Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-03-09


fifteen minutes sac re,uraei, and in her arm
she bore quite little heap Of packages 4 lIttl,
4 bundle OF fi3dr, package OF tea, some sugar
ana a smal. new tin pail full OF milk.
Her next InogcIneRt was 10 hunt up the bread
She found a loaf OF bakers bread and having
cut 1t into slices, She placed II near the fire IL
toast Then she moved oHJ the old table lud
alter tie le-Fcs We Iaisel sue inquired iortIe
taOle ciosd uuJ tlr ola nau A., AsAc. Ddt sic
was prepI 80 fl. --.Is aaI t5r nose 100. Ia Der
trunk stse Isul- l5a- utily tie claiu blt at55 a
cream F.sc.e-. 81. bowl, and lew o,her ar
lc4es OF IKE description, wE.cI sIe keps Il,
+ retncu braces Of her mother. Iae waite Ciosu
Vas spread. tae dishes pat on. aaI then katc
4ianlca ap lHe >teW-paa- iAls sae cleaned and
+ having liked lt u4 inc IRE, sle p.OceUd14 to
En2kea DIP for the togst. which she made 0f but
ter, milk, and water thscEeueI with a little
-four. She found Absalom's dishes hidden. away
IN various places, as taoaga stuck away from
the sight OF the tax gathers. But there was
! more OF them than she had imagined, though
they All had - undergo SORT OF washing pro-
cess before they were put upon the table. tIa-
ally the coast was done, and the tea uaaa, aad
then Uncle AbssI0.n was Ial5rme tuat tile san
per was ready.
s. luteat I.ld Ae baen upon watching tAe
ilgAt, muscles movements oI the fairy jlar nc
did not notice the hr,, CALL and Il was not uut!I
be had been spoken 10 the second time thar be
fairly understood. lie "a. up TO the Table aud
I softer shade rested on his features as he cast
. lis eyes over the board. The snowy cloth, the
+ clean Dishes the ,tecmiuE pot, the li1ht rca
looking toast ana above all, the lovely presence
that presided over the scene. wore new things
Ia the heretofore cLcgEl-ss home. Kate helped
HIM 10 pla.e of toast, and to 4 cup of tea, and
( the stAca upon bis EIce grew SJNer, IS he tss.-
G. --- 49,. prepare! 10 1t.
--- g-g g -a-.ll l-- t-i.s cream pitcher. aad
this -s---. -a-.s Ay-s-au k1ie asacd
rs size i-e.-sl 1la la a second piage oT toasc.
-#l4.a /. y 5. 8 t.-t.G 4 while SIud-
" -#eE -a .s-. .ifl.a.Gs. Aa-e'
r." -.,1.l5 v.as. base sen tacn often before
a-t si-- ola mother n Ways u,cI chem while
sue lived aud SEen sa,. dI-J she gave them 10
my mother. / love them now, Ior they are
doab.e dea- 70 me, bringing back TO my mind
one OF the best Of gr2uamJlhers and one Of the
most true and taltAfGl mothers"
AJaai0u Burr gazeI upon the ularner.os and
/ = moisture gathered II his eye, BAT vas not
fHl-e enough 10 form "a tear.
" Now, uncle ssid Kate, IS they were about
10 Use from Tie table, % Isu't this better than
old wafer? .
Re. yes i tastes : little better, bu: !: costs
. guu-a, Kate
"Jh no. uncle. !. doesn't COS. 50 much. 4
may ta.-c ...L-e more noa9y. but look at the
comfort and satisfaction which i affords. and
which ~slld be lost without l.. v ao 50 Door
as lc who has 10 CO utOrts or Joys But know
what yol mean. You woui4 be prudent and
saving and 50 we viii b., and yet w1 viii have
some cs,nigrt, too"
The table vas s9aA cleared away. and ten
Kat proceeded - wash up her dishes. After
tl:s sGe 81 10 AMI IN vc-,sI VIE. her uncle
ana for --a a,g-s size. ,..ta--sfrz y. - < - -
c.l... o ,.-o.y4 AMI bar r.-..-.s
HnsY bedtime came. M, t,..oJ b..r IL -,
for her. agl taogsa III. f,3gJ b,T, eI. -
batter If. .e- ,h. said notI.fr,, ~h,. - -
arm. ar....I, ..,.-,.,t- ,2f -. -
HIM -Fa .tilI '--> >' ''''' III ''''''''
.Gs3d n5gtl. uac.e Coz b-es and keeo
ven"
And then sLs took he. caaIlcanl vv.at away
10 bed l-av.5r the cid nltz 10 ind MS Wv b.
.ie li-pt oi tl. fire
H,v these words hung in tn. old mans
ml4I. How straag. and sweet fbe, vyert.i-
How many long years had passed since he had
heard saeA words before die thoughts went
D!cN u tAf time wAen BIZ N .t-er used 70 kiss
ham at "cd-tine, and i9r g walls Ee had fg.ga,
tn .oa-. d3r& years t4a- h.! PISS ii away since