Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-08-28

" ldC Siut vi Aliil VINO ndu caused all.
No, no-he must not 60; they must be
together. But then the scene Of last night
he must go-he mus go,
Bless you, dail NJ! b goud. God
will b. your father-lil men your friends.
Do not clasp me 50 tightly, darling; can
not breathe. Go, W,Iile, go, Gods bles-
sing 60 with you, and a mothers love-
Il will come back; mother j man. |
am thirteen now; and soon shall he able
TO take care of You. will be good-in-
deed, indeed | viii. God bless you,
mother"
She cculd not speak. With one fond
embrace he goes out into the dusly night.
She hears the sound of the loved foot
steps grow fainter and yet fainter; and
when they sound no more she faslens the
door, ascends the sIaIr. and falls sense
less across the blood stlined bed of her
lost darling.
CHAPTER III.
Out into tie darkness, he passed along
tie weil-known street. Although he
could Distinguish o objects. his way was
easily found. Silence reigurd uabrollen
and the thought Of Il Z past night-of his
punisInnent-of his mothers story
would have seemed like a horrid dream,
had not his weakness and suffering from
The effects of his fearful chastisemenl
been TO plainly felt for him to doub, that
he really was an outeast and Wanderer
with no plan for the future, save to es-
cape the tyranny lLat Lad so long encom-
passed hlm. Too young 10 fully compre-
hend his mothers story, he was well
content 10 bear the Stigma Of his birth
rather than the pain OF owing obedience
to such father He was free. That
sweet lhoaght gave swlfter motion 10 his
limbs; yet stiff and sore were they; and
when daylight broke, and he saw how
short a distance lay between HIM and
pursuit, he felt how hopeless was his en-
deavor to escape; and weary and sick at
heart was the boy as he sat by the road
side, with 10 KIND molher's tears 10 min
gle with his own, and wep,---lhe desc
late only know how bitterly.
y cherry voice close beside him caused
him 10 raise his eyes. 10 see his friends
Of the circus driving close wagon, filed
with bundles.
"Wlats the matter, my lad?"
Il am sick and lame sir, aud can not
go to The next town, as was desired to
by my mother"
She must be a hard mJther to send
sick boy on such a journey Why, II Is
fifteen miles AT !cas.! jump in here; III
give you lift on your way.
So saying, he helped the boy into his
wagon, where, lying his curly head down
a n1ri.a1rA E.. e.
and II was not until his kind driver arriv-
ed al the village, put up his horses. and
( ordered his breakfast, that he shook VIII
kindly by the shoulder.
"Oh, please don't, sir, you hurt me,"
why, IS your shoulder sore!'
Yes, Sir" said VIII, with a blush of
shame, and his it.rrogator uttered an
exclamation of horror, as, turning back
the boys shirt band, he saw his blood
stained and disfgured back.
Did Your father do thal2 Bu | need
not ask--no man ever whipped his own
child like that"
at was an old man who has always
taken care Of me: It was for going to the
circus last night"
Poor boy! So got you in that scrape
djd /! Well, III ya6e care 10 get YOU
out OF it, Lie sui here in Ihe wagon so
10 one may see yoJ. I'll brug YOU some
breakfast, and as soon as the horses are
fed, I'll drIv- right Oh to Boston with you.
We give three shows there next week,
aud then we sal for Panama You shall
60 with us if you ike, and be a circus
boy"
Grateful for The kindness Of his rough
protector, fearful that he might be over
taken. yet dreading least his acceptance
OF this offer might take him forever from
his mother, the poor child sobbed on, his
hanks, and. covering up has head, sank
again TO sleep. Sweet slumber of youth
YOU visit US no longer when that golden
time IS past, but how tranquil and bless
ed art ihou The laceraled back. the
aching limbs, the sad heart filed with
fond thoughts Of the absent mother, all
were forgotten IN the gentle sleep that
stole with peaceful spell! over still swol-
len and weary eyes.
cuxPTrR ".
II was a signal for rejoicing among the
ed-shirjed miners of IL Dorado county
when the lead horse Of the g Great
Mammoth Circus Of Lee aud Marsh
alls came winding down the circui,ous
road that leads 10 Tie town Of Placer
vile. Their advent had been duly qla-
cauted Oh numerous bills Of red and
bite, so morisirous IN their proportions
that II seemed predetermined whether
any one wall 10 thistown Of shaniies could
contain them Be II remer bered, when
we speak of shanl es, that we speak Of
'33, when 1t has Just lost lis ignoble tilhe
Of Hanatown. The bills had due effect
and curiosity was all agog TO witness The
wonderful ieals thereon depicted, this
curiosity was nothing dulled when beau
! tiFul horses, and ponies of fabulous
smailness, and car full of musicians
paraded the street and gave abundant
promise how grand show might be ex-
! pecled Children were almost an IN
known thing a, that time in California