Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-03-10
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ADVENTURES OF 4 NEW-YEIR'S EVE.
CHAPTER l.

/ MoTHER KATE. the watchman's wife. at
nine O'Clock on Newly ears eve opened her
Z little window, and put out her head into
the night air. The snow was Redeemed
/ by the light from the window as it fell in
silent fakes upon the street. She obsery-
ed the crowds Of happy people, hurrying
to and fro from the brilliantly lighted
/ shops with presents, or pouring out of the
various inns and coffee houses, and going
I to the dances and other entertainments
with which the new year Is married to the
old IN Joy aud pleasure. But when few
cold fakes had lighted on her nose she
drew back her head, closed the window
and said 20 her husband " Gottlieb, stay
at home. aud let Philip watch for thee to-
night for the saow comes as fast as it can
from Heaven, and thou knowest the
cold does thy old bones no good. The
streets will be gay tonight. There seems
dancing and feasting in every house, mas
queraders are going about and Philip will
enjoy the sport"
Old Gottlieb nodded his assent am
willing Kate" he said. Ny barometer
the old wound above my knee has given
me warning the last two days Of change
of weather 1t IS only right that my son
should aid me IN service, to which he
will be my successor"
We might give the reader to understand
that old Gottlieb had been a sergeant Of
cavalry in one Of the Kings's regiments,
until he was a cripple for life by a musket
ball. as he was the first mounting the
walls of a hostile fort in battle for his
fatberland. The officer who commanded
the attack received the cross of honor on
the battle field for his heroism, and was
advanced in the service while Gottlleb
was fain TO creep hOmcward on pair OF
crutches From pity they made him a
schoolmaster, for he was intelligent, liked
to read, and wrote a good hand But
when the school increased they took 1t a
way from him to provide for a young man
who could DO noae Of these as good as he,
merely because he was a godson Of one of
\ the trustees However, they promoted
I Gottieb to the post of watchman, with
/ the reyersjon of It to his son Philip, who
/ had In the mean time bound himself to
gardener It was only the good house
wiferv Of " stress katharine. and the ex-
treme moderation of old Gottlieb, that en-
abled them to live happily on the little
they possessed. Philip gave his services
/ to the gardener for his board and lodging,
/ but he occasional : received very fine pres
ents when he carried home flowers to the
rich people Of the town. He was fresh
handsome Young fellow. of six-and-twenty
Noble ladies often gave him sundry extra
dollars for his fine looks, a thing they
would never have thought Of doing for an
ugly face. Mrs Kate had already put on
her CLOAK to 90 to the gardeners house to
fetch her son. when he entered the apart
ment
Father said Philip giving hand
to both father and mother, " It's showing,
and the snow won't do you much good
I'll take the watch tonight, and you can
/ go to bed"
You're good boy, Philip, said old
Gottlieb.
And then have been thinking" con
tiuued Philip, - That as tomorrow Is
New Years day, may come and dine
4 with you and make myself happy, Moth
/ er perhaps has no joint IN the kitchen,
and D
4 No" interrupted the mother, " we've
no Joint, but then we have pound and a
4 half Of venison, with potatoes for relish,
and a little rice with laurel leaves for a
soup and two TASKS Of beer to drink, only
come Philip. for we shall live keenly to
morrow Next week we may do better,
. for the New ears gifts viii be coming
IN. and Gottlieb's share will be some
thing Oh we SHALL live grandly
Well So much t5e better. dear mother