The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-10-31

before aprotest could be made. Windin
Blades had leaped from the door. and
disappeared.
.'That was unfortunate,r said Hay.
loid. "and would give almost any
thing il it could be recalled
Are you sorry that you told me ?"
"Oh, no."
Then you are sorry that-you tried
No; for if ONE one had stepped in
and shot me / should not have regretted
my action"
say you do?.
Deeper than I can express. 1 want
you to be my wife,
Don't you think that I am too much
Of q child"
mo you are quite q woman. We can
study together, and your bright mind
can blossom into flower Of brilliance
and beauty
They were standing in front of the
fire.
Il will be your wife," +
He took her in his arms, and wa.
IN the act of kissing her when old man
Socklaster stepped into the room.
Hello! Wall, by jinks, this is a fun
ny sort o'school.n
Hayloid stammered an unintelligible
reply.
Sort O. kissin' school, an must say
that if Weed has larnt rs fast in that ar
branch as she has in her books, she's a
q might apt scholard. Can't you sorter
'splain yourself, mister"
There is not much of an explanation
to make, old gentleman" replied the
teacher. l love your daughter and she
loves me. I have asked her to be nv
wife, and she has"
0Told him that I am too young" in.
terposed the blushing girl.
Wall" said the old mani in expletive,
for he conld really say nothing, and
only said wall" to gain time. "Wall, i,
reckon that q gal what takes so nachul
to kissin' amt much too young to gel
married.
IBID you meet Windin' Blades ?"
asked the girl.
mo, I hain,t seed him since he left
home. Here he is now"
Pap whut you reckon 2"
Il reckon q good deal.n
Wall, Mr.. Hayloid has been or kissin
of Weed"
Hes got a right to kiss Weed. He's
goin' TER be yer BROTHER
"How2p
by marryin' Weed. Wall, I reckin
the school 'ud better break up for tor
day. Come an Wen all go home. Mur
viii be glad ter hear o fine 'gagement,
for she's nightly pleased with Weeds
larnln'. A woman a go through life
or larnin,, but airter o boy gets to be
about II he thinks he knows it all an
don't larn no more
The old lady was indeed pleased ia
hear of the engagement, and she s.tucB
such q hkin' ter the young man" that
she opened the pear preserves which
she had been saving for the preacher.
At night, while in contented hall
circle they sat by the fire, Hayloid re.
marked:
ut has ever been q mystery to me
why l did not have more pupils. Twas
told that the people of this neighbor-
hood wanted q school"
LHo oAst INA
day after day" continued the teach
er, II expected to receive additional en-
c~ouragement. but as you know I was
disappointed. What kind of people
have you in this country, anyhow
"Fust-rate folks"
"They evidently do not care to see
their children educated"
"oh, yes, they're mighty keen for
Then they certainly have a poor
opinion of my ability as o tcacher.o
"Ah, no; they think you're q mighty
smart man."
well then, confound it, why didn't
they send their children to SCHOOL,
I'm soon ter be yer daddy-in-law,
eyes"
AN yer won't think hard O. the ole
man if he tells yer q Joke"
"Of course not"
"Well when it was knowed that YET
was comm here, I went 'roun an told
all the folks that yer owed me money
an want goln to teach no chillun but
mine. They would er sent off an got
another teacher, but you see I rented
the school house fur q year. Now" and
the old man laughed heartily. aIn go
,roun N explain. I'm pretty wellfixed.
thank yer, ard what I've got is vourn."
Henry and Weed now conduct one Of
the most f%ourishing schools in Arkan-
saw. and old Socklaster, it is said, has
learned to write his own name.-Arkan-
saw Traveller.