Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-01

Loueze-mv wife hen' dead some four
yCar-and | was reading to her out Of
the paper about the Exposition. She
says to me, quiet like she's II quiet sort
o gal II YOU ever noticed her should
like 50 thar. looks ut her---it was the
lirst time sense her mother died that
that gal had ever asked for anything, or
had, SO to speak, Il wish, Ii wasn't her
way. She took everything " it kcm.
and dum my skin cf ever could tell
whether she ever wanted It to kom in
any other way. never told We this
afore, did H.
No," said hastily. Go on.
He felt Of his knees for moment,
and then drew long breath. Per
haps," he began deliberately, "yc don't
know that I'm poor man. Scciu ne
here among these rich folks, gum'
abroad to paree with the host q thcn
and Loue2e tnar-iu the first eahin-N
lady, " She iS-y wouldn't hl'ccye il,
but I'm poor! ! am. Well, sir, when
that gal looks up ut me aud sez that |
hadn't but twelve dollars in my pocket,
and amt the burned fool that look !
but suthin i'll me-suthin, you know,
away back III mesez you SHALL Loo-cy
you shalt and then sez--, ,epeatin' ii,
and looking mp right in her eyes You
shall go, Ioo-ey' did you ever look in
my gals eyes"
lparricd that somewhat direct ques-
ton by another But the twelve dol
lars-how did YOU increase that?'
" raised it to two hundred and fifty
dollars. | got odd Jobs o work here
| used to keep this over-work from Loo
saying had to see men in the even.
ing TO get pints about Europe and that
and getting y little money raised ON
my life insurance. showed her through.
And here is. Clipper and tirst-class
all through-that is, Loo s!'
: But two hundred and tiay dollars
And Rome and Naples, and return You
can't DO it.
He looked ut me cunninglya moment.
i" Kant do it, Eve done IT..
"Done it?'
Wallabo the same lreckon, I've
figured it out Figures don't lie. |
amt no Cooks tourist; lin see Cook
and give HIM plnts. ell you I've
figured ii out to cent and I've money
to spare. OF course | don't reckon to
travel with Loo. She'll go iirst.olass
But iii be near her if lis in the steer
age OF ship, or in the lo'tgage ear Of n
railrond | don't noed much ~ the way
of grub or clothes, and nqy and then /
kin pick up job. Pcrhilps you disro-
member that row ! had down in the
engne-room when they chucked me
out Of it?"
| could not help looking at him with
astonishmcnt; there was evidently only
u pleasant memory in his mind. Yet /
recalled that ielt indignant for him
and his daughter,
"Well, that d-m fool ola Dutchman
that chief engineer, gave me Job the
other day, And ef hadn't Just forced
my way down there and talked sassy nj
him. and criticised his machecn he'd
hey meyer knowed | knowed eccen-
tric from IL wagon wheel. DO YOU see
the pint2,'
thought began to see it, But |
could not help asking What his daughter
thought Of travelling I'M this inferior
way.
He laughed. "Whcn was gottn' up
some pints for them lpoks of travel, /
read her proverb Or saying out d one
Of them, that only princes and fools
and Americans Travelled iirst-class. You
see | told her it didn't hy women, for
they naturally would ride iirst-class
and American gals being princesses,
didn't count don't you usee?'
If / did not quite follow his logic, nor
see my way clearly into his daughters
acquiescence through This speech, some
light may be thrown upon 1t from his
next uttcrance. had risen with some
vague words Of congratulation on his
success, and was about to leave him,
when he called me back.
Did tell ye," be said cautiously
looking around yet with smile Of
stifled enjoyment on his face, "dd / tell
We what that gal-my dartcr to
me? No, didn'ttell ye-nor no one
else afore Come herem
He made me draw down closely into
the shadow and secrecy Of the round
house.
"That night that told my gal she
should 20 abroad, ] sez 10 her quite
chipper-like and free 4 sez, Looey,' soh
], yen be goin' for 10 marry some q
them counts, Or dukes Or potentates, |
reckon, and YEN LEAVE the old man.
And she sez, sez she,looking me square
inthe eyc--did you ever notiss that
gals eye r
.She has fine eyes replied, cau.
tiou3lv:
They il ~ clean Al fresh milk
pan and ez bright, lothing sticks 70
EN-. En- n
You are right.
" Well, she looks u at me this way
here he achieved q vile imitation nf