Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-02-02

J ocaNbilul uHu dtlllg country Lndu
autumn which no land has loyelier
scenes.
CHAPTER x.-sETTLEp down
The roads being now in good con-
dition, the drive to Shake-rag-under.
the hill VAS made long before noon;
and the party passing over the now
| subsidized stream IN which Sam had
met his mishap, the disconsolate
! loser Of the fine clothes Insisted on
going along the banks for mile or
so in search of some of his toggery.
But he returned quite unsuccessful,
aud was exposed To the banter of
Miss Molly, who in conse quence of
/ Jue's recovery was in the most eX-
uberant spirits. iudeed, so great
was her affection for hin, that poor
Joe was III an agony of ecstacy or
remorse all the time; ecstasy from
her tlmld, involuntary caresses, aud
remorse that he WAS such an extra
Ordinary villain. There was MIN
glcd considerable Of app heusion
with 1t also, for he wondered and
feared for her reflections and conse-
queut treatment of him in case Of
discovery.
The view Of Shake-rag uuder-the-
hill, in the early forties, WAS not the
most sublime, and as they rolled
through the timber down the long,
stony hill leading from the ridge to
the hollow, no evidences of COY,
/ homehke nature met the eye; and
/ when finally lmmerged on the long
street on which was situated the
town." wave of bitter disappoiut-
meut swept over Molly's heart.
Tears spraug to the bright eyes, that
had recently gazed on 80 many
beautiful scenes, aud giving speech
to the involuntary thought she sob
bed: "After all the pretty towns,
am | to live in this mean, out-Of-lhe-
way place, shut out from the world
4 by the hills aud timber?" And Joe
was silent Then, her better nature
ed, brushing away her tears and
smiling like child: "Oh, | don I!
mean that, because you are here, and
| viii be happy wherever you arc"
Then they were at the tavern, sad
the people were looking at them.
A new arrival in those days WAS
not such curiosity as to attract
much attention; but very pretty
woman eXcites comment in any part
of the world, and in a land where
women are vastly in the minority,
any woman is the focus of many
eyes But here women were not
only scarce, but Molly was pretty
ergo, the eXcusable cynssure, which
with woman's remarkable self
possession on such occasions, Molly
bore much better than Joe or Sam,
who, falling within radius of the
/ SAID focus, were the observed Of all
/ observers. 1t is a curious fact that
however bold or brave a man may
| be, there are none so bold as to defy
1 the smart. of ridicuie, and Sam, who
would face anything the shape of
targlblr danger that has been faced
with q steady nerve, felt decidedly
sheepish in his present situation.
And there stood Uncle Abe, the
tavern-keeper, all smiles, aud job
Vecker very solemn, and Sam Tau
Der very red, and Josh Pendenuer
and John sampson very natty, and
many more Ia front Of the wonder
ful three-story very curious, for Joe
Tonkyns' sister had come, of whom
ever, body during the last few
months had heard q great deal
through the gossipy agencies -tore-
said
IL was necessary 10 stop right
here, for the horses were ,o be-
stabbed, besides it would be dinner
time after awhile ana nothing q Che
edible line bad been prepared luwu
at Joe's. And here occurred au
incident, beside which that OF the
seven brave men Of Calais, on Of
Arnold Winklereid, or Horauo at
the bridge, pales ike the moon at
midday. Joe, the envy of all the
oulQoking men, assisted Molly TO
ahght, placing her lightly on the
ground like a package labelled,
/ "Glass-with care. Aud nov, TO
/ the dismay, astonIshment, and adj
mirauon IF the crowd, Samuel Pill
chard-height feet I incheS-"l,h