Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-14
UNCLE BEN'S LOVE STORY.


'Hev / ever been in lover" repeated
Uncle Ben with histhin laugh what
a question that ar is to ask such a
dried up old bean stalk as | be. How
somever, he added in q more serious
tone. "curus as you may think it is,
hev bin lest IN that fix, precisely. /
ain'tnever told the story much, cause
although it's morn so years since it
happened fur long spell | couldn't
even think ont without a feeln' riled
M and a fndn' fault with Proyi-
dence. which amt the right way
bows TO get rid of a sore heart. But
now it's different, and If yer a mind,
III tell We the hull story,
We were of course unanimous IN Ia
vor of hearing it,
oval. afore / begin said Uncle
Ben, I'm show We this plcter.
Drawing from his inner vest pocket
a worn morocco case, he opened, dis
plaving the ivory miniature Of young
and beautiful girl The face was
small. with delicate features, dark
blue eyes cheeks with the least flush
of pink, weli-shaped head covered
with wavy ringlets of golden brown
hair. The expression of the counter
ance was one of child-like simplicity,
with Just the least hint in the mirth-
full eyes Of fun and coquetry.
"That ar's a purity face, as I see
We all think, said Uncle Ben, after
we had fully examined it, There
want a purifier for miles around,
when was a young feller The gals
name that owned it was Mirandy
Smithers, only daughter of Farmer
Smithers She gin this to me herself,
the night afore | went on my first
voyage It's so ye won't fofgit me,
Ben, says she in her fascinatin way.
I've wore that picter since, and ! al
lus shall so longs | live.
"tThe fust | heered Of Miraudy was
fly means of brother Josiah (he died
i'm the war of 1872. One day Inc says
to me Ben, there's a new gal come
to singin '-skule, yer ought to see her;
she's got the handsomest face, the
neatest figure, the purttiest foot yer
ever ste, and he KEEP a badgcrin NE
all that day to go 10 slngin' skule that
evenin'. Sc | went, and there | fust
see Mirandy. | didn't have eyes for
anythin' else the hu ] night Josiah
seem how / was a feelln'. up and
turned TO her(she sot right in front of
u.s., and saws he, let me make yer
acquainted with my brother Ben
And She give me the purttlest bow,
and says She Happy to meet We Mr.
Dawkius | was too bashlul TO say
much, but alter considerable skirmish-
in managed to ask her if could see
her home alter skule, and She said,
Yes.
"To make long story short twaut
the last time by any means, that 1
saw Mrandy home, although She
was purity aggravatm when She sot
out to tease, like all gals OF spirit
will with q Teller A chap by the
name of Jim Fowler used to come
from the city his father lived in our
place; and the gals seemed to think
there want any body like jam But
he was Just like me all took up with
Mlrapdv, and twas fust one and then
tother Of Ills that She favored, a-keep-
IN both ON MS Uneasy Almost of the
time
"Howsomover ono nIrht found
her 10 home a.ter .Iim'3 nn tbere Al
She a',erward told me and ii soon i
sot owes I'M her j knew tLat thara'5
been sntbin, 10 nav asked her A. oo
with me 10 singIn,sl,ule No tba9i.
We Ben She Saws i wonsf 81 y.
night Sol asked herif she'd Is for
St
a walk Twas MUD and the moon was
asulillh hat hol 20 o0I a" NAT lhe Stars
eGooia oe seem 30 sLe P9l On her llttle