Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-08-20
From the Chicago Evening Journal.



woman's eyes, crept down the cheek a little
way, paused, crept a little way, waited,
trembled, and then swelling as The bosom
swells with sighs, ran down the maIdens
check and fell upon the maiden faded chintz
Through. and through, and through again,
slipped the nImble needle. shining with the
never-endIng attrItloa of muslin aud luen
and silk. The Argus-eyed thImble-nothing
better than steel. though worn to the polish
OF silver-clcked against the needle, pressing
1t through the close fabric in o L e calloused
fuger-up, tretted and notched and blackened
by many another Eeedlep point, during many
a weary day and many weary night
A cooking stoy one chair, two beds a few
dishes on the shelf In the corner, broom,
large stone pitcher, a bonnet and shawl. a few
pieces OF stove furniture. half dozen plates,
IL rough wooden boxes on the window sill,
four or five books tbe table-these COM
prlsed the tarnIture.
The room was elevated far above the dust
and noise of the dirty street-above the usual
flight OF city pigeons even in the fifth story
ard the roof IN sloping had cut off a corner
Of the ceiling The little low wIndows-a
pair Of stinted ones-dId the best they could
with the sunlight, but were too much chowd-
ed by the aihng roof 10 accomplish much.
Had you clipped noisles,ly in-whch you
could not have doue, In fact, for the sagging
OF the door, and lis heavy scraping upon the
threshold you would have been struck first
by the baroness, and then by the singular
neatness Of the attic room
4 little black and white kitten would have
glanced up at you from a soft bed Of cotton
III lis own corner, or ski ped. frightened up
the smaller bed OF two : and a still
figure in the window would have present, q
ouly a bowed head, but busy fingers, and a
worn and faded print.
But If your tread had been heard on the
stairs. and mistaken for that Of an old man,
just before you reached the threshold you
would have heard a spragiuc stop upon the
attic floor, aGd the door would have scraped
open with good natural grow, a pair Of
black eyes would have shown at YOU from
face wreathed With smiles. and possibly. in the
shadow and haste. you might have got a pair
ot arms about your neck A, any rate, you
would have followed tall, little figure luto
the room. ana ou taking Your seat would have
found yourself .is u, with aS expressive aud
proud face a. ever ehone from youptuous
plush, alry faces, rUstlIng silk and sparkling
diamonds.
Indeed. while the tear-lrops were falling
under Tire pressure Of thoughts which the
heart could hardly hide under is lifting lid,
a step vas heard pm the stairs. the stair
case did creak ike the stage drivers horn,
VI D Tire news Of coming the door tId open.
,oi pair i white arm were f~ng passion
at-ly around the neck OF a whIte-haired old
man
Jennie had been crying Of thoughts aroused
by briet walk Ia populous s;~eet THAI al
terUouu.
She avoided ,hese better thorougfares when
She could, huirvug along where tie streets
are narrow and diugy-Hhere Tie glisteuiug
ot slik and lie trembling of r}ume~ Is sci
dem secu-wLere bright eFes and f;ir faces
radlaJr only from fadeG. worn surroundings,
btt a ls afternoon her erfaud TO the store had
taktn her through one Of tjc cnmelv streets.
Indeed. i stood on the very corner Of Main
street, around winch. human tides sweep, ed
diving every hour. She had seen poverty,
comfort and ,alfh-plaiuneSc couInee9. beau
tv-~turIdIcy, sense. Iu'ellecI
Sl-jug at her low window in tie dull. un-
scemjy room. worn. tired, discouraged. with
lie !ahoe~ ard torehodiugs OF life, JeunIe's
thou-h.s could do no less ihau bring tears
Size vas thukiug OF tie harrtue,S winch
iioajed about her Iu The crowded streets; aud
ot the Ien gn}uE ewes Of the E2agutv tread ;
ot faces Drumming with areic~~ mcrrImeut
and CoJ-c.cu- beauty. She lad seen hundreds
IN that cue ~ireet-huudred~ Of uaIdenS to
whom sic was consciously superior. And
fll> Was ur' egoI3~m IN tie Weeping CIri-
Docs lie dye imagine It~e.f d ~uaI'. or tie
eege fancy Itself htDe lav Vas 1t wr"ng
.a;.j a.l lt- beauty, ali this inmate refinement.
all jhl- i lrl., and "a e. and HeHtaI. n. should
1Iue aHd SORROW for Naut ui fh.} auurcc5 5;st Iun
i,r which We all long a1d s;tIveI Aud If
iauu.e wtl.t ,ist ler scan. auG faded cauco
lad drawn tuEtH auce;S a. though Il WaS her-
sell ana Lst tie accident a. covering; sud
i size veIt tuat simple mInacd aud lnuught-
less EIE-- catued themselves proudly. and
won a,teauon. WEI.e sue slipped meaHly MAO
ttN-t.1-. ard ~t.1t-fS tft..t gl~arl-lt .flrl