Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-20
THE TABLES TURNED.

q am not sure that it rebounds much
| to our credit. l will tell it, however, as
warning"
So our guest answered an inquiry
made by young, and, it must be con-
Used, somewhat conceited member of
he little party gathered together one
vnter evening around our dining
table.
Hang the credit % that person re-
Piled, He was rather uplifted, for he
thought he had that evening won dis
tincton in the sight of a lovely pair of
eyes then wasting their sweetness in
the drawing-room. The owner of the
lovely eyes had been a widow for some
years; she was rich, elegant and clever.
There was humorous wrinkling about
the mouth Of our middle-aged guest as
he answered:
Hang the credit So l can say now
with light heart. Then the credit
was Of more Importance to me. How
ever. you shall Judge. You have heard"
ne went on, turning to the gentleman
VINO headed the table, that in the early
pays Of our settlement, we were wild
lot. Large fortunes had been made by
me INST settlers; and it got abroad at
nome that gold was to be had simply
lOr the asking. Adventurer poured in.
Inc native war brought in adventures
Of another klnd-men whose lives had
been played out in the old country, and
VINO were ready for any kind of devil
NY Oh | can assure you there was at
llmes singular collection in the set
, e | could tell you one or two
laes that would surprise you. This,
however, turning to the person whose
lt , mad provoked his tale, sis not
:" y desperate character"
lou must understand that at the
iule Of which lspeak-things are much
hanged now-we had neither library
Iyl lneatel, nor concert room, and were
-lN wen. now and then to queer devices
VI A!anilng time. Some few of us took
y WIN practical jests, but after time
ven these palled. Every one in our
immunity became so wide-awake that
most arttullv-constructed scheme
o .UAe down. If it did succeed, on the
suel hahd, the vengeance taken was so
aug as 10 be alarming. We were sorely
u I need OF patient butt.
.,l = happened that at this time Young
}, ,I SaY whom fortune had not favored
@or ronle, taking it into his head that
ts, mgelllion was Staying his talent, de.
" 4,llled to try his fortune among us.
Wow was certaln-and he was not far
-that in such a community
4 l,> lof litigation would abound.
I Of ~, was slightly acquainted with one
a.! friends, and wrote to him of his
N h. a'ioh asking him at the same time
Nh ~ 81, ~ KIND as-in the poor fellows
yop Lr ous- Just to let people know,
Tb aIow' that | am coming"
an +e letter was shown about, and that
IL evening my friend and |, with two
|ovr ~ .ee Diners whom we had let into
|sib o'tIe', went out together, armed
n0rn;n large piece of chalk. In the
| In tho a5 mere was much questioning
boarG Nd community, for on every bit Of
,0stsd = every blank wall and gate was
oomina up IN gigantic letters-"He is
,gnsa a,H and again were the notices ex-
lam 1 by indignant householde-s.
'sbrod~ anu again were they imposingly
sa 4,,G5uuced. The police were set on the
|5en'u We either brow-beat or bribed
sas Son., reople began to think that there
,e.s IWieuAing mysterious in the bust
pnssl we, of course, kept our own
|s7ooDd oS Siiu at last, one fine morning, a
this s gTFyertlsement appeared. 1t was
In ,b eHect He has come"
GAIN V al interval our friend had heard
'eaayes . snail arrive by steamship
Eabay, our solicitor wrote. 81 hone
Es9p,a I. Jet people know" We had let
A"o" to some purpose. 1t be-