Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-01-10


two girls they had fine flesh tints.
better than the French article - a
rule"
"Haya they been TO see youf'
"Yes. Mays married, and her figure!
throw your coat there-lt's sin 70
see IT: women Of that order should
die young"
"And CnnleT"
"Connie. she's grown frowsy I'm
afraid rs gin! There was q black
guard she walked with who levanted
with a cook, so it's censorious to
grudge her a drop Of comfort But 70
think Of those pearly tints grown
4 frowsy@ he murmured" to sell that
colorlng for greasy mess Of pottage!
The folly of man is inscrntablel--
Strange, you want desert air your
skin has lost tone.'
Season, my good boy what can you
expectT
Il wonder IL it's all season. thought
the fellow and an unaccountable cold
ness ran down his spine.
II wonder if he's made a mistake
too"'
"How are you getting on, as to
work.
II have 10 speak of something else
first and for reasons best known e
myself, ! prefer fresh air for twill
you stroll round"
Il should like to see the picture
first" said Strange. One Of his old
bushes mounted to Brydon's cheeks.
"Wait till afterward, II You don't
mind" he said,
look at the light from that gins
palace on the red bend OF that child!
he went on, as they turned the corner,
'1ts funny what glorious effects one
gets from the ATHEIST combinations.
There is no light more bewildering
and lovely than the phosphoric blue
/ flicker from q graveyard.
"'rhat effect now, those reeking gin
lights on that beastly dirty head, and
| the corpse lights are like lot OF writ
ers' work. no one can pass 1t by, 1t
/ has power to grasp and hold you,
4 that cleaner things don't have. and
such power means genius, don't YOU
| Think Power strong enough ] mean
1 Ia stocp a fellows mird and nose low
4 enough to hatten on corruptiOni If
the corruption wasn't made worth ex-
aiming, one would only pass on with
a kick at the scething mass. Instead
Of that, one looks aud splits and looks
AMI splits again, but keeps looking and
finally settles down 10 enjoy one'g self
and then a fellow gets epervated and
unnamed before he knows what he
I Il about. He secs the pitiless truth
/ Of things, Of course. but he lcses every
thing elsc--the result Is very limiting
when che thinks of 1t Rattening on
certain books" went on Brydon after
a pause" was the beginning Of II. |
after time. and fellow gets curious
and wants tc exploit on his own ac-
count | did all sorts OF things first,
4 | tried trees. sun, shade. moonlight;
| walked bliSters on my feet worked
In the sweat Of my brow, but nothing
would still the brutal throbbing, and
| went mad one day in that maddenlng
city Art wasn't worth a straw to
save me. | made a beast Of myself.
the cheap sort of beast that had
funds for. and-here Is the RESULT
"Wcll. you're q sorry object il ust
be corfessed'
'lsut that's not the worst either :
do you know have altogether lost the
way to work; | can do nothing Now
some fellows can 70 down In the gut
ter one day and mount up amongst
the gods the next without turning Il
hair; II heats me-"
'Its coed deal question of ma
tionallty." said Strange, "EngllShmen
as q rule can't do complete work while
they're mud-larking French fellows
often cars lust as no decent bourgeois
John Bull has II III him to write tons
Of magnificent filth ON a sort Of princi-
Pile. The fact is no fellow of your
temperament has any business TO wal
low h modern French realism you
, haven't tone enough felt certain
this would happen but You had 10
take Your chance with your hetters.
aud no doubt the experience hasn't
heen all loss. | am sorry for YOU Mi
! the same. you'll find your repentance
! q darncd sight bitterer than the de-
, lirium was sweet That II my expert
enee anyway and It Will 20 harder
! with YOU; your health you see, can't
, stand It."
ut can't, which makes me the bigger
/ fool To think Of MY work hcing
! Knocked In the Aead and to So ibtle
purpose! Especially" he added naive
III 'whcn one has to DO that sort of
thmc on the cheap"
"Felows like you feel that sort Of
thing always even II they have 4
, pocket full Of coin Won see you are
too taStidlons and sensitive u enjoy
Vice properly; and vet the queer thing
Is. It debases Won sooner than It does
men Of coarSer make, unless II kills
. Won right IN the reel ~ II mostly does.
/ Stronger men have things 70 keep
them MP, You fellows haven't. they cot
, hrutNlized Il Won like. but It Is the
hrntaizafion of me' not IL women 4
lIara Rrydon wncdd, possibly
Strange saw him h. took notice, how.