Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-07-01

| can't just now recall his name, but he
was registered at the hotel at Elk Rapids
as from the Chicago Inter Ocean. There
wasn't anything in two newspaper men
making up to each other-not when they
we're both away from home. | liked his
looks from the start, and when he realized
it he brought out a chart of his head
which Prof. Fowler had given him
According to the chart his leading traits
were
1. Extreme liberality.
?. Utter absence of selhshness.
3. Strong friendship.
| was glad that the chart confirmed my
own private impressions. and our friend
ship was cemented with the blood of the
revolution, for which thelandlord charged
10 cents glass
On the fourth day we went out together
in a skiff on the bay TO fish. He insisted
on paying for the bait and in rowing the
boat, and that agreed with trait No. /.
We were a half mile off shore, and still
going, ahead, when the skiff banged
against some unseen object, the bottom
was stove in, and the next moment she
filed to the gunwales. The oars floated
away as we hoated out, and we settled
down TO business with the wreck full of
water and he hanging to one end and to
the other. 1t was only then that sus-
picion crept into my mind that Flower
hadn't felt of that chaps bumps in dead
earnest.
You did you internal idiot-you did
it," he yelled at me az he got Little TRAY
erse bay out of his mouth.
As Fowler hadn't included Truth in his
leading traits, I felt free to deny the ale
CATION, but he repeated it in a vigorous
manner, and added:
i've got a revolver, and if you don't
let go of this boat I'll shoot your
why says l.
Because it won't float both of US, and
I'm going to save myself at any cost"
That was his utter absence of selfish
ness" as recorded on the chart, and / was
surprised and grieved to think Fowler had
been so taken in. Iasked for a little grace,
and he replied:
Give you just two minutes TO say your
prayers
1 wanted twenty. and he wouldn't even
compromise ON six. That was more of
his extreme liberality.' When l saw
that he was inclined to hurry the funer-
al [ bounced the boat around and pre-
vented him from getting at hi, weapon,
which had stuck fast in his wet pocket.
Pretty soon he tried another lay Said
he.
Il am a married man and have four
children. All you've got is wife, and
she's hair dead at that. Have some rea-
son about you"
l offered to argue the case, each side
being limited to five minutes, and he
charged me with cold FLOODED selfshness.
If the circumstances were only reversed
he'd die for me in minute but as we
couldn't reverse 'em he had another propo-
ition. If I'd let go and die quietly and
decently he'd raise at least 500 for my
widow if he was saved, and would give
me column notice in the Inter Ocean,
describing the details of my heroic act,
and winding up with the following para
graph:
I'VE are certain that the public Will not
let his grave remain unhonored by mt
ting tablet
wanted to know what sort of "A tablet,
the cost, etc; / had seen so many cheap
tablets that | felt like holding out for
Scotch-granite monument with an angel
on the apex. He got so mad at the delay
that | had to bounce the Loaf again to
keep the pistol III mis- pocket.
When he had elimed down he appealed
to my generosity and manly honor. He
had Just had his salary raised. His father
in-law had Just come to appreciate him
for what he was. He was the president o.
a Chicago literary society, and leadinf
member of a debating club. His futurg
was full of the biggest kind of watere
melons and the whole world would miss
him. / hadn't any salary worth mention
ing no father-in-law at all no hopes be
yond fourth floor rates. Wasn't il bet
ter TO die a hero than to live ON like a
thistle by the roadside:
asked him to put his language in the
form of motion, which he did, and
vote was taken it was a stand-of His
side only got one vote and that was hair
full of water
Inever saw chap so full of motions
ana resolutions as he was for three-quar-
ters of an hour, and ! never attended
caucus where the opposition was so de
termined to vote them all down. He had
apparently exhausted his stock and was
hunting for something new, when he lost
his hold ON the wreck and went down
down down about four feet. where he
rested solidly on a sand-bar. The water
for fifty feet around was from two to four
feet deep. ana ~ Wa~ tue emu OF 3ulhcA
spar which had wrecked us.
He came over to me and held out his
hand. but | waded away from him in a
dignifed manner. He said he was only
in fun, and he offered me three tish-hooks,
iaek-kuife. a bah of string and big
hunk of Petoskey maple sugar to resume
our confident relations In vain fish
erman came ont and took Us off the bar
ana we never spoke again. man whose
bumps deceive phrenologist Is no fellow
no tie 20.
Baltimore Doing Right Well.
Several members of the house press
gallery were chatting each other yester-
day.
did YOU see that house item in the Bal
timore papers this morning asked 81.
Louis man.
Yes. said a New Yorker
well its three weeks old chestnut.
Whnt do you think of that
"Ouly three weeks old:' inquired the
New Yorker reheCtiyely.
"Three weeks 10 a day.
"Weu. / think that's doing trstrate for