Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-09-18
..SWEET BELLS JANGLED.'

The firm of Shiel & MacNeil is prett,
we'll known in the printing line; but, al
he song says,
When they began, they'd no meat in the pan; :
I'D before they were fairly on theil
eos, so to speak, Mac Neil went and
merried "a lass without tocher.'
She'll had yearned over tits extrava-
cance himself; and going down one
law with his partner to the old place
where they had learned their trade
hearing from the press-roOm the old
sweet. familiar voice singing the old
sweet, familiar tunes, Shells heart
tbrobbed to the measure, and he said
10 Mac Neil, with a big blush on his
broad cheeks, that he supposed his
partner had forgotten little Jenny
Burke, but he, for one, would never for
ret her while the world went round,
and he was going to see her that very
day. Whereupon Mac Neil began to
redden too, and led the way so readily
to the particular press that the young
English girl was feeding, and Jenny
met his approach in such a shy, trem-
bling, glad confusion, poor Shiel felt his
heart suddenly faint within him, and
stole away, after minute or two, to be
alone with singular pang of desola-
ton that had swept over him. When
Mac Neil joined him, Shiel was himself
again, but there was something in his
face that led Mac Neil to ask him what
was the matter Had he lost any
thing?
Moves" stammered poor Shiel;
then added, piteously: "Why didn't
you tell me, Mac, that you had kept on
with Jenny? l thought it was a bar
gam We shouldn't think of marrying
bill the business was well started"
SO 1t was, Shiei. said MAJ .h,t
you know what sweet voice she's got.
Deuce take me, if it didn't haunt me
nlgN and day, You don't know what
ht Is to have amusical ear, and there's
mo harm in being cheered by song or
two" OI.
"Iush, man." broke in Shiel. "Do
you love each othor?"
I'm afraid so, Shiel."
Then the sooner she's out of that
nasty press-room the better"
II you'd board with us, Shiel, l be.
Ileye We could save money by going to
housekeeping: and think how nice it
"oula be to have snug ingle-side OF
our own ~
Sniel WINGED little from this p.opo.
S "a. out couldn't find courage to reject
II; 50 they took rooms near their place
u business, and for the the first twelve
mon'h or SO Macs fiddle was well
hlo"h IN the neighborhood. The BOYS
Topped IN for a chorus three nights
wi OF four, and all went merry rs q
marriage bell, till the feeble pipe of an
mani was added to the refrain, which
,alueehly subdued all other music in its
, unity to the immense delight Of
~ r VINO, not being able to raise
-o'e himself, was somewhat tired OF
a lheiodeous conceits of others. He
~ not know that the child's squeak
"a slnIgularly low and sweet, and as i,
,.neu Volume it also acquired melody
!. -iVt was was disappointed to find the little
'r' we exact reproduction of her papa
r IN cGuld not believe that the fates haC
s.'eu she should share his weakness
o \, music. He declared it was the
I@ oIlS that amused her, whereas the
7.5, soul was given over to the hurdy
ra roN take this premature and strik
,. vs. MSo.cllVlty as a misfortune. Infan
5 5r;tt are always more or less of {
r ,,e' and little Miss Jeans precocit,
So r" 70 an alarming extent as the year,
Nil a " The firm of Shiel & Ma,
r tsa nourlshed. Jenny saved the pen
n NJ ana the only extravagances wer,
r,r oenall of little Miss Jean, who's,
, oAeh n lace could only be coaxed into .
lUS 1 d. the aid of some sort of melody
s. .a We older she grew, the wider he
naw Wanted, SO that after while
Yaara niaiio was manWuv-ed and engi
Jennr'. up the stairs, and almost file,
lnicinonnI.' ie parlor. Many familia
,lcsad i1" ",', mad to 60 to the wall or b
this roa ouL OF sight to make room 70
mn ,'ouh'ain Of mahogany.
aav - :. a ournin' shame, j." said one of tn
he :, 70 give up the dear cid fiddle fo
Eyeryy r n of them ivory puppet:
ia1asy.,n new piece of Miss Jeans sets
aDv r,s. 'eeth on edge. One can't hav
ajja or5 Jun at Macs he's hung I'D HI
,isk to anu Ga DIS bow; and for my part II
nom > ueath Of the infant phenom.
ts az o o.' tAe rest of the cronies-t,.e
hone w oIe ny one, and in few yea,
.5v. .s @e res; lett but Shiel; he, poor fe
% acain .IsI NJ alter night with his hea
aa ear -'- arS ihe wall, the music going j