Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-01-09
WINN'S BLUNDER.
BY Rochester.


inexperienced travellers are SO often
taken in and done for" and the record
of their misfortunes made public, that
Vivian Winn, young man of twenty
two. thought himself fully competent
to elude the wiles of any sharper who
might beset him on the journey he was
about to undertake from his home to
Chicago. To be sure, Vivian had never
travelled much, but then he had the
warning advice Of his more experienced
uncle, and for the rest-he depends up
on his own shrewdness. He was going
to the great metropolis of the West to
take stool at the desk of his brother
in-law's banking house, and SO, elated
with his bright prospects for the future,
he gayly bid adieu to the few friends
who were at the station to see him off,
and entered crowded car. y All the
seats were full, except one, which was
occupied by solitary young lady.
Vivian walked slowly down the jol-
ting car, and. pausing before the unoc-
clpied seat, bashfully inquired if he
mil ht sit there. With ready acqui-
escence, the accommodating maiden
gathered up her skirts. and made room
for him. Disencumbering himself Of
his overcoat, our hero proceeded to sit
down, pulled out a newspaper. and en-
gagged himself in the contents thereof,
while his fair travelling companion con-
tinued the perusal of book in paper
covers, in which she seemed deeply en-
gagged.
Vivian's eyes fell upon an article re-
lating how a poor fellow had become
enamored of beautiful maiden with
whom he became acquainted on rail
road train, and who, on landing at his
destination, found himself minus his
pocket-book and its contents-some six
hundred dollars. He laughed to him.
self over the simplicity of the dupe, and
folding up his paper, turned his atten-
ton to the person at his side.
Heavens what beauty ! A thrill of
uncomfortable interest ran through him
as he beheld those large, dark, dreamy
eyes, those waving tresses, and that fair,
clear countenance. She seemed great
ly interested in the volume before her,
and gave him good opportunity of
studying her features. At length. be-
coming aware of his steady gaze, the
fair unknown suddenly closed her novel
and turned those large eyes upon him.
Vivian, blashing at his detection in
staring on lady, excused his rudeness
by lnquiring if she was not Miss Smith,
and if she did not reside at such
place
No, her name was not Smith, nor did
she live at B.
All! Indeed 7! Really, you must par
don me-. for the resemblance is very
striking"
His conduct was excusable,
linen you are not acquainted any
at B.?'
No; but her brother had friends
there
Your brother is not with you p
Il am on my way to meet him. Do
you come from B.y'
| do, madam, and am going to meet
nag brother"
Yes? Quite coincidence"
Remarkable My brother is BAN
ker at Chicago
That looked suspicious. Vivian be-
gan to think that this was little too
much of a coincidence to be natural
IN fact. vision of the lost pocket-book.
with Its six hundred dollars, began to
loom up with painful distinctness, and
TO cause an itching to put his hand in
his pocket, and feel that his own wallet
was safe; but moments reflection
satished him of the toolishness of any
such tear Another glance at the beau
tiiul face so near his own made him
ashamed for having ever harborcd such
an idea as that this lovely being could
be capable oftheft.
she pickpocket Never So irrita-
,eo did he become at the thought of his
oaseness toward the fair creature. that
ne was on the point of showing her yhe
article that had raised his suspicion.
ana then confessing his crime and beg
slhg forgiveness, when the young ladv
once more resumed her reading, and
fate W -''A all" LIS
, ferhaps she had an inkling of his
thoughts He blushed at the idea
What TOOL he had been, after begin.
nlls an acquaintance that was likely to
G .; SO oouieur de rose during his tedious
rae, to forfeit her regard by such
Wckedness.
derhaps she imagined that he was a
doss de' and had trumped up the coinci-
fence In order to get into her good
easo Jupiter should that be the
ted hn nilly minutes for supper p shou-
nan ~ 'ne brakeman, together with the
coa;.. Vi the station, put an end to his
'CsIu W!n and her reading.
Viv;aa you 60 to the table p inquired