Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-02

know of is . man who runs . postof6ce in
Dakota. The brightest day in all the year
to him is the first Of April, and he devotes
three hundred and sixty.four days out Of
each twelve months to studying up schemes
for the proper Observance of that important
occasion. His better half always begine to
show signs Of anxiety IS spring approaches.
She has learned BY experience to do this
and her Instincts never lead her astray.
This year he had a good one. He had pre-
viously run through the list of ordinary
jokes aud this one was the special product
OF his fertile brain and he felt so good over
it that he frequently used to get out
behind the barn and cit on . stick Of wood
and chuckle and laugh and poke himself in
the ribs and gloat Owe the fun that wa
coming. Last Monday night he retired 1t
the usual hour, but did not 60 to sleep.
The elimination Of his j,ke Was coming
and he kept one corner Of his pillow in
his mouth until the regular breathing at his
side assured him that his victim slept,
which enabled him to let of small spasms Of
laughter aud ease his aching sides. At two
O'Clock in the morniughe proceeded to put
his April first joke into operation. He
bounded from the bed, knocked over q chair
threw open . wintow, slammed it down
again and by this time his wife was wide
awake and Of course badly scared. She
wanted to know what was the matter.
He said there wa . weasel in the
chicken house killing her young chickens
he was sure Of 1t because he heard the
racket, and che must get right up aud dress
and hold the lamp while he killed the
weasel with q stick. The wicked mans
intention was to induce his u%nsuspectinR
wife to 60 to the chicken house with q
lamp and there await his coming with the
stick. In the meantime he would 90 to
bed and by the time she saw the. joke he
would be loudly snoring under the warm
covering and she would ind no weasel.
The plan worked first rate for q while. She
hastily dressed, got q lamp and he stepped
out the door. in his stocking feet so as not
to make q noise. just ahead Of her. suppos-
ing she would follow. But she didn't.
Through years oftribulation she had learned
Q trick or two. That injured
woman merely closed the door, turned the
key in the lock, put out her light and went
back to bed, leaving him out in the cold
night air to look for the weasel alone. In
the course of an hour or 30 . week small
voice came under the window sill saying,
my dear" But she didn't dear very easy
that night. She took another nap. The
night va wearing away. when a pleading
voice with long hyphens between the syIla-
bles was again heard at the window. She
began to yield . little. "Will you" she
said, :promise never again to invite twenty
or thirty ladies here to q party when I'm
cleaning house?' Eyes" Twill you never
again induce me to set the speckIed hen on
boiled eggs" yes" "Will you promise
never again to buy me tobacco seed when /
want crocus and not tell me the difference
until ] hsye cultivated tho nasty plants all
"Yes." "Will you sgree to 70
out in the country next frst Of April and stay
here all day and forget what day it is w
YES" Then she let him in and % he
under the bed clothes he was a.
meek ~ alamb and % silent - . tomb stone.
At dinner that day his wife gave him adose
in bis tea, Is q FINAL act Of revenge,
md be went of and quietly vomited and
made not . word Of complaint. His spirit
q broken. He 10 subdued.
Call and examine the finest line Of ladies,
misses and children's fancy hosiery ever
into the city.