Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-02-03

was generally understood that she had a re
lapse, The day passed Oh, and Mr.. Butter
worth arrived he manifested great concerl
at hearing of my aun:s illness, and plainly
showed that he had missed the real object Of
his visit. He was dull aud silent, and wien
my mother left the gentlemen sitting over
their vine, scarcely word was exchanged
between them, and my father was Just nod
ding off to sleep when he was aroused by
loud ring at the gate, followed by the en-
trance OF the servant, who stated that a
rough looking man wanted TO speak to Miss
Letltla, and would take no denial. Ny father
Immediately went out into the hall, closely
followed by Mr.. Butterworth, and they found
a tail fellow VINO introduced himself as a
member of the county constabnlsry, and who
reiterated his wish to speak with apparently
reading from some thing N his HANDY Miss
l.. Pemberton.
'You can't see her." said my father; 'she's
i'll, and in her room. I'm her brother; what
do you wantg ;"
"Well, sir" said the man, ponderously,
e there have bin robbery, and we want the
lady TO swear to some of the swag."
Some of the swag?" said Mr.. Bitterworth
9 Some of the swag?" repeated my father
"W hat does the man mean :"
"Why the man means Just this" said the
constable :" the mails been robbed, and
'mongst the things broke open this adj
dressed to Miss L. Pemberton. There won't
be no difficulty about her recognisin' it, |
fancy" And as the wretch spoke he drew
from a packet top row of dazzling false
teeth - g..
Yes, that was the secret of Aunt Letitias
illness \ year or two before, when nature
failed her, she called in the assistance of art,
and avalled herself of the services of Mr..
Twinch, but an accident occurring on the fatal
boiled beef day, the teeth were sent back to
their creator, who had the strictest injunc-
lions to return them, renovated, by the first
of January. Mr.. Twinch obeycI these orders
implicitly; and, had not Mr.. Pond and his
friend selected that very night for the rob-
berry of the mail, all would have beer we'll
As 1t was, the teeth were detained by the
lawyers Tor the prosecution until after the
| trial, at which they were produced, and at
which my aunt also was compelled to appear
| though strongly against her will. But when
once on her mettle, she behaved with great
| spirit, and gave her evidence with such clear
ness (albeit with pretty lisp that she was
| cOmplimented by the Judge, and was the
main cause of Mr.. Pond and his friend being
| found guilty, and sentenced to fifteen years
| transportation.
1t has never been known to this day
whether Mr.. Butterworth was in court. At
| all events, three days after he called at the
| Grove, and found that he had business which
would oblige him to take lodgings in the
| neighb0rhood for a month. At the end OF
that time | was measured for now suit of
| clothes, and wore them one morning when
/ they seemed to have diDner-Champaign
| cold fowls and things-at twelve O'clock and
| when Mr.. ButterWortn had on a blue coat,
and when aunt Letita laughed a great deal,
| and cried all over my new jacket as she babe
US goodbye, and told US she was then Mrs.
Butterworth