Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-01-18
A NEW LEASE OF LIFE.

Eve often wondered what an old fell
low like me has TO do with the world IN
these days, when everybody seems to
be FL hurry, and there is no time TO
dream even after one has gone to bed.
Whom / was q boy people used to be-
Iicy. ID dreams, and to buy the 4" Royal
Dream Book. There was life and
pleasant company enough, Of the quiet
sort when / was younger. Well-to-do
tralesfolk, al within sound Of the great
be- Of 81. pauls, kept their hearts
warm with hospitablc intents and
many WIS the cosy little party where !
was au Invited guest for could sing n
good song mostly sentimental, though
and nay position IN the city was that
of sober fellow, grnye beyond has
Years. even after he had silver streaks
i'm his huir aud had looked in the Old
family Bible to see whether he was to
be t3rtv-fyg or lorty-siX next birthday.
1 suppose that shall be told that a
man ui my age has no business TO fall
In lowe. ana think SO too. But per
haps nobody could see Alice R.
without thinking of love. She was the
daughter OF a pastry cook, Men who
lru3 such quiet lives as mine, and Jour
ney down the road OF time IN such n
dog tlut way, often cease to cOnnt the
mlle-stones / have often blessed her
that she did not make sport of the
sllalen declaration into which the
stmuga iutoxication OF my love led me-
She was surprised, and sorry, very
smy-thut was all, and that was
enough h was failnrc-no more
Wei, q folly, ii YOU will have IT so ;
bat 1t remained II tender
secrot, such as mau locks in
his lyu.t and seldom speaks of
TIL. be aas grown old or thinks that
he Il like 60 die was lonely enough
500 ar as ldth and kin were concerned.
ly sister there were but two of us
ui her husband were both dead, years
go, and though they left a son, q
Hedt likely boy, he was handed over
the charge of another uucle-his ia
her, brother All that | could do for
he lad, when hc was a little fellow |
tried hard TO accomplish; and though
Allt '-tlltA vi II lower -ltii III Wy III
Chrst'S Hospital-was hard enough, he
was otteu allowed tocome so Twldlers
HAIL Ihern was something Ia my mind
wonderfully i'm keeping wlth the lad 5
guMaE dress aud the dim. shaduwy an
,r-ruon. where he would sit with his
yellow IS curled up on one OF the big
i.a'a.,n CnaIrs and read some of my
ola fashioned books.
Iu'cs al adventure sea stories
wen most to hls taste aud | have look
ca at him with d misglvjug many /
uug Hs | SAW his luminous gray eyes
raised from the book and staring on
over the tops ot the plane trees, a.
though ae heard the sound ot the rive
and smtlt the salt breeze rushing NJ
the channel ut the. Thames. lie was APP
p.,"t..a ta bia uncle, and the M
do.ue> were made oUt. The day be
tDsa taer were tu be siguel he had dis
apo led, vitA such clothes rs he couh
ca .s o0n end in his pockets aul
0t.uea s..llinGs and an ola SILVER waite
tea / Ind given him
E lvas lonely indeed whoa ih
N .. Al.. r. flashed nike
81 u asas .4.g Tie dim chamber o
T., aad my Heat went ont to So
Van bow WHO might haye hceu
uc { only | could have bee
as.u 10 claim him. rs had
r. o.v Did I say that Alice nan
u. Tie welding day had been tNe
hetw... ugr and Richard - before
spoke lo hrr words tAut showed m
hopeless love- \ tai good luohu
FELLOW from Cumberland, with q levi
may-t#ra aI anu p reputation as 81 Dol
rider aad ajjts man, as d. en-,
phrase went had met ham once
twice. aui hau Hatrj the looks $ ea
upon hei- looks tngt / should hN
resented hat thai hnev lao
uy oN suspicious Nere uruea ny Il
silent rivalry / bplp linn Ther We,
married aeA went ont u. .ul gauo
compass - !!4.9.4 n3rt n'fsos a." tb
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