Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-06-12

: what he had told. ana what he has
/ not told, Polly Baker. For, Reader
Mr.. Harrison, although & rigid moral
! ist. although a good citizen and
. good hearted man, although an homes
dealer and upright gentleman, had ver
committed, and persisted III. a consid
! cradle deception IN his dealings Will
! Polly Baker 1t was on his first ii
PRODUCTION to her, and while they were
/ talking over matrimonial affairs rather
! prematurely. as old single people OF
ten viii, that Polly declared she mere
1 would marry man VINO had already
/ children for her to take care Of. AnC
! il was upon his third visit to her, wher
/ he proposed rather pre,aaturely, as
! old widowerS IN desperate straits do
/ that she had asked him if he had chIl
dren and he in his desire to carry
his suit, and his zeal in working foI
/ the nine young orphans at home. had
replied that - yes = he had children
but theE were all o,coy; by which she.
poor, innocent soul, understood that
they We're all grown and dutifully V and
Industriousiy taking care Of them
selves and BY which nc. sly old fel-
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where he, Moses Harrison. and she.
~ l'''Nei' ere 'iie'' an" '''s' { con
Oh Deceit. thy name is Man!
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we'll, and Who had once bcan const,.
bic and had twirn hoon STRONGLY tail.
ed Of for dcuutv sIariT. and y,Io va
ono of tho bes, ;,a,, 4La. o,-cr -,.,~ I;,-.
cd W sbn d;d 1o,.. P.rI.y Pol-ar
Mr. Harrison r,ioLt d;sbal;eva her hnt
She did love him :, Rut." sbc aIyyavs
used 10 add :. h,-cones arc h,v.concs
and tho daa5 cor,o hacl- mo ,oaro co.
ever !" from v-L;cb Ir lI.rrsson ~.
ferrcd am intimation that the said Ba.
ker's lease Of love had expired with
himself. and that new lease was fast
being drawn for his own dear and i'm
portant self.
Coucerninr Poflv's cbildren Mr.
Harrison had more than once asked
such delicate little questions as he
dared-as. how many wcrr tIav. mad
am? and how old did tbav crow
na'an, ? and what beco,on or tbo,3
ali Mrs Balar2 Pnt sbo bo4 i,,-er;.
ably met such questions and hints with
a sad, dow inward look. and the rrnlv
Mr. Harrison my, children arc I'm
under Ground sneak Of then, No, moro -
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ulat;on at the march he had stolen
unon her. and the ease with which he
was nut wit4ino her
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s''l'' l'itii' J9iy 70 testliS ''le i"i
81 and bonore5 i Pnt eyarvtbine,
was neat tidv and comfortable :
ybnra u-sra no sbirolos n Tho ,r;ndo,
sosb ond no ,,;os y, tho fran+ ~ard
Tbara - fon orras af ian5 -.
.a,Lad 800 ostolI;s11,oa+ ,,.h;cb
80 o1,..rs ,~oIi c,,Itjvatsd md
,,-h;ch 10 ID L.a .aId b;a, +,,r
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- -, IoaI-aI - ol,;a+ and COW
tantsd wb5n he drove m that h. had
another twinge or two Of conscience
at cnticirc the fair Polly away from
all this GuIet comfort. to the noise
and confusion of his cherries abode.
II.v;, obacLaa Tho ;r,rat;.,co &C
- - - raooan;zad - s+ahIa
,.t;.l L.7haa rro,;o,sI- ~.
+aipad nood fsro an5 vbo ,ros banca
;ncIinad - os+ bArso1f into i a. nn;cl,
a. l3og.;,Io without Tho nreIin,in -,
ceremony of being unhitched. Mr.
Harrison tied her to a poplar tree.
nianted wears 400 bv the defunct Ba-
ker. and knocked at the door Of the
house.
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