Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-05
dence of democratic economy" 40
mnch boosted of at the last 3 ession
The first business TO be done this
session is to make up de6cen cies.
Shake Rag Under the Hill.
A STORY OF EARLY DAYS IN The LEAD MINES.
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tender care of a very fat, busting,
and withal very good humored land.
lady, who sent Sam about his bust
ness and u-hered her new arrival
into very coy little front room
with very white curtains at the win
dows, somewhat worn and patched
carpet on the floor, but very com
Portable and homelike appearance
about everything, and the landlady
bad way of doing and saying
things which made it more home
like than ever. "Now, DEAR" turn
ing to Molll --travel-worn, homesick
bewildered MoIy-"You shall have
something to cheer you up bit.
Law sakes! | know just how you
feel. Pve travelled about bit my
self. Been most everywhere: Aus.
tralia, an outlandish great country;
Mexico, where the Spaniards be, an
robbers thick az hops-had TO live
inside of high wall; been up an
down the river most every here.
Now am here where guess must
stay. But law sakes! when | was
your age how | could fly around an
never mind it, So cheer up! Dear
me! What did you say your name
way? Molly Tonkyns! La, yes
Pretty name, too. Most as pretty as
yourself. | expect HE thinks SO.
Now you needn't look so 'shamed
They come over the sea, just like
you, scores of them, though you be
queen to some of them. How in
the world that fellow wasn't here TO
take hold Of YOU when you landed
il more than can tell. Your
brother! All! that explains it. Guess
he won't have you long TO keep
house for him. Girls like you be
too scarce in the mines. But la me!
Here Pve been talking an talking,
an you fainting for something To
cheer you up. I'll be back i'll min
ute" aud the voluble landlady was
gone, and Molly WAS left alone sit
ting IN the coy little room which
looked more like home than any
place she had seen since she left old
England. Then back hustled the
fat little woman with the voluble
tongue, carrying little tin tray on
which was placed a goodly glass Of
bright red wine and slice of very
white cake with frosting an inch
deep on its creamy surface. "Comc
now, dear, you must cheer up. 1t
always happens than when you stop
going, and have time to think, that
you get home sick. But it don't do
no good. Why, bless your little
heart, you'll get used to it, A long
time ago, when | left home TO 60 to
Turin parts, | took on dreadful an
'een about wasted to skeleton
The the thought of her ever having
been in that attenuated condition
raised smile to Molly's features,
an the ice, as it were, being broken,
she caught the contagious humor OF
her companion and drank the red
wine and ate the white cake with
the inch thick frostiug, with great
zeSt.
"What a kind, motherly person
you are, Mrs.-Mrs.-" "Jedder,'
broke in the landlady. "IIow good
you are TO me, Mrs. Jedder. You
make me feel more like myself than
| have since left England"
The dinner gong now sounding
with great din closed all further
conversation. And how the people
rushed in to dinner. How rapidly
they disposed of it and as qnickly
hurried out, as though time given Il
the mastication and digestion OF
their food was matter of not much
consequence anyhow. "Uou't hur'
nv, dear" said Mrs. Jedder. "Do
YOU take your time. It's habit
with them They are in rush
about everything And leaving
her at neat little table prepared for
the women, she hustled away about
her duties.
After dinner, when Sam the team.
stpr bad satisfied rather inordlnate
appetite, followed by copious
draught of something stronger than
water ut the liite bar in a rear room,
and followed this by lighting a very
strong cigar, he went out around The
corner to the stable, hitched the
team of huge horses aud drove
around to the front of the tavern.
Mony's little strong box doomed up
on the odd assortment of merchan-
disc like some strange animal that
had struggled thus far from It's ele-
ment, cot lost, and was afraid 10
lump down. "W'oa Rogerl W'oa
theer Lion! Stand still, will 'ee,'
and the horses came to stand still
awaiting their fair burden.
"Now Sam" cried Mrs. Jedder
when the usual aggravatlng leave
taking had been performed between
her and Molly, in which the usual