Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-02-08

! by an expressive nod of the head. or ;
shrewd swift glance. Then she gave m.
+. Aer wise l5ttle counsel when all was told
and went nome, believe, ponderin5 on
my case.
As the davs passed, and my relation.
became more and more involved Ia THEN
winter caveties, found myse more and
more thrown upon my own resources for
amusement Occasionally was included
/ in an invitation and accepted it bat in
general | preferred iniutgin@ my fancy
/ for keeping aloot from these who were
/ little charmed with my company. y sys
tenn OF the most Lnb ushIng bribery had
won for me Il warm welcome from the
savage tribes in the nursery. Ntny and
many an evening found me wl king do yn
that hedred lane IN the frosty dusk, with
Tcecic Ray limping at my side. and taE@-
inr her crave simple little talk. | had
always some fresh puzzle to propose to
her, anI she was always ready to knit het
smooth brow o er its ISOLATION. Once she
stopped short and struck her ITt!e crutches
on the snow.
You ought to 20 away from here and
work" she cried 20, ii | coulG. n
\ certain Sir Harry arrived "a. Rutland
Hall will not troub myself to think OF
his StCDlfti .lilllt, IL - ilOL hoiIu ItIiltiIN
bcrinr lie was wealthy bachelor Of
hi-h family, and his movements were
watched with interest hy the lady Of the
house This Sir Harry had q fancy for
smoking his cigar in the hcIrnd lane, and
on more than one occasion he encountered
my lit e bcnetactres5 iimpiu@ on her sol
itary way, and stared at the pretty fresh
face under her q b ack hat, till it b ushcd
with uncomGortab briIIiancc. Teecie
changed her track like hunted hare, but
Sir Harry scented her out, and annoyed
her with his fiji some compliments The
matter reached Mrs Rutland5 ears, and
She vented her chagrin on the defense ess
little girl. | know not what soTrV-a -cGsG-
.tious and rcDroachcs she bestowed upon
her during 4 ong private lecture but,
that evening when, at the children tea
hour | entered the nursery door with
new bail in my hand for Jac! (thc Young
est and east objectionable OF the band.)
saw Tcecie RAYS face grieyouSly cloudcd
for the first time. 1t was flushed and
swOl en- with passionate crying. do not
intend to commit to paper certain remarks
which | made sotto TOUc on bchOidIng tins
Disagreement
come, come, Teeei.,' l said, while
nurse was busy qucIlinG disturbance
which had arisen because cousin Gu.
had not brought something to e cry one
e Sc rs well as Jack 'whcre is all your
philosophy, Httle mother? Yon never need
preach to me again, il you set me such an
example
Tcccie said never word, and stared on
into the fire This wound had cut her
deep Sir Harry. and Mrs. Rutland, Of
Rutland Hall, at that moment / should
ha dearly loved to knock your two good
for nothing Il ;ads together
"Teecie,' | said, you have one friend.
ut any rate, even II he be not Il very grand
one
She gave one Of her quaint, expressive
little mods Translated, it meant: Il un-
Iersrand ali that, but ! cannot talk Just
now" By-and-hv, however, she bright
cncd up and went to the table to claim her
share Of tea and thick bread and butter,
md began to mend 4 bow belonging to
Tom. Tom was one Of the leaders oil
the unruly tribes, 4 regular savage chief
tain
Ere two days more had passed, | felt
strongly inclined to exercise the horsewhip
on this vGuug genticmans shoulders
i'om, one fine morning was seized with au
inpi,h inspiration to play a trick upon
,r,out tbn rnrscrv I,imi.Ein., her moor
Tt+ln linn and than ro,,rbino off [vitb
thnn needless Of her entire, Mos to nave
tho,, rcs+nred c.,,rio3 thcr, !, tri,n,ni,
.,,+'ar dcors AMI sra,slcJ ,l,en, in n;n.as
,,.;+,,,, hatcher Tnacin' s',r Lof,,rnss in fba
.Iin.,,,l ,,;,,t oc rb,til I:-;,.I ,.nr..I.,
i,r;.ri,t Lr,cirr ,vs .,,,d C,nnI l,cr !,
,..;E1,nar Ian,In, Nm -, n,,,s tr,..,
H., ,ri1.dow names ont oyTr t7,a I.canfirIl
.onntrv lanes Tom s,u. her naticnce
with The most audacious Indifference. But
why talk about Tom2 could not help
believing, tlat oder heads than Tom :
plotted the cruel c"Glns oil that bonnie
biFa.
Tho bird droopal on It's perch bat who
j cared Nurse vowed it was shame. ana
showed more Kindness than usual to tie
prisoner. but / will no. venture to decide
, how much Of this tenderness was OWN. to
/ the odd crown>nieces which found their
way from nv hand to hers-.sIl out Of the
rninea Of coprse, O YES all out Of tha,
/ guinea And there was another friend who
Sometimes expressed an interest," in Teecie
I RAYS existence. This wfs LADY, Thorn
ton. whose bounty had Indirect furnish,
ed me With pocket money duria,, NV .tav
g !