Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1857-01-13

she skipped over the space between them
at single bound, not difficult feat.
rs the room was no; large; and after
moments poise on the toe, fell in grace
ful volup.uous attitude on one knee. Wit,
her arms folded over her bosom, at the
side of Beca.
Hi, hi. encore" cried an elderly IadT,
entering after the sylphide, you never
did that better, Judy, Here we are. Be
ca : not lonely. eh7"
Beea shook her head and tried TO look
cheerful. ---4--.-r
That's right, dear" Indiana kissed
the young girls forehead. When women
kiss each other, men say they hate 1t is
not so with us, Beca General, shut the
door"
Door shut tight as drum" replied
the elderly lady, referred to as Genera
\ drum does not, perhaps, bear yerv
close affinity to door, tu aIrs. Crowdle
bad drawn a military man rank, corro-
ral-at her first matrimonial venture, and
as regimental reiic., her speech was
founded en- the regulation pi,re-clay school,
laconic and to tbs poin., dovetailed with
the peculiar phraseology of the grccn-
room, mixed language very pleasant to
study, but as difficult 70 understand at first.
perhaps, as the patois Of New leland.
Mrs. Crowdles wore a bonnet OF the coal
scuttle order of architecture; her arms
were thrust through 10 the elbows in s.
rluff, which looked as If it had been used
as door mat in a boarding house, there
was SO much of II that had not any hair
| on; boa of huge coil, Tapped around her
| throat Ike a wooliy anaconda attempting
her life, while her dress curtailed a; sun
dry times Of the frayed edge was gradu-
ally retiring from the world beneath and
going upwards.
A regular Moscow outside" said the
General, as she drew chair to the stove
near Indiana, and made it crack again
with her weight.
That chair is not engaged for the
heavy business, Ma; You had better try
Tie lounge"
The general tried the lounge.
Il had such a rooepdon tonight, Beca,
dear"
Beca was happy to hear it.
Il thought they never would letme be-
GIN" pursued the danscuse; and there
was that Daw from the other house. It did
me 50 mu h good; the envious creature
g Which of your danses was it," asked
Beca smiling through her hurry, At the
contrast before. .her-of mother and daugh-
ter.
The magnificent tonight, then grand
pas comes tomorrow and the splendid
the night after"
Beea, rather in mist, said, ah in
deed"
"She's getting up Transcendant,'
chincd in the General q a fairy with
two little wings all over stripes and stars /;
she'll dance fancy horn-pipe to Yankee
Doodle and finish on the top Of revoIv-
ing pole with the American eagle perchcd
on her arm in blaze of rockets with red
and blue fire from the wings. | rather
think that viii bring down the house, If
they've got any Of the old military glory
Of the days of seventy-six hanging about
them"
Beca had 10 doubt it would be very
imposing.
Imposing immense. child, gorgeous
Between ourselves, the legitimate is de-
funct; legs aud red fire are the things 10
bring EN- to drill You don't snuff"
The General is Offering her snuff box
to Beca, which snuff box IS IN ingenious
fac smile Of a coffin, with liale silver
nails and silver plate for the name, and
all complete.
Beca shudders and declines.
(To BE cox-1yUED.)