Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-11-09
Professor EzaEssead's Girl.

\ erochety and contrary d chap was
Joe Shellenbarger. n rich Cd farmer. as
mulish as the donkey in his barn He had
made his way in the world by the dcgced-
est seizing hold of whatever
came in his way, and retaining that hold
rs though life depended upon it. Jocrs
muhshness had literally been the making
of him, though you mightn't have con-
sidered the little pot hellied, thick skulIed
old man as much Of make after all
Joel had one son-a handsome, clear
headed, acti~e voug man-tall, straight rs
a voung larch, and as set in his wav, when
he chose to have one as old Joel himself
This son, as he grew up, had proved q
great assistance to his father in working
the farm. and his services had heen made
the most Of the old man managing to keep
him Mt home with him some time after he
ought to have been doing for himself
Not an acre Of the fathers possessions
was ever called the sons; he owned moth
ine in the world save a horse which some
neighb had u en- him when it was a
sicklv colt and some sheep obtained in
much the same manner; and the old man
arudsed him the keeping Of these.
joel ShcIlenburger and his son differed
often, hut there were two points in which
the difference amounted to something Sc
rjous. The first point concerned educa-
ton. for which the old man had the most
profound contempt and the son had not
There was a college some dozen miles
from the She 'enharger farm. nnd thither.
In ing thoroughly prepared himself, in
spite of fatherlv thwarting and opposi-
tion-Anson hetook himself in spite of
the same continued opposition. and by one
contri ance and another and helped out
bv his mothers small marketing, kept
/ himself there tin he graduated, Joel
+ SheIlenbcrger contested the ground inch
+ hv inch. but afraid, in his selfshness, to
do ANYTHING more than be obstinate, lest
F his son should leave him. That was the
+ first point of difference, and that was how
! Auson settled it The second was not
+ likely TO be of 50 easy an arrangement.
/ At coIte1e Auson had found something
besides graduating honors. He had
/ chanced upon very charming combina-
ZION Of eur : and azure eyes, red ipped,
dimple check d fairy, daughter of one OF
the professors. who. instead of cur Inc
her lip at the homespun suit which his
poverty and his fathers nicgardliness
compelled him to wear, never seemed to
he conscious Of any thing OF any body
else when he was by
In short. Arson had found some one TO
love: somebody that he wanted to marry
as he grave Y informed his father.
You sbou have seen the old man
eyes: it was a mercy they were fastened
IN their sockets Here was gratitude :
This Anson. having defrauded his cd
father of so much Of his time, was going
now ta set the seal upen his abSurdity
and disobedience by marrying a town
girl" Bad enough to marty any one
seeing his father wasn't through with him
yet-but a town girl He should never
consent, and every ShelIenbarEer acre
should 30 to strangers before Ansor
should have one, if he persisted in ar
idea so riducu Gus
And pray what harm is there in bein!
town girl2H questioned Barbie Halstead
when Anson to d her, half laughing, ha
yexed. and altogether rueful-for withou
assistance from his father he could no
marry Barbie for long time yet Ansol
laughed again, but with some embarrass'
mcnt, saying, my father Is afraid that