Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-06-13


to me-"
my reason is, that when needed
sympathy your mother was the onl,
one who spoke kind word to me. ant
when | did not know what to do, OF
where to look for home. she said she
would cook and see to the house fol
me, SO that | could go on with the
farm. | won't forget her kindness
very soon, so | told you, although |
disliked to very much, that You had
better not have anything to do with
such mysterious stranger us this
Kennedy"
"You have evidently tried to do me
kindness, but you will do me great
er favor if. hereafter, you attend To
your own affairs. You had better go
back to your musty old books, until YOU
learn to know a gentleman when YOU
see him."
After that, Kitty was so scornful
that Steve was miserable. He could
have endured it; but since he took his
meals there, he was compelled to
meet her every day. At last Steve
went to his uncle and laid the case be-
fore him.
Well. what are you going to do
about it?'
Do? I'm going to do just as she
told me--go back to my musty old
books. I'm not only going to do that,
but intend to go through college.
want help, and thought you would be
tie best one to give me Il lift. Hire
man to attend my crops, and make
what you can out of them; then in
the fall, sell the cattle and keep the
money to pay the taxes on the land, but
do not sell that"
Now it so happened that the old
gentleman was Steve's guardian, and
when the boy said he wanted help, he
naturally supposed he wanted money;
but he had not asked for cent But
G thought it would be well to inves-
tigate the matter little further. Ac-
cordingly, he asked Steve what he was
going to do for money.
1--we laid up little from last
year crops that will he enough to start
me; then I'll work after school hours
saw wood, or do anything to get
through"
"See here, boyr' the old man ex-
claimed, you've the right kind of
grit, and if you don't get through col
lege, it won't be my fault People
around here think I'm poor; but I've
a snug sum in a safe place, that has
been pillng up interest these many
years. When you are ready to start
just let me know"
a few days after the above-men-
toned occurrence, flaming posters an
nounced to the inhabitants of Tishbury
and the region round about, that two
weeks from that date there would be
grand circus, the most magnificent,
the most moral on the globe. Minis
ters OF the Gospel always made it a
point TO attend. while the Boards of
Education urged, and even compelled
the teachers of public schools to dis
miss the children, in order that all the
scholars might improve the only OPP
portunity they would ever have of wit
Messing the largest museum, MENACE
RE and circus in the world.
On the two Sundays preceding the
show the minister preached lengthy
sermons upon the sinfulneSs of the
time, trying to persuade the people
that this world was all a tieeting show,
and good, moral circus deluson and
snare. But for all this the circus
was well attended. Probably not one
Of the good people Of that town would
have said they went to the circus of
4, I,,,, AnI lng
marked that people only 90 to shows
for the purpose Of taking the children,
and that it sometimes requires as
many as five or SIX able-bOdied men
and women to look after one child,
who on ordinary occasions is left to
take care of itself. But who ever
heard of a child that did not want to
90 to circus. and who has yet dis
covered the fond parent that would
not jump at the chance of getting such
a good excuse for going himself? AS
usual, the elephant was duly won
dered at, the monkeys laughed at and
the ponies admired. But horror was
unbOunded when it was discovered
that Mr.. c. V. Kennedy, the pet and
darling of all Tishbury, was the best
bare back rider of the whole troupe
Certain young ladies went home to
weep, and wall, and gnash their teeth /;
certain young gentlemen determined
| to tease their sisters; and certain par
ents resolved that hereafter they,
| themselves, would endeavor to ascer-
| tain the character OF their daughters
associates. This was shock number
one Shock number two was the dis
appearance Of Steve Flemming and
whey the TishDurv Heraid asserted
| that he had gun off with the show it
Was generally believed, After these
events Tishbury moved on in its usual
slow fashion, until twelve years had
rolled around.