Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-01-08

was about to say something when the
reader Of the New York Romance aban-
doned his Il cory of the disguised prince
aud suggested that 10 was nlghwayman;
| that he knew travelling salesmen carried
lots Of money; that he was robbing the
| salesman; the driver was IN league with
him, and like enough they were a mile
from town by this time instead o. gong
| to the hotel Jack Sheppard was little
fellow" said the theorist N evidence.
"I'm going to the hctel,' said tae
squire, starting for thedoor and followed ~
the whole party. A moment later the
! door of the postmaster inner sanctum
was heard to slam and Bill Burch cane
running to join the crowd. Sol Turner,
Who carried clutches and was soon left be-
hind shouted appealingly to them to do
nothing until he g0t there to see, but
no encouraging answer was waited back
to him.
The hotel was gained and CFe stage
stood before the door, but the consequent
failure Of the theory of the Romancar
reader could not stop the impetuous rush
of the villagers They crowded into the
public room Of the hotel, but neither J0
nor the stranger was there. In moment,
however, a door opened and good Mrs.
Butler, the landlady appeared, with a
smile on her face and tear in each
eye.
II know what you men are after" SIZE
said. Don't ever talk about woman Gu
rlosity again. The whole story is this:
10 Madison is woman and Mr.. Brown
was her lover. They had some SORT of a
lovers quarrel and parted angry. She
made up her mind that she was IN the
wrong, but by that time he had started on
another trip. She didn't know whore to
write to him, but she once heard him say
he never missed going to kingsboro, 50
she came here In suit of her brothers
clothes, and has been waiting for him ever
since, poor g.cI. And they've made up
and are ever SO happy and are going to be
married to morrow. And I've known all
about it all the time, and Ia have done
just what she did if I'd have been her. "
This last clause of Mrs. Botler's speech
was enough to set Joe Madison right IN
every ones eyes, for Mrs Butler was one
Of those women who are trusted by every
one on questions of propriety. But it is
doubtful whether her hearers on this
particular occasion remembered this p0r
ton Of Mrs. Buffers wonderful address
until iC was recalled by some sighting
remark made by persons to whom the
story was told at secondhand. The men said
nothing to each other for several mo-
ments. Then Bill Burth went mcekly up
to Squire Ripson and whispered
81 was fool, Squire, -
al was another" whispered the squire.
The interested parties bad determined
TO nave the wedding ceremoney performed
with the greatest privacy, but some one
learned from Parson Fish the hour at
which the service was to be performed
and the news spread rapidly, and the
Kingsboro people took the matter into
their own hands. They dressed in their
best and besieged the hotel, and when the
bride saw them through the Stats Of her
window blinds her sense of fun moved
ner to order that they should be admitted
80 far as the capacity of the largest room
In the hotel would allow.
Thus it was discovered that the bride
had discreetly brought a trunkful Of her
own proper apparel with her aud that
she BOXED simply -harming in / neat
walking suit and bonnet. Parson Fish
made man and .fe Of Hubert L. Brown
and Josephine NJ Allison, and then 10"
kissed ard was kissed by all the Kings
boro girls, and by many matrons who
seemed to grow younger as they looked
into her happy fac9. As for the men,
they looked as sheepish as they deserved
to, bat they had new subject for con-
versation, and it lasted the post0tfic3
ontorie for a full ght-New York
Daily News.