Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-19
s Sam nil they reached Il. .
men Tpd there was a chang. zee

'hrea'' ana the usually oa
: swollen by the recent Z Yals'
savagely by, overflow. r1oa'
iands I'll 1t was many
Al width, and the center g'o u
mel -, was a turbid food, ="
Now WIS, US he in a pretty :, +
Sam. "W'atever bali y q
clothes will be all wette5 - :. :
with the muddy water .
gazed ruefully at bis him;
tune, and the rushing v s,,',l'
him. "a'ehs
81 guess we'll have to ia.
and take our chances 1'lW
keeping the ford the W. ~
come very high" said JOS
Then a brilliant idea c,a
chard's perplexed and ~,
mind. "l'll tell Zee wo,
takin' our clothes off. an
on the saddle in 'front.' y,
immediately proceeded n
idea into effect, and Joe
suit.
Having reduced themselvs.I
condition of our first parent
Garden of Eden, and each
his bundle of clothes in from,
on the pommel Of the as95'
urged their horses luto tbs
All went well for a while II
an ualucky chance, Sam
stumbled on a boulder and
its rider in his en,.eayors
himself above water, droDgl
bundle, which, after drifpnl
moment on the swift eurrs
came dlsintegrated, and the |
articles of Sans gorgeous /
tioated each from its fellow,
flying aud brlghtenjng X
waters as meteurs ilIumipe
less sky, aud almost as quIc1l
lshlng from sight forever.
Sam and the horse got !
where the luckless rider ran !
down in The shallow water IN
effort TO discover aud rescued
portion of his clothing. M
standing Sans lamentable b
Joe, who got safely across, |
not forbear laughing heard5
the mishap. This made n
ceedingly wroth, as he stood
ing by the side Of his horse, |
day was chilly and "A dri2laI
was falling, which did not "a
ter to the scene
quit thy laughing, will 4
I'll break thy cad open with j
ISIS | will! Wot do 'ee sgl,
golog to do? An all nj
clothes at the bottom Of DIE
creek, blast my bloody heys,l
a pickle is thlsl Wot be |
dost Zee knaw?"
Joe acknowledged that he 4
"But," SAID he, "you can ride
are as far AS the place this I
the inn, when you can hide
woods while | 20 up and getI
clothes for you"
This being the only feasiOII
ject, and Joe being BY thII
dressed, he lent SAN bis cOi
vest, aud thus attired they prod
on their journey. Sam Pi.d
disposition was very sangaIaa
was not long before he WAS as
AZ usual; for having taken Y
caution to put his money laa ''
which he had kept on, he 81
himself with the reelection Y
would purchase a suit at
which would be the woade
envy of all the mines. The
TWO miles from the place @
mlshap was crossed without q
an1 arriving within sight
"plaoe this side Of the la'
went ahead and procured 70
the necessary articles to rsnd
presentable.
Ii was now raining quite :,
and as Sam felt someShsel ad'
after his exposure, they con
TO stop where they were a'
and 60 on to Galena next dal
seated before a comfortable I
win their pipes and liquor q
halfway thankful for the o'ca
winch brought them sa'n
cheer. Though we may P
that Joe would not have tel
50 tranquil when he went : =
bed, if he had known OF Jus
Imlty of her who had oeeuP'
thoughts for SO long; nor d. s w..
rest have been more undis.l'
he had had cognlzance q .
had befalten her.
II was just the morning
waiting, tnat next mofnlls <.
guid softness, born Of 'p'
summer, pvryaded everything
storm hAd cleared away
sun shone through the b Any =
nature lreshened by The fa'l'
the freshness aud ylgor o.
DAYS could come 10 NOR
forest leaves, wnlca Z