Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-27

~ - Y ears ago, " ne began, altef apollo
/ giving for being the cause Of nay i'll
/ ness. and congratulating me upon my
recovery. Il had pair of cameoes
caryed in this city They were unlike
ANYTHING ever seen here. | had them
set in pair of earrings for my wife.
/ One night our house was robbed by a
/ trusted servant the canoes were taken
along with other valuables. "
WAS anything else taken" | ask
ed, sitting upright, forgetting for a
moment my weak state.
The gentleman strove to control his
emotion, but his wife was silently
weeping near the window.
Eyes, our only child, he replied
brokenly. Now viii you tell me how
YOU came by this cameo, for it is the
same2 to-day took it to the person
who carved it for me so long ago, and
he recognized it 1T once, although 1t
had been reset.
"Was it seventeen years ago that
your child was stolen2" / asked Gag
erly."
YES what do you know of itl' He
questioned hoarsely.
II know that am your child then.
After had told the story so often re-
peated to me by my mother Raynor
they were perfectly satisfied that be
longed to them, and their JOY beggars
description.
The story was that my father had
given his wife necklace of diamonds,
and seeing how pleased her baby was
with it she had shaken the stones be
fore its eyes, and at last, in a spirit of
fun. had clasped it about the child's
neck. But she did not understand the
fastening, and as her husband was
away from home and she could not
get the short chain over the child's
head, she was obliged to let the nurse
put the infant to sleep with the gilt
tering ornament about its neck. But
the temptation proved too great for
the nurses capacity, so she had taken
baby quietly out TO a neighboring
ieweler and had the necklace unfas-
tened.
The theory we, my new-found pa
rents and |, formed was, that becom-
ing frightened at her own exploit and
not daring to try to replace the baby
I never can realize that that baby
was myself-lest she be discovered
she concluded to abandon it entirely.
Now where do these people live
who have cared so kindly for you2 l
must see them, " said my mother
Reluctantly / gave the address.
Jack came straight 70 me after my
mother told her errand and he looked
so old, and worn and haggard that
for a moment ! was lost in pity for
him.
Then remembered the indelicate re
marks he had made to Miles Griffith,
and in trying to be frigidly cool only
succeeded in crying weakly
30, Jack Jack2' | sobDed, unable
to be anything but my own impetu-
GUS self, "why did you teach me to
love you only to tire Of me so soon'
Tire Howl What do you mean,
dears' he asked, taking my hands anX-
iously as if he feared | was not quite
rational. And then as grew calmer
/ had to confess how | had descended
to the contemplate business of caves
dropping and what / had heard.
1T was my birthday Jack. Don't
you remember you had Griffith up IN
the studio. And you told him you had
made a great mistake in engaging
yourself to me, and-and he advised
you to give it up, and you said you'd
follow his advice.
For three minutes Jack stared at
me, and then he, with difficulty
REFRESHING an inclination to laugh
said
My darling, how couldy believe
it2 Now listen. AS you know, my
forte is landscape. Well, | thought
I'd make one trial of portraits, 50
while lately have been entertaining
you and mother so politely in the
studio | was slyly taking 'sittIngs.
You.know your birthday, or the day
we celebrate as ours, and mothers
fall on the same day; so as she had
often expressed wish to have your
portrait painted, and thinking that
you would like hers | painted your
cuunterfeits as best / could, and then
before / showed them | sent for Crit
fifth, the fairest critic in the club. He
told me CandIdly that as portrait
painter l was dead failure, and
advised me to never allow the public
to see my attempts. The criticisms
YOU heard were Of your picture. Not
you. Are you sstisiedi"
To-day is your birthday, my
dear" interrupted my new neither
brightly, entering the room with
Mother Raynor, and if the other was
spoiled ask what you will and you
may have it,
I'm take Jack, | said gayly. And
so did, flor better or for worse. a
year from my 18th birthday.
Tricks in 4 Tunnel.
4 party of four persons were tray
cling on the Hudson River Road one
summer. In seat were a young