Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-01-07

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No, no, Mr. Fitzgerald, only NV Law
yer is acquainted with my affairs. ' as.
you need entertain no doubts of nv so J'
vency." NY SOL
Never! Such thought never =
tered my head for one moment an an
Mrs. Villiers, | aoondtr what brought vo' a'
here to-day" you
my carriage"
My dear creature, now shall tell ron
secrets 1t was this" and SO sary;o
sold George" audaciously placed ing
arm round the widows waist, offer;a aa
her letter with the other hand.
Nina looked impressively at your,
Fitzgerald. 0Ns
Did not say so!" she WHISPERED
Gay, indeed; a nice hash we baro
made of the whole business said ha
biting his lip angrily. NJ
"Hush" whispered Nina. "T;sto,
to what aunt says"
And is it possible that Won ara
J Adonisgn observed Mrs. Villiers, with
laugh
"As sure as you are Ariadne," he 70.
piled, with emphasis.
But, excuse me, you are not, Won
know, so young as this advertisement
sets FORTH
my dear madam" replied GOA
George" slyly, "neither are you"
said was not under thirty which
is the truth" she said, hastily.
Thirty" groaned young Fitzgerald
in the bushes. Fifty"
"Youth is not essential to a hannv
home, however" observed Old George
land that, you say, was your object in
advertising. Pom my word, my dear
think l could make you very happy
home. Now what do you think"
He took the widows hand between
his own here, and patted it tenderly.
But why did you adopt so unprece.
denied a course as to advertise for
wife?" asked the lady. cot course we
are too old to talk nonsense about love
but surely you might have said all this
without putting it in the paper first"
Ny dear, | never put an advertise
ment in a paper in my life; only an.
swered yours when it appeared, you see.a
! Strange" observed Mrs. Villiers re
fiectively; the same thing occurred
with me. | only answered yours |
fear, my good friend, that we are the
victims of hoax"
| "Hoaxl Let me see the man that
| dared to hoax me- cried cold George
in rage. " Only let me catch hold of
him. But no, there can be no hoax the
affair resolves itself into coincidence.
that's all, coincidence, and, permit ME
to think, a fortunate one"
SO saying, old George" having first
put his hand to his mouth, to see per.
chance if his teeth were in their places,
deliberately kissed Mrs Villers, stady,
and with a good deal of smack
Now it was at this very moment of all
others that young Fitzgerald, in agony
from the acute pain produced by sharp
stone he was kneeling uDon, withdrew
his support for second from Nina. The
latter lost her balance, and, her feet
catching in the skirts of her habit, she
fell forward among the branches, pro.
ducing no little noise in her fall. The
elderly lovers on the bench jumped out
of their tender embrace with wonderful
alacrity, Mrs. Villiers leaning against
tree with covered face and in great agita-
ton, while "Old George" shaking his
cane In Threatening manner, approached
the covert.
Take carer exclaimed Mrs. Villiers
at this juncture; it may be your friend
the bear got loose"
"Old George" paused. He was not
deficient in courage, but it might be a
wild animal, and he had only walking.
cane
At this moment, struck by happy
thought, his dutiful son in the bushes
gave vent to growl so Ominous that
" Old George" stepped back few PAGES
in alarm, while Mrs. Villiers fairly ran
away down the walk, screaming as she
went
| Fitzgerald, who had been promising
pupil of professional gentleman who
could initiate all the animals of the farm
yard, improved the occasion to send
parting growl after her, and with such
effect that" Old George" too fairly turned
tail, and with, as his con remarked,
small blame to him"
But we must get out of this at once,
Nina" he said, " for there is the govern
or roaring for the keepers. and they
will be down directly Hark to him
The bear is loose! the bear is loose take
care of yourselvesr Just what we will
do, my pater."
He scrambled out of his uncomfortable
position without loss of time, and with
Nina. They hurried away in the oppo.
site direction until they got well out Of
sight, when they climbed the terrace ana
walked unconcernedly to their horses;
On the way they passed number OF
gardeners and keepers, armed Win
scythes and pitchforks, making toward
the bears den, and AS they cantered by
by the Constabulary Barracks they saw
detachment of police getting quickly IN
der arms for the purpose of shooting poor
Bruin. Of Mrs. Villiers or "Old George
they saw nothing, and did not stay to IN
quire as to their whereabouts.
Dear aunt" said Nina. few day
after these occurrences, q love GeoTs'
/. Fitzgerald"
/ +" Hoity-toityl is the girl madf' cfl'd