Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-05-10
JUDGE REEDS DAUGHTER.
A Reporters Story.

Reporters Story.
TheL w. A. Railroad was to be opened,
and had been detailed to write it up
When left the city l took with me, be-
.3es the conventional travelling bag, my
dshing-rod and book Of flies, for | had
determined to have at least one days
routing in the comparative wilderness
which lies about the northern terminus OF
the new road. FF
The opening" passed off in the ortho
doy manner, with good deal OF talking
about the undeveloped resources of the
country, speech by the Oldest inhabi-
tant, who had settled at Shebano when
there want a house nigher-'n thirty
mile" and regular country spread in
the school house.
A slightly metaphorical report had been
dispatched for the office, and | felt free
for one days sport. The same evening l
wet my line in the river which brings the
logs down to the saw mills. The landlord
at the Eagle" the only hotel in the
blaze, told me couldn't catch no fish,"
nd however wrong he may have been in
Grammatical construction he was right in
regard to the fact he endeavored to con-
key After a half-hour's work, and be.
fore the daylight had quite faded out, l
became disguised, and began to reel up.
Then for the first time l noticed man
sitting on the bank behind me. He was
youngish sort of a chap, and rather
rood looking, but his dress, which was
Similar to that of the loggers in that re-
ZION, led me to believe he was one OF that
Ass.
driving on the river?" ! inquired.
mo"
Working in the mills?"
NO"
What are you doing?"
Nothing"
Rather poor way of getting ones liv-
ng," | muttered, but the young fellow
lid not seem to notice me, and | thought
hat was the last l would have to do with
im The total depravity of inanimate
things upset the surmise, for one Of the
)nts of my rod stuck, and denied all my
forts to pull it apart.
He perceived my trouble, and coming
10 where l was standing, volunteered his
assistance With our united efforts the
oint separated, but we worked on it long
Enough for me to see that his hands were
SMALL though Drowned by sun-burn,
showing that they had no acquaintance
IN ldUOI. AltCI YuNlluS lily lOu
p we started down the one street the vii
age afforded together On the way he
became quite laxative, and surprised me
y his familiarity with current topics and
lac good language he employed in eX-
ressing his ideas.
BY the time we had reached the
Eagle" had learned that he had sold
ONE land up north and the capital so
oil L., l.. ,rh To
lpport him in such an out-of- the-way
ACE as Shebano.
What did you sell out fors" l in
'ured, don't you know timber land is
INSTANTLY increasing in value?"
Il know it," said he, "but couldn't
Keep 1t. You don't mind being both
red bit, III tell you how it came
about"
We sat down on the piazza in front of
le house, tilted our chairs back and light
Cd our pipes.
You see" said he, "my claim was up
Ae river about twenty miles. 1t lay
4.ong ridge right in the thick of the pine
woods; in front of it was the river, spark
hg IN the sunshine, and back of it the
mis- began. | had lived there most of
lie, and knew every bush and every
9ne within a days walk of the shanty.
ABOUT year ago old Judge Reed-he
1ne from your section; do you know
HIM"
Judge Reed, who used to be on the
rcuitY"
" reckon"
Ia he have a pretty daughter?"
-. That's him"
III lhtre wasn't much in the words, but
'y'e Was great deal in the information of
voice that uttered them; half
Tase1, halt panied expression.
4 walled for him to go on with his story,
W. ne pulled away on his pipe in silence
-,I -. woke him out OF his reverie.
Well" he continued, "old Judge
y y: came up this way from Chicago.
- lungs had got out of killer, and the
''9rs told him to take to the pine
y2es' His daughter came with him,
-I4 SUCK to him like Trojan. He was
-e1'y weak when they got as far out as
SAaA'y; so we made him as csmfor.
'e a. We could at my place. He did
Gnu going away into the woods and
u 70 camp out. He had everything
W Tor 1t, tents and all that. | saw il
10 use trying TO move him any fur.
II 80 1 turned the house over to hin
ms laughter, stuck up a tent, ant
-1ael out. They had "a man along
-~ them, but he was 10 use; always