Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-03-18

chicken on the roost of my reCollections.
cts years an years ago, when I'm a
vearlin Our company is maxim round
mn at "A camp called Pine Knot, in Ten
nessee, organilin to embark in the Mex
;oan war a whole lot an thin ont the
greasers.
"'No one ever does know why /, per-
sonal. declares myself in ON this yere
emhroglio. | amt bigger'n charge of
nowder at the time, an Am that limited
a. 70 statoo | has TO climb on to log to
get on to my pony.
&" Bat. as I'm tellin, we all comes
together at Pine Knot to make the start
reckon now ihar's 500 people thar, aa
tbe occasion an the interest the public
took in the business jest combs the re-
pion Of folks for miles around.
'rhar's "A heap Of handshakin an
well wishin goin on. Mothers an sisters
an sweethearts is kissin us goodby, an
while thar's some hilarity thar's more
sobs. It's, after all, as looks back ard,
rather damp than gay affair.
While all this yere love an tears is
Aowin thar's a gent--he's our captain
who's settin off alone i'll his saddle an
amt takin no hand. Thar's no sweet
heart, no mother, no sister, for him.
No one about Pine Knot knows
this party much, more'n his name is
Bent that he's captain, with the gov n
or's commission. an comes from way
off yander some'ers. An so he sets thar,
grim an solid in his saddle, lookin
vaguelike off at where the trees meets
the sky while the rest of us is goin
about parluiscus fnishin up our kissin.
Amt he got no sweetheart to
wish goodby to him?" asks girl of
me. Amt thar no one to kiss him
for good luck as he rides away?"
This yere maiden's name is San
ders an it's q shore fact she's the pref
test young female whoever makes
moccasin track in west Tennessee I'd
a-kiled my pony an gone foot to bring
such look Of soft concern in her eyes
as shines thar oninvited for this yere
lonesome gent. ] looks over where he's
silent an solitary on his boss
"''No," replies, "he's an orphan,
/ reckon. Hos plumb abandoned that
away, an so thar's nobody yere to kiss
him or shake his hand.
" This yere pretty Sanders girl-an
Pm pausiu agin TO state thar 5 nothin of
the long horn about her, pure colnfed
she was-this Sanders beauty m sayin
looks at this party by himself for a mo-
ment an then the big tears begin to
take possession Of her blue eyes Next
she Bushes like flower an walks over
TO this lone gent.
''' Mister Captain, she says, raisin
her face TO him like rose, I'm shore
sorry you amt got no sweetheart to say
goodby, n because you're lonesome that
away / III kiss you an say adios myself -
wiz you, my little LADY," says
the lonesome gent as he swings from his
saddle TO the ground by her side, al
thm'S sunshine i'll his eyes in moment.
"'"I II think Of you every day for
that, . he whispers when he kisses her,
AN if ] come back when the wars
done III look for you yere.
The little Sanders girl--she was
Shorely as handsome as pinto pony
bushes a heap vivid at what she's done,
but looks warm an tender. Everybody
lookin on, while the play is some onus-
nal an out Ct line, agrees it's all right,
beiu that we all was goin to a war
Now yere, goes on Enright, at the
same time calm for Ticker all around,
Us what you all viii agree is mighty
romantic deal that away. Yere's love
affair gets launched.
Does TINS lone hand gent who gets
kissed by the Sanders lady outlve the
war asks Texas Thompson, who has !
braccd M an gets mighty vivacious lis
TENN to the story.
Which he shorely outlives that |
conflict, replies Enrieht, AN You can
gamble be was in the thick Of the STAN |
pede too, every time. | will say for |
tins yeIe captain that, while | WASH t !
with him plumb through he was as
game gent W ever fought up hill. |
lie one OF these sports who fights an
goes for ard TO bis man, Thar 10 white /
feathers on that sort. They're game as
hornets, An bad
Which if he don't got downed /
none, says Texas Thompson, AN hits
Tennessee alive, | offers ten to one he /
leads this Sanders female to the altar.
An you'd lose a whole lot, says .
EnrIght, at the same time raisin his I
whisky glass That's what | states
when / trails out ON this yere remiuis- /
.onre. Females j. frivolous an plumb .
hight of fancy Now, this captain party .
comes back to Pine Knot, say about 2la /
= 'ars later, an what do you all think?
mat Sanders girls been married mighty /
NIGH two years an has an infant child as
big as bar cub, which is beginmu to
make bluff at walkin Now. on the .
square, an m as s'prised about it as
you he-l WAS mure'n s'prised; | was
.aned--I don't allow, lookin over re-
suits an rccalhu the fact Of that bar
'Up infant child, that. for all her blush
VI ana ail her tears an kissin that captain
party guujuy that away. that the SAN
l'r' glri car, hoSsha'r rope for him
u S." is. Eu it all proves what re.
marks, hat lie females amt malev-