Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-01-06
now THE sEoosD FLOOR kEPr 4 poo.
From .Mrs. Lirriper's lodgings


. All. but, too goodness, look you viii her
bite - exclaimed an old Welshwoman, as she
pulled her big hat further on her head, and
looked askauce at the big black dog which
the man sitting next to her had just hauled on
to the coach-rooE
1T isn't a her and he won't bite" was the
sententious reply of the dogs master.
Not pIeasant-looking man, this tall and
thin, whiskeriess and salIow faced; his head
looking more ike bladder "f lard surmoun-
ted By scratch wig, than anything human
dressed all in black, with a stuff shiny hat,
beaver gloves, and thick lu-terIess Wellington
boots He had enormous collars eneireliHg
his face and growing peakedly out Of q huge
black silk crayat; he had black satin waist
coat and silver watch-gUaTd, and an uH-
brella in a shiny oilskin case, and a hard slip
perry cold black cowskin bag, with J. H. upon
it in staring white letters: and he looked
very much ike what he was-Mr. John Mort
iboy, junior partner in the house of Crump
and Mortiboy, Manchester warehousemen,
Friday street, Cheapside, London.
What brought Mr. john MOrtibov into
Wales to spend his holidays or what induced
such pillar Of British commerce to encum-
Der himself with a dog, is no business ols0urs,
Major Al know Is, that he had been set
down at the Barbeth-r0ad station, had drag
ged the black cowslin bag from under his
seat, had released the dog from square bare
recepticle which the animal had filed with
howls, and had mounted himself and his dog
or the top OF the coach travelling toward the
little waite. ing place of Penethly The dog
"a big black retreveF-lay on the coach
roof with his fine mead erect, now gazing
round the landscape, now dropping ms cold
muZZlc between his paws and taking snatches
of sleep. His master sat on the extreme
edge of the seat, with one " wellington boot
and he, the Wellington boots owner, appar-
entity deriving much enjoyment from the sue
tion OF his umbrella handle. He east his big
eyes round him now and then al certain pcr-
lions Of the scenery pointed out bv the coach
man, and expressed his opinion that it was
Z. handsome !" but beyond that never y0ucl-
safed a word until the coach drew up AT the
Royal Inn at PenethlY, when lac went at once
round 20 the stables and superintendent the
preparation Of a meal for his dog then order
ed a point steak potatoes and pint OF
sherry" 10 be ready for him in au hours time
inquired the way to Albion lila: and set
of for Albion Villa accompanied by his dog
Bcppo.
don't think Mr. John 1iortiboy was much
wanted ID Albion Villa, nor THAT Tx was eN-
actlv the kind Ut man Eho would have suited
its inmates. They were little conscious Of
the approach OF AI- hard creakag boots, strid-
ing over Tue li-HtFed iiiSA street OF the Lt-
tie town, and were enjoying themselves after
their own simple fashion. Iae blinds were
down, tie candles were lighted and Ms
Bdrfora was pretending 81 he knitting, but
really enjoying placid sleep Ellen, her
eldest aNH7atsf Was reading " ne 5a<ine
hatcher youngest was ln'A'A- SONS e..-5sa
nhdrr the op-etfaHt tuition "i ID siam gentle
man WIN ii4ill beard "A" apparently took
w. .,''.-. No. .1 ~ t'T pup i',i ,-
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