Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-01-29

man, they say, and certainly George Rel
ruth, in forming a company to conduct th9
mine, had been careful to select men Who-e
views accorded with his own: besides. mI
character had preceded me; they hid ber'
foTewarned Of MY visit, and TO all my com
plants they had nothing to say.
Sick at heart left the pace. and walked
slowly back toward Charing Cross. What
my next move would be ! did not know. II
vas certain could DO nothing Tor the Corn
ish miners; and since they could not starve,
they must be left to trudge on with that grim
skeleton, Death. forever by their side!
POnderng thus, / made my way slowly
along the crowded streets, gazing distracted
Iv at the sea Of faces surrounding me. Ii
was saturday afternoon. and the Strand was
thr0nged. The hum Of the busy crowd dis
tractcd me. | TUNED. intending to pass down
one Of the side streets and gain the Elnbank-
ment, when suddenly stepped face to face
with a woman who was coming toward me,
and uttered a cry.
1t was my cousin Annie!
But 50 changed was she that | scarcely
knew her She was dressed as a lady, and
looked like one; but her face was pale, her
eyes looked troubled and sad. She must
have been walking quickly, for as | 5Irned
to face her she almost fell into my arms.
The cry | gave attracted her; she looked
INTO my face, and knew me.
She paused, uncertain what to do. Ny
sudden appearance there, Of all places on the
earth, was 50 unexpected, that it completely
unneIVed her. For moment she seemed
about to fly; then, cOnqucring herself, she
stood her ground
'Hugh! she exclaimed. "You here"
y e5" | answered, Sternly enough. Il
am here.
/ felt no joy in meeting her Had she come
TO me poor deSp:sed, with the faint OF sin
upon her. should have taken her in my
arms and said, y on poor rcpentant chlld,
come nome; Dut "Neh she s'ood peloLe i"e
III ii7I HIl9 I@!'LicA' NY iealO ii"IGGile''' ~
I,,|,,''S " 'IlG . 'i'''i '-i'N'i VI" p'i'i'
-. .,. ,,,. l,,o,, ..4,.,.,,,,
for ha,+on ~ attr,ct .r,nn ,ttnntion yvi,rn
Annie tool, ma h,, tI,, arm and IaI ,Ia dawn
tive si,Ia ut,ant bad ;Htandad f. taI,n we
,,e.nd an ,a,,o,. ,,,t,.ri,,,, ,,,orJ until ,rn
nar,o r., IN, E,,h,,,f,,,,a,1, rhon civ. Iot ,,o
nv, .,,.,,, ,,,,,i @,,,,I,I'
s.ETn,l, ', ehn coil s.did Won co,,o 70 on-
don 70 look for rnap,,
$40 r,r,a an other business hnt 7
,,,,,,,i,,,i a. .,,,I- ,,,,, and tI-o Won, b,,I- ;,
She was sill white rs death and trambIino
Violently As uttered these words she
shoot, her head and her eyes filed with
tears
u cannot oo bmna Huob. NOT vet =, she
said sadly.
Not vnto, ronaatad ..Wiu if pvnr no
hrttnr for Won Than il is no>yo,,
..yns Uu,h. and conn hama 7 sbol ba
able to 90 and cause Them no trnnb,r ;,
/ slur,r.rod my sboI,Idprs and half tur,,,I
a,,-,y, ,,han she l,iI hnr LonI ,,,,o,, INV, ,.,,
.aa,.in and said.
.,IIurb dn,r U,,rhr, Won, how, po,,o, o,,.o
,,,,,, La,,,1 ~, i,,,,,, ,,t IIl,'I NV,
Won, ,,.,,IJ ha,5o ,tr,a s.',,,,, ,,,,,,+i,..
W., AMI, ha,., h,,,,,,,,t s,,,, ,-,.,,
all. hrt indeed if * not 90 head &c ,hnt-I .,n,
= Ia,,rnl ,,,ifo ,,
"A I,u,f,,I vvifpp Whose ,.ifo9.,
"Ahr tasI, mo- than o,n,ot t.n
Won But am wife. and some I,y vary
soon I shall he aclnowIrdcnl HUGH viii
Won not take NV hand and saw that Won FAR
1--WE Ine91
Il have nothing TO forgi,r," r.,,ird.
.,You dil me ma vrono. but van ruinnd tl,n
nf vnnr homo and ,on h,v,. hrn,..
en- y,ur fathers heart "
..IEughr'
1T is as well for YOU to hear it. ADnie"I
continued When your flight was discov-
erred. your father bore if bravcIv. we tbought.
but it seems he hid the worst Of his troHbIe
from lis. and pfnrd in secret II has been
like = carkpr-worm gnawino at his heart
,nd now, mo is ,,,nat, ooJ foa,,Io I;l,a ,,,o,,
worn old mani,
! aoaloJ ta, mia ho4 +,,,.,,,,a ,,,,o,, o,,,,
boob I,a, I,,ud
"Annip" | said s'teIl me the name of the
man who has been the author of all this