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

ord son OF tue of tho-- vet rams, and l call
upon von, sir" turnirg 10 Gil. 'to sand up
and show yourself before this an Hence. Ii at
they may recognize you" Bnt Gill would not
stand nr, and when Everett had finished his
~nration lie SOUGHT Gill, aud began to apologize
for tho liberty be had taken, oh returned
Gill, mo apology is necessary; l should have
risen at your call, only my father was on the
l other side"
SOME OF IT'S WRITER'S.
In later yeas quite q Lumber of writer's. now
noted, con,iibu ed to the columns of the Post,
among tnem being john G. SAKE, whose pseud-
aud Mrs. Part,ngton; Joseph Field. the father
OF Kate Field, wrote poetry; John B~ruugham,
the actor, wrots SCUBA; George Bancroft, the
historian: an many others known to fame.
George Makepeace 1owle, tho au'hnr, might
also be mentioned. ard Genrge Alfred Town
send. or Gath. Townsend became connected
viii the paper in this way: He was in Boston
to write up the Harvard college commence
men: for some New York paper. He called
Upon Mr.. Nat Greene (son of the 'coloneD at
the Office of the Post, and happened to ask
what hc could do for Inn. There was a scarcity
of reporters N the office inst then, and NJ,
Greene seized upon the opportunity to obtain
y C lumn Introduction to the account Of the
exercises at Harvard. Townsend consented
aud Sat down 10 s desk, which Mr. Greene,
catering to 1ownsonds psculfarities, had
adorned with a doz II good cigars. half u dozen
pencils, several pens and a fresh bottle OF ink.
In a remarkably short tmc the Article was
eontleted, aad SO pleased Mr.. Greene that he
gave townsend y. rowing COMMISSION to go
wnerG he would and 10 write what he pleased.
MIR. b. I. Shillaber. who il we'll known
to Tho world as Ms. Partinet,n,
made n reputation uuon the Post
that nitro luced lim 10 the Am rican public rs
one of tt.e most popular humtri t. Q, his time.
He became connected with do Post about
lSio. l think, as a compos or, amo * his as
sociat's bring q C. IL q we'll, VINO has Just
died; Luther C,lbv, now pu5lis ler of the Ban
ner of Light; Lewis Fisher, now OF 81.
PAM, MINI; Judge Charles H.. Fernald
OF San'a barbara, AMI others. II was about
lSi7 that Mr.. Shiiluber got lis literary starr.
hb4nt he time that the jamestown start d for
ireland win relief for the s'arYing ronr, Mr..
Colby. who worked with shillaber, VT ito .
sn'-s1-eagls poem appropriate 10 the depar-
tire of the vessel, and sent 10 Col. Greene for
publication. 1t was subsequent v found on
the floor torn to pieces. Shiliabet thought the
Post had published a good .oanv POEMS worse
than that, and he thought lie would Try and get
even with the colonel by writing n wolse one,
which shonld be sent to Inn from Cambria c,
as if from a Harvard student. Shiilabor die
Ia ed 1t to Nh. Simpson, how of die BE fast
(Mel journal, WHO copied IL and had it sent 10
tue Post. Col. Greene saw merit IL it aid
puoiis,ieuit came across n copy OF It tae
other d y" said TIM, ''and copied it to eond
to a newly. married FREUD Of mine. Hero it is,
L VIII read it 10 you:
THE HsNrEcKED.
Showing the remarkable pliancy Of the masculine
disposition when sof,eDed in the aiembic of con-
jncal'1y.
"" saw him al break Of day, young man.
Deep delElng IN lnry clay, young man.
a ful rod or more
From the turfy shore,
Ana the water all round HIM lay, young man.
November's HAS, blew drear, young man.
But he seemed mo-, to feel nor to fear. young man,
But knee-deep lie stood
And delved in the mua
And we thought it confounded queer, young man.
The neighbors. they gathered around. young man,
For they feared that he would be drowned, young
man, ...s.
But be seemed not to heed
a word or deed,
Nor uttered a single sound, young man.
But bis singular toll he piled, young man,
HIS arms thus thrust meath the tide, young man,
And we now aud then saw
From his dexter claw
Somethi ng crop in q pail by his side, young man.
Excitement ct. w stronger aud higher, young man,
Aud p%a,ience began Tor 10 tire, Young man,
When hc turned TO the shore
And his Gigelng gave DER,
Aud washed from his brogans the mire, young
man.
And When be had reached the land. young man.
lie SPOKE to the people at hand, young man,
In q dtsmal-liks tone
Which the married alone M
Seemed fully to understand, young man.
or each and every want. my friends.
Nl!cha woman . miud can haunt. my friends,
There ara c-rtain times r..
When nor seasons. nor rlimes,
NOR reasons can hinder the grant, my friends.
For clans, wife raises her clamor, my friends,
And her o tgue runs like Q trip-iammer, my friends;
And I've come here to-day,
In this conf rtless way,
To appease her longing, d--n her. my friends.
Then he mournfuliy shouidered his pail, young man.
Aud lie Looked like a year long in jail. young man,
And his pt!glbors all wept.
T. As from them he steppei,
For they felt the sad truth Of his tale, young man.
From this poetic etiusion,'' said Tom,
succeeded the Darlington pa pers. The first
were published III this wise. News came one
evening t. at flour was selling at remarkably
high prices at the Maldalcn islands, in the
Gulfof st Lawrence. One of the compositors,
George Bai,ey, remarked, Il don't caro- a d-n
VIA the prizes is in the Magdaien islands, I
a WAYS have to give SO much for half a dolla's
at crce set up the lines, Mrs. Pennington has
always no iced that whether flour is dear or
cheap, she had invar ably TO pay the same
money for half a dollars worth The idea of
giving Mrs. P%arting'on something to say was
fresh and bright, and the paragraph was
copied by other papers. Shiilabar wro e some
more, which seemed to take equally well.
Col Greene was in Saratoga at the lime, and.
hotclnS the paragraphs, mrote back TO Jackson,
who took his place curing his absence, asking,
who the ID is Mrs, Parting ton?'
Upon his return he learned that Shiliabar
sp ks for the old lady, and c imptmeutel him
for his VII. Encouraged by his succrss in
this direction, Sh llaber kept on, aud con-
'ributed poems upon the occasion Of the intro-
due Ion Of wat,r luto Bo>ton aud tn delica-
tin Of tho Flanklin statue. He afterward
wen, upon tho Saturday Evening Gazstte, where
he wrot many of the Darlington papers, and
| alS, tho NOR, @Rl;fltnS ,,.,naru A 1r,,,
many more interesting stories might be tod of
tn ntd Post aud the m4n WHO worked upon II;
but thai is enough for tonight saying which
Tom closed his remarks. NELsE.