Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-29
SEyENTY.SEvEN.

"What is that you say, Robert"
Little things don't count
"Dcn't they? Now my belief is that
there never was a little duty done, or q
lind word spoken which did not bring
lon. train of blessings. You may
not zee them, but somewhere and.some-
how they are there; just as you plant
a seed and 60 away, and the roots
spread and the tree grows, and goes on
growing and the birds come and sing in
the branches. long after you are dead:
I'll tell you story about that" said
the old man, setting himself on the
heap of warm hay, while the boys
gathered around him.
1.-Two boys went cut to fish one day.
If YOU clear out the barn. their father
told them in the morning, you can
have the afternoon for play" -
Let's make a quick job of it," said
Charley.
So they worked steadily and actively
and earned their holiday. As they
started, they halted by the gate, their
rods over their shoulders.
"The pond or the creek" asked
Bill.
Charley was good hearted fellow
" The creek, and then we can take a
basket of apples to old Aunty Staunix. !"
he said.
So they brought the apples, gave
hem to the old negro, and then went
bown to the creek. Under big walnut
vas dark pool the very place for
perch. f.
They hardly spoke for an hour. Just
IS Bill had nibble step was heard
bn the dry grass above, and a man ap-
beared and looked down at him. His
Athes were shabby, his face strangely
bioodless and pinched.
cts too bad" muttered Bill. He's
driven that fellow away and he's two
FOUNDER. The sneaking old tramp
XII shy stone at him if he comes any
closer"
you'll do nothing of the sort, Bill
Pardee," said Charley. "The man
looks hungry, poor fellow"
p" believe he's escaped from the
lookup" persisted Bill. eff he comes
down III tell him to 60 back to jail
where he belongs, see if l don't"
The man was slowly and unsteadily
making his way, toward them. He
watched the boys with strangely in-
plorlng glance. A few feet from them
hand" n ~,
- Been a fishing, boysy" he said.
Can come DOWN.
Before tell you what they said, l
must go back little.
Fifteen years before, dead man was
found In the woods, mile from this
creek. he was son of one of the
heighboring farmers. There was a
oulethoie through, his heart, but his
, watch and money were untouched.
Inc object of the murderer had been
revenge, not plumber.
suspicion fell ON companion of the
victim, with whom he had had quar-
TEL. They had been seen on the road
together week before and the muir
Ielsu man was never seen alive again.
mis- friend was arrested and tried.
lie clrcumstantial evidence was strong
against him. He was found guilty,
i;s sentenced to imprisonment for
tne; Fifteen years Of his confinement
na9 passed when he received pardon,
and was released. :r
IN the morning and Just at the hour
Hhen our boys went to clear the barn,
ne came out of the prison gates, and
s.ood looking up and down the busy
streets, as though he were half-blinded
:. III, Inc gatekeeper followed kindly,
"here are you goin'. Seventy-seveny p
ne asked, calling the man by his prison
name. ais
ldon't know"
Got no kim"
Inc man did not answer. He sat
uown On the curbstone, his ewes blink.
Ing his mouth twitching neryously
ne looked wistfully at the gate. as Il he
, Mou'a ask to be taken in again. In
h na' hiteen years his cell had g, own to
b be nome to him. He had no other
i1 ne The keeper turned to 90 in.
Doht leave me, Jackson" he said
'eeoiy putting out his hand.
c;, JACKSON stood before me. "Take q
e1" al; ne said in token of their new
..u have never smoked"
SEVERE are you goin', anyhow y
and a.y-seven stared vacantly up
COW u uo~n the street. When he had
had mat gate, he was a Young and
N'ohe man. He had been LAWYER