Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-09-16
LOVE IN A SAW MILL.

About fourteen years ago | was ON
ploycd as head sawyer in the steam saw
min of L. D. Smith IL Co., near the min
Ing town Of S.. Mr. Smith and his
family were living in neat cottage close
TO the mill, and often and the engineer,
James Alton by name, were invited by our
employer to attend the evening worship
held in his house.
One evening iustas we were taking leave
Of his family, we heard the sound of car.
rage wheels, Immediately followed by a
knock at the outer door
minnie is coming" "Mnnic is
coming" exclaimed Mrs Smith, rushing
pat US into the entry. Her husband fol,
lowed with light.
A minute after the door opened, and
Minnie, her Oldest daughter, was locked in
her mothers arms.
Minnie was beautiful girl, about seven.
teen years Of age, Three years she had
passed in young ladies' seminary near
Utica, New York, and now she had re-
turned to her mountain home, amidst the
pines and ccdars of California
The engineer and | fingered awhile
after her arrival, for both desired to be in.
troduced to Minnie Smith.
Minnie, make you acquainted with
Louis, our head sawyer, and James, our
engineer. guess you'll be glad to make
their acquaintance, for both are good
musicians and excellent singers. | sup
pose your musical education has not been
neglected ~
81 have learned little instrumental
music, but have no voice" replied she to
her father, after bowling to us. James
mad held out his hand, but she did not
touch it., and saw that he blushed deeply,
while his eyes glttered revcngeiully at
what he supposed her disdain.
Soon after we left the cottage On our
way to the mill said;
James, old boy, you look mad. Why,
don't you know that in good society they
never shake hands, but only howg'
"Wcll, din't know il. But neycrthe-
less, she could have shaken hands with
me when she saw that | held out my
hand, replied he in surly tone
! then began to praise Mnnie's beauty,
and asked his opinion about her; but he
gave me no answer. When we parted for
the night noticed that his voice sounded
strange as he said
Don't fall in love with that girl She is
too aristocratic to he the wife Of a head
sawyer"
FErr weeks ha5 nossod simon ! hoo,,,o
acquainted with Minnie. Almost every
evening james and | could be seen in the
parlor of the cottage soon if became
known that Minnie and were ENGAGED f.
be married within six months 40 mai
rrmemher how concossoJ ~, ,o"o III ~
] know is that she pressed nv hand a.
asked her to be my wife. while her Inns
said Eyes
Her father had no objection TO orr
union He had known me for many veary
and knew that | was able IN snnnort -
wife. He even asked me IN become his
mariner IA which nronnsit;o, I gloaI, 49,
scented.
one evening NIipnio and woro s;,,;,c
81 the foot ofa bnrn s,'r,r nina ,,I,.;'7
abont our annrnachin%7 ,norr '"'' III, -
we heard thr rennrt ON riGn ,So h,lIat ~
which whiStlcd INST NV hra5 " ''''N' -
I Spranp Ia nv laat and sbn,tol.
"toIIngf vnn st,,iI ,.lI,,,' Il,
Won shootinS nj ~ ''''' ~
~ sunnosrd n ,,,s., ,l,,, 81, ...,,..,,.,.u.l
well.kn6lyn voice md Tonns u,;,I, ~ Nh +"
I'M his hand emrrrrJ fran, ,,,a,.',' ',,s
lin hrshrs phnmt 6hy f,a, rr0,'' ,"a',a,''r
stood
Yop cnplan't toln.r,o ,,r, 5o..rn
said - : WV
Ycy" answered James noin,i,, !, ~.