Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-10-02


mined to give him a long, dreary, in.
consequent shadowgraph Of the past
that, thought, would prove an eff
cient anddote to his mania for an
cient biographical fatuities.
The opportunity came one night
when | caught him sitting alone at
table In Henne3sys place. sat down
beside him and asked him to take
something
beg your pardon, colonel, but
there's something ! want to ask you
before | forget. This afternoon Jesse
Randall and | were having talk
and neither of us could recall the
name Of certain man whom we used
to know very well 1t wasn't Mere
dith, nor Merryweather; but some
such name as that-it began with a
Merry anyway.
Yes, said TIE colonel. closing one
eye and scratching his head. there
was man of some such name as that
lived around here, years ago. How
long has he been dead, John?
We'll, | turned that question Off.
OF course, there never was any such
man at all
oh, | don't know, exactly | said
but you must remember him, all right
He lived on Delaware avenue, on the
side opposite 10 your house-a little
farther up, nearer the park He was
a tall, finelooking man, with heavy,
iron-gray mustache
Yes, sir said the colonel that's
the man, all right l knew him as
well as | know you, John Strange
that | can't speak his name-and I've
got it on the tip of my tongue
OF course. there's no question Of
your knowing him, colonel, / said He
had two very handsome daughters
They were very lady-like girls. aud
highly accomplished. The father was
hospitable man; used to entertain
a great deal-kept open house, in
fact
You never spoke a truer word
than that in your life, joint the colo
mel exclaimed, enthusiastically And
he knew how to do IT. He didn't do
it by halves
And, If you remember, colonel
went on, Jogging the old gentlemar's
memory Of this purely hypothetical
parsonage, he was elacted to the city
council one year, bpJ only sat there
about three months. He was unseat-
ed on petition. It was proved that
votes had been bought for him-if not
by him; and he came near getting in.
to trouble
But this old fellow that we're
speaking of--Merry something-ha a
glass eye, you know
All That was IT, / knew there
was something peculiar about him;
but l couldn't just locate the trouble
That's what It was, John-a glass eye
But there wasn't one person In hun
dred that knew Il; 1t was as natural
looking as the genuine article. But
what was the mans name? Merry
Merry something with a Merry in
front of 1t, know; but l can't get
the rest of II out
Well, you'll think of 1t by and by
colonel said; but you'll have to ex-
cuse me now. l must go-got an APP
pointment Good night
Good night, John, says the colo
mel I'll tell you the old cocks name
next time | see you
Il didn't see the colonel again until
last night, when ! happened to drop
into Hennessy's place again. I'd for
gotten all about the old Merry fell
low; but the colonel hadn't
The other night John he said,
you were asking me about man nam
ed Meredith, or Merrivale, or Merry
weather, or Merry Andrew-got elect
ed to the city council but was I'M
seated for bribery
Yes, yes. said What of him,
colonel?
Well you were all right up to
that point, John said the colonel,
slowly; but you said he had glass
eye
Yes.
That's where you were q bit of,
John. the colonel repiied. taking a
sip Of his liquor
How | asked.
why. the id old fool-he had
two glass eyes!' the colonel yelled,
banging his fist down on the table
Well. / did the only thing man
could do under the circumstances. |
set EN- up,
But the colonel wasn't cured Of his
old trick, nor satisfied with his re-
venge.
He started out on another of his
loug-winded stories He said this
man with the two glass eyes remind
Cd him Of another old citizen. whose
name was Soriieet or Sorefeet some
thing Of that kind .
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