Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-19
SHAKE RAG UNDER THE HILL.
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| drunk as flddler, an she up beside
IN drivin' like a major, wet as
tripe, an Sam bohbin' round on the
seat like great jumping jack. She
! gave un a scat card tell, when zee
would 90 to sleep with is 'ead on FER
shoulder. An she drove up to Jacky
Diggin's. an nobody knowed who
she be, when she out with it-that
she was Joe Tcnkyus' sister, Here
Tauber sighed. "Joe Tonkyns 'as a
pretty sister! She beats all ever
saw in my born days. Well, Jacky's
'ouse was full, an it was no place
for FER no how, with the 'ouse full of
swearin' men, drinkin' an gamblin';
so | seq, SEE |, there be room over at
the giaat's. So | out an got my
'orse an put FER on the back Of un,
an see she was cryin'-such a
pretty little face she lad, too-an'
then | ruined round to the stable
an give Sam a 1T in the b eye. to
mind un tomorrow of wot ED been
an done. Then | coined bach; an
! ltti hut VI sc bNFi w VIC GisttlA - an
when us got near, just under the
cotton trees, we heerd great takin'
on in the 'ouse; an they were in the
same fix there as over to Jacky's-
drnkin', an gamblin' an carryin'
on. | 'ardly 'ad the 'eart TO take Ter
in noway; but she couldn't bide out
in the rain, So | took Ter round to
the door an into the room all filled
with 'baccy smoke When they saw
Ter some Of them did be still--for
she was like angel from 'eaven-
but the rest made no difference bat
took on Just the same; but the giant
got up, as zee was toe 'Ost, az said,
"Who be she?" kinder 'spectful like.
! seq, sez |, she be Joe Tonkyns' sis
ter Then one Of 'em, tall chap
in fine clothes who comes 'ere TO
gamble sometimes, ZEE up am seq:
"rhe place be good enough for she;
she il the strumpet who stole Sam
| Tiller's money down at Scrabble"
The 'ear; came mp in my mouth, an
the blood to my 'ead, an ruined
over an knocked un down, an
thrawed I'm out o doors into the
mud where he was in pretty pickle.
! Then | ruined back, an what should
| see but The poor maid cryin IN a
chair, an the giants wife-that
great woomau-driyin um all ont -
doors with a broom. An she did
! do it, an thrawed their ats an coats
after um in the mud. Aw! but she
was mad; for when | coomed in she
took me for one Of 'em, an would
broke my lead if the dean little maid
'adn't up an spoke for me. She
took the poor, drippin' little thing
| into the kitchen am changed Ter wet
clothes, an put ON Ter own great
dresses. Lal 'ow she did look when
she brought Ter back; | could died
laughin' at Ter in the great dress,
tucked an tucked till they was all
tucks. But she did LOOK 'an'some
with Ter great brown b eyes, an
pretty little mouth, an the tears
dried on Ter cheeks like child that
'ad been crying but is pleased again.
Pm glad h'alnt Joe Tonkynsm
"W by ?" cried half dozen.
"Cause she bent my sister;" and
with an air of compacency he
stroked his shaggy beard aud brush
ed back his uucouth locks.
Doesn't 'spect ZEE can make up to
Ter does't ZAP" cried miner.
"Lawl what does looks 90 for?
Bent | the zero of the tale, just as
you read about in the books? Moth
IN out of the way for zero to get
married, is therr?"
"No!" said Job Yecker. "But any
man can be the hero Of his own
story"
doesn't zee believe it?" cried
Sam Indignantly. "If Zee doesn't
Zee can ask the maid when she be
comes" at which alarming prospect
Job subsidized, and acknowledged
that he believed every word of his
story, even to the three minute inn
mersion under the "great roarin'
waters"
"Weu, COON boys" said Sam.
Wen drink to the 'ealth Of Joe
Toukyns' sister" And everybody
drank.
CHAPTER vII.-JoE ToNKYNs MEETS HIS SISTER.
1t was in the m ruing of the day
which witnessed the scene related in
the last chapter, that Joe Tonkyns
and Sam Pilchard, resplendent in
all the glory Of Sunday clothes, rode
briskly ont of the Point bound for
Galena. Riding up through the
timber they reached the high ridge
road and turning south rode along,
spectators of the glorious autumual
scene spread out ON either hand To
the southwest, blue M the distance,