Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-27

ton with mine? l, who am wanting in
so many things. What do you saw to
me, the perfect addition of all YOUR
woes! And with it all, I consider my
self the luckiest fellow in the worId!"
And here, with the aid Of long
crutch he tripped abont merrily on the
sand.
"And how do you manage 10 be so
happy they asked.
l will tell you," said the traveller.
" l owe all my good luck to three ex-
cellent men-a barber. a tailor, and
shoemaker. The first took my eye,
the second my arm, and the last my
leg. Could l but find them, would
shower my blessings on them"
L had the pleasure of spelling your
eye." said Ali. with wink.
ALLOW me to recommend myself to
you as the person who deprived you of
an ARM" said Bali, with wave Of his
arm.
eff have made you happy by caus-
ing the loss of your leg, am Kali. the
shoemaker, at your service" said Kali.
and he made scrape.
"And have l the good fortune o
meet you alp" said the traveller. Then
allow me to embrace you"
And with this, as well as his infirmi-
ties would allow, he Rugged them all
three. and then addressed them rs fol-
lows:
"Now, listen. My name is Ben
Rouzaum. was about to be married.
The day before the nuptial ceremony,
l went to you. Ali, to be shaved. You
put your brush in my eye, and l lost it.
When presented myself afterward to
the lady. she would have nothing to do
with me, and married some one else.
She turned out to be such wicked
creature, so unfaithful, that her hus-
band, covered with shame, killed him
self. 1t would certainly have been my
fate, if not for the good fortune that l
had in going to you to get shaved.
"Some time afterward the sultan sent
for me- In order to make myself
pleasant to the eyes of the commander
of the faithful, l bethOught me l must
have new vest You, Ball. made it;
a fortunate needle went into my arm
| lost it and could not go. The sultan
had planned secret expedition to carry
on war with neighboring country, and
l was to have been in it. They were
all taken prisoners by the enemy, and
are now toiling as slaves under harsh
masters. Bali, had it not been for you,
what would have been my fate ?"
eyes," said Polly, thoughtfully, eve
mustn't order any more meat at pres
ent."
"But we mnst live flashed out
Lisbeth.
"There is salt mackerel," said Polly,
"and eggs, and vegetable soups, and
Mrs. Pullert always sends us nice cut
of pork and some fresh sausages when
they kill their pig. Oh, we shall get
along somehow, Lisbeth; anything is
better tnan debt"
Lisbeth looked up with sparkling
eyes.
Polly" cried she, why don't they in
crease pal rs salary? Six hundred dol
lars year is a shameful pittance for
such man as he is"
Polly shook her head over the grapes.
"Papa isn't young man any longer,
Lisbeth," said she "and he isn't as
modern in his ideas Us Mr.. Crocus."
But he is such learned man." cried
out Lisbeth, shaking the yellow name
out Of her eyes. And his sermons
oh, Polly, they make me cry, they are
SO deep and so solemn, and, go down
into ones heart so! Six hundred dol
lars year, Polly, for such work and
study as that"
"There is no doubt said Polly, soberly,
"but that clergymen are, as general
rule, very much undergrad in this
country
Il shall never marry clergyman,
cried Lisbeth, with energy. mo, Polly,
never. I'd marry dust-man first! For
dust-men get their pay, and clergymen
don't and"
Lisbeth stopped short, scarlet and
confused, in this rhapsody of hers, for,
CHANGING to glance up, she beheld in
the doorway q tall and solemn-faced
young man. with an umbrella in one
hand and a travelling sachel in the
other.
eve don't want anything, please"
said she, jumping at once to the con-
clusion that she beheld a book agent,
or veHder Of patent polish, or some
itinerant tradesman.
81 beg your pardon" said the gentle
man, apparently as much embarrassed
as was she herself; 81 must have mis-
taken the house. l was looking for
the Reverend Francis Fem"
"My good gracious! another mission
ary," murmured Lisbeth, soto Uoce as
Polly stepped graciously forward, say
ing.
"You are not mistaken, sir; this is
the house. Please to walk into the
parlor, and will speak to papa"