The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-06-13

mated ! snaaal, but rather valuable
farm.
h Alterthsf uheralts expenses were paid,
hstoSkao 81 ready money ran low.
THIN income had been obtained by the
sale Of hay, vegetables, eggs etc, from
tho farm. but these means Of support
failed sitter Nh. Carpenter died, for
Mrs. Carpenter, or Aunt Rhoda as she
vas generally called, was too feeble to
attend Ia things herself, and she had no
money With which 10 hire help.
Thesonlyrelative abe had in the world
was apaoiece, Who had married ! wealthy
ee1Espasnss and had been travelling
abroad for The last four years. Aunt
Rhoda had not heard from her
Tor some time, and she had no prospect
lof immediate assistance from that quar-
tsr, though It would probably have been
given readily had her niece known of
her troubles, for on the sdeathso of her
parents hsd been q mother to her.
q guessii Annie Carpenter Mathcr
49, here Aunt Rhoda used to say when
her sore psrplexities began, shouldn't
10 20 bothered in my old age
But Ami, Carpenter Mather didn't.
come. Si6aS probably had not received
Aunt Rkoda's letter informing her Of
her uncIass death, and the pooroldwom
~ was II haf wits end.
OF Scoursss she could have sold the
farm; but She couldnot bear the thought
sof living elsewhere. Finally she lit ups
on the plan Of giving up THE entire prop
erty TO some mar, onithe condition that
he would support her for the remainder
~ her life in return. This might have.
answered very wei, il il had only been.
siyen up to the right sort OF
person, bnt Amt Rhoda was foolish
enough to MhAke itayer . an entire.
stranger, whoxon her heart with plea
sslant Words His VIE was young and
pretty, bus she WAS 4 vixen, and he
Mas ct onceshiftless and crafty. The
farm ranssdoWn steadily through the
two years. managed il. and at lastShe
m6rtgaged il heavily md decamped.
Aunt Mo daAedSalwayslbee avery CON
sdl1ntiNt6ssriisass1sslon and when sheSwas left
alone h her old house, she considered
that II belonged to her no longer.I It
made indifference to her that the man
had violated his part OF the agreement.
Not ono of her chairs and tables, or the
Docking siltenSilk the had used SO many
times would Tho claim AS her own.
she would say, II don't care
,HhstMr Foster has done. know he
sRazhY done aasdae sud he would,
hut am going to do as / said
4 would. These things md this homo.
amt mine now. an' I'm goin to leave.
them. It's pretty hard for We lived
here all my life, an ItIiui most 10.
much q mythings a would Of
my felks. For ME to set here an
look at that clock lii the corner TINT
father bought me whenI was married,
an my cooking stove, an my chairs. an
table, an my dishes there in the cup
board, an think they amt mine!lz41
only wish Ann;eC arpentaEM ashtsrsTswas
here. Bnt she ain't, an, I'm
But whore will yongp, AuiltRhnaAy'
said nj women. There was Huites ID
notofthe there iinf Aunt iodns kitch-
on the day after the Forsters left.
= planssair al laid replied Amt
Rhoda sturdy.
AYoullshaYe to go to the almshouse, =
reInnrked one.sgbluntly.
xssasNAssLsAin'tagoin to the almshouse,
mi AIM agdinrrto8stays here. ina home
that amt mine more'n one night longer;
I've got OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
aDoyousupposeshe has d whispered
q swn,nanste another, and they all.
stared at each other incredulonsly. 4,
But where,sAunt Rhoda9 Y yentured
No matter where. I've got il. an
that's enough; my plans air al laid.
That was all the information they
could obtain, and thay had to- leave with
their curiosity nnsatiatied. That was
Saturday, and the next day the mystery
wass solved. ~
Elechurch in Camdenswas quite new,
and remarkably fine for such a small
country town.. Indeed it was rather
toO4nioe for the purses of the conlmrni-
u, for the parish was largely in debt.
Ihoaeb beautiful easy-backed, black wall
nut pews, with their plump, crimson
cushions, were pretty expensive affairs
Tor thesmal farmers t~Iereabouts, bnt
they had come forward manfully with
their coin money and their word money,
md bought the privilege for themselves
and their families OF q more luxurious
sestsinth the Lords house than they had
6yar haasin theirsown. Andit was lit
.erally money given to the Lord, too,
.tor thepaSish was SO small, and the
debt 30 heavy that there would in all
probability be nc chance Of disposing of
SpeY in time q sneed, or even of renting
It: Nearly every householder sat in
bis own pew, and his two or three hum
5dred ~hard-earnel dollars, except for
the privilege Of sitting once week in
solemn state in his best clothes and lis
tening to the Word, was sunken from
bis sight forever.
Aunt Rhodais husband had bought
pew with the rest, and paid $500 for it,
The year before his death.
was to this pew that Aunt Rhoda
severely walkedup the church aisle the
next morning. II Sas rather hate, and
theScongregation We're nearly all assem-
Thsys ri stassd r~ondssingly ii her;