Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-12-18
BEAUTIFUL DREAMER.
An Unfortunate Serenade.


Night had closed her sable mantle!
ound the castle of Mr.. and Mrs. Tram.
lles, and pinned it (the mantle) with
tar. You'll recognize that sentiment
Is Poe's, s'pose? The worthy couple
lad retired, and no sound broke the
fitness but an occasional slap vixen the
id gentleman interfered with the revels
II the mosquitoes that attempted to
kate around on his chronological rink.
But presently another sound was
heard. a sentimental young man, who
lad recently moved to town. and who
'ad become enamorcd OF a young lady
wing but few doors from the Tram
lies, had, in the darkness, mistaken the
house, and taken his stand beneath
'helr window, intent upon II serenade.
tie opened up with
Beautiful dreamer queen of my song" etc
Mr.. Trambles jerked himself up on
1ne elbow and listened in astonishment.
Presently he said
Harriet, who rs that fellow down
there calling beautiful dreamer dye
''poSe--you or me-"
You or me ~ sneered Mrs. Tram.
hlos, Now You amt no beautiful
dreamer, are youY'
well, don't know Ms lam" replied
Mr.. T., mot when these hanged mos
lultoeS keen mo from going to sleeu. ut
any rate. To tell the truth, Harriet, I'm
of the opinion that beautiful dreamerS
are mighty scarce articles about these
premises"
"On, don't know ~ they are" qu-
city replied Mrs. r. some folks don't
lose Their hea;;ity us soon rs some other
folks do. At any rate You might know
that lho ducet-voiced minstrel isn't al
lud;ng to you, for don't YOU hear what
he says beautiful dreamer, queen of
my songg Now, for PHYS sake. Absa-
lom, are you the queen of anybody's
songT
" W-a-a-l,' said Mr.. r., 81 hain't new
or been very extensively advertised ~
sech, I'll allow, but if can't get up and
sing the socks oil'n YOU, or any of your
tribe, Harriet, III swap voices with
mule, and join the Italian opera"
Did you ever hear the like in all
your born day p returned Mrs. r., who
was thinking of sundry compliments
bestowed upon her voice by spooney
young men when, in her girlhood, size
used TO drive the neighbors almost to
distraction with Resale. the Prairie
Flower" and "Tho Dying Californian"
Il want you TO understand, Mr.. Tram
bles, that the only reason that my pa
rents didn't send me to Europe to prac-
tlce for n Primary Bonner was that my
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sea voyage"
DO you think you are stout enough
now to bear trip by canal rs far ~
Utica - asked Mr.. T., III an aggravating
tone. People who talk rs you do are
we'll cared for in big building there
"Oh, you're awful smart W replied
Mrs. Il. at wouldn't do to put you in
IN asylum; you're so sharp that the
other lunalics would ask you to cut their
way out. 1t may be that ! am out of
my right mind, but, thank heavens |
never came home from fat mems con-
vention ut O'Clock in the morning
with the sleeves of my coat tied in
hard knot around my neck, and hat
box on my head p
ooh, you didn't" said Mr.. r., some
what taken down. Well, I'm glad to
hear you didn't. III tell you what you
have done, though-you've gone down
street many and many a time in broad
daylight, with my old leather yalise
strapped to you for II hustle y
It's false ~ snapped Mrs. r.
Yes, | know It's false, replied Alb
salon; so are your hair and teetnl"
This was too much for Harriet, and
catching up her bolster, she dealt the
old gentleman "A broanside across the
face and eyes. Absalom returned the
fire with spirit, and for "A few moments
the feathrrs literally flew. They tired
themselves out, presently, and again
the stiffness was unbroken, save by the
song of the minstrel below:
- Beautiful dreamer, queen ofmy song,