Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-09-23

| An houf Ialcf tDe uted was zone. some
! capital champagne, ii dark avenue Il be
/ lieve there were some Chinese lanterns
! there originally, but a kind wind had
/ blown them OUT, and a soft little hand
! slipped into his, did the work, and Miss
| Katie had promised bashfuIly but with
! unmistakable willingness, TO be the future
/ Mrs Snooks. Whether it was Shocks or
/ tile property pertaining to Shocks she
most affected, deponent sayeth not.
When, however, her betrothed found
/ what he had done, and remembered his
1 former words, and all the awfulntss OF
parental wrath, his heart failed him lie
! went, as he usually did VIII II in sorry
case, in search Of WIlding; and having
discovered him. took him into a side
room, and shutting the door, confronted
| him with d rather pale face.
$50 Tia eyes were too many for you"
said Mr.. Wilding calmly after deliber.
ate examination of the disturbed face be
fore him 81 told you howit would be"
That's the sort Of thing any fellow
might say" returned Shocks pathetically.
Il didn't think you would have been so
aggravated And jus. when you see I'm
down on my luck, 90. Yes, I've been
and gone and done H."
Mother will be pleased" quoted his
friend and law adviser with a shrug. 80,
by the bye, will be your father They
both regard nothing so highly as birth.
suppose Miss Browning can lay claim
to some decent breeding?'
THE old chap Is chandler, you
know that, at least he used to be-" said
Snooks, with heavy groan.
"Oh, indeed And very charming
business, ton, | make no doubt Leads
us to quite a train Of ideas Corn, wheat,
staff Of life, quaint old mill, aud rustic
bridge in the distance; miller sitting on
it, ! wonder" dreamingly, eff Brownrig
ever wore a white hat? And If sO--why?
Don't all speak at once Well well, she
is a pretty girl Such eyes, you know. |
really congratulate you, my dear fellow"
"Wilding," desperately, cant you do
something? Il don't know how it
happened. It was the champagne, sup
pose ard Of course you know she is
pretty; but don't want to marry anyone,
an | know the governor wouldn't hear
of it."
" He viii have to hear Of it now, won't
he?' asked Wilding unteeling.
lie would 60 out of his mind if such
thing was even limited to him." declared
Shocks wildly. Try to help me out Of
it, Wilding, can't you?'
4" don't see what there is to do, except
marry her | only hope Lady Shocks AID
Miss Cornchandl will get IN And you
should think Of her beauty, you know;
doubtless it will console you when Sir
Peter cuts you Of with the customary
shilling"
81 suppose had better cut my throat
and put an end to it, said Snooks, dis
mally and then, overcome, no doubt, by
tue melancholy of this suggestion, he
breaks down and gives way to tears
3" | say, don't do that, you know" eX.
claimed Wildng, Indignantly. Weep
ing all over the place won't improve mat
tiers, and will only make you look worse
fool than nature intended when you go
out Of the room. If you have put your
foot in it, at least try to bear misfortune
like man, Look here" angrily, eff
you are going 10 keep up this hideOuS
boohoong I'll leave the room and you,
too, to your fate It's downright indie
cent They will hear you in the next
house if You don't moderate your grief"
AS the nearest house was a quarter of a
mile of, this was severe.
81 shouldn't care il they heard me in
the next town." said Mr.. Snooks, who was
NUltt TOO ldT HDut lOI Sublut,
There is Just one chance for you, and
only ONE said Wilding, slowly. " have
an idea, and you must either follow it.
or-gu to the altar
I'm follow any thing" eagerly. "What
is it?"
3" You have proposed to Miss Katie"
soIemnly; NOW go and propose to the
other three!n
As Wlding gave vent to this idea, he
turned abruptly on his heel and left the
room.
I'm 90 it" said Snoolls, valiantly, dry
ing his eyes. and giving his breast tragic
tap, whatever comes of II"
Going into the hall, he saw Ietty stand
ing near an entrance; little way beyond
ncr was Katie, conversing with a tall and
lanky youth, Not daring to glance Ia the
objection of the latter, who plainly eX
pected him to come straight to her ON the
wings OF love- he turned and asked ietty
to dance.
They danced, and then lit was custom
with the ball goers in that mild suburban
neighborhoodl he drew her out under the
cleaning stars, and mp the dark avenue
that few minutes since was the sCeLe OF
her sister, happiness.
There he proposed, i'm due form, and
was u4ain accepted Ietty'S conduct I'M
deed. was perhaps a degree more pro
pouuced than kalie'S, 1ecaUse she laid
her head upon his shoulder, and he tclt
he was hv all the Ia of sentiment bound
to kiss her Her nose looked lovely IN
the pale moonlight sn | dare say he dld
not lind the fulfil ling ct this law difficult
After that he had some more, a good
1na1 more champaonp: aud then he pro-