Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-01-24
THE LITTLE SAMARITAN.


high school ef Rifletown, with an IN.
opened letter, just handed her by the
passing carrier, in her hand. Miss Mary
Jane had her little peculiarities, her
faults and her foibles, her likes and her
dislikes, as what woman has not, or man
either, for that matter? but Miss Mary
James W browning dislike, which
embittered her whole soul, as much as
il was impossible TO embitter so sweet
anG sunny q soul, was her hatred
for her name. The man Of Ham
could not be helped; it was the paternal
patronymic; it belonged to the unfortu-
nate son Of Noah; but why should her
mother aggrayate the matter by adding
the plebeian Mary Jane? There were
hundreds OF feminine appellatives that
we're quite as inexpensive and that
would have added some grace to the in
evitable Ham. Without petition
ing the general court, Mary Jane
had managed to tighten in a small way
her grievance. Her friends called her
Jennie. She signed her name in fault
less chirography, as became a Massa-
chuseIts schooi ma am, M. JENNIE ham;
and she had faith that, in The near fu-
ture soma faultless young man would
endow her with a name far more en-
durable than the one her fgaher had left
her and which was all she had ever re-
reiyed from him. RI was therefore
with > art az shuddcr tbat sha raad tha
s,narecr;nt;on which rsn Ia hold h,,s;-
- FL fattays aorass ,La $500.
s.aS;.n 49, Z nan p;aa4~ NJ, I;
~ nlls 800 asal - - n,a n 10y. w. Lass.
10 gSs. nlsi ~ onso ~ nl plv AZ oseas
we CulSako ~ 49, "a Seaihie
mao NO acqualntanee in naat Iaaous
wes1eIh Ely anu onis Dy nlnt q nard
ssnanAang ulu N oycu1 " MT sl'a5 nca
1ngeASx = siuSss nkVsusx $3.50 ~
1880 nraapsb ong $500 1p Etair ~ ~ ~ 80 !,
nAssar4 beas5 800 s ~ nau u
rausri ~ nor,u ~ ~ . .s 0ho .oIe
vp ~ sn 49, cnsclupe ail acau e.
a ~ 7astar m;sI o.rsa ,-am 0 so'na an-s-;sa
- sl ~ 1870 u; 4. Sva =, su.pi.ss,
fhers sa s,dsss h'6tbsr Wbsn Tss{ ~ me- =
fshicsea + rsed n rorrsassops With vonr
mnther. bnt. a. the wears sIinned awav
somphew letters grew more and nor,
inirsouent and finally ceased entirely.
Then YOU dear mother died, and in the
heat of money getting / lost ell traces OF
MY Eastern relatives. LatterIy, I must con-
feSs from selfish motives, | have been look.
ing them mp. 1 am getting old. My wife
is dead. Ihave no child. ineed a home.
Ycu must know that business men frequent
~ suner great reyerses. ] have written to
each OF <sy nephews and nieces much as /
have written toyoH. My letters have most
~ remained unanswered: CT, II answered,
furnished out q colo comfort. VIII you
take PITY on al Ola msns await your an
sNer Win INTENSE inssrest,
iour ancle, !,
ns I- .ia~,n sona hlsKIS
q; Jennie SONY Ioiaeu the letter,
neThaiaSaiiy Ieplaceu YIN Iue enyeIope
nlu. VIII { P,cocsnpleo UT, turned mel
Slgps owaiu neI nonle. 0lse haa Deer
Ie,s az oipnan az an cary age, without
Ieiause ~ caalil IeIy ann DAG Won ne
way only ~ lnaelati9&ni innsis anc
grit flrSt, az a sewing glrl, going IRON
mouse ~ house, 2 saVeu money
9 70 nt neIseii ior teacnlngi sir
nAu tonsu nighs snu Gay, q Within
? pas. Twelve monih ahe bad obtained
s.inallon IN tle hlnetown hlgn school
ala salary OF SlU per annum. She lkee
ualntp thlngs; Oo0ka pictures, sDff
yielding carpets, and pretty furniture
Sne mao q woman' iongilngs for delicate
aces emo nne linens and crispyy silks ant
SOIL cashmeres, anu, recently, IN a very
sLiaLl way. 2 bad commenced to reve
- slSiI pvssessloh. ohe nad even Dur
iIg net coming vaeatiqn contemplated
vi ~ lie mni.e III, ano over map:
- ;,nacin u pages 2 Siarr hing
n.agana1iol mao noated over tEs
49, wasers q ne innipiseogee and