Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-07-10

CIc@IiIIK away, Tic AuOl6u was amazed
to see that his enemy still lived. The
other looked him full in the eyes for an
instant, and quietly resumed his writing.
The Indian silently departed unpursued;
those who would have given chase be-
ing stopped by the half breed with;
go back to your dinner, and leave the
affair to me-"
When evening came, few whites,
curious to see how the matter would
end. accompanied the Metis to the
Sioux encampment. At q certain dis
lance he babe them wait, and advanced
alone 10 the Indian tents. Before one
of these sat crouched the baffled savage,
singing his own death hymn to the
tom-tom. He complained that he
must now say good-by to wife and
child, to the sunlight, to his gun and
the chase. He told his friends in the
spirit-land to expect him that night,
when he would bring them all the news
of their tribe. He swung his body
backwards and forwards as he chanted
his strange song, but never once looked
up-not even when his fee spurned
him with his foot. He only sang on
and awaited his fate. Then the half
breed bent his head and spat down on
the crouching Sioux, and turned leisure
ly AWAY crueler revenge than if he
had shot him dead.
1t is not given to every one to play the
philosopher, and accept Fortunes
Bullets and favors with equal placidity.
Horatios are scarce; bnt there are
plenty of people capable of acting like
Spartans where the trouble does not
touch their individuality. How can l
get out of this ?" asked an Englishman,
up to his armpits in a Scotch bog, of Il
passer-by. ~ dinner think We can get
out of it," was the response of the
Highlander as he went on his wav.
Mistress of herself was the spouse of
the old gentleman who contrived to
tumble off the ferry-boat into the Mis-
sissippi, and was encouraged to struggle
for dear life by his better-half shouting:
" There, Samuel, didn't tell you so?
Now then, work your legs, flap your
arms, hold your breath, and repeat the
Lords Prayer; for it's mighty onsartin,
Samuel, whether you land in Vicksburg
or eternity %
Thoroughly oblivious of court man
ners was the red-cloaked old Kentish
dame who found her way into tho tent
occupied by Queen Charlotte, volun-
teer review held shortly after her COM
ing to England, and after staring at the
royal lady with her arms akimbo, OBJ
served: "Well, she's not so ugly as
they told me she was !" compliment
the astonished queen gratefully &C
cepted, saying: "Well, my good wo-
man, l am very glad of that" Probab-
ly Her Majesty forgave her critics rude
ness as the outcome of rustic ignorance
and simplicity. .~..
There is no cooler man than your
simple fellow. While Gen. Thomas
was inspecting the fortress of Chatta-
nooga with Gen. Garfield, they heard
some one shout: Hello, mister
You want to speak to you'll" Gen.
Thomas, turning, found he was the
"mister" SO politely hailed by an East
Tennessean soldier.
"Well, my man." said he, "what do
you want with me?'
/" l want to get furlough, mister,
that's what want" was the reply.
why do you want furlough, my
man," inquired the general.
wall, l want to go home and see
"How long is it since you saw her !"
ever since l enlisted, nigh on TO
three months.
"Three months !" exclaimed the
astonished commander. "Why, my
good fellow, l have not seen my wife
for three years !"
The Tennessean looked incredulous,
and drawled out: "Wall, you see, me
and my wife amt that sort"
The postmaster general Of the United
States once received an odd official
communication. The Raeborn post
master, new to his duties, writing to
his superior officer: "Seeing by the
regulations, that am requested to send
you letter of advice, must plead in
excuse that have been postmaster but
a short time; but l will say, if your
Office pays no better than mine, l adj
wise you to give it up" To this day,
that postmaster general has not decided
whether his subordinate was an ig-
noramus or was quietly poking fun at
him.
Spite of the old axiom about self
praise, many are of opinion that the
world Is apt to take man at his own
valuation. If that be true, there is
church dignitary in embryo somewhere
in the young deacon, whose examining
bishop felt it requisite to send for the
clergyman recommending him for ordi-
nation, in order to tell him to keep that
young man in check; adding by way of
explanation: II had the greatest diff
cllltV sir to nrpVent him aYan inu