Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-25
INcPY's BEAU.


hard all the week and came on Sunday
afternoons to walk out with their sweet
hearts.
And poor Ingry, having no one of he'
own. either moped alone in her little
kitched or tagged" along with SOM
other couple.
don't know whether the old saving
''two's IL company, three's none" is
taken from the Swedish--but surely
those Svenski lads understood it pretty
well, and many were the meaning
gances and broad hints that Ingry 90
to that effect.
Had she been younger or prettier /
might have been different. Then some
one or other Of those rosy-cheeked
maids might have moped alone in heI
kitchen while Ingry walked off witt
her young man-for we know the way
of the world-but she was neither pref
ty nor young.
She was a great raw-boned creature
with yellow skin and deep voice, bu
she was an honest, good soul, and fell
sorry for her.
One day our maid told me with
bright face that the girls would nc
longer be bothered with Ingry, for she
was to have a friend soon now; she hac
sent the money to Sweden to bring him
over.
| think that it was not alone the ser
wants on our little street who were in
terested in 'Ingry's beau" as we
called him. A good many ladies had
heard of him too, for in small town
the relations between mistress and maid
are apt to be little confidential.
On an afternoon out Ingry had looked
up a situation for her expected friend
and it was understood that he was tc
be man-of-all work for family in an
adjoining street.
| don't know whether this case
would come under the law against con.
tract labor. but anyhow the immigra
ton committee. or whatever they call
it, didn't modest him, and he came duly
to hand.
have said that Ingry was big and
yellow and loud-voiced, but we never
realized how very large and how aw
fully yellow and how terribly loud.
voiced until we saw her beside her
beau.
He was mere boy and at least
head shorter than she; his cheeks were
pink and his voice II little ,imid squeak
| am no phrenologist or physiognomist
but if there is anything in the theory
that small, narrow head with a re.
treating forehead and chin denote
weak intellect, his must have been
feeble indeed.
His face wore an expression between
shipper and grin and he was extreme
" stupid, but Ingry seemed to think
him the perfection of manly beauty and
intelligence and when he was near her
her face beamed with such pride and
fondness that you almost forgot how
plain she was.
He did not keep his first place long
and after that he worked at first one
thing, then another. coming always
between times to ingry for money.
The most of her Thursday after.
Moons We're spent in finding him places
and all Of her money went for dressing
and keeping him. while he grew lazier
and lazier until finally he didn't pre-.
tend to work ut all except at an occa
sional odd job for meal or an old coat
or hat.
1t was really pathetic tc So" poor
Ingry working and saving for lin aud
receiving not even thanks in rrlt rn.
She grew thin aud worried looking and
the maids began to whisper that lngrv
found her beau an expensive luxury;
and we la.lies We're wondering if her
love and patience would stand the
strain much longer when the climax
came
After living upon her labor and earn
ings for year he told her that he
thought she was too old for him mar
ry and that he was going to look for
Younger and pretlier wife.
This was more than she could bear,
and r. her mistress was away at the
time she came to me in her trouble.
With tears rolling down the homelv
cheeks that had grown wrinkled ir
working for him she told me what the
fellow had said.
| was indignant. | knew that Ingry
was as sott-hearted as child and that
he would work on her svmpathies ant
continue TO impose upon her just rs he
had done and determined to oct rio
of him ut once.
Iugry," said I,"why don't you senc
him back to Sweden?'
Oh Good Ay do dat?"
| told her that she could and ! ever
offered to loan her the money for his
ticket.
She had an interview with him and
he seemed just as willing to 90 as he
had been 10 come and so the arrange.
ments were soon made for his return
passage.
When Ingry took him to the depot
she Thought him in to say good-by to
me. She bad fitted him with new
suit throughout and some way had tied
in his button-hole bit of gay ribbon
bearing the name "McGinty" in large
black letters.
was half-provoked, half amused,
and told Ingry to take it off, but he
waved her away, demonstrating ir
Swedish.
No, he say he like it; he will weal
it to show them in the old country.
said lngry. So let the matter drop,
and, beaming with vanity, he strutted
away