Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-11-11
TOM CONTAINS TRYSTE.

Then / will marry nae ither man
A couple who were poor, as their coarse
dress testified, but en- IN youth and love,
stood close together on the chsIel road,
half way between Msssmount aud he liz
tie village Of Tanner, 50 engrOssed with
eacn other that they did not notice the
groups Of men 10 grey frieze, and women
in scarlet hOmesFun, who Ds sed by.
IL was in the dead Of winter, and
piercing winds swept across the Slough,
causing the dark water TO crash upon the
shingle almost at their feet. MASSES OF
heavy clouds hung low In the heavens,
resting on the gigantic mountains on the
further side OF MulrOy; the boats that had
conveyed part of the congregation TO mass
were dancing up and down at the end of
che pier beyond the Chapel, and other
passengers were assembling in the grave
yard, which bristied with rude, I'll OK
wooden C osses The Chapel, large
plain building, had in Itself nothing TO
attract the eye, but its situation on a
mount Gverhanging the Tough was pic
turesuue In the extreme.
Women were keening, their Diteous
wall rising above the wind, and the bell
was tollinp, for o coffin was being carried
into the grave yard. This was the reason
that the horses we're still fastened in d
long row 10 rings in zoe wall; that the
empty boats rocked at The pier, and that
our young couple fingered In the distance.
The youth must needs accompany the
party in the last boat his home lying be
yond he bills that doomed SO dsrkiy on
the opposite side of the Tough. He
heard the women keen and clap their
hands; he heard The Ominous toling OF
The bell--but he needed these sad sounds
very little; his heart WAS warm with love,
and bis hopes frightened the gloomy
landscape.
He was 80 yourgl II did not grieve
him 10 think that he must live in an Oh
scure corner of Donegal all his lite-that
he must work hard winter and summer,
and that the best fare he could hops to
earn would be ostcn cake and buttern ilk,
potatoes and salt herring, with m0rsel
of bacon on Sundays and holidays. Per
haps he did not look forward at all, but
was satisfied with the present, go long, at
least, as Mary's plump hand lay in his
own.
"Weel, dear, we hanna said the words
yet" said he, bending his handsome head
TO look under The hood OF the cloak at
her downcast face. Sure, Mary you
like meP The whole townland o. Tamney
allows that we're sweethearts, an it's true
we ha been speaking since we were that
big" putting his hand on a level with
Mary's shoulder.
SAY, Tom, dear knows like you" re-
piled The maiden, glancing at him with a
charming mixture OF affection and CO.
uuetry in her gray eyes. She knew she
WAS bonnie in the estimation Of the conn.
try Youths, who always prefer bar style OF
yytg n
and sturdy, well-rounded figure, to the
most intellectual or refined beauty
mick Scanlon and that Duggan boy
has been trying 10 sp9ke to me, an |
", uld ma look at sne O them; but Pm
time enough sure I'm weel done for WI
the mts,r 81 dinua be tor marrying yet
Tom"
God send me patience !" ejaculated the
woocr; that's what you've said any time
these four year, when | tleeched you to
Il the day Its aye tine mistress, an Eye
c0ullnS think on LAYING the MISTRESS /
know Mrs. McGsrvey's guide, an very
GUIDE, an we've right 20 respect her, Tar
she showed you great gratitude, but she
we1nF be Ggin your taking me al last an'
at lonrn
"No, then, that's rae word o. lie"
said cheerful voice, aud Mrs. McGarvey
Joined them. She WAS a pleasautlookl
middle aged woman, whose comfortable
dress told Of easy circumstances
Mary had never had any other mistress,
or. indeed. any other mother. Exactly
eighteen years previously, the good Wo-
man, going ont to her coWhouse one
evening, had discovered small bundle
living hear her threshold. 4 plutul wall
proceeded from the bundle which she
nnfalded, and saw little Mary, 50 entce-
BLEED by cold and hunger that she could
scarcely cry. The widow carried ,he
poor founding into the kitchen, snd ted
and clothed 1t before her vast warm
chimney. Her youngest child was al
most the same age as the stranger: she
nursad them together. The child turned
cut grateful. She loved her mistress and
the children dearly, and tried to serve
them in every way. She worked ihuelau'
gably-milked the cows, made the butter,
Suitted the socks, and patched the we'll
worn garments OF Joe and WHY hun
aud Mstty.
She was ten years old when Joe went
10 America, and Mrs. MCGNvey found It
necessary to hire lad to herd, and make
himself usetal on the farm. Tom Con.
Ian. thea little fellow Of twelve years
old. WAS the son of q small farmer who
lived across the wster, almost opposite
Massmsunt in straight line, but con
siderable distance among the hills. Tom
father was glad to let one OF his large
smi'y begin 10 earn wages, so that the
boy became Mrs. MCGMVey servant ana