Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-02-28
"cyvhat,s the matter. Turin I cried.

+ Iurla pray bright spirits come and take
I her away-away up to the happy world!
+ Turia plenty tired!
There was such look Of utter weari-
ness and languor about her that | was
touched to the heart, and was only too
pleased to he able to comfort her, as /
knew / could with Rawiii's letter.
3 Look, Turia--see what have herep
"She TUNED her head quickly, all ex-
citemcro and eagerness at once, as though
sne Gathered from the mere tone Of my
voice that it was something concerning
her lover. When she caught sight of the
letter in my hand, she fairly snatched it
from me, pressed IL TO her lips and heart,
and covered it with passionate kisses.
"The Tears were in my own eyes as /
rose TO 20, thinking that she might like
to DO alone in order 10 read her letter.
"'You donot want mother now, TuriaY
/ said lightly. i was going 10 ask you
to come tomorrow to help Errena and
Eve with the spring cleaning Of the
house; but / find you are too i'll. You
must come and see me when you are
better. Goodbye, Turial | think you
will soon be well now
"She turned a dreaming face towards
me, saying in a cheerful tone
9" Il come tomorrow, mother, to work,
Turia plenty strong now. Rawidis let
ter very good medicine. And, mother,
Turia always love you. You very good
you bring me my Rawidi's letter. and,
taking my hand, she pressed il gratefully
to her bosom, as was her custom when
greatly moved.
II thought 1 would try her faith in her
lover, aud said
How 90 you know Rawidi has not
forgotten you? You have not read his
letter; perhaps he writes to tell you that
he does not love you now
She smiled happy smile and an
Bwered-
"'You plenty laugh at poor Turia.
Turia see letter, then she know--know
here touching her bOsom-'that Rawidi
always love Turia. And, she added
firmly, me not marry PAUL. Me run
away with Rawidi3
with somewhat heavy heart l left
her and went outside the hut, for well
knew the harshness and sternness of her
fathers chlracter-that he would rather
see his child dead than married TO a
slave. Not few lnisgivings as to the
wisdom Of my part in the affair troubled
me. However, it was too late for re-
grets now, and my sympathies were
2 lltNt W dfhill tillt'ttu ny tllc NV CTS.
THE scene that met my eyes outside
t was rather amusing. Turia's father was
standing within the fence, holding the
end Of a Ion. thick string of flax in his
/ hand; the oil en- end, passed through the
( fence. was fastened most clumsily to my
/ horses head-cear ! could not quite de-
I eide which WAS the more frightened Of
/ the two, the horse or the man. Jack did
not like the smell Of fish, Of which the
old man was rcdolent; but ] thought
there wasa 5piceof mischief in the move
ments of the horse, which kept plunging
and kicking.
"The old chief looked much relieved
when / came forward and took the string
from his hand. What made the discOm-
future greater was the fact that his wife,
squatting by the wall of the tChdre, with
a short black clay pipe between her lips,
had been a spectator Of the scene. The
old man was not an indulgent husband,
and his wife seemed TO enjoy seeing him
worstcd for once.
"With no little trouble | unfastened
the string from jack bride, and, after
pattng and soothing him, mounted, and
then called to the old man to speak to me.
"Hecame rather reluctantly, thought,
"'Ilopjana, why do you want to make
your child marry Uuiy ! asked. He Is
not u good man, and he is too old for
that little girl; and, more than all, she
does not love him. Don't try to make
her CLhappy.
"iie looked at M narrowly for a mo-
ment, then muttered ~
She shall marry Paul II she won't
marry Paul, I'll kin her! The latter
part Of the sentence was Missed through