The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-12-14
THEl EuLFORDS'.

MYy4TSSUQN t1o9 SnOy rOteH1DtS the 101lne0e
ma1ofily Of tAsir nsishnors Still I have wo1
deesd ssd FMondersdshow II Is that with rcsli
sash nAbtilliks bralss thsy do mot make nit.
sS nlpl.ssesfs of their lives hAvs PARTIAL
@ SSScesdsain solving tho mystssy.
ltrk thsir stnpidity doos not lie in th
Siteetion of nos knowing how to take care I
lAeffasney, Of which they possess ! good dea
D9eheseed friends, Hash speculatora, aud. il
~, the whole crew Of s.blseders, y as til
lang tsrn has 4, might appeal to them etcr
NY a. vain. Tfsy have no heart and no am
secondly. although the world is quite awar
hasss.msl fry, intellectually, tho Fulford
Ass. rot practically, and perhaps on that nc
count. tho world Il rather fond Of thsm. nm,
eots - u y could moro easily spare . bette
family. You see they are 4 living comSllnien
70 every ons else-the foil or backgrounl
sgAtnst which superior people, and tie stil
laFGer clses OF those who fancy themselves gu
periOr, shine ont
Those who envy them their good looks ant
M~eans--neither OF which, by the bye, are ver,
tremend0us-owe them no gruage for these
becanse consoled by their meninl shortcoming,
and general lack of social weight.
Thirdly, they take their life, easily to a de
4 gree marvellous Ia deopfe who are not ph,loso-
phera. III IL duo to their digcstlons. won
sdertul constitutions and 80 FORTH, says t1t
world; aud no doubt that has much TO do will
"a + H.HfstaM .5tthlE. fE s-l-
Whom l say they take life easily, I mean a.
olts troubles, cates ind defeats; for, as / be.
gan by announcing, whenever anything has tt
~ done, from . journsy toa wedding, they are
instantly III fass and furry.
The eldest daughter is married. She mar.
xted, 10 her trst season, = middle aged u. r..
WITH lots OF money, and his now two childrer
--ahs Fnlsords are all prolific.
But hnllicent has hung fire most distressinrly
and her third season is now drawing to a close.
aitlsrto no one, has minded much, but now the
family have Just woke up to the fact that Win
nysand Flo, the TWO next girls, who happen tc
% twins, are quite seventeen, and will there.
foa1 have to be presented next season,
The sort Of way they AL play with their cards
z o. the table y . wonder to behold. II q son. OF
whonn. IKE the daughters, there are many, gets
piucked. for an exam-aud they almost aiWays
d0sgat pluoked-the whole family publish tie
xect IN Al directions. and seem never to feel
the modification Of such an occurrence in the
pleasure Of imparting 50 interesting a piece Of
neWs.
ln the present instance, about Milly, they all
announce the fact wherever they go, aid almost
befdre her face, that they are dying to get her
on their hands, on account Of the next two who
arc sproudng up
They md consolation, I suppose, in airing
their grieyanoee, and, perhaps, also in the
words q sympathy which they evoke. Per-
haps, too, they are in hopsa Of ) useful sugges-
ton or = helping hand. Anyhow, they could
no moro hold their tongue about q shoe that
pincles than so many babies. Whatthey want
they must clAI0r for, whether that is the right
way TO get ii or no. Still ii ia surprising how
Fnlforls.
Bns though tho family have no hearts, IN the
higher sense OF the word, they are not only
fairly ahsctionate, one to another, but are
quite % capable of falling in love as other
people. And this is what happened TO Milf
cent : couple Of years ago, and hence, prob
ably, why she has .huRg fire. 90, as people
express it.
You see Miliy's attachment was not one
whore there was any immediate prospect OF:
marrtsge. Allan Cameron was . very nice
young scotohmAn, and locked very .'braw'' in
his kilt at the CaledoriAn hall, where Mily
nrst met him. But w~ell-shaped knees and q
wide chest. though cold enough in their wsy,
are not . foundation to marry upon-not, that
b. in civi,izsd society. It was true he had other
4culated to phase the father OF q Girl, had still
not the irrefragAble claims OF q landed estate
or q bankers book. When quite young he had
requested TO be put to commesclxl pursuits
and TO have his younger sous portion devoted
70 getting him Q start in q great merchants
counting house in Bristol
He had learned French and German in his
spare hours; had won the confidence OF his
employers by his industry and punctuality,
sna now, q ,hres,sna,,wen.y rad already
= eSu0aM W ShAA1 8uu 0dpAu ny Uu0
6rnn, and WAS in ~ promising q position.
% become one day . partner and die o very
rich man a. any young fellow in the same
noble yet not Il shionAble walk OF life. Still,
Tor the moment his income was only 4UOa
ysAr, nor could he and Miilicent, when they
had como to the stage OF discussing poss.bili-
ties, devise any feasible plan for stretching II
TO sShighsr figure. She, like all the Fuliords.
was to have el0.O 600; but that. rs the lovers
we'll knew, was . reason altogether against
GHAhS SH I'M ~ 80 aS~nv ----. a "A
hoping for II.
they were e~asy-going people, Papa and
Mamma Fnlford; quito incapable Of strong
Aeulonst<ations OF anger or indignation. They
nsw. ~ sbont the Cameron-Milly fl,ta ion:
N for thAt MAtter, 1t always went on befoie their
eyee, and Vas devoid Of the tiimsiest attempt
At c0nesainent; but they supposed all young
people dirted more or less, and il they thought
any further about it, they were rather sorry
tor these poor yonng fools, who had got the
lore fever go badly, and were quite distressed
that IL could mover be.
y know you'll brenk that young mAn's
hsart,' = sid old Fulford, patheiically, TO his
child one day he happened to have nothing
else 10 say.
sNonssnss. papa I'm sure I shan'tn
se1t's nonsense, OF course. but he may Keep
serious suitprs away
.'sAnd why shouldn't he DO a serious suitors'
ydntneed Milly, blushing.
seIhass good, . said paps, stwhy he hasn't
x kSOpput q eS4o 70 outOs ~ GUS Two ways. ]
mean hs bnzzlnR shout you. It attracts other
MoOera'N
..Db, paps, what . shame! Tn sure il pool
Allan heard"
s.Ishats good again. Poor Allan is good"
ii. ssa ss iady. aas raG9s up g and as stamping pim : ! s ssls
pretty foot
Then. my dear, y said tho fond father, i'm.
Isttnbabiy, II shouldn't give you ons far
49, -9-HHls Eg-at.4HEE
Ald the girl hadn't the alightess doubt thai
hsapeant what he said.
Ashort lime after the above little confao. tn,
wAkkinR up ~ to the clearing the road for thu
twfns came and shook the house OF Fulford Iik,
" an earthquake.
s.tNhat are YOU about. nothefgn asked
James the second son. He evidently though
A@mother Was 3 sort Of husband huutiol
properly urged TO Il.
well, my dearest Jim. what can / do?
take her everywhere I've told her IT'S ridicu
Ions her no. going Oh"
And IL makes people laugh at mel"
Then Howard, the eldest hope Of the Full
fotds. lounEed IN.
Eh. talking Of Miilyg Oh, yes, you know
~ eAy dash it Ill, mother, something must b,
done!' and he pnffcd away at a cigarette III
va cOnauming, 40 he thought even that form
Ct energy might do good TO the cause they hat
SsySssThaE Whist ! say.'' sad Jim.
.. tnsteAd Of droning on esomsthing mus
b DONE you would kindly inform us from til,
depth OF your WELDON what that somethi,i
~" began psor Mira. Fulford, growing shr.i
wei. listen hore, mater" quoshy Howard
soethiasly. .T'm not I man Of ideas, myself
bus when /! bear one dropped by ahot ,e. Eel
low, M2kth,nk iss worth anything, I've sens
enough 70 pick 4 up. HsW. Bangs was sayin