The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-12-07

mine. But one night n bid fire broke
out and | was burned out. Fires occur
red at Sacramento every night and
We're re work of thieves. | gat cred
together the few pairs of boots I couii
put my hands on and placed them with
my m ,ney, all in gold, in II trunk, and 1
carried 1t out of the wooden ehauty inst
MS the roof TELL in. For better security
sat on nv trunk and gazed bewildered
IKE at The flames. II a something
LETT said, latter all to begin the
world with" Just then | vas struck a
heavy blow over the head with:a club
and lost all consciousness. When CANE
to l found myself on the ground and
my trunk gone. The thieves had dona
the business for me. All! then | gave
myself up, Just for a moment, to utter
despair. II am ruined ruined for ever.
Poor old daddy" l thought. But I was
not ruined, for thlt crack on the head
was the means of making my fortune.
didn't cry over things much, for [
am q good shoemaker, and that is al
ways a solid capital. [ had q little mon
ey Ill my pocket, and | went to San
rancisco. ! knew nay old master
would take me back, and he did SO. I
resumed my old place. There was an
au tloneer among his customers with
the tenderest feet | ever saw, and, us /
"n,% h,.s III, 'naa eAp'al's an my
eo,u lnsk. ih's a%uct'oneer a been
- Whan I -. s,,re 4 rev san rfah1is'
IA , a.sel nn ,s s' w me ssid ne " Was E
mv 20. an. m niM nc sa anau a"a ou. OF
ECO ni'se'y' s'at' 'ilnP "o iohs.
eL. Az once l made nm a pair C:
s'i nA ana ne was delighted.
OHe nay ie salu 10 ne: II had an
no..iou, .es'e''ay, anu l pnt up With
Gu1 Set'il'E d ) ngle blader Il lot OF Very
hh'e rrencii hhl ooots. ihey won't sell
because 'i1sfe 10 gut OF boots on the
Ia g ihty we're imported IL year
- "", 'ne siiape ls ou1 Oh iasiiloif now.
~ wy sqAare one men now 1t IS 8
,ou.iu 9Io - . puy lhem! Row
~ H. taaAeu -haSe youfn"h pflce.'
ou. l u"Ye w money. 'lhat makes
nQ difference; you may Apve them on
credit; pay me when you cdu." 1 went
to look at those cases of boots. They
were of the finest Quality, and EXCELLENT
rs to make. Some Of them were Cavalry
boots, but such rs only dandy norseman
or general officers wear. Remember |
am il good shoemaker and know my
traIe. | bought thos. boots at one dol
lar a pair. The leather alone was worth
twice that. At night I used 10 work on
them. ] made the square o pointed
Tor I am a good shoemaker. come OF
them I cut down into boo,ies, Oh, |
worked night after night on them after
hours. Then | nrradN small shop and
hung M a few pairs in the window,
A Mexican came first. GLOW much?n
Ten dolla g. He took the boots.
Then q miner pissed. GLOW much?"
Fifteen dollars" Then a gentleman !,
a fine horse came bv and looked from
his horse at the boots, and he tied up
his horse and asked: FLOW much?"
Twenty dollars" He put a double
eagle down. l must have made s.. 800
clear on those boots and | putin my pock-
ct Sc, 900 in three weeks. worked on for
q year, end made money in nv trade
steadily, for l am q good shoemaker
Then ] got married at san Francisco to
II women I loved, and my married life
has been n very happy one, 1t was a
pany when | said: II must leave Won.
nv love, for a short time-oulv ionG
enough 10 pay my dear old daddy a yis-
it.n left my business in ter charge.
1t was g VOYAGE OF business and pieas
ure, for | went to Paris to tuy goods.
Poor Old daddy! there vas the same
maypie in the wicker work basket. and
lie saluted me, for he remembered me.
When | was a little hoy | stuck Il tail of
false feathers on him with some cob.
| ble7's wax. He never forgot me, as If
my Insult to him had been of recent
date. There was hardly a change in the
room. There hung fa,her's old watch.
as big as a saucer. ck1ur away. with n
sprav of boxwood over if for luct Then
Tier. was nn tte shaIf the as ssna a' nid
earthen ware ;ry The honaln I hrotn
leather was bnnnI aronnd # and il
hung on a nail hy a thong. He had the
same awl in his hand-at Ieast il was
the same handle, for [ once came near
getting Il rthrashing for having Whitfield
it. Even the old almanac OF a year long
gone past WIS there, tackled to the wall
with shoe brads, He had on the same
apron only it was thinner.
The dear old father WIS bending yer
his work, pounding SLOWLY on some hi,
of leather on a last. You could conn,
one. two three. ;orr between the ham.
mertngs, In nv time il was rat-tat.to
like a drum beating. With nojnteryal be.
tween the strokes. | strobe in, and the
old gentleman first looked at nv feet
that was a a he had. Alta glance. 70,
he was the king of the shoem.kers he
could take IN ali the ditfe ren.4s betwepr
your foot, and the feet of the res, of the
world. He looked and looked again
He must have recopnIzel a iamilv loo
for | saw his hand rembIe then he
pushed up his great sseel-rimmed spec
tacIeS' ana the tears ran down hi
~eks as ne rose ana tottered and theI
ieii INTO my arms. o we kissed one
another! VI son, my son., you neve
nave succeeded had you not been a goo,
shoetliak r; you Y scamped any
'h'ns; you ala the best yon could al
the time" was what he said when
old of my luck. Like my lear ole
daddy did before me-" | added. TheI
L kicked over his work bench, and
No nor work for you, old poppy, 10
| am rich. l have a wife: | have