Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-06-14

person who he at once recognized al
the Baron Won Berlingen.
81 have been looking for you, Capt
Walstein, said the Biron sternly.
"And you have found me-" answered
the young man, shortly.
"Yes-and / thank heaven you wear
that uniform. 1t entities you to meet a
German noble, and answer for your
conduct"
81 am answerable for my conduct Il
no living man" retorted Eanest.
"You wear sword2
eyes"
every well--if you refuse to give
satisfaction for the injury ycu have
done me in robbing me Of my mistress,
/ will proclaim you coward in the
presence of the regiment you parade.
"Oa, make yourself easy on that
score, Baron" answered Ernest. Life
is of too little worth to me to think of
shielding it. II you will step with me
into the shadow of yonder little grove
we can soon regulate our accounts"
The two men walked silently TO the
appointed spot, and without any pre-
lininary, drew their swords and en-
gagged in combat. The struggle was
not of very long duration, for Ernest
wounded his adversary in the sword
arm, and disarmed him.
"Are you satisfied
81 must be for the present" said the
Baron, sullenly. 'Wnen Irecover you
shall near from me again"
CAS- you please" said Ernest coldly.
"In the meantime suffer me 10 bind up
your arm"
The young man bandaged the wound
of his adversary, and as he faltered
from the loss of blood, led him toward
the farm house. AS they approached
it, two ladies advanced to meet them
one of them was Meena, the other was
NJ 4dame Won Berlingen.
"Dangerfeld wounded cried the
latter bursting into tears. "Oh, have
been the cause of this; forgive me, for.
give me, Dangerfeld, or you will kill
me-"
"You forget, madame, that you be-
long to another"
81 am yours only-I can never love
auother-nor does the person you al
lude to- added t.e lady, turning to
Ernest, "cherish any attachment to
me-"
"My only feeling for you, madame"
said Ernest, with meaning, would be
were certain paper de-
"What is the meaning of all this?"
asked the father OF Ernest, coming for
ward.
at Means" said Ernest, tearing to
atoms the promissory note he had re.
ceived from the widows hand, "that |
had very ugly dream last night. l
dreamed that played at rogue ct
noir, and lost all the money that you
gave me to purchase commission
with, and then that made up the loss
by promising"
"Hushl" said the widow, laying her
finger on her lips.
"Then it wasall dream?" said the
old man.
Look at my uniform replied the
captain.
"And what did you mean by the
story you told mo just now"
Forget it, father" said Ernest.
Dear Mems, look up, my love. 1t is
our wedding day, and if you do but
love me | am the happiest dog that
wears sobre and a dollmen."
That very day two weddings were
celebrated at the farm house, those of
Captain Ernest Walstein with the frau
leen Meena Altenburg, and Baron Won
with the yet beautiful and
young widow. The captain never tried
his luck at any game of chance"
IF.any one has ever wanted to laugh
when it would have been the height Of
to have even smiled, they
may be reminded of their feelings on
occasions by the following good story:
'Iu an Episcopal boarding school, few
years since, the scholars and teachers
were assembled for morning prayer.
The reading and singing were over, and
all were resumipg their seats, when one
Of the young ladies, Of a very short and
thick stature, missing her chair, seated
herself with 'thud' on the floor. No
oody smiled. All were to decorous for
hat. The fallen one, embarrassed into
loss of common sense, re-
aimed her lowly seat, opened her pray
sr book and appeared to be earnestly
engaged in examining its contents. This
Vas almost too much for ner compan-
ons, asmile began to struggle on
many fair countenanee, when the
rector rose and commenced reading
he first morning lesson. He read
rom the fifth chapter of Amos, as fo.-
ows; The virgin of Israel has fallen
.he shall no more rise; she is forsaken
AEON her land; there is none to raise
ler up This was too much; the voice
Of the rector trembled rs he looked up
and saw the fallen virgin; the scholars
turned red in their faces, and the ex-
erclses were brought to q hasty close"
Accident ut Horse Race.
AUBURN, n. Y, June 9 While leav-
ing for a race, a geding driven by
Eugene Root, of Syracuse, became I'M
and a sulky was broken
by the collision. The horse dashed
from the track through the grounds,
1rapuiDU the driver no his feet Roots