The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-09-19

being the picter of handle on the out
side OF it, signifying q winding up.
Take it in your right hand, Peter, and
read it out keerful.h Peter thereon
read out the letter, with the contents of
which the eaier has already been
made acquainted, Miss Croggins casting
shrewlsh glances at her late lover,
while the immature young scholar
labored through it, the youthful giant
from the lanyard growing and paving
his chin; all Of which hostile demon
STATIONS were regarded by Master
Virgins with the equanimity of one who
knows that he has perfect answer
wherewith to meet his accusers when
his time comes. SIN that there letter.
resumed old Mr., Creggins, when Peter
had concluded, ''he breaks off keeping
company with my gal short and crisp
in a manner q speaking. as any of us
could break the tail off parsnip, it
being understood, previous. by all who
knowed EN-, that for year and half
they had been cumming on the idea of
being one day spliced in honest and
straightfor ad way, like their fathers
and mothers was before EN-. You'll
hear what he's got to say about that
letter when it is his turn to speak. I've
been give to understand, though I'm
bowed if | can believe it, that he's been
putting it about, and that he means to
cheek it out here at the same time, that
he never did make what may be called
ont-and-out promise to our Sarah,
and that what she has mistook for keep
ing company was nothing but chatting
and playfulness. But we Il see all about
that presently. Fish out the letter
marked with number three, Peter. All,
that's the article now then, let me ask
all OF you here present, if you ever
heerd OF verses being made in playful
nessP If they can be, and Ted Virgins
feels playful at the present time, call
on him to prove his words by giving us
n couple verses out of hand.n Thus
challenged, young Virgins shook his
head. "What! You couldn't do it.
Course you couldn't. You could do it
then, though. Read EN- out, Peter
Edward Virgins blushed to the verge
Of his close-cropped hair, and Miss
Croggins joined in the giggle, in
which the company INDUCED as the
scholar complied. ''Of all the flowers
wot grown in Common Garden, least
ways, volts carried here by rail or by
the caryer, The putiest of the lot, Iii
lay farden, Amt half such bloom
ing treat as my Sarah" ''The flowers
is sweet, SOS roses; SOS the pink, And
minninet it amt the wust of smells.
But If anybody harsks me wot I think,
al I'll
gals. ''Why," continued Mr.. Crog-
gins, as Peter refolded the let
ter, "there's couple of hours hard
work in two verses like them" (De-
PENDANT pridefu ly, though still looking
sheepish sect out ! | chucked the
lot off my mind one morning atween
Common Garden and Harrington. ~
Course you did, - readily retorted the
father. when said the verses was
two-hours' job meant for anybody
wot WASH primed up for 'em. You
being primed up for 'em accounts for
your rattling EN- off so quick .sQuick
or Slow" put in defendants mother,
who was an attentive listener to the
proceedings, ''there an nothing like u
promise in the verses" Right YOU
are, mum, y returned Mr. Croggins po-
litely; ''you don't expect to get cow
cumbers day after the flower comes
and you don't expect promises of mar
rage atwiXt chap and gal who
haven't knowed each other more than
three weeks. That was the time, as [
am told, that your son had knowed my
daughter when he wrote the poetry
what has just been read out. ANYHOW,
1t shows that he had pint in his eve
he was working up to. He come along
afterwards, pretty sharp though for q
young Teller whose mind was okipied
with nothing but chatting and playful
ness. Fish up that next letter, Peter
the one that's writ on sugar-paper.
Two months he'd knowed her at that
time, and he can't sleep for thinking of
her, and that, mindjer," added Mr..
Crogglns, impressigely, "after being
up at ha' past fourt to go to market, and
being out with his barrer twelve
hours. It's poetry again, but there's
only one verse of it, so it won't take
long. And Peter read: dear
Sarah, you may guess the state of my
feelings when tell you that / throwed
off the follering lines while | was get
ting my breakfast this mornin', which
will account for the paper, which please
escuse. / never had worse nights
rest than | enjoyed last night. Alum
bling and a-tossing from the time when
l put out the light. And. when | rose
without wink a-thinking how it was,
A summet in my bosom whispered:
Sally is the cause. Yours truly, Ted
dy.n ''Now what do YOU call that?n
Mr.. Croggins demanded, appealing to
the company generally. II call it Gal
and boy stuff and nonsense" replied
old Mrs. Virgins, impatiently. Skip
over all that rubbish, and come to the
downright promise. That's what we
want to hear. / don't believe he ever
made it. He's too fond of his old
mother ever to have make such a fool of
himself" Hearing this Miss Croggins
herself, with spiteful pursuing of her
lips, eagerly turned over the contents of
the biscuit tin, and, finding the letter
she was in search of, handed it to her
father. Recognizing the missive in
question, young Virgins changed color,
and half rose from his seat as though
about to protest, but he was pulled
back by his confident parent, who audi
bly, remarked: "Be quiet, Teddy, boy.
It's all bounce. Well stick to each
other like we always have.'' ssNow,
Peter said plaintiffs father, with
twinkle in his eyes, ''you read this
out distinkerly, and mind your stops. y
"Fust of Janiwery-Dear Sarah
There was a orful row atween
me and my old woman about you
last night, because L took. you to the
pantermine, and left her at home. The
aggravatin old file said such lot
against you that I'd give her one for
herself if she had been anybody else.
amt going to stand it any longer, and
want to know, plump and plain,
whether you're willin that we shall be
tied up, and when you can make it
convenient for the job to come off. Say
the word and I'll open up to your old
man, who hain't got nothing scored up
against me 'cept tanning his donkey.
which, for your sake, my dear, I'll
square with him. I'm quite sure we