The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1879-09-06

| dred dollars of him for q short time, and
as he had some money on hand. and Mr.
Ellis was considered good for q thousand
or two, he concluded to let him have the
money. Harvesting his horse, he started
! tor the house of Mr.. Ellis.
! Now this house was not far from Mrs.
| Hooker's, and as Tobias was driving leis
urely along about two miles from home.
| what should he see grazing by the road
| side but Squire Chase's brindle OK. There
was no miStaklng the animal, for there
wasn't Il better nor a handsomer on. 10 he
| found anyNh here for miles around.
Its shame TO leave that OK ~ run
off, said Mr. Jones to himself, land if !
was gong right home ia drive him along;
but I'm not, and by the time get back,
he Will bc gone. have it, hc exclaim-
ed, rs a new idea seemed 10 enter hls
brain. "Ill nst let down the bars and
| let him into Mrs. iiooker's west field.
| The field has h,en cleared :hcse ten days.
and she'll never know but h. jumped in,
and il may save the Squrc a heap of
! trouble" SO he drove the oy along for
about thrcc,quarters of mile. and
turned him into the field; then after
| leaving the money at Ellis's, hc went
| home, well pleased with himself and the
| world generally.
! Squire Chase was not IT the tea-party,
for hc Nus fully determined not to be
| the victim OF a made match, ana ne rath-
or suspected that one was in progress IN
| the Jones family.
Tn" next morning Mr.. Jones raped AT
the Squlre's back door Just rs the family
We're 1T breakfast.
II thought ia run over aud let YOU
know where your brindle on is. Mrs
Hooker says there was one got into her
west farm Yesterday, and she presumes
its vous"
"Much obliged. neighbor Jones. Ill
, eoright over after break fast, or send Ned.
But Ned like most boys of sixteen, was
shy Of old maids and strange widows,
and steadily refused to GO: so the squire
himself went.
Widow Hooker WAS making che.sr. il
vas late for cheese making, but She al
Ways makes one or Two fal cheeses. The
door vas ide open, but she did NOT see
Squire Chase come up the flower border
ed walk; the first she knew OF his presence
was the exclamation;
why, Polly Wiggin, This i the
greatest surprise ever had'n and there
was great hand shaking $50, 10, Pol
/ Il. Won are the famous Widow Hooker
trc YOU How do you ike tarmingsr
Very well, Jerry, and il you can stop
long enough, III show you how manage
OfconrSe The Squire could stop, and
did stop. and was delighted with every
thing.
Il never thought 4 Woman could man
| ase sa we'll, he sala-"that IS. IN the
house and out doors 10. always thought
that when women undertook 10 Wear the
-t"at is when
20 | understand said Polly: "you
thought nay house would suffer from ne
slect, II my farm was properly cared for.
Il 4ee, | See Poly; ! thought my lit
til glrl had kept house pretty We'll since
her mother died. but et course lt.s moth
ing like yours. When girls Of twenty
Can I lnanag. IT all, II IL not t. be sup
posed that girls OF fourteen can be very
good att. suppose We lei bygone- be
hsgones, Polly | have said would |
never marry again, but il YOU will have
NJ, will break my word for once, for
when | said II | didn't expect To meet
YOU, and | believe We have both grown
wiser since our quarrel nineteen years
ago
DO YOU think the children would like |
me, Jerry You had better bring them
over first, md then | vii GIVE YOU my an |
sWer.'
IL don believe Nil Will come. he i |
rather ba>hful but | will bring over the
other Two, Mary Ann and Silas, to NOR
row afternoon. day. Polly and |
the Squire drove home with never 80
much Is thought Of the hrindlea OK
| Meanwhile Ned frettcd and fumrd To-
cause he had no work to 10. and finally
he and silas hal gone fishing.
Il DO wish father would get married,
SAID Silas, who, az the age of ten had
very advanced views of life. i think |
Mary Ann makes horrid biscuits, and |
am tired OF eating hominy and milk for
dinner. If father did get married, and
We didn't like our step-mothrr, we are III
| hig enough to run away.
"les.' -ala matter-oi- fact Ned hut
il you keep On talking, you viii s,are al
/ the fish away, and We shall hage u eal
fat pork for breakfast.
Squire Ch.,se could not 4iye ! very
good reason Why he did not bring home
the brindlci ~. lie told Mary Ann that
IL did not see tie oN, then told Ned that
he forgot All about him, and finally he
told Sllas that he thought ho could not
drive him home llone, md V~uId wait
unit! the next day, and take Inn and
Mary Ann ever II he.p i'm.
The next lay Ms. Hooker lad IL bap
Ipy party At t,u As hrr hanse eyer held
/! Mary Ann quite fel IL love with eyery