first thought was of
Annie, and, after searching among the
crowd of her acquaintance and falling
to discover her, I decided that she had
concluded to remain at home, and was
just wondering what [ should do with
myself during the evening when a
couple In a distant part of the room
changed positions, and discovered her
seated near window and engaged IN
earnest conversation with a young man.
As that individual still resides here, and
is an intimate friend of yours, I will not
call his name. Let it suffice for me to
say that he was one toward whom I had
always entertained most supreme con-
tempt and adherence. I felt somewhat
chagrined at her evidentinterest in what
he was saying, and determined to tell
her SO as soon as the opportunity pre-
scented itself.
Seating myself beside an incipient
girl, 1 amused myself by passing com
pliments upon her beauty, every one of
which she believed to be seriously
meant. Wearying Of this sort of thing
after short time, / walked out upon
the long veranda and concluded to in
dulge in quiet smoke until such time
as Annie should be disengaged.
Lighting cigar, seated myself in
the shadow at the further end of the
veranda and gave myself up to medita-
tions, of which Annie was the most
prominent object
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