Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-01-22
A HISS IN MISTAKE.
Il cannot let you have one to

why notl7 | asked
"Bt cause we are overcrowded to-
day TIE hot weather coming so un-
expectedly has sent the people down
in swarms."
We'll, then" l said, II suppose /
must share it with some one else.
Il don't think you will regret it,
sir He seems a nice enough young
gentleman and not unlike yourself Ia
appearance There he stands, sir"
looked IN the direction indicated
by the one to whom had been speak
ing, and there sure enough was one
who d d resemble me soHaewhat. and
TO whom the term nice enough" did
not seem applicable. He appeared to
be about my own age, had similarly
growing mOustaehe OF the same color,
light brown, as his hair, aud was
about my own height--fve feet nine
inches He also wore light gray
suit not unlike my own in general ap-
pearance, and cut to particular
shape. which my tailor informed me
was the latest thiag out There was
one ference, however, and that was
in the buttons, which in his case were
of peculiar pattern and as thought
rather loud, so when ordering my
clothes / had given instructions 10
have mine of more modern pat
tern.
There was, however, a restless look
about the eyes which seemed to in
dictate that the owner had been over
enjoying the festivi les of commence
ment al one of our colleges, and that
like myself, he had come down to the
seaside to ''cool Off from the excite
ment of weeks continuous gayety,
winding up the equally exciting ex-
aminations that hat led up 10 1t.
One thing, however / should men
ton with regard to his dress, and
that is he wore in his neck tie peculiar
scarf PIN, conspicuous rather on &C
count of the pattern, heart pierced
with an arrow. 1t WAS not of much
intrinsic value. but indicated that the
weartr was experiencing the delights
OF first love, a sensation which as
get had to experience, the quiet oil
my home life WITH widowed mother,
averse 70 social intercourse since the
loss of my father, having kept me
somewhat isolated from those of my
own age, and developed q retiring
disposition that, even at New Haven,
had kept me aloof from my fellow
students.
Anl now, having passed my
"exam, with some degree of credit
and en- Wed nv fellow students whose
sisters ard their friends had come like
butter hes, to flIutter their wings at the
winding up ball, had run down TO
Long Branch for q dip before return
ing 10 my home, and oH asking Tor a
bathing-room found that for reasons
already mentioned | should have to
to share it with a stranger. DO Tever,
there WAS no help for 1t, and so with
easy grace l preparaa 70 go toit, hav-
ing previously returned the nod TO HIM
who was TO be my companion.
| was soon prepared, and issued
from my box clad in the usual dark
blue bathing suit, which is 50 com
Portable after discafding The "harness"
Of clothing required BY our so-called
civilizations.
With the first plunge l was another
man. The cares and worriments OF
study-fears that / should be plucked
ard 90 home in dlse race, for such
should have felt it had / not been sue
cessful-were all forgotten. Even the
prudence that prompted that my first
bath should not be coatinued was dis
carded, AID again | swan upon the
breakers or Owed beneath their
erests.
Sat last, however, feeling that !
had been in long enough, if not too
long. / reluctantly withdrc and went
to the keeper of the bathing houses
for the key. who locking al me some
what critically, said
You have been in pretty long, sir
and little blue about The eyes. Your
roommate came out nearly half an
hour ago, and he seemed little
touched about the head, | thought. II
is best not to ogerdo 1t at the first
bath"
ooh 1 replied, 81 shall be all right
directly and taking the key | weht
TO the box, ano having thoroughly
dried myself prepared 20 dress, when,
to my utter astOnishment, | found
that the stranger had, in every item,
put on my clothing AID left me mis-
own.
There was no mistake about it.
There was Inc ligAt gray suit with
fancy buffers and there uas scarf
with pin OF heart transf1xed by an ar
r.w. By some stupid mistake, for it
could not have been from desire to
misapproprlate, as the clothing left
was quite as valuable as my own, he
had mistaken my side Of the box"
for his own, and worn away my cloth
ing
There was no help for it, but to
dress nayself st once fortunately the
clothes fitted me as wsll as my OWN
and 80 to the prserietor to explain TO
him What mad occurred aud ask him
if he knew who the person was or
where l could find him.
ooh. indeed, sir, ] do not | think
he is stay nag al one OF the hotels close
by. Thought lie locked bit queer,
and perhaps as soon IS he gets better