Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-12-29

so | was, So / was! Meant It, too.
Marry me, Coraelia. n The wild ga
zelle with sily'ry feet I'll give to thee
for a playmate sweet VIII you, Cor
nelia? viii you, will you, come to
the spring.
"Oh, yes. certainly" she answered,
turning aside to hide her laughter
You viii? Goo enough I'm play
ing in great luck. Let's gon get mar
rled right off Haste haste away.
"Oh, cannot today | must receive
my callers
"Masso. All right Anything You
say goes. Tomorrow it is-'t9morroW
will be market day-lads n lasses all
so CAV But how can ! leave thee?
How can ] bear to part?'
Other visitors opportuaely arriving,
he took his leave, happy amiahlc, bid
ding all "a sweet goodnight until
t'morrow.
That wicked punch stayed by him
and continued TO get in its treacherons
work. It filled the world about him
with music, to which he essayed 10
dance as he crossed the sidewalk from
his coupe and assembled Mrs Bezel 3
steps. In the warmth of her parlor
his memory feebly struggled with the
question whether he had taken a glass
or a gallon of Cornelia's punch.
Mrs. Bezels widowed sister. Mrs.
Wintergreen, who was aiding in the
reception of callers being a woman of
experience and sympathy, was touched
by Adolphus' evident condition and
managed to get him into the library
and stretched upon a sofa. There
with a wet towel about his head and
a siphon of cold seltzer at hand, the
prospect of his speedy recuperation
under her skillful care seemed good.
Adolphus was grateful.
You're the kindest woman in the
world, Mrs. Winnergreeu, ~ he said fer
yently, almost tearfully. Reg lar
administering angel. Always 'sidered
you so, Mrs. Winnergreen. Hhou
vert star so brightly cleaning, shone
DER m path when all was dark and
drear
Ssh, Mr. Blctherwyte, you mustn'
talk so. And don't try TO sing II
will make your head ache, Please
don't You don't mean a word Of IT,;
you know you don't
Bet you hun'red dollars do. Bet
you hun'red to fifty. Mean every
shing | say. Love me 2 | love youn
Wen be as happy as a big sunaower,
That mods n beos in breezes.'
Don't sins, Adolphus You'll make
your head ache How can ! believe
you? Men are such deceiyers.
"Ozzer men; not me had / heart
rr falsehood framed that's all Ri
won't sing no more. say! See if ]
don't make good. sen out'n get bot
tle-nO parson, mean.
N 40, replied the widow Ieluc-
family. Not today. Adolphus dear.
My sister could not spare me today.
But | cannot say you are Indifferent
to me or ever have been, and + we'll
since you are so urgent ] consent, for
any day after tomorrow
The young mao was fairly 5obered
by the time the widow allowed him to
start out again, and The excellent idea
presented tself 10 his mind Of going
straight home while he was 50, that
Miss Dutton might not perchance see
him return in an unseemly condition.
But in an evil moment he met a
friend, who persuaded him to make
Just one more call "on the Pownce
girls jolliest girls in society" They
we're upon his list, as indeed, We're a
number he would have 70 skip, but the
Pownce girls were too nice to be
skipped Not so very long ago, n
fact he had fancied himself in love
with Fanny Powoce, but that was be-
fore he became acquainted with Milly
Duttoo.
Ii was late in the day when Adolf
plus and his friend arrived at the
Pownces h0spitable mansion, and. as
the popular girls had receives most Of
their visitors early. the Two young
men found the- elves enabled TO en-
JOY a social visit iustead OF merely
making a formal call They had a
little music Then Bdolphus' com
panion engrossed the attention Of the
eldes. daughter Julia. with whom he
was infatuated while somehow Nj
Bletherwyte and Fanny s.rayed away
into the back parlor But before that
Adolphus had been rash enough TO
take one little glass Of Colonel
Pownce's artful coacoction--"rea re-
gents punch. as he had affirmed
when making it-and when Il arrived
Sin his midst" IL seemed to wake M
its kin already there and Join them In
q sort Of all-han1s-aronnd tollncation