Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1857-07-07
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But it seems you do not know of what
description | am.
Why, sir, no one can expect to keep
these sort of things secret
What then is it whispered who I am.
and what does that important personare.
everybody, sayE
%, sir, that you're a broken down mil
Ter hiding from your creditors And
here he cast a shrewd glance at the thread
bare pepper-and-salts Of the Stranger
The stranger regard ID him for a moment
with a comic expression on his features
made him profound bow and walked off,
Not whit humbled BY this repuss.
the stranger repaired to the place Of GEN
eral promenade, and took Possession of q
vacant place at the end of one of the
benches, on which were seated two CT
| three of those important personages who
had from time lmmem0rla. invested them
selves with the dignity OF the head per-
sons in the town Of. 1t is hardly
possible TO suppose such people would con
/ descend TO exchange a few remarks with
a stranger of whom the only particulars
known were, that he trudged into town
/ carrying his own bundle, wore Il thread
bare suit Of pepper-and- salts, and slept at
the Golden Lion.
These worthless did not allow him time
| to make their acquaintance, but with an
air as if they dreaded infection, they arose
and departed. Not the least disconposed
! by the dIstaste the great men of little-
/ evlnced for his society, the stranger pro-
ceeded to make himself comfortable He
drew from his pocket box with an ap-
| paratus for igniting a match, lighted lu-
cifer, then his cigar, and smoked for
sometime with apparent relish.
AT length percelTIng new set of loun-
gers on the promenade, he hastily dis
patched his cigar, and approaching one Of
the other benches, addressed few cour-
teouS though trifling observations to lis
occupants, three ladies and gentleman
( bat had his remarks been either OF a bias
! phemous or indelicate nature, they could
not have been received with a greater a o.
! pearance of CONSERVATION by the ladies,
who arose alarmed at the liberty the pep
per-and-salt colored man had taken while
the gentleman observed with a most aris-
toCrauC demeanor, that he labored under
a great mistake in addressing those ladies'
Sir, said the stranger, you are right :;
| took you for persons of poIitcnes5. Dis
covering my error, crave your PARDON
and retire
Although any reasonable person might
have been satisfied from these specimens
of the inhabitants Of that it was no
sport for a friendly unknown Individual
to pitch his tent in, slili, the man who
carried his own bundle persevered in
his endeavors TO find some liberal mind
ed persons therein. Yet, from the high
est to the lowest, 4 general feeling of sus-
piciol seemed to pervade the bosoms os
-all, and the lucliless stranger resided III
the town a whole week without finding a
single exception. Nay, worse reports
still than being bankrupt miller, got
aaoat.
Mine hostess of the Golden Lion serv-
ed up these on dts with all the variations
and accomplishments daily to her guest
at his meals, protesting In the true tone
OF all dealers IN such matters, her total
disbelief IN every thing that was said to
the prejudice OF her gueSt-a guest, who
showed 50 much good taste as to prefer
her house, aud sufficient honesty to pay
for everything before he consumed It
: which to be sure, she pruIently added
> was the way in which business was al
ways carried on at the Golden Lion.
L wonder then MIS-. Pagan, that you
should do 50 unhandsome a thing by Jacl,
Smith, Tom Balls and some dozen othe 4
OF your customers, as to chalk up such
enormous scores against them as these,
, said the stranger drily pointing with his
stick to the hierogIyphics, with which the
bar room was graced.
r Why, sir, 10 be sure these are all
, 'sponsible persons stammered Betty PI-
! gan. Her guest mutered 70 himself as
he passed into the street
l Rather hard that my credit should be
worse than that of Jack Smith, and Ton
Balls, and the rest of Betty Pagan's Gus
2 TONER'S Faith | must be most susp .Ci-
Gus looking fellow TO be sure, reports
: like these are OF d nature to give the death
t blow TO my vanity, if that were a failing
2 that could be cured by modification.
am an ugly dog | am aware, but that my
phIz was i'll looking enough to be called
/ an old smuggler, broken down miller
| { bat for that the pepper and salts may be
thanked a fraudulent bankrupt hiding
= from his creditors, returned convict. and
; d iIIiIl WHO i!du MAI AItU lLIIc6 WIVES, anu
D run away from them allr
l The habitual good temper, and ligh
hearted gaiety Of the stranger was ruff
/ ed; and there were a compression OF
e his brow, and an angry glow on his cheeks
r as he entered that notorious gossip shop
the Post Office. The mail had Just ar
rived, and the letters having been assert
ed, were delivered TO their respective
5 claimants. But there was one letter tha
: had not been claimed yet which excited
general and universal curiosity.
f The unclaimed letter was of the mos
tempting appearance, sealed, and sur
f mounted with Coronet-to the Righ
Hon. Admiral Lord A. B
and franlled by the Duke of A
|. Lord 4 B would doubtless
u arrive that day with his suit. 1t woul,
be the salvation of the town for the sea
Y son TO be able TO announce such an ar