Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-03-01
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s8-TnQ have been one tor some years L was
formerly one in Paris, and was employed
rs such in the HYDE Park Exhibition Of
/ 1851 Since then | haze been in various
parts Of the world in fact there are very
few of the force that haze not knocked
about the world a good deal However,
at last have settled in Australia, and /
! hope my TO ing has ended never had
but one crack case entrusted to my care;
/ have sometimes tracked thieves from the
diggines into the interior, and found them
boundary riders on stations, or clerks that
lid not keep ,heir accounts straight, and
found them bullock driving up country
but these were small affairs; pair Of
bracelets soon settled such but once |
had a matter to find out on the very east
information rccei ed, which required al
my skill and the resources Of my long
experience. Some wears ago there lived
about a mile down the ri er, beyond the
bridge wonder. an oliish man, who was
reported to have made somewhere a good
pile" lie was a thorough hermit; but
seldom stirred out, except to 90 to the vii
Iace store to buy few neceSsaries for
which he always paid, anl was never
known to beat down or hag-Ie about the
price oranvth,ng This naturally led to
the surmise that he had p enty Of money.
Near him lie another single man in a
slab ana bark hut; he was a shoemaker
bv trade. but IN a small township like
this his customers were few, and his live
lihooI prccarious He was known to be
as poor rs his nc.ehbor was supposed to
be rich, and was IS much dependent on
the rorbearance Of his creditors as the
other was on his ready money. Between
these two solitary men, living on the river
side, there sprung up strangely intimate
friendship; always after breakfast, very
often through the day, and regularly al
night, they had their pipe together, some
times with a panikin Of tea only, and at
others a glass Of gvog There was dim
mystery hanging over the rich mans his
tory where he had come from, or how he
had rl7de his money, no one knew, and
his churlish ways forbade any one to ask
him; he anI the shoemaker we're all the
word to each other. ami beyond chat nei-
thcr seemed to care anything. In this un-
form but curious mole Of life, weeks and
months passed away: the on difference
observable being. that although Mr.. Ste
vens. the shoemaker, hadno more custom
ers than formerly, he now seemel to have
monev always ut command, and not on'y
paid of his old scores bat had money for
all he needed.
conc morning. howerer-it was in the
winter season. and the GIena'g was roll
ing its Turbulent waters, muddy and swift.
down into the sea-sha old mans hut was
not opened; wood splitters passing along
observed that the old man was not sun
ming himself aud smoking his Guilty rs
usual. and that night Srarens came run
ming into the township greatly excited, and
carfin. on Mr.. r.. Mt the inn. told hin,
.hat not having seen OH JeEeray al day.
he had forced an entrance into the hut,
but that the OLD man was not there, and
what had become Of him he djl not knew.
\ 10 ieeman. lfar II-ls a police sta.
ton was immeIiataly sent to take charge
Of the hut till the magistrates saouI II in
auire into the matter Some days after
the inquiry was made, nothing came out
oft rur,her than the suspicion that JeT-
ar,y- Ia8 mot zv--h faI nI4v S-I nathtn.