Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-06-06

me throw on paper the, outline which
a caught my fancy.
"lhanks-that will do,'l said as
blandly as l could.
,n nae slmpered and actually forgn to
sir! whatever could you take me
IKE this for?" she cried at last. If
Ia only been in my afternoon frock at
ieast, and done my hair up a bit 4idv-
you had told me; but la! now
Don't name it." l said: Cpd rather
are" W." Jus' as you
The next evening Mrs. Maudle came
ap smlilng-yes, actually smiling!-
WIN q cheerful serenity, if not a llttle|
excitement in her demeanor, as she
placed before me a Photographic like
ness OF Sophonisba Ann.
(Which Maudle and me, sir, couldn't
hear of your putin up with such a
sketch like, all of a hurry; and bein' as
our CURL wasn't tidied up, as she'd a
wished, in course, as Sophonisba Ann'sI
,,been and had this took at Mr.. Daub-,
ieys round the corner, if you'll accept
IL; and I'm sure a good-hearted, we'll
aisposed CURL is my CURL, though l say
it, and not took up with follies like
some, and that steady, almost too steady
ior her station in life, as her father tells,
her; and I'm sure both her father and
me-but there, sir, when you're a
parent you'll know what a. parents
feelin's are"
All this was said in one breath, with
out any pause whatever. I sat be-
wldered, wondering whether it would
be unpardonablY rude to reject the
offer of a lady's portrait, and what I
could say in excuse.
kind-the fact isl tfGink d ian IT, m raEs
myself quite understood"
ooh, yes, sire'you did. Pray don't
name it. You was all a gentleman
should be; and Maudle and me are
proud"-here Mrs. Maudle, without
proceeding further, conveyed herself
downstairs, in a tremulous condition be-
tween tears and smiles that fairly
stunned me. What could the stupid
people think | wanted with their daugh-
ter's likeness? l stuck it on the man
telpiece Git was not a very flatterine
photography, resolving to take ne more
notice of the thing; but the next time
Miss Maudle came up 1 observed she
wore a faring red ribbon in her hair
and an assertive brooch in the front of
he1 dress. She stole furtive glances at
the mantelpiece, half shy, half shipper
ing. l caught her eye by chance, when,
overcoming her maidenly modesty, with
a preliminary sniffie, she said, sweetly:
"Oh, if you please, sir, about walkln'
out on Sundays after chapel; fF
mothers quite agreeable. bein' As
you're such a gentleman. and"-
What do you mean?" said. sharply
enough, and quite forgetting. the '.ten-
der h~eartedness" of Sophonisba Ann in
the excess of my bewilderment; but.
,instead of answering ME, that young
person flew to the window, crying: eli
there isn't that man a-crosslng the
street again. oh! whatever'u father
do? But Gin is at the door, and you'll
protect poor father, I know - and she
rushed downstairs without further ex-
PLANTATION.
Another minute and rapid and, il
must be added, stumbling footsteps be-
gan ascending the stairs, accompanied
by the cries of Sophonisba Ann and the
fainter sobs of her mother in the rear,
and Mr.. Maudle entered, supported by
his son and closely followed by q
rough-and-ready looking person with a
paper in his hand.
I stared.
Mr.. Maudle waved his hand.
I-I-My dear friend-Sir-'Scuse
abrupt visits" he cried, in a hazy
sort Of voice. ''F-friends may-waive
sheremony." !,
Here Mr.. Maudle swerved suddenly,
but Cincinnatus propped him up again.
"And II believe I'm correct In say
ing a friend in need is q friend in
deed" CThis very rapidly spoken).
".Under these circumstance, TIN
bound to forego a parent feelings"-
eyes, Maudle, that's it," cried Mrs.
M, from behind the apron she held to
her eyes; tive know what you'd say
what we'd both say, and feel likewise
and thank our stars as sent you, sir, to
our aid, which I'm sure we can never
repay, q it's Els us. 7d."-
"E14 It's. I'd, interrupted the rough
and-ready-looking person, with hoarse
cough.
eyes, take her, take my child, and
bless you'll" cried Mr.. Maudle, extend
ing his arms like the ''heavy father in
a play. "and tell thish-minion of the
law, that-that his claim shatisied and
her helpless, aged parents saved from
ruin and-dishtresh!"
Here Mr.. Maudle broke of, weeping.
"Happy day!' said ,%Cincinnatus' II
said you were like a brother when first
I saw you, and I'll put 1t all in my
great work, that an 'ollow-hearted
world may read and be ashamed of not
doing likewise!' with which rather am
fbisuous speech Cincinnatus again duti-
fully propped up his swaying parent,
whose emotions were too much for him.
"May you both-be-happy!" muir.
INJURED Mr.. Maudle.
80 la, father!" cried %sophonisba
Ann, Historically:
"What does it all mean?" l was
forced to ask the bearer of the mysteri-
Gus paper, who was the only coherent
one of the party.
.'Why, sir, this here's a distress for
the sum of f14 It's. I'd. owing to the
parties as sent me here; and the old
gent, he sa~ys-leastwise he don't seem
IN know ~eyact1v what he's sayin' half