Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-03-01
SHAKE RAG UNDER THE HILL.


SHAKE RAG UNDER THE HILL.
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buss at rest was monarch Of all he
surveyed, Uncle Abe not withstand.
ing, or the sheriff or his deputies.
But amidst this high carnival there
was a suddeR stiffness, aua looking
down from his high position he saw
Iua AT the door, pate but firm, and
stepping timldly up To the counter
she said:
"Come, Sam, let's go home"
The monarch Of all he surveyed
looked at her for a minute in aston.
ishment, while all the room was
sull. The satisfied, triumphant
manner fled, and forsaking his
throne he sald respectfully:
"Is- my lltle maid; let US be gone;
this is no place for thee"
"Nor for You, Sam"
ono, nor for me-"
No woman can think very harshly
OF the man who loves her devotedly.
rhe fact that she Ia the idol of his
heart graLties her seif-esteem, aud
in many cases leads to love IN re.
turn; but even when such is not the
case the memory lives like green
oasis in the desert Of the past.
All THE goes TO explain why
Molly was extremely tolerant TO
Sam Tauber, ''the zero of the tale"
AZ he once called himself Nh
Tauber was indefatilable in his at
tendance ou joe Indeed, poor .Joe'-
accident seemed TO be turned to
more than one persons account, and
II was really quite shameful how
they could so far forget their hu-
mainly AZ to make him the stepping
stone to other aims; although per-
haps they would not have ackuowl.
edged this to themselves, bus you or
| might see through it, why Sam
Tauber would forget the perform.
ance of any duty for the privilege
of waiting on Molly's brother The
teamster was in love, and Molly
knew it, for no woman was ever
loved that did not tiud it out before
the lover had any idea that the eat
was out of the bag.
He had reached that golden era
when life was all q song IN the pres
ence Of his beloved; and when he
was away the world was bright, be
cause he lived only in the past or
the time 10 come; when a smile from
her would cause his heart to leap, or
needless slight would bring
gloomy hour. Let us not smile at
his ecstacies, for such is a part Of
life. Ii has been said Of Molly that
she led him on only To deceive hum
at last, but the charge is uufounded.
No woman can help being loved;
and she is not required to treat with
inciviity the euamOured swain, who
magnifes with his heated magma
ton the most cursory actions into
avowas of affection.
At least We must claim that Sam
uel Tauber was very precipitate in
proposing to a young woman whom
be had met only few times, aud
even then under circumstances that
gave no occasion to become init
mately acquainted.
They were alone in the kitchen,
for Sam had come to see Joe, and
this is how it happened:
Sam, good fellow, was unused to
the usages of polite society, or any
other society for that natter and
though he was desperately in love
he was mortalIy afraid of Molly
All this of course made the task TO
which he had set himself none the
easier. So he sat by the kitchen
stove for a long while, with his
hands now on his knees, nov In h;n
hair, and now in his pockets where
he jlngled his money; this awoke a
bright idea-he would talk of his
prospects; nothing more suitable
than that before a proposal.
Gave zee card ~ 'og | ave a /
keenly lead out ere TO the west?
Bill Fender, my partner, is sinkia' |
the shaft, and there is a great sight |
of mineral, 50 a says.
II am glad TO hear it, Mr. Tauber," |
busting about.
Are zee though? An they do \
say as 'os 7 ave the best team on
the road, ISIS they do"
Yes, I've heard that your horses
are as good, If not better, than any
h+ h..- tal Il taot