Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-06-18

tSciilS 'Ciy ocNouN w tuiuh "lieIe 4
am. Once, when l was romantic, l
thought Of going east rs a missionary.
Well, | have gone. 1t makes me shud-
der to think of the lie this poor Miss
Julia lived without ri, Mr.. Gervais
Is the only one who seemed to think of
her as anything bu. an animal that
must be fed and clothed. l have been
reading her bundles of old letters that
she has had me rumage out. When l
came from my walk the other night,
Mr.. Gervais was still sitting there, and
she was talking of the letters. He was
bending forward in an animated way,
and Miss Julia's big eyes were spark
ling, and her turban was twisted, and
her tongue was flying; and it vas a pic
ture, she so weird and quaint, and he
SO dark and superb and gentle. You
see," he said, In a low tone, rising to
go, "you have raised the dead from
the grave"
January 23.-Another week. Or, let
me see, is it q year? Or do We reckon
correctly =? and are not even days
eternity in Mangel-W urzel Place. Miss
Julia interests me though. Sometimes
she praises me; the other day she
slapped me. | took her hands and
said, Miss Julia, if you had been my
mother, | couldn't allow that" And
she dropped her crutch and threw her
old arms round my neck. and sobbed
out, "Oh, if had been! if l had been!
Oh, my dear, don't be a fool, and let
love 60 by for a whim!" turned my
mead and saw Mr.. Gervais in the door;
and when l had thrown on my cloak for
a walk, l found him going along beside
me. We'll" he said, abruptly, don't
you think my fine sister-in-law will get
herself into difficulty for maintaining
white slavery in a free country ?' OF
course l laughed. $50 you are flesh
and blood? p he said. "You haven't
meant one Of these people should see
you smile, or frown, or do anything
other than in the capacity of a ma
chine"
Perhaps, | answered him, "these peo-
pie" had not the importance in my
thoughts he would give them; they were
shadows. | came here at my poor lit
tie cousin Julia's cry out of Macedonia;
| didn't stay because they wished me,
anu 1 oHOuluL ' ~ CSauo t'Sy SC'iN
me.
When l had done it was he that
laughed. You are a tragedy queen"
he said. "We are not as had as you
make us out. Idoubt if anybody wants
to throttle Miss Julia. People who do
not make themselves loved run the risk
Of having their existence forgotten"
"You do not forget her existence, Mr..
Gervais."
"She is a lesson in natural history to
me-"
"You are not so bad as you make
yourself out" | said. 81 am going TO
walk faster than you like. Good by"
To my surprise. he still stalked on be-
side me. II don't think you understood
me-" said l..
Perfectly" he said. "But Mrs.
Whyte has already remarked on the
danger your solitary walks"
Mrs. Whyte would have a great deal
more to say if my walks were not soil
tary!"I cried. And then l stopped, red,
red, red to my eyes. This is the one
hour" l exclaimed, in evaporation,
Gin which | live my " life, am alone,
IAN breathe. Please let me have my
hour" Then he stood aside, lifted his
hat, and let ME pass. How grave and
how superb he wasl And II was an
angry child. ] had no sooner crossed
the crest of the hill than l threw myself
on the snow and had one good cry that
cleared my heavens. My nerves are
getting used up. Yesterday | offered to
take Miss Julia home, but Mrs. Whyte
opened her eyes as if had proposed
taking her to the moon. Said she, "We
have INDUCED u Cousins fancy for
your society. But do not imagine your
self of further importance. or in any
wise to be the gamer by either her life
or her death. 1t is i'll waiting for dead
mems shoes"
"Indeed!' was all / said.
"Julia's mind is so Unbalanced" con-
tinued the Duchess of Mangel-W urzel,
"that 20 will she could make would be
legal, and Mr.. Whyte and his brother
are her sole natural heirs"
Then | saw that she knew nothing of
Miss Julia's affairs, and as | thought Of
Mrs. Whyte's amazement when II day
Miss Julia's income ceased to ONE in
to her Golfers, l leaned back against the
wall and laughed till l was tired.
you seem to be amused" said the
Duchess.
"You are SO very amusing" said |.
february 2.-What a spasmodic diary!
Bat really so little to say. 1t hardly
seems worth while to chronicle Mrs.
Whyte's small beer, her dinners, anu
her lions-and there's nothing else.
The other day Mr.. Gervais quietly took
the vacant place beside me at table.
Nov | shall have a fine time" he said
under his breath NRelnp annninted