Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-03-15
Shake Rag Under the Hill
STORY Of CARLY DAYS IN Tps LEAD NNfg
Iy T. a. oaE1T ME

" Wu'At utNo YOU ottu
Billy hoy, Billy boy.
Owh'rs have you been
Charming BilvY"- on SoEg.
Next morning at the breakfa
table Sam seemed to be unduly
/ downeast for recent convert, and
was brought To task about it by Ina
and Joe, who had speut pleasant
evening together while the Others
/ went to church.
Joe was we'll enough to be about
the house now, though still very
weak
"Whats the matter with YOU,
Sam2" asked Ina ~ she poured out
for him the third cup Of tea. You
look as il you had been % funeral
instead of to church and getting
converted" Sam was sieat aud
| drank tea.
"You haven't got back into the
Slough of Despond again, have
you, after making the grand speech
on your expcrienceY" pat in Joe.
"ls-; Pm in the Slough of Des-
pond, or wotvyer zee minds to call
llt. wish was dead, iss | dol
Why was ever boorn? I tell 'ee
rm goncrn
Prop,s are somewhat untceling in
regard to matters which DO not con.
cern our bodily welfare, SO Joe con
tiuued; "Why don't You get Eliza
beth Jane to pray for ,ou2 She's a
good hand at they they say. Your
sin- must toe very black Il she can't
have 'em wiped out, would lave
thought she utde ynn comfortable
on that point last night"
cod Thy tongue, Joe Toukyus!
Dang Elizabeth Janet Dang 'er, ]
sa, She dragon, ISIS she br; she's
"A snake IN the grt.~, aud a wlJch, 1873
she be. An IN fly the oounlryl I'll
never stay To- marry 'erl never will!
All, why did | h ever see ERR Why
dtd h ever see or 'umep Wat art
a. GRIMM at, Jack riuubui? It's
All we'll enough for 'ee To et there
by the mad Molly that is 'ansome
~ b angel, aud kuaw thre'rl the
best m ,n; ,t's all very we'll ! say,
hut 'e,e am a veil1uetnu' nan,
an we'll 10 do, to 90 an be piigqted
20 dragon, an witnesses 90 prove
lt. An dcal"
Sam during this 4peeoh bad arisen
from the table aud WAS pacing er-
,ited3 ~ aud down, his honest face
flushed with Indignation.
That one little slip Of the tongue
concerning Molly had not escaped
tNo of the party; Molly flashed and
Joe ptIed a little but ucituer SAID
auA thlng.
10 Joe it was like tho stroke that
ignltes the uofrr. Il made plain
10 his mud, aud united into one al
the httle hints whlcn ted L1 the true
conclusion, bat whlch heretofore,
coming separately, had been thrust
aside as something uupleas ,ut to
dwell on, and which he fuudly per
suldrd himeelf wap absurd aud only
the imagining Of q bralu weakened
by disease aud preylng on Itself.
Then lua said; "IeIl ns All about
it, sam; maybe il i-n't as bad as you
think. hope uot." For she amoug
them aIl, ~ho cared most for him,
saw the serious as we'll as the ludi-
crous side Of his positions; for what
can be more unfortunate than an i'll
starred marrlagep
So Sam liC his pipe aud proceeded
with a sigh, and an air Of pathetic
designations:
"WelI, do zee see, when She coined
upon me at the Ghappel and blre me
of, I was not 80 cool like a. am
NOW. 'aG forgotten all about the
converun' aud speaknn' and -lngiu';
| was mad all h over, for ! wanted
10 get az 'em when Jack 'cre was
thaWin' 'em through tho wudow.
So / vas dazed like with madness
when she led me of, an Warl't on
my guard; 70 she war a snake 10 the
grass because she took me uuaRares;
au' she was dragon beciu-e she
bore me off, which no man of 'em
c.uId DO, an 1t was ia this wise:
Samuel, said she, Samuel my cart
bleeds Tor zee, aud my soul lougs for
Thy salvation. fear that Satau has
Possessed thee, aud thou '4st taken
10 the broad road that leads to des-
truction. Wot a pity II is thou 'ast
no one to watch over thee. 50 II
Is, said !, 'in some day, Il the lord
ls allju', | mean to ave s0me one,
bat was thinkin' Of someone else"
And they all knew il was the
pretty girl putting away the break
last things, but Ina made out she
didn't hear.
"Ihee needs a kind, login' and
forbearn' wumman to sc thee safe
! ly b over the rough places Of this
! life, Samuel 'Iss, that d. said
|. but | thought Of someone else.