Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-11-20

shook haads with her, and Mary sa!
down.
And LIZZIE stood there, with her soul
in her eyes, and her heart IN her taroa'.
Uncle Mace, her fathers own brother !
How often she had heard Of him, OF his
beauty, and his daring bravery. She
watched every motion, and drank in eve
~ word. Aud Irene-a beautiful Span
ish creole--wi,h sloe black eyes, and The
dark skin peculiar 10 the daughters OF
the sun. Her purple back hair, which
Lizzie saw the next day, unbound and
hanging almost to her feet
The soldier continued his walk up and
down, aud went on with his story, what
ever it was Al length he noticed 4
strange face.
"Ah. mother, who is This You haven't
told me who this is YET"
That Oh tina, j. Harry Stanton's
daughter Lizzie"
..Harry's, and no, know isf God
ble.. The child. Irene look here. there's
Harry's child, aud all that's ieft of him.
Love her, for my sake" Aud Lizzie
vas passed from Que TO the e.her. aud
kissed and cried over, aud she went 10
crying. too, like litlle slmplelon she
ought 10 have had her ears toIed but
she didn't.
You want TO hear about the boY sled z
well, have patience. III Get 10 iha, by aud
BY"
They had Tea and Lizzie washed the
dishes. Jus, As she took of her apron.
there was heard juggling of bells and
tiny sleigh dashed up to the door. She
ran up stairs and down again with her
things on. Allen came IN al the same
momep,; they were both somewhat as
,onished 20 hear Mary eKclain. as she
threw her shaw! down IN chair
Such npudence-look at that sleigh
made expressly for two do you sup
pose ain going IN II, no indeed.
DON, believe he wanted me 10 60 on any
of the iiine.
.itis rather small said grandpa,
Stanton, looking out The window. How
comes il. Allen. that you have got such
small sleigh for 50 great al. OCCASION Z
Il male il on purpose for the occa-
sion" answered Allen, aud he stole !
sly glance NJ Lizzie, whose checks grew
red under the shade OF her hood.
Wen, suit yourselves. I've nothing
10 say only # Mary don't 60. Lizzie
shan'I.'
Mary. a, length, condescended to be
coaxed, and the three s.2. led for the gate
IN a delightful y state Of mind. LIZ
zie could have cried from sheer vexauon,
as she took her seat IN the Lule cutter,
oceans of Buifalo robes. She hardly
spoke, and when she lid II was 10 Allen.
Mary made herself Tery eable-ask
ing every little while If they didn't wish
she was al home which, with grea,
self-denial, they didn't reply TO. and say
lug she was sure shey would break down
or tip over, and that she was ashamed 10
be seen IL such a thing.
They were coming 10 a turn IN The
road, aud there Stood stump close be-
side the track. Allen whipped up the
horse, threw one arm around Lizzie. and
JUS, as The runner HIT the stump. be sprang
out and seated her IL snow bank, where
Mary soon followed she. however. went
in head foremost.
There was great deal Of screaming
and scoldlng on the part Of one, and a
great deal of laughing on the part an
other, and great deal Of fixing The sled
on The part Of the third. Al length they
SO, fixed and started on agaiu-Al.en
making all The apologies IL the world
saying & he never knew his horse TO act
50 before, and tie couldn't see wha, allied
him"
sing: ne school vas reached utter a
While. and the girls took their places
Mary was telling every one VI their aG-
ventures, and declared She would not ride
home III tha, l.ule box. 10 not TO please
anybody She begged one Of lie ne gh-
bors, who va, there with blg sleigh, 10
take her home. and they agreed 10 make
room for her. SO. when the school was
cut, our Lizzie" nestled down IN the