Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-10-04
GONE LITTLE INDIAN"

ON Deacn, nOC Il reservation; an
affair Of love, not war; story, not
song.
The affair began It'll an aversion
on both sides; they do sometimes.
The first time he saw her he thought
to himself
"And it was for this quiet, little,
brown, nondescript girl that gave up
my trip to the Adirondacks, and hur-
ried down here at Rob SherWood's en-
treaty to come and be fascinated.
Those We're the words of his letter
and he knows affect blondes. Pshaw,
I'd as lieve make myself agreeable to
squawv'
And Phil Farnham pulled out his
chagrin and cigar smoke together, as
he paced the piazza to and fro.
SHE looked all over him at a glance,
when introduced, and thought to her.
self:
land this is the man | have ideal
lied in my imagination as Launcelot
among men! Rob said he was 'ele-
CANT Why, he's old, and ugly, and
unmannerly Ughw
And little shudder of disgust ran
through the slender figure as she
turned away after the few words fol-
lowing the introduction. 1t looked a
promising beginning certainly, to the
parties who felt an interest in the
affair.
"Old, and ugly, and unmannerly,"
was the verdict, given decidedly, by
Rhoda to her aunt and cousin Maud,
who little curiously awaited her
opinion. She was taking down her
hair for the night, and stood in Maud's
room before the glass as she spoke;
and to see her fling the great, heavy
braids back, one would think they had
in some way conspired toward destroy
ing her illusion of the Knight Launce-
lot.
"Why, Rhoda! He isn't thirty yet !;
and although he is not handsome, to
be sure, he is not as hideouS as you
make out: and as for unmannerly,'
Phil Farnham is gentleman. And
Maud, who thought Phil, next to her
lover and brother, the most elegant of
men, was tritle indignant at Rhoda' s
criticism.
F." He must be sort of wizard, |
fancy; lie appears to have charmed
YOU all. For my part, | can see nei-
Their youth. beauty nor grace in the
-whiskered gentleman But, peace
to his ashes, He may continue to
smoke all his cigars unmoleSted by
me during his stay here. Don't ask
me to talk to him, for shan be civil,
| know. I've taken intense dislike to
the man
And with these words Rhoda fitted
through the door leading to her room
with an affected shudder that would
have done justice to a tirst-class
actress
''What on earth does she mean,
mamma, and what shall we do about
it? She must not be rude to Rob's
friend?" cried Maud.
Let her go: it is only another of
her freaks replied Mrs. Sherwood.
Struggling her shoulders.
RhOda Brent had some very peculiar
traits. Her aunt said she was all
oddities, and very like the Brents,' by
which, of course. she meant she was
not bit like her mothers people, OF
her. Rhoda was Mr.. SherwoOd's ward
and Mrs. SherWood's niece, and as her
aunt was DESTROYS of seeing her well
married and off her hands, now that
she was well educated and ont OF
school, she had Unanswered skillfully
to get Phil Farnham down to the
beach that summer, in order to threw
the two together. The first move il
her little game. however, promise:
anything but a victorious close
Bhoda had been a trial to her aunt
ever since she had her in her charge
Maud now. was so totally different
She did Just what was expected of her
and had therefore very properly faller
IN love at once with the man hel
mother had selected, and now duly en-