Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-09-07

for her dilemma.
''He said, and / am sure his full.
rich voice must have seemed a tower of
strength to her: will is dear friend
of ours, and if you viii kindly allow US
the honor Of protecting his sister until
he can be communicated with, We
should be under obligations to you
We must look very odd to you but We
claim to be gentlemen, and | assure
you We can and viii make you comfort
able"
"She had a perple1ed look on her
face when the Judge told her there was
no woman living near; but she was mis-
tress Of the situation in a moment :;
and said very demurely, though with
a rather sly sparkle, Oh, | shall be
quite comfortable, but I'm afraid |
shall be troubling you terribly.
every one spoke at once, no troub-
lie, not the least. And then Dandy
said: Judge, if you were to in.
troduce us to the lady, perhaps she
would feel more at ease with as.
1.-The Judge must have been awfully
smitten ut first sight, or he would not
be guilty of introducing us by our
camp titles. As it was, he said, Miss
Browningaallow me to Introducing YOU
to Wills friend Mr. South Carolina
He advanced rs he was called, and in
the most chivalic manner he bowed
over the lady's extended hand. This
is Mr.. Nutmeg, another friend of your
brother
"He bowed stiflv, and everywhere
but at her aunt Betty, did you know
VIII [ believe you didn't; but he viii
be a friend all the same to you, Miss
Browning
" You can bet your life on that every
time, said Aunt Betty, and we We're all
ready to split by that time, the Judge
looked so dignifed doing the honors Of
the occasion IN such n fine manner, as
he no doubt thought.
"He continued: This is Mr. Dandy
| wish you could see the bowling and
BY that time she had taken
in the drollery Of the thing, and when
Dandy bowed so profoundly, swept him
a courtesy that liked to have finished
him on the spot.
Senior and VIII were sworn allies;
we used to call them David and Jona-
than
"She smiled and asked, Which are
vou?' And for the first and only time
in my life / did not know what to say,
bat / stammered out, Either, ma am.
There was something like smoker
from our company, but the Judge had
NJ eyes or ears for any one but her; 50
he kept on, and by a wave of his hand
presents 'Our Baby. The great six
footer looked for all the world as
though he would put up lip and cry,
until Miss Browning said, How do
You do, dear Can he talk?' and then
he blurted out, Ny name is Otis
Allen.
Jack got the start Of them, and
in front OF them, said in tragic
tones, Jack Wicked known all oyer
the Pacific coast for any diaboEcal
acts--and let me assist our friend-this
is the Judge, who is terror to all
evil doors, and the protector Of dis
tres ed innocence, whenever they have
the good fortune to fall into his hands.
"'Yes, said the Judge, with the most
gravity and now You
know us all, and must consider Us your
Dbdieut servants.
She laughed low, and said Yes,
am sure / know You all now, and
should like to shake hands all around,
it would give me a sort OF q home feel.
ing, and you would feel better acquaint-
ed with me, / guess,
= She began with the Judge, and he
looked, while he held her hand ne
though he had been translated.
Shes got an awful lot of magnet
ism about her, | tell you; my arm and
hand thrill now when [ think Of that
first hand clasp. We hadn't a chair in
the cabin, but we gave her our best
three legged stool She took off her
auuty hat and sack, and each one
sprang to take them. She didn't seem
to notice us, but lett them lying in her
chair. She told us she had some bag
gage little way from our house; she
had left it there so as to walk in upon
VIII, uronnouuced, en- instead OF find
ing her dear Old VIII, she had Stun
oled upon such 4 lot of friends.
Can yon give me something real
good oeatl" and she glanced at the
table with its scanty remains of sup
per.
THAT table was cleared ofin a hur-
raw plate was washed, and a can Of
chicken was opened. Aunt Betty made
a cup of tea, and then stirred up some
iap-iacks, and one Of us thought to
,cour knife and fork by running them
INTO the ground several times. Oh
here were lively times, You had better
believe. Only the Judge-he never
moved, but looked at her She did
not seem to notice him, but watched
our operations with great interest "
While she ate-and the quMutness