Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-11-06
Hisrell US.
KITTY CLYDE.

Clatter, CIatler! went the old mill,
night and day. yet nobody IN the liule
cottage Just beyond seemed to be distur-
bed 10y it. The old house dog lay costly
on the door step, with one eye open,
while on the window-sill pussy reposed
in comfort. The neat white curtains
looped up fancifulIy: the pretty jassa-
mines and roses climbing up by the porch,
spoke of the taste of lis occupants Just
within the door, in a neat white cap, sits
the good cid dame at the present mo-
ment with her brow clouded.
Where can Kitty stay so?" exclam-
ed Dame Clyde; "here its almost dinner
and no signs of her. Kitty! Kiuy!"
But no Kitly came. What keeps Miss
Kiuy2 Come with me gentle reader,
just up the stream a ht,Ie way. There,
on large rock, over which the weeping
willow bends, with rod and hne in her
hand, every now and then throwing her
wealth of curIs high in the air, sits sweet
Kitty Clyde. Bot why does she tarry?
Is she waiting for the fish to bite2 All,
40, for there beside her sits Harry Jones,
one arm around he waist, the other play
ing with her curls. Very pleasant is
their talk, for kty's musical laugh rings
out every moment. Never dreaming OF
The time, never thinking of poor fathers
dinner, she listening 10 her lovers talk.
But now the suubeams kiss Kltty's face
and remind her Of the time and of her
duties.
Good gracious she exclaimed. START
ing up suddenly, upseuing her basket
and It's contents, MS noon! Oh! how
mothe viii scoId! lis loo bad, you keF
ne 50 long"
Il kept you Kiuyz" asked Harry: 81
rather think lis your fault
Well, my fauI, or yours, I'll get a
scolding, that's certain" and gathering
up line, rod and basket. she turned TO-
wards home.
Stop Kluy. you have forgotten some
thing!r Harry cried.
klty turned 10 see what she had left
when her lover caught her in his arms
and gave her hearty kiss.
SHANE" said kiuy "You dare nc
Go tina, again!' and again she scamper
ted
Noon in the cottage, and from the mil
comes a large, robust man, with the ring
ing step of one of natures noblemen-
With quick tread he soon reaches th
cottage, and entering, looks curlousl
around.
How now, wife; am | too fast 10 dayY
That wild Kitty has been gone al
the morning, and | don't know when sh
viii come home. That girl will surel
come to no good end, she is so wild; lie
piled the good dame.
Nay, wife, she is young yet. Whe
she gets older she will be wiser"
Just then Miss kuy is seen walkin
verv demurely towards the house.
where have you been, you wild, will
girl?"
ITO the book, 10 catch trout, moth
er"
And what kept you SO long7"
why, l sat thinking, and thinking
Just thiub, of home little more, Mis-.
You'll surely break your fathers AM
mothers heart. if you keep on this he
ter-skelter way"
Kitty's eyes filed with tears.
l am sure mother. if | had thought
She could say no more, bat weeping, sh
turned away.
Come here, girl, and kiss your faith
err
With q bound she flung her arm
around her fathers neck, and then he
mothers.
Now, kiuy. hurry and get dinner.
Kitty needed no second bidding. Tn
liule ,a5le was covered as if by magic
The luscious butter, the snow-whit
bread. the temptinp preserves soon IT