Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-02-14

smartness by an excited rush, a push
to the front and Il scramble, Nervous
| Systemsg Well, they must be worn
and torn out to appease the god OF
business, and after that we will cast
our children TO the monster: he VIII
mark them, tear them, twist them, and
| pass them on down the line OF gen.
erations waiting for their place In the
struggle.
Nevertheless, in any day, the picture
OF pure and beautiful woman is
worth looking at. The most molly con-
cepttou of artist or poet are embodied
in this perfect form; and 40 idea OF
heaven Is more beautiful than the
heavenly face OF n handsome woman,
| A picture worth booking ut was
pretty, tender Mary Truman sitting
In the lampltght. listening to the old
story. wtping her eyes OCCASIONALLY,
| that she might see the stitches =. Ler
work, one could easily imagine saints
with hales bright, angels with shin.
Ing wings
Into the night faded the two pic
lures
A woman stretched upon the couch.
looking up, but seeing nothing beyond
the smoke,
A woman, sitting under the lamp,
her eye, cast down. but seeing lights
as beautiful as any she shah see In
tho last glorious and great day
Higher, skip higher. you elegant
calf" remarked the old gentleman to
the texa~sSNat, "liigh-yerf' and he
pacidly fired n fourth shot that scrap
ed the boys foot ut the ankle and
threw earth over the clock, no that
you could not tell the minute from the
hour hand,
"nrInk to me only With thine
eyes," sang Specimen Jones, softly.
They did not care much for hts songs
y In Arizona. These lyrics were all, or
nearly an. that he retained of the
days when he was 10, although he was
but q now. The hoy was cutting
pigeon wings, the concerttna played
"Matamoras," Jones continued his
lyric, when two Mcxicans lcapcd at
each other aud the concertlna stopped
u with uuack.
Quit itw said Ephralm from be.
hind tho bar, covering the two with
, his weapon. II don't want amy greas-
/ crs scrapping round here tonight,
We've just cleaned up"
!, 1t had been cards! but the Mexicans
made peace, to the regret of Specimen
4 Jones. He had looked round with
some hopes OF n crisis, and now for
: the first time he noticed tho boy,
' BLAMED II he ain't neat" he said,
. Hut interest faded from his eye, and
/ he turned again to the wall. "'Lieb
u Vatcllaud magst rahig sein.' he
1 mclodiously observed. His repertory
). was wide and refined. When he sung
i he was always grammatical
9 "Ye kin stop, kid" said the old gen
i tleman, not mkindly. and he showed
). his pistol into his belt
!. The boy ceased lie had been think
n Ing matters over. Rcing 1.-the and
y strong he was rot tired nor much out
Of breath. but he was trembling with
!, the plan and prospect he had laid out
y for himself "Set 'em up" he said to
q Ephrnim. "Set EN- up again all
Il around.
d Ills voice caused Specimen Jones to
[, turn and look once more, while the
II old gentleman, still benevolent. said,
/, Eyer lnn9widgc means plensanter
4 than Il sounds, Kid" lie glanced at
4 the boys holster and knew he need
y not keep a very sharp watch NJ to
IL that. Its owner had bunged II once
4 MI A h1 Yll a
r. wns to place himself next the boy on
q the of side from the holster; any move
/, the tenderfoot's hand might make for
1t II would be green and unskilful and
Il easily anticipated. The company lined
up along the bnr aud the bottle slid
u from glass to glass. The boy and his
< tormCntof stood together IN the middle
IL of the line. and the tnrmentor. always
with Il hnlf thought FOR the holster,
10 handled his drink on the wet counter,
waiting til MI should be tilled and
r ready to swallow simultaneously, ne
q betts good manners.
II "Well, my regards" he said. seeing
the boy raise his glass; and as the
IL old gcntleman's arm lifted In unison.
n exposing his waist, the hoy reached
!, down lightning hand, caught the
q old gentl"man's own pistol and
n damned II IN his face.
Now you'll dance" said he. and he
II did right spryly, while the crowd
+ jeered. The boy was never troubled
IT after that.
g WILLING 10 GIVE HIM nlR