Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-08-19
TIE BEST POLICY.

monkey and that's saying goou ueal'
Miriam was buzZing about her stand Oh
window ,lants like a magnltled butter
Av-a trim. pretty, bright-eyed glri OF
* with hair as soft and glossy as brown
silk -delicatety- features
and a saucy cleft in her chin.
Julia Powers sat opposite working at
eome embroidery She was somewhat
older than Miriam-with darker eyes end
hair. A slight cast in the former, now
ever. instead of deformin :, gave sort
of piauancy to the face, ana her ure'S
was of black silk made with pretentlou8
trimmings and evident effort at style
eyes" said julia, in answer TO her
cousins yehemently- spoken remark 7ne
is rather disagreeable then remem-
Der how rich she is. You are so extreme,
In thouphtless and imprudent, Miriam
Pretty Miriam shrugged her shoulders.
"Money is good thing SAID shei
"but it may be bought too dearly ana l
don't see what on Garth possessed her to
come here with her monkey ana hef
mockino- bird and her cat and all her
oldmaid paraphernalia. we dldh
write her, and I'm sure we uoh ""h'
her, for
"Hushr interrupted Julia Powers,
starting to her feet. "There Is the
sound of her crutch upon the
stairs she is coming down mere
"Worse luck" muttered Miriam, with
comical elevation of her eyebrows, and
the same moment the door opened ana
Aunt Tryphosa hobbled into the room,
leaning on stick--a wizened, drled-up
little old woman with skin like orange
-l. .
toothless gums.
Julia hastened to draw forward a chair,
and lowered obsequiously round the old
womsn. as she seated herself close to the
fire-that there actually seemed danger
lest she might fall into it-as she covered
before the generous blaze.
"Where's PrinceY' croaked the old
crone, ENORMOUSLY. "What has become
of Prince? You never watch him when
| am not in the roomy Suppose he should
get losty'
"Why, Aunt Tryphosa,' said Miriam
laughingly; its my private opinion that
it would be the best thing that could pos
sibly happen to YOU
what do you meau?' sharply interro-
gated the old woman.
''He il such a mischieyous nuisance
II beg your pardon, Miss ----, he Is
nothing of the sort" snapped Aunt Try
phosa, But poor Prince, nobody appre-
ciates him but me-
II do dear purred Julia, softly. II
am really getting to be almost as fond of
the cunning little animal as you yourself
are"
Aunt Tryphosa smiled approvingly.
Miriam shrugged her shoulders.
II think / appreciated him last night,
she observed dryly when he broke the
towering branch Off my geranium-
knocked down the vase from the mantel,
and put his paw into the platter of mince
pie!'
Its all his fun" said Aunt Tryphosa.
"Go out and look for the dear little fell
low, Julia, it makes me SO nervous when
he is not in the room with me-
And Julia presently returned carrying
in her arms hileous little gray monkey,
which evidently resented the liberty of be
ing captured, for he was chattering and
making mouths while at the same time
he had twisted his paws into Julia's curls
and was pulling mercilessly at them,
Dear little Prince, how hs is enjoying
himsef'' said his mistress, complacent-
ly.
Poor Julia she would have liked to
give the wretched beast hearty box on
the ear, but she only smiled her acqui-
eccncc, while Miriam looked on.
How can you take SO much notice of
that disagreeable little monkey, Julia:"
she said, when the two cousins were safe
in their own room at night. ~ would not
play the hypocrite as you do for three
times Aunt Tryphosa'7 money"
you never had any diplomacy, Miri-
am said Julia, a little scornfully, "and
l."
The interview was eat short here by
Aunt Tryphosa's sudden appearance, look
ing more than ever like an Egyptian
mummy, in her yellow flannel dressing
gown, nad minus her wig and teeth.
"Nhat Is it, dear auntg' said Julia hur-
ryiug to her side,
"Nhy, it's Prince said Aunt Try.
phosa. He Is very feverish and restless
tonight ought not to have given him
so much sugar and rich pound cake for
his tea. And If you wouldn't mind com
ing 20 sit with him and giving him his
powders every half hour would do it
myself, only I'm SO sleepy and it dis
agrees with me to be broken of my rest
and, besides, know you are as fond Of
Prince as amt
"Oh certainly, certainly" asscnted
Julia, with the utmost sweetness.
Nor did she deem IL too great "a sacri-
flee on the altar of Mammon to sit up all
night with the monkey who was about as
sick MS herself, certainly no more so
while Aunt TrophoSo snored comfortably
among her layers of flannel.
You're good girl, Julia, good girl, "
said the old lady, when her patient niece
brought her, as usual, the matutiual toast
and cup of steaming coffee in bed. land
depend upon it you MT lose anything
by humoring the old woman's whimsN
Aunt Tryphosa went home the next
week but she mad not been gone three
days when letter came TO summon Jain
Powers to pass the winter with her.
I'm old and lonesome!' wrote Aunt
Tryphosa, and Prince and the parrot,
need some one TO look after them, ans
the doctor says Im too feeble to be LEFT
alone! And Hester johnson that's my
hired help she isn't as considerate o.
the poor little monkey as she ought to bt
/ she don't get my catnip tea and mus
tard plasters just right! So, If you car