Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-10-10

water that was then as clear as crys-
taI The stolen interviews of these
nanny lovers did not long remain a
secret. They were betrayed by =
negro and old Molton's revenge was
an awful one.
ssBelle had been in the habit after
all the house had retired OF leaving
her room and spending happy hour
with her young and ardent lover at
this pool
ut was a beautiful night ID June;
the moon was at its full ana the
heavens were clothed in splenders:. a
cool breeze swept over the swaylng
trees and from the shadowy copse
the wbip-poor-will kept up his PLAIN,
tive calling. During the Gay on
Norton had been unusually grave ana
silent. seeming absorbed IN ms own
reflections. His manner toward MS
daughter had filed her with vague
dread. He had only answered her
questions in aonsyllablesand watched
her every moment with furtlve scowl-
inc BIT she attributed 1t all TO the
fact that he had been applying MN
self very freely to the brandy bottle,
and was manifestly under its potent
| influence. ,,o,- Ia
"About half-past eight o'clock he
prunted out a good night and Went 10
his own room. Belle also retired,
hut not to sleep. Tonight she was 10
meet her lover to arrange for her
flight and marriage. After "1l1lus
half an hour, until all about the mouse
seemed wrapped in slumberr, she stole
quietly cut and hurried lovingly over
the path she knew so well.
"But another one had been tnere
before her. Her father, after oldolng
her good night, had gone to his room'
taking down his heavily loaded gun
and left the house. By roundabout
way he reached the pool. Carefully
and softly creeping near and peerlng
through the bushes he saw young
fisherman standing gazing thought
fully at the peaceful depths Hhere
the moon had left path OF silver.
"Raising his gun to his shoulder,
he took careful aim and fired. The
yosnp lover gave a quick, CONCLUSIVE
start, and without a groan, fell heav-
iiy into the water. Belle, half way 10
the place of meeting, heard the shot
asd saw a grim form creeping out OF
tine shadows. Shs stopped a moment
and pressed her hand to her heart In
mute and trembling terror,
"Another moment and her father
gripped her arm and whispered
Roarsely in her ear: Wretched
girl. 90 look for your lover IN yonder
poo" .h
him aud soon gained the spot. as she
gazed into the waters her lover race,
all torn and mangled, came 10 the
surface. With a terrible shrek, that
woke the birds in their leafy covers,
she leaped into the pool, and grasping
the form of her murdered lover, both
went down together. The waters
rIpplea and swelled a moment and
then all was peace and calm again.
"The Eext day the old father, recoV-
cred from his drunken madness, went
to look for his daughter.
an the afternoon some negroes
found him lying nat upon the ground,
stone dead, his eyes vide open, gazing
dreadfully into the pool.
| 'lle DOQleS OF INC lONciS NSiS ~ ~
found. 1t was supposed that some I'M
known undercurrent carried them lar
away.
In one week marvellous ehange
took place in this pool and It's sur
roundings. The flowers all died, the
waters took on an inky blackness, the
trees interaced their branches SO that
no light of sun or moon could enter,
and all life fled, whether of insect,
beast, bird or fish.
THE place became most desolate
and forlorn, and the negroes avoided
it as they would graveyard.
He paused and relighted his pipe:
That is very nice yarn, L SAID;
'but you don'texpect me to beneve 1t,
do you2' nv
ooh, no." he replied. 81 didn't
myself when it was told to me, but as
you wanted to hear ii l thought l
would spin it out for you. Going, ehF
TRY little of that rye before you
saddle up. A friend sent it to me
from New York city, and | think it's
a pretty good article. You'll lind the
sugar in that can on the mantel."
Stranger, tried it and it was good.