Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-02-26

matter was settled and 1 collected my
traps together, and those didn't care to
take with me, distributed among the
boys. They all knew what I was going
out for, and good.natured witticfsms were
freely INDUCED in at my expense. But
I liked it, and rather enjoyed my
triumphs over the colonel and the Judge
and the others who had tried to win the
little treasure that had carried. off but
had miserably failed.
I sat in my cabin that evening-the
last I should ever spend in Mineral City
and somehow I got terribly blue and
out of spirits. It felt like parting with
old friends: Every tree and every rock
seemed to have a hold on my affections,
and the rough logs of my little home
had a warm place in my heart. I
couldn't shake off my low spirits, and so
/ went down to see my little one and
from her sweet face and pretty eyes
draw the consolation I felt / needed. I
found her looking tired from her arrang-
ing and packing efforts, but she seemed
most glad to see me, and we sat on the
doorstep and were soon chatting in q
warm, confidential way. As T was about
to 60 I took her little hand in my big
palm and said:
care you really glad that I am going
out with you?"
"You know I am" she said earnest
", her eyes dropping and her soft little
fingers involuntarily pressing mine, and
somehow before I fully realized what I
was doing had leaned forward and
pressed a hot, passionate kiss on her
pretty lips, and with little exclamation
expressive of surprise and not of anger
she turned and vanished. I was happy
fellow that night.
Our trip was begun the next morning
and in due course of time we all of us
came to halt in N lew York. What q
delicious time I had had of it, and how
considerate Stacy and Bob were to me.
They never intr1lded their presence, but
let me have Nellie to myself, as though
they had no connection whatever with
us. I felt grateful to them and medi-
tated often upon what I could do to show
my appreciation of their thoughtfulness
and good feeling. Nellie was little
paradox, however-an enigma I couldn't
solve. l had proposed to her half
dozen times on our way east, but though
she showed that her heart was mine and
permitted me to squeeze her hand, whis-
per soft nothmgs and kiss her good night
when she retired, she would give me no
answer to my pleadings, but kept me loft
with a coquetry in itself most attractive.
And so the days spun around and I SEEM
ed to be no nearer than when we left the
old mining camp, and I got irritable and
out of sorts, and one day Nellie suggest
ed that had better run on and see my
family and get sweetened up little, and
savagely replied that I would, and
should not return until she sent for me,
etc., etc. She smiled sweetly and looked
Eenderly out OF her pretty eyes, and I
took the train for Philadelphia; in ter
rible temper, and yet feeling sure that 1
would be back again within forty-eight
hours, and I was. I asked the clerk to
send up my card, and he said it would be
useless, as the lady, with her father and
The other gentlemen, had left the night
before, for the south, he thought. They
lad left letter for me, however, and
snatched the letter, and tore it open.
There were several enclosures, reading
IS follows:
49, THURSDAY
Ny DEAR CHARLEY: You must pardon my
errlble Irritation with you of the past few
weeks, but it was the last I should ever have
nd you are the dearest of fellows to finish
lpon. dare say you will feel little vexed,
ut you'll get over it, Charley, and when Rob
nd myself get settled down to housekeeping
Which I trust will be long time yet-yop must
ONE and see us and be good friend to your
'enitent 49,: NELLIE.
DEAR PHILADELPHIA: You've had q. good
ime with my intended wife and haven't in
erserel; You endorsed my noie 10 $o 'N6 ana
Von't cheat you out of it. trusted you and
ou came to times" you trusted me and here I
m smiling. I enclose with this my note that
ou endorsed and deeds conveying to you the
shole of the Ajax. She's punched, Philadel-
,hia, and amt worth a cuss. You sabe me now
he business that called me East, eh2 Ia, ta.
>.s,::- !. r. MINERAL BOB.
have never seen them siuce. don't
want to. 7 went back to the old camp
he following year. The boys don't
ease me now, but I thrashed two of them
md got thrashed by three before this
silence on the subject was observed.