Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-07-01

wretch, whose life had been full of
such NORWOOD What a differ
ent fate was his to mine, | thought
I had endured but one short night of
agony; how trifling it seemed COM
pared to his hourly remorse and suffer
ing! He hated Nina for an act Of
thoightlessness we'll, no doubt she
was not the only woman whose e1is-
terce annoyed him; 1t was most prob
able thu. he was at enmity with all
women. watched him pityingly as he
searched among the WORKOUT gar
ments which were his stock-in-trade,
and wondered why Death. SO active in
shifting down the strongest In the
city, should have thus cruelty passed.
| by this forlorn wreck OF human
misery, for whom the grave would
have surely been a most welcome re
lease and rest. He turned round At
II last with az exulting gesture.
nave found it," he exclaimed.
~ he very thing to suit you. You are
per haps a coral-fisher? You will like
floherman's dress Here is one,
red sash, cap and all, in beautiful con-
dltion' He that wore 1t was about
your height; it will fit you well as it
1rted him; and look you the plague is
not in it; the sea has soaked through
and through it, 1t smells OF the sand
and weed"
He spread out the rough garb before
me. | glanced at 1t carelessly
lid the former wearer kill his
wife," ] asked, with a slight smile
The old rag-picker shook his head
and made a sign with his outspread
fingers expressive of contempt.
Not he! He was a fool. He kill II
himself"
How was that? By accident or de-
sign"
"Che. Che! He knew very well
what he was doing. 1t happened only
two months since. 1t was for the
sake Of a black-eyed jade; she lives
and laughs all day long up at Sorrento.
He had been on long voyage; he
brought her pearls for her throat and
coral pins for her hair. She had
promised to marry him. He had i"st
landed; he met her on the quay; he
offered her the pearl and coral trim
kete. eNo throw them back and told
him she was tired Of him Just that
rGthing more He tried to soften her;
she ragged +i~0~ cot Yes
was one of the little crowd that stood
round them cn the quay. 7 saw II all
TTer black eyes flashed. she stamped
md bit her lips ut him. her full bosom
heaved as though II would burst her
laced bodice. She vas only market
girl. but she gave herself the airs Of =
queen. 4 am tired of you!' she said
TO him. Coz I wish to see ven no
more He wps tr'' and well-made
3 ncwerful follow. hut he STAGGERED
his face grew pale, his lips duivered.
He bent his head - httle--tHrnea-- and
before any hand could stop him he
~"rr'ro 'rom the edoe Of the drav into
/ the waves they closed over his head
4 for he did not try to swim; he lust
sunk down. down. like n stone Next
| dav his hodv came ashore. and I
horoht his clothes for two francs; YOU
shall have them for four"
"hrd what became Of the girl?" 7
asked
ooh. she, She laughs all dav long, as
II told Won She hos new lover
every week. What should she ce"o 90
drew out nv ruree az viii tate
This suit" 7 said. "You ask four
, frarca hero are civ. hut fNr the extra
two YOU must show me some private
corner where I can dress"
Eyes, yes. But certsinly!" and the
| old fellow trembled all over with avar-
icious eagerness as | counted the sill
yer pieces into his withered palm.
Anything to oblige generous
stranger There is the place sleep in;
1t is not much, but there is a mirror
her mirror-the olly thing ! keep Of
hers, come this way, come this way"
And stumbling hastily along, almost
/ falling over the disordered bundles Of
/ clothing that lay about in all dir2c-
tons he opened little door that
seemed to be cut In the wall and led
me into a kind OF close cupboard
( smelling most Wiley, and furnished
with a miserable pallet bod and one
! broken chair \ small square pane OF
glass admitted light enough b. see all
/ that there vas to be seen, and close 20
/ this eNtemrCriyed window hung the
! mirror alluded TO, a beautiful thing
sol In silver Of ANTIQUE workmanship.
/ the CO stliress Of which 7 nj once rec
( ccgrizeu, though into the glass itself
/ 7 Carec Of for tho moment look Tho
! old mar showed ne With soma pride
/ that tho door to this narrow 1en Of his
/ locked from within.
81 made the lock and key, and it-
ted 1t al, yselt," he said, Look how
/ neat and sttCTE' Yes. / was clever
once az all that work-it was my trade
til that morning when / found her
( with the sill ger from Venice; then
/ forgot an ! used TO kouw-it went
! rway scut how I could never under
stand why Here Is the fisherman :
sutt. Won can take YOUR time TO put