Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-02-22

~ mere your carriage inquired AZ
ahclla, anxioas to escape from the curious
glances Of the crowd about the depot, each
OF whom had taken colplete inventory
Of everything about her person.
Right here" pointing to a tai, anti
quated horse cart, with a board across the
sides for a seattle whole concern paint
ed a flaming red, with the wheels Nov,
climb right o er the wheel The hoss is
jest as stiIdy as a sheep. Don't you be
afraid /"
Goodness gracious - cried Araoella, in
dismay, Won doat cxpacs me to Get up
therc Why I couldn't do it to save my
Ife"
IIo YOU ain't usel to climbing sup
pose Why, nv darter, B,:s, would 90 rite
into that wa-gin without techin hand,
Sam" to one of, the crowd, 30 and bring
ont shoe box.
Sam did as directed. n nj Arabella stood
on the box. and from thence reached the
wheel Of the cart. She tumbled in with
50 much force 5 to lislod@e poor Pet
who brought up in mud puddle = and
crushed in the brim of her bonnet till it
bore n strong resemblance to an old fash
ioned chaiso tor.
sam rescued the dor, wiped him wish
piece ofplpar, anl :storsd hin to his az
onizeI mistress
The trunks were already in; Mr. Saw
yer seated himself in front cracked his
whip jerkcd out &c ang," and off they
went
The ride was good exercise to both her
mind AMI body. ArabeIla had to exert
herself to the utmost TO keep from pitch
ine out OF tie cart. aud poor Pet tremhled
Ike q poplar laaf, and al intervals groan-
el bitterly.
They drew np, al last, At Mr. Sawyer's
front door. Mrs. Sawyer, nlack-eyed
angular woman, came out hastily to inset
them.
"Dearv ne! IS this the school-marm
Why she looks e9GzactIv ike Marion
Scrig-ins don't she. Fben? Polly Mari
ons a terrible trial to her poor ma! = 50
proud and full Of vanity What's happen
ei to yer hunnit2 DO hate the light Of
them ere kind of hunnitsl they look like
bod with a flower Gardinr into one end
Of IL. Whose dog is that are Deary me
bow n9l7 he is, Come in, do Benn
hist ve down. Here, Ben, come and hist
ffr school rr.s,.-1 1o,,-r, ~
Ben, hrool-shoulderei and handsome
vonn- fellow, in his shirt sleevcs, adranc-
eI and performed the delicate operation,
as politely as could have been expected
under the circumstances
"Whcrz am I to board ?" asked Arabel-
II, seating herself in the best cushioned
rocking chair in the corner os the fore
room.
"Rounl That's the fashion here, Yon
viii s-ay with us a week, and then you'll
90 70 Peavey's, pity your condition
whom Won get there Pca-ev's folks IS the
awru''eSt nasticsJ folks on the footston -
Nrs Pea~eY don't wash her hands nor
tIce Iut once week, ana the1 she only
~aarcs EN- with water, She throws all
her di>h-warter and -pee'in-s ont Of
- = 1um !. ~ s:..;a,. -.,-, :, 49,
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left the room.
u. ,,,., r,ss o-o, -, f,.,-,..;-,- ss.~.
o,o,p.,.,o " fb~o,g,, which on- h,ro;,,
as-s,l ra..aivi, ba- car-if,,-o oe c,,,-
rfIir, - +aaol l. i VOL v,,,, ,5roni-
cling. bus space ror':Is.
There was a crowd &c chilIran of al
ares and sizes. arornI the door oF-tle
school han<, when Arlbella first came IN
sight of the elji., |, vas hrowni,h.
~faIre Lu:ldin-. destitute Of glass in the
most OF the winiaws stove pipe stuck
through the root rom winch the wind
ma the m nseTs o' Time had torn greater
I''F'''" "' 'i'e S''''-''S, II was deii-h
haiN >tttttetA va TIE -tltfTtS tit 4 0tN6U.