Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-03-03
IN RETROSPECT.
In Which are Combined Bit of History
Romance and Tragedy
lContinued from Feb. 24thl

in neutrality-suspicious. the young man hustled
whistled. etc. and the young woman basked
in the prospect of happiness galore when q
man Of wealth and lustre came TO town be-
came acquainted with the girl. sought her
hand through her parents. under whose press
ure he won. won girl bowed in reluctance
and grief
| attended the wedding in a distant
city, and it, to my mind as very
young man, was more like funeral
service than that of wedding and a
funeral it was, for then and there were
buried the first fond hopes of young
womanhood
They went to a distant city to live !;
a family grew up around them. but not
to bless them, as we so often put it,
The husband was absorbed in the one
thing in life most dear TO him the
adding to his already considerable
wealth. The wife, ever coveting the
one thing in life that could make her
happy the true love Of companion
began to lose her interest in life and
all its affairs, and finally found ref
fuge in a home prepared for those
whose burdens proved to be too heavy
for the sensitive mind to combat. A
daughter followed her to a similar in
stitution, and son. petted and pam
pered by an -indulgent father, be-
came pronounced prohigate. The
mother, once happy Mineral Point
girl. was however, soon restored to her
home, there to continue to live life
of seclusion and regrets, spending much
of her time in the nearby woods alone
with her sorrows.
To cap the climax of all. Just at this
time the father, on meeting the way
ward son upon one of the business
streets of the city, and while expostu-
lating with him on his waywardness
and, becoming overcome with agitation,
fell dead at his boy Feet.
But, how about tt yo1ng gifted man
in the story? TIE young and once
happy boy, in losing his promised bride.
also legs bis hopes and ambitions in life,
giving az to that habit which drags
so many down He is now en- old man
with blighted life, and the once beau
tiful and jolly girl sad-hearted widow
living quiet old age far from the
scenes of her sorrows.
And now | must ask space for a bit
of romantic history one of the charac-
tiers Mineral Point boy born near the
extreme north end of Commerce street
seventy five years ago, reared to young
manhood and given the best education
that good old-fashioned John Cummings
and that other faithful educator, Prof.
Wilson, could transmit, later learning
trade in nearby town. and still later
going t. another nearby town to work.
There the romance began by his falling
in love with the girl of the town, and
that love was fully reciprocated by this
her family had much higher aspirations
and ambitions for her than life with
mere mechanic, and finally, not only
forbidding the union, but also forbid
ding the young man further intercourse.
| However, it was the same old, old
story love knows not bounds or bar
riers" One night when part of the
family were absent and the others
sound asleep. there was bundle Of her
most precious belongings dropped from
an upper window and the girl herself
! descended into the arms OF her lover.
A carriage in waiting soon conveyed
them TO the boys home and that old
time 10. e. preacher, Rev. James Law
son, was called from his bed to the
boys home just as the clock struck
twelve, and the two were made one.
They settled for time in Mineral Point,
but ii wasn't long ere they needed
Horace Greeley's admonition to Ego
west, young man, go west. "
After more than half century of
contented married life they now sleep
side by side in beautiful cemetery far
removed from their old original home
nests. There were two daughters born
to them, both choosing TO live life OF
single blessedness until last year, when
the elder, at the age Of 80, celebrated
thatabirth anniversary by getting mar
ried She has gained national repu
tation in her chosen field of endeavor
lives al present in New York City, bu
soon will do as thousands of other sen
sible people are doing come to TN
land Of sunshine, flowers and opportu
nifty. California.
There are many happy romanees an
sad tragedies that might be writes
Dear Old Mineral Point.
VIM. GOLDSWORTHY.