Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-06-19


+ asccnded the hill liIl she was out of sight
I Iebhy trotted along iei-urely over the long
road she had 70 travel; but she was too fail o.
pleasant thoughts and bright antieipa,jous I,
teel weary At he distance. or lonely at the ~olI-
tude. The road WIS but little Travelled and 81,
mel bot two persons IN tie whnle distance
one az she WAS ascending a iIll about "a mile
from home; aud the other in a long " lley al
dark weeds. about midway Oh her journey
Had she been OF 4 timed Opposition sh, uould
have felt good deal OF uneasiness when size
saw TINS last person approaching her. His APP
pearance was dark and -rutiiauIy and they were
two miles from any heuse, IN the midst of Il
deep and silent Wilderness. B Drbby's nerve.
We're unrnnFed; she returned his bow IN passing
and kept on her way IN perfect c0niposure.
She reached the end oil her Journey IN due
tiIne-hIiched her horse 40 the Sized al he vlI-
iage hote, and Inquired OF the waiter at the door
the way TO lie bank As h. was pointing ouJ
10 her lis location. she observed d tall dark
looking man. with dark iskers aud II lvy
eyebrows. looking steadily II her. She how
ever turned away without noticing him any
further, and went direct to the bank. When
she reached the door she found IL closed and
learned from the bysianders that ihe bank 10y
some reason or other. closed that day. Ia
her exceeding Disappointment. She stood silent
Tor some time, uuceTtalu " Eat she shoald u -
is there anything | eau do for you. Miss?
said the gentleman at the adjoining shop door.
till ut the l;,ua
oh, I'll change it for YOU, SAID the gentle
man, If Il isn't too large-cunIe. step in here
She accordingly stepped into the store, and
giving him many thanks, handed hIm the bill.
oh, hundred dollars. SAID lie. 4 cannot do
It; haven't half the amount in the store. But
II Won 20 across there to the apothecarS : store,
Il ink 1t likely enough he may do it.
Iebby thanked h.m again, and went across
to the apoihecary's. Here she made known
her wishes. but with no better success. As She
turned 10 90 out, she encountered a man behind
her who seemed to have been looking over her
shoulder.
She looked up at hIm and recognized the tall
man with black whiskcrs whom she had no
;lced at the hotel. Leaving the druggists, She
observed large dry goods store, aud thought
she would ny her luck there sui she an
successful.
A. she was leaving the store, she met the tall
man with black whiskers again. He looked
smIlingly at her. and asked her 70 let him see
The till: for he thought Ae could change II. Al
ter looking at It. he returned her again, ob
serving, IT 1t had been city bill he would have
changed il, hui lie did not like 10 change q
county bill
Having tried at two or three places without
ctlecting her object. Debby found she must give
II up. for She now told it would probably
uu; toe pos~ bic tor her to get II changed till the
bank aiuuId lie opened the next day. CuHse-
W
nome. A. She rode uut of the hntri yard, she
observed the tail man with black whiskeTs stan
ding At the corner of the house, apparently
watching lac iuvemeuts. Bat she rode on.
aud was no sooner out Of sight Than he WAS out
oi her mind, tor her owa perplcxIug disappuIuj
meut engrossed all her thoughis. She passed
over the first We miles of her humcvari Jour
hey almost unconscious of the distance 50 busl-
j. was Size tuning over Ia her mind various ex-
pedIeni- t. remedy the failure oi her present
understanding. She tIuught OF several of her
Teighbors OF whom Sue Thought II might not be
impossible To borrow a few dollars for a short
time. But then she knew her father was So
streuuou9iy opposed 10 hurrowing. he would MI
allow II To be done; and would never flFSive
her should he find ont that she had done # VIII :
out his knowledge or consent She might get
trusted Tor sume of the ARTICLES she wanted: but
some of them nt the most importance We're at
Henry MIler's store and she would Hoi @sk to
he trusted there II she never obtained the ar,I-
cies.
Her reveres were at Length broken off by the
sound Of . horse coming ~ "a rather quick trut
behind her She looked over her shoulder. aud
there was the dark man with the black whIs-
kcrs. mounted on large and beputsful black
horse within a few rods OF her She shudder-
81 little at first at tic idea of having his com
pauy through the woods; but ~ he came uI aud
.,cc,>.cd her with such easy and gentle man
uers. size soon recovered from her trepIdatIun,
aLN rode on Nith LcT vented CuHtlpSlFc.
Rather u lonely road here, Miss, said the
stranger, lookia. ii tie dark woods that lay il
the ALLEY before them. How far do you 70,
Miss
Seven or eight miles said Debby, hrsItatIn-
! little
i am happy to have company ou the ruaI =
said the stranger for 1t Is rather lonesome RI
ding alone. | trust you vii. allow nae Ia be
your proteciorl
Dehby thanked him. bar sand she vas never
lonesome and never afraid; -.il. IN a ll.etl
place it was always agreeable 10 have comga-
uy.
'Did You make out 10 get your bill cha1Ced7
asked lie stranger.
No said Debby. 1 tired TIL was tired,
but could find no one tn change it.
The stranger made himsst very agreeable
aud bcbby began 10 ihiHN that her feelings a
first had done IN lIiJuslice. aud Size tried "ita
she cou.d to make hIa' amend oy being social 10
her turn. They had now reached the de"Fe7t,
darkest part ot tie valley through which the
road lay The heavy To-'ds were about them,
and not sound was I" be- bead except the nun
muriug OF lIttic brook over which HEY tad
IuS; passed. / he stranger su, denly rode 10 her
SIDE and selzing the retns ut her brldie ;"ld her
at once she must give hliu the hun led dollar
note.
Now. tins i carrying tie JOKE too lar, said
Dehhy, trying 70 laugh
III .s no joke At ati, SAID the stranger; we
will 20 40 further tiI ou give me The hundred
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