Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-09-07
TEE NEPEEEEES

At parlor window Of a pretty villa
near Walton Thames, sat, one evening at
dusk, an old man and young woman
The age of the man might have been some
seventy: while his companion had Ger
tainlv not reached nineteen. Her beauti-
ful, blooming face and active, light and
upright figure, were in strong contrast
with the worn coUntenance and bent
frame Of the old man; but IN his eye, and
in the corners of his mouth were lndlca-
tions of gay scIfc0nfdence, which age and
Suffering had dampcd, bat not cxtin-
guished.
NO use looking any more, Mary said
he neither John Meade nor Peter Finch
will be here before dark. Very hard
that, when a sick uncle asks two nephews
to come and see him, they can't come al
once. The duty is simple in the extreme,
only to help me to die, and take what |
choose to rive them IN my viii Pooh
when | was young man, I'd have done
it for nv uncle with the utmost celebrity.
But the world's qu te heartless
Oh, sir," said Nary.
And what does 'eOh, SIR mean ?"
said he. D've think shan't die l know
better. \ little more, and there viii be
an end to old Billy Collett He'll have
left this dirty world for cleaner, to the
great sorrow (and advantagc) Of his affec-
tionate relatives Ugh! Give me glass
OF the doctor stuff.
The Girl poured some medicine into q
class. and CoIlett, after having contem-
plated it for a moment with infinite dis
gust. managed to get it down.
Il tell YOU what. Miss Mary Sutton,
said be. 4 don't by any means approve
of your Oh. Sir and Dear Sir, and the
rest of it. when I've told YOU how | hate
to be called Sir at all Why, YOU couldn
be more respectful if you were charity
oirl and | a beadle in gold laced hat -
None of YOUR nonsense, Mary sutton II
YOU please I've been YOUR lawful guar
diem for six months and you ought to
know NV likings and dislikings.
NV poor father often told me how you
disliked ceremony said Mary
Your poor father was quite right,
said Mr.. CoIlett Fred Sutton was a
man of taIent-capital fellow, His Only
fault was a natural inability to keep q
farthinr in his pocket Poor Fred he
loved me. I'm sure he did He bequeath-
ed me his only chiId-and it isn't every
friend who would DO that.
\ kind and generous protector you
have been
Well. | don't know; I've tried not to
be brute. but | dare say | have been
Don't / speak roughly TO YOU sometimes
Haven't / given YOU good, prudent and
worldly advice about John Meade. and
made myself quite disaEreeable, and like
a guardian? Come, confess you love this
penniless nephew of mine.
Penniless indeed ? said Mary,
All, there it is said Mr.. Collett.--
And what business has poor devil OF
an artist to fall in love with my ward
And what business has my ward falling
in love with poor devil OF an srtIs5
But that's Fred Suttons daughter all
over Haven ! two nephews? Why
couldnt You fall in love with the discreet
one the thriving one2 Peter Finch,
considering he's an attorney, IS a worthy
vounC man. He IS Industrious in the ex-
treme. and attends to other people bust
ness only when he's paid for it. He des-
pises sentiment, and always looks to the
main chance. But John Meade, my dear,
may spoil canvas forever and not grow
rich He's all for art, and truth, and So