Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-12-25
How Sal DiSgraced the Fam.iy.

A traveller in the State Of Illinois some
years ago, came 10 log hu, on the prs.i-
rles, near Cairo, and there hailed. Ha
went into the house of logs. It was a
wretched affair, with an empty packing
box for table. while two orslhree cid
chair aud disabled stools craced the re-
ceprion room, the dark walls of which
wer" further oruamented by display of
dirty tin. ware and a broken delf article
or two.
The woman was crying in one corner
and the man, with tears in his eyes and
pipe IN his mouth, sat on a stool, with
his dirty arms resting on his knees. and
his sorrowful looking mead supported by
the palms Of his hands. No. Mord
greeted the interloper
well, > he said, "you seem to be in
awful trouble here; what's up!"
''Oh, we are most crazad. neighbor, =
sald the woman; "and we haint got no
patience % see folks now"
That's all right" said the visitor, not
much taken aback by his polite rebuff;
'bal can be Of any service-to you IN all
this trouble?
"Wrl, we've lost our gal; our SAILS
gone off and left as" sad the man in
tones Of despair.
''Ah, DO You know what Induced her
to leave yOu!' remarked the new arr
val.
Well we can't say stranger, as how
she's 50 far lost as to be induced, tut
then she's gone and disgraced US, re-
marked the afflicted father.
~ es, neighhor, and not as | should
say It as IS her mother. but there warnt
potter gal in The west than our Sal;
shes gone and brought ruin on Us and
and her own head. now followed The
stricken mother
"Who has She gone with?" asked the
visitor.
well, there is the trouble. The gal
could have done well, and might have
married Martin KeAoe, a capital shoe
maker, who although he has GOT but one
eye, plays the tlute IN Il lively manuer,
and earns a good living Tnen look whit
home aud what ike she has deserted.
She was here surrounded by ali the lux
ury IN the country, said tae father.
~ es, who knows what poor Sal will
have 10 eat. drink or wear now" groan-
ed the old woman.
"And who is The fellow that has ta-
ken her from YOU to lead her into such
miseryE Quglh the stranger.
W hy she has gone of aud got mar
ried y 4 crijer called an editor, as lives
IN lht village, ana me deviI only knows
now lhey are TO earn living.
Making Fun.
Once. when travelling in = s,ara-coach.
men. younp lady wao seemed 10 le
on The constant lookout for somrthIaq.
laughable. aal no. content wi.h laurs.inlr
herself, to9h great pains to make o.hers
laugh.
Nov. travlfino in 4 stage coach IS
raahera p~osy business. people In Tins
SITUATION ar. ant 10 show themselves. so
The vouag iady's rood humor was Lor a
time atreeabte. Every old barn was
made the subject of a passing i0te. whist
The COWS and hens looked demar--
lv Oh. Ht.le dr.aninr tha, folks could he
merry al their exp..u.a. All fals WIS
perhaps harmless enough. Animals are
nJl sensitive lu lha1 respect. They are
not likely ID have lheir feelings Injured
1ectus. people make fun oI Them, but
when >ve CON to human eIprs. tnat i
quite another thing. So Il seemed to
M. Tor af.er 4 while an o.d lalv came
running across lne fields, swinging her
carpet Uag al the coloumln, aud IA a
sAr.l VOICE aeLLiar INN 10 stop.
Vl. .-5gsl-itI1r.t coacamtn drew m
his aois.s. aaa the Old ialv con5ar 10
me f.nce by th. roadside. sou.rz.d
through between t,yo bars wnlci were
uot o1.v IN a horizontal position. bal near
together. Tn youur lady made SOM
!aii.ryls r..nari;. and In. passro,r-rs
Iaug1ed. I. seemed very rxc1s4b.e, for
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Siy dear saId Sde' you are youb5
hut that time Is passed. | am decrep5d