Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-12
blaokest part Of the clouds. He knew

uiSSASSt part OF the clouds. tie Knew
not where 10 turn. Nearly everybody
about him was as poor rs he was and
the suffering through the section OF the
state IN which he found himself was
very great He appealed 10 his wife, \
woman ot stout heart, who still bleSSeS
his existence, and she was more hone.
tuL He had nothing III the world tut
u hall,stsrved mule that had been his
war horse for many months. This was
before the days OF the Commune. and
he didn't know that mule meat was
good; besides, he did not want to kill
his war horse that had carried him
through so maay deadly breaches. he.
fore Judge Key and his excellent family,
however, had reached that point where
prayers take the place Of hunger, relief
came. An old resident of North Caro-.
lima heard Of kev's necessities and
helped him ont. He gave him seed IL
SOW, shapty to live III, and some land
70 I'LL, also small supply of bacon and
corn-meal, The Judge then Went u
work. He beat his sword into n pillow.
share and he beat his fiery charger into
y plow.horse. He worked with his lit.
tic family, and lived scAntily the whole
summer long, There was no fancy
farming about il. TWAS hard work and
small nuhhins. When the corn was
sold the Judge had $50 in despjSed
Yankee Areenhacks. Too fruitful love
his truitless life outran, however. He
had SO many children that he could not
pay their fare by the railroad His $50
would not reach. 81 he decided IL 50
across country with his war.horse and n
rigged-up cart. The trihulations Of that
journey the Judge will never forget
His wife insisted on carrying the money
for fear il would he lost, and finally she
lost it, and there was waiting in the
camp. The heavy-hearted party re.
traced their steps, and Heaven reward
ed them. The cotton purse, with its
priceless contents, was found on the
ground where Mrs. Key had slept
Then there WAS Joy and thanksgiving
No doubt they issued an extra ration of
corn meal to the children that night.
Judge Key says that ne had heeh IN
innate with Andrew johnson, who was
then President. They had been close
li'SiiiH III iNillVSSNt, hNl nv VIA NV
know 10 what length Johnson's temper
would carry him. Johnson proposed
to hang all the rebels NJ that time. So
Key, while he was III North Carolina,
bethought him to write Ia Johnson and
see what would come of il. The people
were IN " very unhappy, uncertain, and
anxious state of mind, and Key wrote
all the circumstances at length. He
waited reply with u good deal Of APP.
prehension. Ii came in due course of
maiI-a very kind, brotherly letter, in.
closing n PARDON Judge Key had not
asked for this, and he was oui,e over
whelmed. He says he has in his time
had some important and interesting pa
pers i'll his hands, but he shall never
treasure a document IA he treasures
thai. What became Of the Judges
mule ! never heard. Probably il closed
It's career as all children's stories end
by living III peace, dying in grease, and
being buried in n hunk of talow. Mrs.
Key, who lost the money. is now the
popular wife Of the Postmaster.General
as handsome and genial matron ny
YOU can find in u weeks travel She is
the mother Of nine children and il in
the full blush Of midde-aged woman
hood.