Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-11-21
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STRANGE HSw II Got Out,

81 Strange HOW It Got Out.
Il a''Oh! by the way exclaimed Mrs.
Limtertung. !. suddenly Changing the
sconyersaiioi, you know that Tossing
&girla Wei. her brother he that was
Sent to Safe prison four or five years
ago Is cut. SAW them together Just
how, ! so hope that nobolysl know
ethat'he's been In PRISON, for ais sister )
- real good yrl. and she's dreadfuuy
5anxious that Tom II DO Nell; and of
yourself 1t gets out, you know, that
Z he 5 just out OF prison, it'll be almost
I Impossible for him to get ANYTHING TO
do. Bet, mercy. look at that CLOCK! I
declare ! idn't know Id been here, So
@long. Ga,pd-hy, Mrs. Snsh; now do
cell. swon't yon?'
sn1axasaag .aiA nax2 a1susdt2GA.
affrT.f Browns
''Oh! that reminds me, she says. in
terr,ipting Mrs. Brown "Iou know
that Fiossinr fellow who rot into
trouble and was sent to State PR
1es2 Well, he's out. He looks as
though he wanted to do right now, and
hope for his sisters sake, If nor for his
own, that uobody will mention any
thing about his past. life. It ought, to
be Kept secret Both Of 'em nave suf-
tferei' enough, the land knows
Mrs. Blown promises not 20 say any,
thing about it, and Mrs. limbertunr
goes out. On the street a block or TWO
away She meets Mrs. Jones,
why, bow do YOU 10, Mrs. Jones?
What Il stranger You are! ] have rot
some news forsson. Fanny Fiossing's'
brothers cot home-what! yon never
heard of the blessings. That's funny.
| thought everybody Answ stlaem.
Well, you see, Taunv's brother. Tom,
stole lot of money, four OF five years
ago-ves, and ne got taken up and had
to go-to prison. -strange that YOU never
heard Of il! And Fanuv,s worried hcr.
sell almost testicat to,it him&E Fanny
is that naIc-looaing girl in Il chip hat
You saw me talking with this morning
amt she says # she can only keep it
frnm get+ingi oat--itg wopi,i no awful.
YOU know, il f5ihs should find out that
there's State prison bird in the village
she hopes Tom'll get something to
do. Ipiiy her awfulls aud | would
not lisp II 10 y soul, would you2'
y Mrs. LmbenuDg, in the course of
the afternoon, meets orfyiS is perhaps
score OF her acqnaiuiances, and to every
one she relates 1 i1eastorv of the Flos-
sings, and repeats the hope that it
won't get out. The story and the hope
are carried into the grocer's, and the
butchers, and tho hope add the story
are left with the baker and the dry
goods dealer. and when Mrs. L,mber-
tung lies down. to steep that night her
lastthoughs are nppa the Flossings,
and her FIST hope ere siumber over
powers her is that at wont ret out. -
A day or two later she meets Miss
FloSsing.
Way, what's the matter, Faany?n
she cXclaims. How pale Won look.
And. | declare! if you haven't been
crying!' ~
Il can't help itr' says Fanny, break
if., sss'-arrw.- .s.TT'ovr Eoisa!'as y 49,
s'Nhy. what's happcned?"
''Nothin%, only I've tried and tried,
and Tom ;r.csl. 100, bat IFS no use.
Nobody VIII hire him. Somebody has
been around and told everybody about
h,m, apdit's no. use, its no nsa" And
Fanny's tears fab thick and fast.
. q 'its positively shameful.' excfaims
Mrs. Linlbettung, mingjing her tears
with Fapny's; ,.thai's what | call it,
positively shaihefuH wonder who
could have tne heart to do such
thing? ! was in hopes that nobody
would hear anything about il; anti did
hope that Tom would DO well-and ]
know he. viii, if hes given half
chancr,'
And Mrs. Limbertung kisses Fanny,
and again tells her to cheer up, before
saving good bye.
Mrs. Lilnberiung goes down tile
street wondering VITO could have told
1t, at the same tima hopiIe~ and SIN
cerely hoping poor Tom Will get
a place, and Fanny and he viii live
'Tealhappy' together.
But for the life of her she can't think
show it got out.''--Eoston Transcript