The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-01-11
The Minister'S Horse. /,

When I arrived within a few hours ride
ot the springs / stopped to1aine 1t o house
Of private, entertainment. A Urge four
horse stage londed With passengers bound
Tor the springs soon drove up snl stpppedl
at the same house, which was the regular
plncs of dining for tha passengers-&--AftaL
dinner l rode 20 the, syringe Keeping along
most of the way in company with the stage.
lfy-Jeruie attracted very marked attention
/ was easppecikiiiIyS IparR5fuse in his EXPRESSIONS IF
admiration. AS l rode ufito, the shntelAhA
l~stless, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES so deep
in the bruah that they, had gerry little tp, ~
tract or interest Them, regarded her gait and
+ movements with general atentioneandede-
light. WhenI d~ismoppted a black boy was
soon in my safdle, and my Jenni6 Moved
Of to the stable+"wftKr rfefAustial heetness
iani grdceG Hentered 1.-THE hdtei and gregia,
tered my name, without any prefix or snHiS
to indicate my employment or profession
The weatbar, was very hot the roads, Austs.
and after tie fashion Of the r%countryI vas
ut bnce mfnished with water 'toi WASH. A
Il steodnyiping IN, SELF ,thea stage driver
crushed into the room and up to me in Rreat
,exeitenAdt Wnd ssid::%a"Mr. PsTierrson, VA
,ypu allow your horse to lun2i Tho money
il up and wen hssXg a zaee Il you'll only
allow her to run, :" at the same time holding
upland sEaEinK IN my face a mass tfi Bit
that, were drawn though his, fingers, after.
the fashion of gamblers in those parts. I
WAS startled to have,my name i~pron6unb.d
in q strange place ,nd ab9y q stranger, ,bnk
IN a moment b~ethought me that he bpd
learned thy lodkingSn trs hotel rtegtstas.
!. VI S,4 Se5s sI3S.'s So y I'd te sefs ss5an ssaSs If; ii
! MY eiddiee bsga on Shs Arm wlitmgtD show,
,:t e. too to my sS1 r1pM; ! a ne. aaf41 R ga Psl !, IL;
him to my room 10 'rtafspafe Tor suppe:.
Whenths,supperibek rang, and oI 9Sseppe6
outYf my uEeol9I ipn. The Pihxzasie poytlsi
e 4ia I'll es sassh Rfzr 9 pos ! | f hetsG no so
Wait,tssf6F RiIne5s ssnbproadhsd aaf,fnel
Pleasantly ahd@aides | "Ifhppsl sir yous wtib
Yec9naidar syoars decision and allow. ;yogtl
e fstsstD St ssGethas e shs s1S Soa Iap 5a IL i
anything huTe,Eand the money issstptpAI,
l9wsme to say tAatsI Ams an rold. ,Vlreipisr
/ nm sue t. s Fafsss 81 IN thiar Tine 1 hsa 81 i
recovefed my Sell. possessioGn, andi
bowling politely, Hooked directly into, hiE
eyes and said; ,4Dp. you,think, sir, it will dc
FIoT q, Presbyterian Clergyman to comm ence
horse-raeing 50 soon after reaching Nths
springsa'. He wassas tmaeh startled lis j
hid fbaentaini faot,' $50 &c startled 9thAt
he could not say,a s,vord, sAndI Aeft him
without any. reply and vent into supper.
When returned from the dining room ]
found him atsthet door, andhe approached
/ me in the most subduedsrianrier and said:
,sAlowsiae haaoeak TO- yousssgains. sir. II
| wish 70 anelogaize, zig; ! ,besi syouE pardon,
induce me- knowingly, to insult q clergy
mani I.respondedtvery pleasantly II ali
certain. sir, that no insult. was intended;
and therefore therel is no pardon to be
granted" He thanked me very warmly
for my kind construction of his motive and
left me with a lighter step and brighter
ftce., His companionsf were all greatly
pleased With my Treatment, Of the matter,
and, as I have elsewhere said, there was q
general tlrhout Of all the gamblers-of
whom he was one Of the most prominent
to hear me preach in the Darkroom next
Sabbath. But I need not say to any one at
all familiar with life in the southwest that
helhad to stand treht" oil around among
his comprehension being thus, inithe lvtf-
nacplar of tine country, picked tnpn by the
preacher. In passing through another part
of lis country, the fo lowing winter, l rode
up toa lila eksmith's' shop To get 4; shoe
tightened.' Al soon astthe observation-disclosures
ont he, said: Wasn't you at the springs
last summer with that mare9" I replied in
the a~fi rn,ativiss, and, onlooking:at him, REQ
ognizeti the man Chat kept j 1ittls shop
thereland hadishod2 her ms the sumner.
-Wel,risaid he. leaning upon her neck,
patting, heE ~afe2ionatsly. apd looking INTO
vacancy with . pleased expression, as il
living over SONS pleasant Scene in the
pas sirtheyig ot her ,ouS preacher, ahd9Yun
her, lang wax. %ystAnds then, az il to make
the matte, Al right he SAID, With most
satisfied smile and emphatic. nod: And
preacher. she'Beaf, she did, he Won his
|rmoneyl% .sssf Ftis9 sTilstfts2is saS Hit.l