The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1880-05-15
MERCI'S POSTMAN.

aYou, Cassius, hath a lean and hungry
look. What's up Norris.'
sI'm in for it, old fellow Fancy me
lying round the streets in a gray UNI
1orn With leather bag strapped on my
ook stuffed full of Valentines
nv "a modern Cupid Is that what you
1le coming tos That's your position IN
post Office department-is it. Are
- Hoing to take it:'
An going to take bread and butter:
D16nt you just say l had lean and hun
Cy box"
81 said Cassius had, but its all right.
Iou Won wait till they settle up Old
echances affairs
md in the meantime sweetly starye9
hank you. I'm TOO substantlala a
00r& to live on dewdrops. Blame that
l111aeld eagle Why couldn't he leave
fp straighters'
3|ss| ho, old Perchance. L wasn't III
he even walked like crab. What
t. renee toward your late respected
He was very bald old party,
Y b. No aylng or parting now
I n,t, don't Con, beg; ;slL- ] 90 oaa'2l.' ~
+ yes. fpGbl!cang g NV y, rysYta;
|. uldn't w,uy On the shoie sha'., pu5
her enjoy II You ought 10 cerfa;nI,
you sentimentalize over eyerythinn r.;
Fe- secrets you will ferret out1tha fa,,,
! histories you VIII make up | wish
6uld lie here T.
sz AL the worse for ME that Won na., ),
don fancy moonin here bv nv,
III ~
agh dur1ns the day TO home
My dear boy, dom, get blue. II vii,
pe for time. II you weren't So
ueed proud, I'd make you 60 HON,
1--WE settled that, you know. I'll wall
y on you some day vet
II nope SO. My pipes out. Let's wo,
,oe coy goddess, or, in plain English
lWs 50 70 bed.
Only one Of the every day partings-;
nd. clasp, "Good- bye, old bov." Tb,
an moves rapidly on, and Norris Farms
r1h turned away alone.
am glad We got to 90 to work,
thought; tor l certainly shall miss
vas 4 new experience for man who
a5 done exactly as he pleased who
! walked clear Of thiekets and BRAN
" " this thorny way Of life. Albeit
IL "a wholesome pride, as he started
le0 II cute that spnng morning
r. ILL "a his independence.
"a. he gardens We're all green III front OF
oase that first day-dandelions plen-
49, saottlng the grass the lilac bush
Ae nut sweets by the wholesale.
~ a1s briskly started among tl,e
41 Its, where the DIS were burst
-, 2 their wrappn showing the
Ekh9 spring shades lor Is and butter
ytos 10 admire.
I Norris rang furiously VI the doers, with
I abort OF feeling that il was incumbent
] bn him in his capacity as pcs. nan to
Ike is much noise as pcssiple ana Nc
u it a. a matter of principle, wishing
III the time that Con Gon7erse could see
~ II matteled little whctAr i was Bid
washing off the steps, who, Wlplng
er hands in her apron, took the letter
elicately between thumb ant finger, or
madam, or madam's dauslter herself,
bntil. standing with his back g the aoo1'
Ind ewes fixed on a bed OF cpcnses' hya-
cinths and tulips in one OF ae Sa,uens'
he heard little amused lausl' ana 'iin-
ING quickly, came to his senss 20 ,,a see a
fair girl waiting for the lettelne hela III
his hand.
With murmured BEG paiion, ana
little feeling Of embarrassment AZ hls
ina't!ention, he rushed down the steps
plecipitately, and stood direct! against
large tree that grew close by 0at ho'
= the path