The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1880-10-23

| had the ha' Tax p"''
onr crossing sweeper, and q
M messenger self establish
pgnized in time as one OF 'he
4 oi the bank. The road Just
p main entrance was rather
|scountry town, and it was here
ns,h carefully swept In all
rployed bv the bank or one OF
ren With a message, Bob would
NOON leaning against the letter
on bis way, quite certain tnat
s;scbieyous boy in the place
,ntprfpre with il. Bob was SO
"a and kind to all that even
was respected.
n blt If a character, and gen
4 post boys cap and an Old
b coat when on duty. But
H9nly sort of trade signs, and,
Bob put aside his "unitorm,
ID the garp OF a respectable
More, he had been once upon
man well known in the town,
kittle notorious for his drink
I shall tell his own story.
lin a he relates 1t to me.
litter with wooden leg than
nund ones!' | said; chow can
1 cannot fancy that q wooden
be better than either OF NINE. "
ct speaking of your legs, Sir, :
!, dryly, "but of the pair |
were not given to walking
t,.'
rust have been your fault.
ID.
j. SIR he SAID, "of course it
vas speaking IN q sort OF
y0u see.'
son are fond Of metaphor, |
but tell me about this leg OF
pE did you get its''
EsFe it TO me- replied Bob
Il sag that it amt very CRATE
Id 1efMu. for although j
lie enough in ordinary, il
bible as loud whenever I'm
le house. It says don't q
you can, sir meaning, don I
sas once nearly led pack in Il
ys, and was going into TIE
ed, with q friend as l hadn'
eas, but this leg wouldn, e
went over the stems right
p the wooden one trippcd up,
! went. All right says
/ low ! got you, and Ill g
and out | weat, dragging
with me.
be, he added, 81 don't meal
be leg knows its own doings
meddlefor way Of speaking
p, and it is always stumpin!
ne story Don't drink, don
rst you listen to it,
ped rapidly up and down i
and really the leg and hi
gave out sounds not unllk
ne had spoken.
ar, sir he said, "the woodcl
on 7 and t'other says drink
sether and you've got geo
lon't drink
ltealy,n | replied, "but WI
now you came to lose yor
saqalet day and you are nc
! Interrupted for a few M
told, said Bob. "Eigh
was q brick layers laborer,
e fellow when | hadn't
on but | used to break OF
* and fortnight at a time, an
olk aud starve them at hon
" drunkards generally; ~he
4 ~, Kindness and love an
out, which is d meddle for
you to mai e note Of"
eu aot to forget it, and wit
s,ossed on the top of his brool
with bis story.
sooer, | worked as a runne
gang OF laborers, and tim,
we If hhere isn't a rune
np up me. Work,and get in
one ! day, when | was a Ii
Az LOT drink, | went to Il
Kept all right until l1o'cloc
nnaa .iom a public house cloi
s',s aua. ! had two pints OF hn
s'A what | had taken. finlsht
1e'a 1eaI time | went up the ladd
ls.a, oa and the sky seemed
\. nef; then | head a shot
y senses.
-ame to- he sald, ~ four
en,, n'1le bed at the hospit,
4',a'on =. . Of being as helple
k0oa ~ hrst | didn't feel al
mu so;a my leg began to thro
hp,aa us 70 put my hand dow
i, ',s, to,a, as was close by, s,o
(u,,s,s, ,oseh i it. she said, you
snd 's'i. !. They gave me sol
: ''a It soothed me, ana | we
looLin "nen ! awoke again se
sba",k b"uklng gentlemen We
~ the bed taking, b