The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1880-08-21
THE VACATION OF MUSTApHA.

Now in the sixth month, in the ~eisn
| OF the good Caliph, it was 50 that Musta-
pha said II am wearied with much work
Thoughts, cares and worry have wo-n NE
out; need repose, for the hand d. ex-
hausuon IS upon me, and death even ie,h
at the door"
And he called Dls physician, vito tel-
OF his pulse, looked al his tongue md
said
Two dollahs :" Tor this was the oa.h
by which all physicians swore.) "1t !.
verify thou must have rest. Flee into
the valley Of quiet and close thine eyes in
dreamful rest; hold back thy brain from
thought and thy hand from labor, Or 7ou
will be a candidate for the asylum in
three weeks
And lie heard him, and went out and
put the business into the hands o. the
clerk, and went away to rest in the va
ley Of quiet And he went to his Unc.e
Ben's, whom he had not seen for 10! these
IA years. Now, his Uncle Ben was &
farmer. and abode in the valley Of -es.,
and the mountains Of repose rose apout
him. And he was rich, and well-fayore9,
anu strong as an OK, and healthy as an
onion crop. Oft-times he boasteG % lis
nc1ghbors that there was not d lazy aone
N his body, and he sHorc that lie hated
lazy man
And Mustapha wist not tAa. !. vae
Sc.
Bur when he reached Uncle Ben's -ney
received him with great 10y, and placed
before INN a supper Of homeIy yisnds
well cooked ana piled upon lis plate
Ike the wreck q d boscar. And Wen
he could not eat al they laughed I'm %
se0rn.
Anfl after supper they sat up with llm
and talked about relatives whereof
he had never, in al his lite, 50 muciz as
heard. Aud he answered their questions
4. random, and lied unto them, profess
ing 70 know Uncle Ezra and Aunt Bethes-
da, and once he said he had a letter from
Uncle George ast week.
Now they all knew that Uncle George
was shot IN a neighbor' sheep pen, three
years ago, but Mustapha visit not tlat i
sas 50, and only talked to II III tie
time. and they had talked politics -
him, and he hated politics. So aboa.
! o'clock in the morning they sen: IN
to bed.
Nov the spare room where be sept
was right under the roof, and there were
ears and bundles u ears Of SEED s0-n
hung from the ratters, and lie hlagea
his eyes with the same. ard he looked
his chin in testoons of dried apples, and
shook dried herbs and seeds doEr lis
back as he walked along, for il was da-t.
snd when he 81. up IN bed il tn 1igLt
h ran 4 scythe in his ear.
Anu ii wa 50 that the f0u- .oys
Sept with him, for the bed was wide
And they were restless and slept cross
wise and kicked, SO that Mu..apts
slope not wink that night. neither
closed his eyes,
And about the fourth hour siter n.o-
night his Uncle Ben. smote him al -ne
back, saying
Awake, arise, rustic ou. Of this ID.
wash vour face, for the liver and laoQn
are fried and oreaktas, waiteth. To1
vii ind the wei down al the o.he- end
of tht coH LEI. Take a towel wi-h
you.
When they haa eaten, his unc.e oe1.
spahe unto him, saying Come ":
stroll around them.
And they walked about eleven 14.es
Ard his Uncle Ben 81, him CpoI !. "
g1l aad taught Tim hoN ~ 1o&l tag.
Then they drove t. the barn. ara lie
taught him TOW IS unload Il. Iher
they girded tip their lions eLj walked
four miles, even into the forest, and lis
uncle Ben taagh, lin how 10 eh3p wood
and then walked back to supp. And the
morning and the evening were the t-s.
day ana Mustapha wished that he Ye-e
dead
AID after supper lis uncle Ben spoEe
once more, and said, Come, Ie. Us lave
some fun. And 50 they hooked ~ 3
team and drove nine miles, dowr to
Belchers Branch. where there was & hop.
snd they danced until the second fop-
II the marning.
When the next day was come-vhlcs
vasn'- -ong, for already the night was
ar sYeu.-his sncIe Ben took hin o.:
s.na .s.ght Lin low to make 9 raj tenc.