Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-06-13
From Beadis's Monthly.
HE ALWAYS HID HIS WITS ABOUT HIN.

HE ILWATS HID His WITS ABOUT HIN.
I certainly thought he was "out Of his
head lie h.d such peculiar ways, and
said such peculiar things; and ne went
about as il he was IN o somnambulic state
almost, that IS I don't quite mean that !;
but he never seemed TO take the same no.
tice Of what happened about him that all
other men dc. And as to ever being sur
prised a5 anything, | never knew him to
show surprise on but one occasion in his
life. What that occasion was, | shall nat
urally mention before | am done
His name was Joseph Harrison. and be
vas student in the academy in Sanford
one Of the stvIe Of academies that seem
to have nearly gone our Of date now. where
F.. both sexes were taught under the same
roof ! attended the Sanford school The
principal house was on the corner across
the way from the academy and he board
ed a dozen or so Of the students ] was
. one Of these b0arders
/ shall never forget the day Mr. Harri-
son came to the house to board. / was
sitting on the second floor piazza studying
1t was late in a summer afternoon. As he
entered the gate I leaned over to ,ook al
him, and when he was just underneath, ]
on the shoulder, and fell thence to the
ground He turned and looked al it very
+ quietly, aE1 then poked it aside with his
+ big cane
What does he carry that big cane for?
+ thought and why don be pick up my
T book, or look mp at me- o. DO anything
rational being would?
I He rung the bell, and I saw no more Of
J him until tea time. He satdirectiy oppo-
site me at the table. Would YOU believe
IT, he never looked at me once-nOr, in-
deed, ct any one else, It seemed - which
was the reason, perhaps, why | looked at
hia more than ! ever did at any other
young man il nay lile--in the same length
Of time
After tea, We gathered In tha parlor as
we were in the habit Of doing, and he was
introduced t5 me lie bowed, and then for
the first time looked at ma-or rather. he
looked through me - as If he saw some>
thing behind me- and my head were as
Transparent rs glass Then he smiled and
-lracl away.
confess 4 was provoked at the manner
oG the young man What amused him
should like % know2 When Belle Har-
risou asked me. aiterwari Law i liked /.
her cousin, I said / G.ln ike him a. ALL /.
she only laughed q little. and said she 4
believed that nobody ever Jill Ike him at .
first
Somebody asked ma 70 sins 7 seated
myself 1t Tie piano, aud 2ay" a song in
my very best manner winch had been
taught 20 seiieta was no. nlefior ~ any
aeans Ny voice was good, anu had re-
eal,sl .he 5ez5 musical culture. What .
mysterious influence vas a5 work upe.n
ase did not know; foril ever thorough
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! told i5l.@ (
must H@Fe -t sand -.c l, rs eN41s-
write m q card .,o name ol .l,, t1c piece lie I
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Nr hlrElsaa .8rt the question. though .
ae vas stit looking aJ J.t painting, ana .
prr1ase4 = .ar-. HaESa--k1lt' winch he .
handed Ar Es-"-E
It's very sharp SAID he; " lie care +
laa
Pc Hrsl talN- itetFaE @l~ vas to cut .
a.s aaad he blood spirited out in jets. .
ae turned pretty Malle. e"5 Just gathered /
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beg YOUR pardon. sl9. Ar HARRISON .
iss q some eeHse alence- eq /. I.
rose y o4E li-o d you "-1 -eeA OUT ii 4
Az You
lie took ais own h+nNNefehiei ana ana tled F.
II leaSetE AROUND i'eo"at arm. lHen he +
l2'N i''7 A"i.g- 1'e Sa.e.-ilE S-- e H, uH
der t"e mama lel,ie' mex, 10 me arm, ana
began lo twist 7 a7e4l Ae lae Haa- ser
ealet t.-Alsaea en- the arm tAe t-s2d +.
ceased Q low. ---.,
SeHa tar ? a2eteTs salS Sir- harrlson /
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