Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-05-18

of possible one-dollar greenback with
in, not to mention attractive articles
of jewelry 2 and unlimited stationery.
If she could only buy it, and there was
a one-dollar greenback inside, then,
she thought, she should be able to give
something to the hurdy -gurdy man, the
harmonica boy, and the little cripple
who, punctual as Fate, boarded the
train. She had never wished to assist
these worthless before that she
could remember-but now she did
There, too, was The blind man, discrlm-
mating so wonderfully between the
sexes, and always saying, 'thank you,
.ma'am, i" and ''thank You, sir, IN the
right places. He, too, ought to have
something Worst trial Of all came IN
the Springfield depot. The train, for
the first and only occasion on record,
was exactly on time. Shifts and sasors
of unutterable fragrance breathed from
the kitchen of the neighboring Massa-
soft Aunt Sue felt herself dying OF
/ hunger; there were twenty-five min
utes to spare, and not crumb to be
had
Twenty-Five minutesl Nothing was
left but to sit in the car, and await the
last of the conductors; and, thought
she, 'Mr. Lansing said his note would
be of no use on the branch road, so no
doubt | shall have dreadful time
Still, if the worst comes to the worst,
could walk twenty-five miles" Il
But when this august parsonage made
his appearance, Aunt Sue gave deep
sigh Of relief Her lips almost relaxed
into a whistle of surprise and JOY
"Bless me- she said aloud, cts
Tommy Bliss" Tommy had, in the
days of his youth, been a scholar in the
Bunbrook Sunday-school, and Miss
P, his quondam teacher, had no
fears that her ex-scholar would prove
less amenable to influence now than in
the days OF Westminster Catechism
and the Second Question Book.
Her anticipations were confirmed.
From this point on she was treated like
a princess; and by eight o'clock, slowed
safely IN hack by the devoted Tommy,
she was driving home through the Bun
brook streets, mirky with November
fog. Arrived and welcomed, she plung-
ed at once into explanation of her
| difficulty.
"Some of you must lend me half a
dollar" she said, "to pay this man
with. l haven't penny, because lost
my purse this morning, tickets and all. y
Glow did you get on9' asked her
sister-in-law.
every nicely-thanks to- the polite
ness of the conducting fraternity. Half
dollar, please, James.
Click, instead of ticket" laughed
James, as he searched his pocket book.
."What was that you said, Aunt
Suel" asked younger Sue-namesake
and favorite-who was turning over the
bundles on the table.
q said that my purse was lost, pet. y
"Why, no, 1t isn't, rejoined Susie
and from inside the blue-lined muff, in
the despised red bag, she drew forth
the veritable purse which had been the
cause of 50 much adventure.
Aunt Sue dropped into a chair. " 1t
really is ~ she gasped at was there
all the time; and what lies I've told
Oh, that fatal muf!"
"But didn't you look for the purse z
"Of course-but not in the muff.
How could | suppose it was there? l
never use it, and forgot its existence
entirely. ! suppose those girls will
never have done laughing at me but
shall always say it was their own fault.
If they had not inflicted that wretched
slit which they call a muff' upon me,
it is evident | couldn't have mislaid my
purse thus. But, afteo all, she went
on, turning over her long strip of uncut
tickets, I'm rather glad that it hap
pened, and | shall just inclose these to
that good Mr. Causing, and thank him
over again. / don't believe there is
any country in the world butthis where
lady would be so beautifully taken
care of by everybody rs | have been, OF
where, upon the whole, so much kind.
ness is shown to unprotected females
who travel about and need assistance. y
In this belief Aunt Sue rests to this
day,