Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-12-24

discuss now" and he disappeared as II
hs bad been shot up some invisible
chimney
Just how pJummer got into the long
diniug-hall of the place he can NOT re-
member 1t seems 10 him that he was
pushed one way and pulled another.
and he is confident chat somebody
kicked his shius he carried the very
bark ON them long time, lie recol-
lccts that ba suddenly found himself
ON the door having finally been
thrown there with great velocity As
he went down there were thousand
shining lights in his ewes, and there
was The Noise of climbing glasses
and merry laughter About the table
were a. many as hundred gentlemen
and ladies, clad in rs many kinds OF
dress running back 20 the modes of
the middle and further ageS There
was Mrs Cleopatra, who was not at
tired TO any great extent cliuking
glasses with gentleman who appeared
20 bear a close resemblance to Julius
Ceasar and pointing roqurltish finger
at MIR. Antony There was Queen
Elizabeth with mfic around her
neck SO large that It seemed as il II
ought tu choke her exchanging eNcia-
nations Of wonder with Walter
Raleigh with respect to the BROOKLYN
bridge, whicl King John tossed merry
icsts To Annie Laurie and got them
back again, Mary Queen Of SCOTS dis
cusscd the war tariff with Lord Darn
ley, and William Shakespeare pat up
his hands with Francis Bacon in a
violent argument as TO Mir Darwin's
origioE OF man
Plummer had apparently risen Go a
sitting posture about this time aud was
drinking IL all in with his eyes and
wishing the same with respect to his
eager mouth, when there advanced a
marvclously pretty lady who an
nounced herself as lagar Ia the wilder
ness and Immediately introduced a
lady with water-ycSscl ON her shapely
head as Rachel at the we'll
In good faith, " said Plummer gal
lantlN 'you carry your years right
royalty You must be-why good
hastily INDUCED in mathematics. you
must ho SO old that you can { count II,
and here you are with the down
and color OF the peach on your
your checks, and with eyes that sparkle
and lips that lit my soul TO uuuttcr-
able yearning. by heavensl il Is good
10 be here. And how are Uncle Abra.
ham and little lshmaol2"
1--WE may not dwell, " said Rachel nj
the well; and thereupon Hagar In the
wilderness spoke mp husiness-li like, but
with winning smile;
1--WE are appointed committee OF
two TO bear 10 you the compliments of
the Queen Of 'hcba, aud conduct Won
10 her Mnjcsty's side Shall we have
that honor?'
lyon bct! exclaimed Plummer, with
great rudencss; recognizing and re.
GREETING which, he promptly added,
Even ns the duck yearncth tor its
native element, so my heart gueth out
TO her serene and unrivaled Majesty"
"'Plummer, said her Majesty, as /
slid into q chair at her side, cmbar-
rassed like 4 have long looked ahead
TO this hour. Hundreds Of years /
have waited for t. An, with what in
tensity Of alternate hopo and de-
spair dear Plummcr Sweetheart,
have a drinlc?'
THE concluding words seemed harsh
to me- though they were uttered in
the clearcst aud most mueical OF tones.
quaifed, however and it must have
been Of beverage brewed by the i'm.
mortal gods Fast as quatrcd, odd as
IL may seem. the words were repeated,
'Sweethearts, try another, and finally
/ sank swooned the spectacle tho
music th company faded away
knew no more
The Christmas day began with n.y.
ing snow. The bells rang out from
church steeples aud rang mcrrily from
the neclSs ~ dying horses The win
dows had countless forest and city
scenes and figures on them, traced by
the merry but eccentric frost. ut
must be late, said forlorn figure,
staggering TO an upright position in
deserted hallway, "Wh-hy, where's