Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-07-20

are good enuf. Talk about advanced idees,
objek- teaching, and new methods! it's ell
q contrived clan to take the money out Of
our pockets. Mebbe You don't know how
savin' en- about things. Let me relate an
| inserdent, which, although it failed of it's
! purpus, my will was all rite.
Last fall sum time, heerd old Mis-
Jones say that Mis- Brown told her darter
Melindy that Gloryanna Perkins said that
the last time she vent down to the city to
put some money in the bank that she'd had
left her, who should walk in but our Mr..
Nichodemusl (The idee of q ministers
having anything to do with bank! guess
the 'possel Paul never went into bank.
and dldn t know much about such institoo-
tions.) he went up 70 the cashier with q
piece of paper, and he paid him some
money. Miss Perkins see the bills, but
couldn't tell how much he got, although
she tried to; but she heerd the cashier say,
"We always like to cash Mr.. Duncan's
checks; he knows how to do good with his
money"
Now Mr.. Duncan's folks wuz here in our
village all last summer, and went to our
meetin', and I noticed that Mr.. Nicode-
mus aiwuz paid 'em good deal OF attention
MORN he oughter, thought. We hire
him to look after oar spiritool interests,
and not them of rich folks who don't live
here.
Putin this and that together, it Cured
to me that twould pay to go down to the
city. see Mr.. Duncan, and find out how
much that check wuz, SO that we could take
it out OF the salary. mentioned the mat
ter to few OF our members, and they
thought well of it. So after I'd got through
gettin' in the sowin went down to the city.
and after good deal of trouble I found
out wnere Mr.. Duncan's store wuz. So 7
went in, and sez to dapper- iookin' Teller
who stood behind the counter, "Is Mr.,
Duncan in?n
Yes, J" sez he; "he's in the offs, and is
very busy, as this is shippin' day." + didn't
see no ships round nowhere, and thought
ne meant to chaf me little, seems as I wuz
from what they call the rooral deestricts; SO
seq l: Young man, don'tyou insult me, q
man old enuf to be your grandfather. You
important bizness on hand" He larfed
right out, and then pinted me to q glass
door, which opened, and there was Mr..
Duncan settin' by desk ritin'. He looked
up, and sez he, what can do for you, nv
friendS" Sez I, Didn't you have your fam.
erly down to our village of Slowtown last
summer and didn't sum of your folks 20
to onr meetin'?" He thot aminit, and then
sed, "Yes-what of it?" Sell, Didn't you
make our minister q present? and il SO.
how much WAS it2" never seed man gel
so mad In mint as he did. You pryin'
old scoundrel," sez he. I'm most
ashamed to use his language. only I want
tie deestrict to know how much abused I've
been for tryin' to save our folks in payin'
the minister.)
Leave this room, sez he. "You do MT
deserve to have q minister, or to enjoy this
blessing Of the Gospel. You remind me Of
the man whose yearly contribution was
peck Of green peas" I didn't stay long
after that, cause it kinder seemed as if my
kumpany wasn't appreciated. When I got
hum, I told the colnmitty Of the way was
received, and they agreed TO pay my ex-
penses out of the salary, and deduct twen-
ty-fve dollars that year. thot we'd bet
ter take out fifty dollars, and risk it; but
Deekin Cautious said that the minister
might say sumthin' about it, and make q
fuss. So We didn't do it. Ihaven't passed
through such an experience since the time
when we painted the outside of our old
meeting house, twenty-fiv years ago, and
TUX it out of old Mr.. Hardtimes, who used
to do the preaching afore Mr.. Nicodemus
was hired. There was good meny then
who said was mean about it, but we must
expect to be l-treated when we make such
sacrifices for the sake of religion. I could
say more, but won't now, 'cept that shall
continue to raise my voice agin having q
new skool- house built in this deestrict;
ourn's good enuf.