Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-31
CONQUERED AT last.

fence with her cousin, Mrs Sunder-
land. "Lool out for squallsin
Mrq Sunderland paused in her work
ofnirlng the withered blossoms from
a running rose to turn an inquirlng
glance toward the speaker.
'What is wrong about the Coopers
They are honest, sober, industrious
folks, are they notl"
"All Of that, with many other vir.
tues beside, Mrs Bailey replied,
laughing. Nevertheless, I'd rather
have them live next door to you than
me
Don't be so mysterious, said Mrs.
Sunderland, her good natured face
beginning TO wear shade of anxiety.
Either tell me all there is to tell, or
tell me nothing.
There is nothing very dreadful to
reveal, and what there is IS no secret.
You would have known Mrs Coopcr's
reputation as well as everybody else
in Greeuville does if you were not a
new conner She is said to be the
worsttempered woman in town. and
has never lived neighbor a month TO
any family without getting up a quar-
rel with them; therefore, | say, be-
ware of squalls.
Mrs. Sunderland did not think that
the dangers her cousin had warned
her to prepare for were a very serious
character, but being woman wise
in her generation, she deemed il pru-
dent to pour oil upon the waves be
fore any signs Of storm became
visible. a day or two after her new
neighbors arrived, seeing Mrs. Cooper
making some eudeavors to improve
the condition of very neglected gar
den patch. Mrs Sunderland stepped
to the dividing fence and begged her
nelghbors acceptance Of basketful
of vegetables she had just gathered
from her own thriving garden.
1T is SO late in the season that I'm
afraid you won't be able to raise much
in your garden this year. she said
pleasantly; and as have mora gar.
den truck than | can make use of, /
shall be glad to have YOU help me
dispose Of IT,
Mrs. Cooper turned upon her a face
that certainly was not very progress
ing, for it was dark, shallow and
scoWling. and when she spoke it was
with such a mispiacing of her aspirates
as at once betrayed her to have been
at no very distant date a subject of
Queen Victoria
Him much obliged to YOU ma am,
and as you've notered the garden
Sass / III accept 10; but, rs a general
thing, me aud my old man pays our
hown way, and don't care to be be-
holden 10 nobody,
The lad Charlie She found it much
easier to make friends with; he was "a
freclJle-'ased, blackcyed youngster Of
twelve or thirteen, with head hicklv
covered with closely-coiled rings Of
auburn hair Noticing him ono morn
ing wheeling way a lot of weeds and
rubbish from his mothers garden,
Mrs Sunderland asked him if he
would like TO perform the same
service for hei-oi course, for a
remuneration. The offer was eagerly
accepted, and after that Charlie
Cooper earned many a dime by little
services performed for the widow
lady.
Frank Sunderland and he became
quiet well acquainted in the course of
these labors and, as a general thing,
the two boys got along together re
markedly we'll; but one day some ac-
cident happened TO Charles wheel
barrow, ana he chose to think Frank
was the cause of the disaster. The
evil temper which had hitherto lain
dormant sprang suddenly to life. and
Charlie gave utterauce to such tor
rent of profanity as utterly appalled,
not only Frank. but Franks mother.
who witnessed the scene from her
kitchen window. She called Frank
awar at once, and after a few words
of rebu6e TO Charlie, spoken far more
IN sorrow than lnanger, she sent him
home, saying that she could not
allow any boy who swore or used bad
language to be the companion Of her
son
Charlie departed iu tears with his
broken wheeibarrow, and probably
gave am account 90 the trouble from
his own point of view to his mother.
for a few moments later Mrs. Suuder
land was startled to See coming over
her back fence first a cabbage. then
peck or so of potatoes. and finally the
basket in which She had that morning
sent to Mr.. Cooper the vegetables
thus uuccremoniousIy returned An
explanation of this surprising shower
followed i'm Mrs Cooper's voice
Hi'u thank yoa after this to keep
yourself and keverything belonging
TO you to yourself Hif my 50g
haint fit society for your boy, we don't
none Of us want nothing to DO with
you.
OF course. TO such a speech as this
no civil reply was possible. So Mrs
Sunderlana quietly withdrew from
the scene Of action. leaving her neigh.
Dor in possession Of the field. Thepre-
dicted quarrel had come. greatly Is
Mrs. Sunderland's modification for
TO have il known 10 the whole town
that She was at variance with her
next door neighbor as thanks to
Mrs. Coopers slanderoas tongue. .it
speedily was-was felt by the widow
to be a disgrace,
All that She could to smooth mat