Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-11-04

Tar golder rays of a summer afternoon
were streaming Q through the windows of
quiet apartment. where everything was
the picture cf orderly repose Gently
aud uuiseiussly il g,des. gliding the CLOS
s. old CHAIRS polished by years OF care
huttering witn Pickering CLEAN on the
book cases by the ire aud antique China
vases on the uanteI and even coquettIng
with sparkles OF fauclful gaIety over the
face of the perpendicular sombre old clock
which though at times apparently coaxed
almost to the verge Of a smile, still con-
tinued its Inevitable tick as for century
before
On the hearth rug lay outstretched a
great lazy looking Maltese cat evidently
enjoying the golden beam that fell upon
his sober sides. aud sleepily opening aud
shutting his great green eyes as IT lost I'D
luxuriaut contemplation.
But the most characteristic feature in
the whole picture, WAS that of an aged wo-
man. who sat quietly rocking to aud fro,
in great chair by the side of large
round table covered with books There
was a quiet beauty In that placid face
that silvery hair brushed neatly under the
snowy border Of the cap Every line in
that furrowed face. told some tale of sor-
row long assu&ged, and passions hushed
to rest as on the calm ocean shore the
golden furroped sand show traces of
storms and fluctuations long past
On the round green covered table be
4 side her the quiet companion of her age,
the large Bible whose pages like the gates
of the celestial city. were not shut all day;
few old standard books, and the pleas
ant ripping, knitting, whose dreamy ir-
4 responsible mouotouy Is The best music of
/ age
\ fair girlish form was seated by the
table-tle dress bonnet had fallen back
Gu her shoulders. the soft cheeks were suf-
/ fused and earnest. the long lashes and
veiled eyes were eloquent of subdued feel
/ ings as she read aloud from the letter in
I her hand 1t was from ''our Harry "a
name to both cf them comprising all that
was dear and valued on earth, for he was
the only son Of his mother, and she was
a widow yet had he not been always
an only one. flower after flower on the
4 tree Of her life had bloomed aud dIed and
gradually as water cut from many chan
nels, the streams of love had conferred
/ deeper in this last and only one.
And in truth Harry Sergeant was all
that a mother might desire or be proud of
I Generous, high minded, witty and talent
ed and with a strong aud noble physical
development he seemed born TO command
/ the love of woman The only trouble
with him was III common parlance that he
was too clever a fellow-he was too i'm
pressible. to versatile. too attractive, and
too much in demand for his own good -
He always drew company about him as
honey does flies, and was Indispensable ev-
erv where. ana to every body and it
needs steady head and firm nerves for
such a one TO escape ruin
I Harry course IN college, though bril-
liant in scholarship tad btzsS ScritieaI aad
periIous He vas decided favorite with
the faculty and students, yet it reqared
great deal Of aard working and adroit
management on tie part Of his instructors
to bring him through without any in
fringement Of college laws and proprie-
ties. not thst he ever meant the least harm
IN his life but that some extra generous