Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-10-10

And you must really 20 away, and re-
main all night in that nasty old box Of
yours, and leave your little Rosebud as
You call her, all alone here, to imagine all
sors Of horrid things happening to her
poor little boy Couldntyo stay at home
Just for this one light ~
" Couldn't possibly do it, my loys,p said
|, struggling into my greatcoat, and pos
sesSing myself at the same time otmy big
driving gloves, which my little wife was
abSentiy trying to fit on her own little
hands
oh" Not if very much wished it, Willie
Do YOU know felt so strange and lonely
last night, when you were away, that |
could hardly make up my mind to 60 to bed
at all and tonight | can scarcely bear
the thought that you should be so long
absent, You know what foolish little
thing | am"
Her arm quietly sole around me, and
She looked up 10 my face, with wistlul,
anxious look, while u tear stood glis,enmg
ia the corners Of the sweet blue eyes.
Why, you wee goose said |, kissing
away the bright token Of her carneStness,
"wblJ has put such absurd thoughts into
lhlt wise nuddla ofyours. Are YOU afraid
Jh., the fairies will waylly me, and spirit
me away TO their elGnlmd? If they do.
! su,,,l cell them thtt have left fairy at
heme, and not even the Establishments Of
,hc queen herself shall tempt me into their
Wnyaluy country. But seriously, Maggie,
,here is nothing to be alarmed about. |
shall he home by seven o'clock at the
latest bat since you are so lonely, | will
cal, AZ fathers IS PASS, and send up my
brother Bob to keep you company and stay
m the house all night. VIII that content
You, ljttle woman ?'
NO, don't do that it would look foolish,
and Bob would only laugh at mo when
he came. lie does not understand me.
think no one does understand me-except
you, dear Will
Thank you Mag think | do under.
stand you. But here comes the gig So
good 10y, and don't fret the short time
am away. | shall be back long before You
are done dreaming So.aying, | mounted
the sig, and drove rapidly along the frozen
road. Hut my wife fingered by the porch,
following me with her eyes and, so long
rs the house was III ght could, on look
ms back, see her white dress shimmering
ghostIike IN the light which streamed
through the open door.
At the time which | write, | was tele-
graph superintendent on the Wilton and
LouEhauk line of railway. One of the
clerks, who was on night duty, had been
taken suddenly ILL., and being unable t.
ind n substitute, had taken his work M,
self unul such TN Us he should recover. |
had ouly been married few months, and
was by no means retaucied to the
necessity ofieaying my wife and home ID
pass the night in that nasty old box" as
Mag eallld it--aud She was perFertIv
correct in her description. But knew
thal il was necessity, and knew, likewise.
that no grumblng Of mine could mend
the matter
A drive of about eight miles brought
ne TO my post There was nothing very
extraordinary in the duty to which | had
been called away, nor was il any new eX-
perenre to me but on tbat night my mmd
was filed with uudefnlllefeutrs for which
! tried in vain 10 account The night wac
clear and wiAdlesS, and away in The north
western sky the aurora horeAlis was
'Iiang to and from 4 thG> "a strange