The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-04-04

fnoney-one from the Doctor, and the
other from the dealer in leather, q
wllomI purchased my last stock. They
are bothyery urgent for immediate pay=
ment, although they have railways been
willing to wait few months until
could make arrangements to meet their
claims. But misfortunes never come
siingly, andif man gets . Little behind
hand, troable sseems TO pour IN upon |
him.
: aaJust .so,n replied the wife; the
lneighbors think we ere going down hill,
and every one Is ready to give usapnsh,
Here are two more bills for you, one
from the grocer and n from the
teacher. !"
Reply n prevented BY . knock at
the door, and the appearance ofa lad
who presented . neatly folded paper,
and disappeared.
s.Ihe butchers as true as ] liveg!' ex-
claimed the astonished shoemaker.
What is TO be done, Mary? So much
moneysto be paid ont, and very little
coming in, for ON Of my best cus
toners kave left me, although my wark
has given satisfaction. III ! could! only
have Ms unemployment as usual, and
the usual credit allowed me, I could
satisfy these claims, but to meet them
now is impossible, Snd the Acknowledge
ment Of my inability would scnda1A
further or the downward path"
We must do our best and trust IN
Providence, was the consoling remaYk
Of his wife, IS a second knock It the
door aroused the fear that another
claimant was about TO appear.y
But the benevolent c~ountenance Of
Uncle Joshua, q but very welcome
visitor, presented itself. Seating him,
self in the comfortable chair which
! Mary hastened TO hand him, he said in
his eccentric hut friendly manner:
We'll, good folks, understand the
world does not 70 on as we'll with you
as formerly. What is the trouble n
There need be no trouble, was the
reply, il men would not try to add ia
the Affections which the Almightylsec
to be necessary for MS. The winter war
a trying one. We net with sickness
and misfortune, which We endeayor to
bear with patience. All would now 60
we'll If those around us were not deter
mined to push us inthe downward path. :
And there lies the difficulty, friend
Thompson. This is assalfish world.
Everybody, o. at least . great majority
care only for number one. III they see
% poor neighbor going down hill, Their
yery first thought is whether it will ef-
feet their own interest, and provided
they can secure themselves, they, care
not how Dol he goes TO the bottom.-
The only way is to keep up appearances.
Show signs Of being behind hand, and
all will not go weli3with you.n
Very true, Uncle Joshua, but how liz
this to DO done? Bills which I did not
expect to be called upon to meetfor Che
next three months, i pouring in on
me, Ny best customers are les7ing me
for . more fortunate rival. In short
am on the brink OF ruin, and naughtb but
g miracle will save met'
miracle which, i very easily
wrought then, I imagine, my good friend.
What is the amount Of your debts, which
nov press SO heaSily g ssc; .nsinow
seed ~ the coining rourse OF events
could you discharged them?
They do not exaead one hundred
dollars, replied the sh1esnak1sss 81 ; ana
with my usual run ofwcsk, IcSAnldmake
~ al right in three or four mont.is.
We will say six, was the answer.
~ wall advance you one hundred and
fifty dollars. Pay every centsycn 1--WE
and make some slight addition 6f I'M
proyement in your shop or Aonsesarsd
put everything arouni @ifIe grounds IN.
its usual neat order. Try this plan for
9 few weeks end we will see Whist etiSct
it has upon our worthy neighbors. No,
no, never mind thanking me, / an only
trying 9 little experiment. on human ma
ture. ! know you Of old and have no
doubt that my money is safe IN your
hanps."
Weeks passed. The advice OF Uncle
Joshua had been strictly followed, and
he change in the acknowledgements
were indeed wonderful; he was now
spoken Of IS n Of the most thriving
men Of the village. and many marvel
ous stories we're told to account for the
sudden alteration of his affairs.
1t WAS generally agreed that Q distant
relative had ~bequeathed to him aIesss+5,
which had entirely relieved him Of hiissI
pecuniary difficulties. The polite
butchers selected the best piece Of meat
for his inspection, as he entered, and
was totally Indifferent as to the time of
payment. The teacher accompanied
the children home to tea, aud spoke in
high terms Of their improvement, pro-
nouncing then among his best scholars.
The dressnaker very suddenly found
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