The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-01-20

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understand, give him that desk" point
ing to one on table at her side. 81
have written out my history as warn
ing to him, and all my papers of any
value are there I have nothing left Of
my fathers property he has sold it all
and squandered the money. I believe
he went TO Europe and is living some
where in Italy with another of his dupes :
my boy Is portionless. Will you, oh,
Alice, will you forgive ell and take
him 2"
81 WILL"
/ could say no more, and, the excite
ment being over, she fell back exhausted.
I summoned assistance from one of the
other rooms, and begged them to go Ior
the nearest physician but it was too
late; he came but to say that she was
going fast, and ere night she died with
her head on my shoulder.
had sent note to my husband ex-
planning my absence, and he was there
with q carriage to take home myself and
our new child. He knew all. l had
told aim the sore secret of my heart
before I married him. AS Eloise had
said, he was good man, and when /
told him her wish about her boy he
said quietly:
"The child is ours now"
There was quiet funeral, and Eloise
Anderson was laid beside her lost little
girl. F1s#&
And this is the story Of our two lives.
Years before, Eloise Grayson and |,
Alice Browne, were together ct Madame
G. s boarding school for young ladies.
Her father was called wealthy, and she
and a sister several years her senior
were all that were left Of large family.
Eloise was very beautiful, and, when at
school she had admirers who would meet
us and bow in our daily walks.
After We left school made her visit
of few days and invited her to come
and see me in our quiet country home
when she liked. She had, however, too
gay life and too many admirers to care
to accept my invitation then. Mean
while I settled down at home and helped
my mother sew and learned to keep
house, and also learned something else
Ito love with all my heart handsome,
dashing young man who had come to
our quiet village TO stay for few days,
but had heightened ont those days into
weeks. Edwin Anderson almost lived
at my fathers house, and, at last, with
my fathers full consent, we were en-
gagged.
OF course in the fullness OF my JOY
wrote to all my friends. and Eloise
among the others. Not long after, she
wrote to say she was coming to make me
that long promised visit. Well, she
came, and at her very first meeting with
Edwin she completely monopolized his
attention she came to my room that
night and declared herself charmed with
him" perfect Adonis." She envied
me, called me sly puss for catching
such a handsome man in that out of the
way place; then kissed me goodnight
and left me with strange chill at my
heart. l do not know how it was, but
she was always with us we never
seemed to be alone, and she engrossed
him completely; sometimes she would
laugh and say SO carelessly:
ooh, Ally, you must not mind but
your Edwin's voice just chords splendid
ly with mine; you will lend him to me,
won't your"
So they sang together and listened.
l, too, could sing. but my voice was
nothing to hers. She was very fond of
riding, and we had but one lady's horse
and she had forgotten to bring her
habit; so nearly every morning she
would borrow mine, and the two would
go off for ride and not return until din
ner-time.
My father began to look coldly at her,
and my mother often sighed as she saw
them together. I was too proud to show
what / felt, but locked my door al
night now; l could not bear to hear
Eloise rhapsodi2e about my lover, whom
L never saw now except in her society.
She stopped for six weeks-six weary
weeks to me. Then one day, Gfter a
longer ride than usual with Edwin, she
announced that she must go home at
once. Her talk and manner were Tightly
all day, and until late at night we heard
her moving about her room packing her
trunk-sllch elegant clothes as she had,
putting my quiet muslins and cambrics
in the shade. Next morning she babe
us good-by and went away, my father
remarking after she had gone:
Well, Idon't want to be inhospitable,
but 1 nope that girl won't come here
again very soon.
All day I waited and watched for
Edwin. Now, thought, 1 will have
him to myself once more; but he did not
come. The next day passed, and still
he did not come. On the third day OF
weary waiting I took up the newspaper
after my father had got through with il
and looked carelessly and absently al
the advertisements, the local items. and
shen my eye wandered to the marriage
list. There | saw the marriage Of Alex
ander Anderson to Eloise Greyson. I did
not faint nor scream. I only felt numb
for while, then quietly handed the
paper to my mother, pointing to that
place, and as quietly left the room and
went upstairs to my own chamber,
where sat by the window, looking out
on the moonlit garden, and tried to I'M
derstand. Ny mother soon followed
me, and then passed the most miserable
hours OF my existence my first love and
faith and Joy all shattered. OF course I
felt as il I must die +; but / was proud
would not be pitied by the neighbors
and SO threw off the awful pain when
was with others. Youth is very buoy.
ant / had good health, q good home
and good parents /; and soon two bright.
teasing cousins were invited to make ue
visit so in time crushed this love,
which was sin now, from my young
heart.
Five years afterward / met and learned
to love with quieter, deeper affection.
born of respect, my good husband, Hen
ry Halford, an elderly lawyer, who came
to see my father about q lawsuit. and
having come once came again and again,
until at last he came to carry me to q
beautiful house in the city as its mistress
and his honored wife. We have two
dear little children, and r am very hap
Ply, and very proud of Lay "elderly 9
husband. 3
We call our new son Alexander Hal,
ford, dropping the old name forever
and pray that he may be as good and
honorable man as his adopted fathe,
is. v&1tA tt#51
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Thousand Dollar ShaMlS.
Few of the real Indian shawls are
called for. One OF the larger houses
sells not more than 8 dozen Such snayls