Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-11-20

F hciOfCo papers lOSctuel' dIu pitcHlng
his box of cigars out of the window
/ Il But, Miss Patience -"
/ . What q
My dear wife, | mean"
"Ah, yes. What were YOU about
/ to remark?
MY cigars-I-"
"Oh, well, don't like smoke, never
did |"
" But what are you doing with my
slippers ,"
Trying EN- on--thev fit me so
nicely. Guess I'll keep EN-, Sempro-
nious. | wish you'd take all these
coats and things out of the " wadrobe---
| | want il for my dresses.
" But, where shall l keep them,
Miss Pa"
4" What did vou say ?"
Mrs Teller. | tso1.ld remark
" Oh under the bed. or some~ here
Pink soap, eh ?-I prefer CASTLE. Co
| lOgne-e1u de Florida cold cream -
" ho'd ha' thought YOU were such a
| dandy, Sempronious You must have
/ plenty of money. By-the-wav, sup
pose you give me the money to keep,
now, my dear I'll manage it great
deal more economically than you'll be
! likely to-
" But ="
Give me the money, / say II
Major Teller meekly put his hand
into his pocket, and submissively
handed over the purse.
W ell, now, you'd better go about
your business" said the gentle bride,
land not come home till tea-time-I
do abom nate men lounging around in
the way forever And don't come
back, smelling of tobacco, if you know
what is good for yourself, Semproni-
Gus Tellery'
| The Major crept silently away,
! thinking how, the last time he crossed
that threshold, he was free man
and = now I'm married |" unused
| he, 81 couldn't help 1T: it wasn't
my fault But here | ammo money,
no cigars no freedom-worSe than
any galley slave. Sixty years old
next month, and-married to Patience
| Pettigrew |"
He walked disconsola telv down the
street, both hands in his empty pock-
cts, and his hat tipped recklessly down
over his eyes. A greater contrast
| could hardly have been imagined than
existed between this slovenlv. seedv.
wretched looking man, and the trim,
| tidy, cheerful 'ittle Major Teller of
| six hours ago. He caught a fleet
| ing glimpse Of himself in a mirror, be
longing 10 some picture-trame store,
| himself.
i wouldn't have known myself, y
he muttered gloomily. Well-I'm
married now married to Patience
| Pettigrew =
He stopped at the street corner, un-
| certain which way to go. But, as he
gazed, the bright, steely glimpse of
| the river caught his eye.
"All right, muttered Sempronious,
moodily. "I'll go and drown myself
it's short way out of long lane of
difficulty. Anything but going back
to-Patience Pettigrew
| He went down with long determiu-
| ed strides towards the shining, broad
stream, where the ships lay peacefully
at anchor, and the little boats shot
hither and thither, and the waves
! sparkled up like sheets of diamonds.
| All these things Major Teller saw.
without marking them, as he made
resolutely for the pier.
- Want boat, sir? p asked sturdy
man.
" Yes, said the Major, q want
Charon's boat to row me over StyX =
Don't know him, sir said the
puzzled oostman; but mines sound
and light, and -
The Major waited to hear no more,
but gave a blind, downward Jump!
Down. down, with that peculiar sen
sation OF falling, so familiar to US all
-down-down-u =
/ " Beg pardon, sir, but the church is
going to be shut up; and everybody 5
gone. Hope you have had a good nap,
( sir
The sexton spoke satirically, but in
his tones Major Teller recognized
hope and freedom. He started wildly
to his feet.
Then I'm not married after all
sexton :"
That's it, exactly calculated the
Major, jumping us, I've been asleer
and dreaming :
Major Teller satisfied the sexton
with a donation whose liberality as
tonished even that parsonage, and
went at once to the - Hotel to en-,
gage rooms.
III send for my things he thought
al won't 20 back TO that house, lest
Miss Patience Pettigrew should Dc
something desperate. I'm not mar
ried aud l don't mean TO be mar
ried I"
/ The Major was right. Discretion
is the better part of valor-and Miss
Patience Pettigrew remains Miss Pa
thence Pettigrew. still But Major
+ Teller goes to church very regularly
now.
II Won have screw rusted into
wood. or nut or bolt that viii not
readily turn, pour on it little kero
sene and let it remain. In little
time the oil will penetrate the inters
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