The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-10-26
THE SNuTES uF SHEFFIELD,

NV wife and | hal given much thought to
the question Of house-rent and decided that we
should not be justified in exceeding sl2O a
year; but we hoped to find u pretty little place
in the country at thatrent.@ Orr requirements
were modest. GIVE me a.weli-cooked chop
and a glass Of sherry and 1can rough it any
| where, said the intending traveller. We o "
wanted q thoroughly pl asant house, within easy
distance of Il coun" ry town wme.e there was
good society, a really good garden, a stable
and co,ch-!onse and~a few iiells. We had
looked vt many housca, when one day,
af'er d morning. Of disappointment. We saw a
charming 0nestaiding somni ttle distance from
the road, and Il net co informed MS it was to be
let. We went to see 1t. II Twas Simply perfnct,
and was surrounded by a garden whiclr Ilov d
at first sight. Ii wassshelt .red from eveiy cold
wind and open to every benign Influence, aud
full of the most beautiful otd-fa 'hionei ilo "
er-. all growing as if they nal been at homo
thrre for years.! A singe glance showed me
that sonlo That | hal long been rainlv trying to
cnltivats@ were ii1raishipg here with la 3pv IN
difference tSthuman care, Nv 2wifst was de-
lighted with the house-so was IAbut twas the
garden which completely Carried me away. 1t
was no. very large, but there were, open walks
and pretty, secluded paths. and roses and frnit
~trces-alawn and magnificent flower borders.
Having once seen that garden, L never could
ba satisfied with any other. t3~sstrEftt-xt
IL ITS pretty. sill" said the housekeeper, OBJ
Serving how lovingly my eyes ditatnd. "a
MANY pretty flowers grows here. They grow
OF their own accord Ike, for the gardener has
little trouble VITA Them"
The earacnnr!' L exclaimed; ri never let
people of that kind run rot among my eow-
ers!"
"Oh, Tor, SIT, well to be sure! But there has
always hsen3a gard ,uer here. Tta's hi, cot.
1 taga there, behind the trees,n and she pointal
out a pretty red cottage across the lawn. Ljtilc
was visible but the tops of sonc dormsr-ylu-
dows, for n high TROLLS covered with roses
scree red it from view.
whats the reu. Of Fairlawn?"I asked in 4
sudden fear, for the litala hit l saw of the
gard Aner's cottage was SO we'll built that it
I alarmed me.
"Ono hundred and sixty pounds, sir"
My wife's count nance fsl With prompt
decision she took off her spectacIes, put them
car-fuily in their case and slowed them away
III her bag us no longer needed. ES
"Ote hundred aud sixty pounds I repeated
very sadly, 4 E
ssYe-, M, dear, that settles it," said my be-
loved wife; but she lad no idea What regret I
was feeling. @ ~ ...s 81 &
Il suppose it's no use thinking Of it." sail l..
with a sigh: 'sbut L never saw flowers do 30
well in any garden before" ~
Come. 1ohn,' said my wife. ats only
'lIllg ourselves for no purpose-we had bet
ter go. Yon know as well as l do that we
OF :nf not TO saddle ourselves with such q high
rent"
"Stop! I have an ides," said 4, ioyous}N.
w might reduce tho ront by letting that
cottaye!!n .a-tH
so you might. sif.n inntef passed Ahs house
keeper. 'ilt ia " good rooms aula kitchen.
N was letsa Eft willie bacsito the curats. It's
only the last year or two the gardener has had
liz" m #fyu. ss.a,iu aHg s!lts
We went osthe cottage, and when Isaw what
an excellent house it was I decided to take
| fairlawnj I settled the master at once, and in
ten days began t, M we i'll. lgave the cot age
Il nam lHl " to intianac ardent aud pooIical
minds, called it Byzantine cItta 20 and adver-
t.sed Il it freely. IT nal n varan In covered with
roses and q pref y little gard II Of its own, in
front slnping diwu TO tho nigh road. We had
established ourselves At Falrllwn, brought our
dear only daughter home from school ard re-
turned most of tho calls made on us by the
resid ,uts gentry before we had IN apple ,tion
for The cottage. At last y gentleman cauc-a
man of tve-and-thirty, with busny, brown
Ihaiaii keen, lnGUring gray eyes aud IL singu
1Fialay Intelligent face. His nam, was Shute. He
had studied fos the bar, but was forced 10 live
in tue country on account of his wlfe's health,
and now devoted himself to art. Ihev mad INC
children and did not object to n 4 rent,
til ugh / myself had feared 1t was rather TOT
mucn. All was soon setled. provided the ref.
ereuces he gave mo were satisfactory.
Tbey were most satisfactory. Each OF the
two respo lsiblo and weilsto-do gentlemen &c
whom / wrote had the greatest p ensure in ties.
flying TO the high character Of the gentleman
who wished to be my tenant, and each con-
Guided by saving that sucn testimony on his
psrt was almost unnecessary, seeing that the
said gentleman was one of the Shutss of Shelf
field. Tread this, and straightway a ino favor
Of responsibility attached itself to my tenant
he was one OF the States of Sheffield. This
being the case, I dedicated to his enjoymen