Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-12-11

hau Il was an out-of-the-way
iaslon the Sound, which l believed
acc ~ had almost discovered. There
sn , M modest, countritied hotel, at
.,S food and mosquitoes could be
s =, minimum cost. With two
a. holiday and a very limited
efA "rt Of money to devote to my
Oun, after due consideration, /
| s q elected Rippling Beach for my
~ As a third clerk in bank,
n cations were few and far between,
W had determined to make the
!of the occasion. When Mr.. How
u the assistant teller. whose duty it
{. ~ 10 nav the employees their salaries,
| S;Ten me my check, he had cas-
~ asked me where l was going, and
tsd expatiated on the charms of Rip
,DS Beach, and its being one of the
: faces on Long Island.
Visitors at the. Beach House were,
ongb goodish people, not congeinial.
WAS Indifferent, however, to society.
LINEN and fishermen were my boon
(mnanions. | had been a week at
tnnling Beach when l became acquaint-
with Mrs. Bland. This lady was a
. arrival. How l came to talk with
Bland can hardly tell. / rather
ink that, hearing the lady express a
[sre to see a city paper, had handed
the Times, and IN this way some
{nmon-place conversation had COM
rced. A certain pleasant way the
Imam had, a fairly.well bred manner,
Enclination to indulge in tittle-tattle
n the rest of the boarders, made her
liey rather agreeable than otherwise.
r Bland was diminntive, had a
kcefuI figure and dressed with quiet
Ne Though Mrs. Agnes Bland was
I y thirty, she impressed me with a
lrain chlldishness of expression, in
kich vague description hope l am
paaphrasing Mr.. Bret Harte. The
iys eyes were pale blue, without a
iy of expression. No one would
Ter have been rude enough to even
tempt to stare Mrs. Bland out of
lntenance. 1t would have been, APP
ently, too easy thing to do. With
tnavng evasive eyes, they seemed
Ddued and the least bit furtive. An
tme1se volume of fair, blonde hair,
ch she wore in one big braid, added
Nntially to her charms. For any trace
|izity of purpose in Mrs. BANDS reg
arly oval face, the only indication OF
was asllsht wrinkling of the forehead
tween the eyes. Such burrows had,
bweyer, no permanence. You might
e such little winrows on child's face
hen some passing matter had for a
Fief moment engaged its scattered
its. Conversationally Mrs. Bland was
|irly amusing. Educated she was not;
BIT having good amount of intuitive
exception, her remarks were clear and
Pl defined. 1t was the day after l
gwen her the paper, when | said to
Is. Band;
Has your budget failed to reach
~? 1t Is one of the annoyances of an
lt-oithe-way place. Mails are dila.
y, or come in patches.
What do you know about my
pills? said Mrs. Bland, the little
FlnkIes roughening her forehead.
Why, Mrs. Bland" said, eff you
not have many letters, at least you
yea famous collection of newspapers
mlngto you every day-a least a
zen"
How do you know that ?"
Inc only groceryman in the little
w. who sells me fish-hooks, is also
s'Master. | go there early in the
ming, before the mail is sent to the
('eI; The grocer generally runs the
III before me into a bushel basket
Or 10 handing me my occasional cor
pondence. | see Mrs. Agnes Bland
ever so many journals. Have l the
noF Of addressing lady correspon-
IA literary woman?"
nonsense. what an ideal Ny hus-
ius sends the papers to me. 1t is a
lva'e attention on his part. In read
.aeln time passes away during his
men there is Mr.. Bland, l said to my
ieApect Mr.. Bland will be here in a
uays' hope you will like him.
great fisherman. Now, notice
carry a fshing-pole to the water
every morning, and bring back
.4ng, My husband has sent his fish
@cN,e down, so if you want hooks
n ngS can spare you some. You
' ny mere every season, do YOU not?'
Jo' 'hls Is the first time in my life.
" morning, Mrs. Bland, and thanks
Your offer"
uooa morning, sir; but excuse me
. bsIl' Would yon kindly look at
VII OF mine which the hotel clerk
,r tn' me: l am an idiot about &C.
ra S here are some items which |
no doubt are correct, with express
b ses oh some trunks and things paid
y 'ne office, and the string of fig
puzzles me. Then the bandwrit.
= =. bad. Would you, now. lust