The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-06-24


Now I'll run with you, she said, TO
make up for lost time But we soon
came to hill so steep We could only
toll slowly up At the summit, little
way back from the road, stood the one
dwelling that we passed. As we ap-
preached it number of dogs ran out to
bark at rs, and the moon showed her
full face in the trees, having risen above
film of clouds, and shone out as on ly
the hunters and harvest moons do
i.But the bright moon light only made
us feel how belated we were, and we
began to run in real earnest down the
slope the other side of the house. Half
way down the hill we were accosted by .
man conf ng up with bucket on each
I'm.
"'Any spring here about?' said he.
And we gave him directions to one very
near. Then Mary and t licked at each
other in blank dismay.
"'What is the matter?' said Annie, less
used to country customs than we. DO
you think the man is crazy; it seems
crazy thing to me for man to be look
ing for spring this time of night.
said we both in reply, almost fearing to
go on.
"'A campY Annie answered. We'll,
come on; campers won't bite us; and
she resumed her run and we followed.
At the foot of Tie hill we had to cross a
pretty stream, shallow and clear, with
pebbly bottom: the tiny valley on its
sides was spot very attractive 30 coun-
| try-loving Annie, and she always wanted
to loiter there. Now, she said, as she
ran on ahead Of us, j shall beat you to
the log over the creek, for Tn not afraid
of campers, and | want to see how my
| little valley looks in this lovely moon
| light.
"When we came to where d sight of
the tiny vale greeted us, this is the pic
ture we saw, and the one Eddie must
paint some day.
"a bright fire burned neaf Tie edge of
thestream, making the pale moonlight
so dim that the forest outside the small
circle lighted by the ruddy freight, be-
came dark frame to the bright picture.
A wagon with a cleaning white cover
was just within the lighted space, and a
tall gum tree under which two horses
were feeding. Near the fire stood a tall
sinewy woman, dressed in q brilliant col
ored print dress, her neck encifcled with
an orange-colored kerchief; her head was
bare, and masses of coal-black hair were
coiled at the back; her face was marked
one, by reason of the large, clear-cut fea-
lures less than by It's expression of srrly
i'll humor. In her hand she held a
knife, ready to turn the slices Of bacon
that were frying and kissing in skillet
on the GOALS But her face was turned
from the fire. to look upon what she evil
IDENTIFY felt to be an intruder, in the per-
son of Annie, who stood close beside her,
warming her hands at the fire, while she
glanced around: first, up into the cross
face of the woman, then at the wagon or
horses, evidently enjoying thoroughly
the novelty of the scene.
81 often think of that dear friend of
those gone-by days, but never can [ re-
call her looking as pretty as on that Oc-
tober night, standing by the Amazon-like
woman at the campfire. She wore a
dark brown merino dress, frightened by
a red scarf, which, finding it too warm
after her run, she carried on one arm,
her shade hat was pushed back, that she
might see the BETTER and the spray Of
red berries fell over one shoulder, peep
| ing at cluster OF the plums she had
pinned into the brooch at her throat, and
she held in her hand the great boquet of
grasses. That's my picture, don't you
think it is a pretty one?"
"Splendid p cried the children in
chorus "But do tell us how you got
home at last. :"
"Well, Annie bid her woman cordial
goodnight when she saw us coming, and
though she received a curt reply, she was
in merry mood for the remainder of our
walk, and seemed determined to add one
adventure to another for after we had
reached Marys and had tea, she was the
cause of great excitement among the
children of the family. I'll put On my
bonnet now, however, and as we walk
along I'll tell the rest
On the street, with Eddie holding one
hand and Rosy the other, grandma re-
stlmed her story:
"We were sitting quietly around the
fire, more quiet than was our wont, but
only waiting for the baby of the house
hold to go to sleep, when cry of some
little animal in distress was heard.
Gas soon as the baby was safe in slum-
r-land, Annie said, What is that cry
ing?'
"Only cat on the roof, said Mary.
Pray be content, Annie, to stay in
doors the rest of the night
"FYou need not 60 returned Annie,
! but I must see what it is, for it makes a
most pitiful wall, and it grows weaker.
! 80 saying she took candle, and we
all followed Mary and I and two little
boys, Mary's brothers. We soon found
the sound came from the ground, not
from the roof, and that it was among the
ivy vines growing in front of the house
I went to one corner of the house and the
others in different directions, but I was
| the discoverer of Wait, for so Annie at
once named the tiny dog that lay there
shivering and almost dead. The boys
1 eagerly but tenderly seized him, and
carried him to the fire. See mother they
cried. here's dog that just came to us;
lyou can't refuse to let us have him al
though you said we should never own
another dog Yes replied their
mOVnof. we can Turn OH CnlS poor
thing, but it is very young aud very cold
[ am afraid he will not live. MY Puss1l
take him and let him live with her and
Kittie, said the younger boy. A propo-
sition all of us laughed at, but Annie, who
said Bring Puss and her box here by
the fire, little cousin, and we'll try her
/ Gently Annie laid Wait beside the kit
ten and exclaimed: Bless her motherly
| old heart, as puss began to purr her
welcome, and show her affection for the
new conner, SO Wait grew warm and com
Portable close by old pussy's warm side
and he and kitten lived their happy days
together. Wait was the source of I'M
ceasing pleasure to the boys, and grew
up to be very sagacious dog"
| When grandma ceased, Rosy saw Ed
dies face grow sober again, and Rosy
was wondering why she did refer to a
dog in her story; bus then thought she,
'grandmama does MT know Eddie wants
one;" when the old lady began again,
eve been thinking SO much of Wait,
and how glad those boys were to have
him to-day that thought I'd like liz
tie dog for you children to play with
when you come to see me; could you get