Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-03-22

BY soLoN SIMPLE.

ing Sue, contraction of Susan. the name
OF Bets moIher.l She bad parents of
both sexes, IA noteworthy fact, found to
be universally the case with his particu-
lar tribe.) She had one parent Of each
sex; this fact is established, as she was
born too early in the history of the would
to have had fore fathers. Old Bets was
not the original cognomen. She has
borne that name only since her ripe wom-
anhood, some 400 years. She was
christened 'Pharebesse." During her
huydenish, frothy girlhood, when she
romped and shirked in the educational
balls of Mrs. Smiths Academy, she was
sometimes called Betz by her colleagues,
but she repudiated the title; hence the
fashion so common among st. Paulites
OF repudiating bets.
The tribe Of which Pharebesse's male
parent was the chief. occupied the beauti
full bluffs which adorn Yves; ST. Paul, a
locality famous then rs now for the su
periority of its Pretzels and the cal II
serenity of its German pic MICS. The
gay and picturesque wigwams or mar
quees of the tribe dot,ing the beautiful
landscape which stretched away for miles
in the equal distance, presented most
charming scene to tae occupants Of the
P-rk Place Hotel. aud s,eroscopic views
by Whitney were very popular with
strangers. especially English Lords trav
cling ineog At the top of the bluff
stool the palatial five stored French
rooted wigwam Of sSevenforlo," the re
doubtable chief Of all Sues and the un.
douhtable papa of Pharebesse; this
magnificent mansion was most elegantly
furnished with everything that heart
could wish, from superb Munger Bros.
piano to a silver plated c. rksc. ew it con
! tanned water, gas and all modern i'm
prov'ments; from the spacious verandah
an emerald lawn descended by terraces 10
the bank Of The mighty Mississippi, rag
ing by at The foot Of the bluff; the Dor
der Of this laughing brook was or
nsmented with thick and graceful lux
u'iancs of orange, banana, palm and
other trees indigeons to the soil; beneath
the r foliage Pharebe>se swung in her
joyous hamm rex, and stored her precious
mind with French idioms and highly
useful and ornamental knowledge from
Demorest and the Bszar. The river
being then in lis infancy, Pharebesse
found but little trouble in fording it. and
thus save her toll when she visited the
city for pattern dress goods and perhaps
look at tha vounU mon
But to the point. Besse loved and
was beloved; her favored one was young
"A.chie," fair haired brave with lux
urant moust4che; be was the leader of
fashion and The envy of all the beaux;
he was always becomingy dressed in
French yoke shirt and a pair of arcties,
and late style chopeau fresh from Thed
Jones; he was wealthy, owning at least
three blocks in the centre of the city;
was q member Of the Gentemeu's Club.
and an officer in the Social Club; he
moved among the sSels, and picked bis
teeth under the hospitable roof Of the
Metropolitan. Now comes the saddest
part. Bessie was "f1irt;" she was not
satisfied with the true, unsefish love of
Archie. And now let me call your atten
ton 10 the terrible consequences. One
evening she had promised to attend
minstrel show at the Opera House with
Archie, but instead of doing this she nc
| cspted the invitation of fascinating
young brave from Cottage Grove, whose
principal recommendation consisted in
his holding chance in friend Dodge's
lottery scheme, went to gift concert at
Pences Opera House in Minneapolis
Young Archie called and finding her gone
ordered one of Cooks flestest omnibusses
and dashed away, he knew not. cared not
where. He paused at Mnnehaha, and
strove to drown bis sorrow at Unce
Palmer's bar. He saunterei forth TO
cool his parched brow, and from the
brink of the prec;pice ne beheld his hated
rival and the loved one Of his heart calm
| ly sitting on the railing Of the bridge
eating chocolate caromels! He Instantly
recalled what he had done for tina: girl.
He spontaneously calculated the dollars
he had squandered at Chase's dollar store
for her qualification, and then quietly
knocking the ashes from his ciger be
leaped into the current and was dashed
into 4l9 pieces by the relentless food
Besse very properly tainted, and The Cot
tage Grove chap unceremonously left
her TO her fate. But vengeance was near.
Thunder ratified, lightning flashed, a
| great CONFUSION shook all nature; the
shook was felt in Minneapolis. and 1t
rung the fire bells in St. Paul with peal
that awakened even the champion lazy
member of the Fire Department but
see. the fall divides, and in the middle
terrible "Gitcbe Mantle" appears seated
on his judgment throne, imps and feDds
glare and wicked spirits attempt TO climb
the slippery waters Of the uutiring falls.
Red and blue lights, slow music and
grand scenic effects lander the able man
agement Of Charlie IIanes List, he
pronounces her doom: ooh, thou wicked
simple maiden, dost thoa presume to
trihe with the heart of this young CAPT
ta!lst, and encourage paltry insurance
agent. See thou the result of thy peril
dy; look thou upon those 4l9 fragments
of Archie, bobbing up and down on the
hurryiug rapids; hear thy sentence, oh!
heartless maiden; thou shalt roam the
earth in rags for centuries. begging your
J bread from door IN door. thv hack hair