The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-09-26

been replying to for the last
month. But the book was too inter-
esting. / became absorbed in it, l lost
myself, and when found myself again,
/ had lost my dog. But yonder he was,
with quite a crowd about him, his beau
ty greatly enhanced by the rich colors
Of the plaid that foatcd from his broad
back on each side OF him, making him
look like some gaily ca%parisoned ele-
plant or embryo Jumbo. From the
laughing and talking I could hear, it
was9eyident he was amusing them by
performing his various tricks, such as
sneezing, making q bow, saying Eyes"
standing on alternate legs, &c, all OF
which brought him buns and tit bits.
"Your dogs been 'avin' . blow out"
q sailer said to me. II seed i'm eat the
the best 'af Of q turkey. besides two
pork pies, and no end Of Jumps of sugar,
biscuits and buns"
l soon stopped the performance, but
did not get away until / had told the
whole history Of the dog, his breed and
pedigree, and the points and character
istics, whin,s and oddities of Newfound-
lands, and about fifty anecdotes of dogs
III u hluu VI Chu1lG lee
ture, in fact. ! had become used to
the role OF public platformist by this
time.
The dog slipped down that day to
dinner with the rest Of us, and lay
down between a young German gentle
man and myself. The steward wished
to turn the dog out. I said, Certain
ly, by all MEANS" The great good
natured dog also said, Certainly, by
ell means = when the steward address
ed him, but" the dog added, you'll
have to carry me-"
As the Newfoundland weighed over
nine stone, the steward permitted him
to remain. Then the German and
I got talking about the weather,
the ship, the sea. my country,
his country, history, poetry. music, and
painting. His English was very good
and his accent almost faultless, and his
conversational powers were great; but
though he could speak well, he could
also listen, and the earnest look, the
smile, or the occasional hearty though
we'll timed laugh, showed he possessed
o soul that could appreciate originality
n others, in whatever form it came.
Before 1 was an hour in thisyoung Ger
mans company, [ had come to the con
clusion that there we're only two human
beings on board the steamer, and that
they we're Hans Hegel and myself.
I have reason to believe that Hegel
himself was much of the same opinion.
We stayed at the same hotel, and
next ~morning-and a delightful morn
ing 1T was-as we sat together on the
piae-clad Lump, with the blue waters of
the shimmering in the sunshine
far%beneath US, and on every side the
marvellous rocks and wondrous hills,
we agreed to travel in each others COM
pany for the next three weeks at least.
When | say that those three weeks
got extended to six, it will readily be
believed that we enjoyed ourselves thor
cughly. OF all romantic scenery it has
ever been my luck in life to gaze upon,
that of the Winged Isle" is by far and
away the most enchanting. See Skye
in aummer and you will have something
~toftAink about and dream about until
yourdying day.
| was somewhat proud to be able to
show my newly-found friend all the wild
beailties Of the island, the mysterious
caves among its rocks, the frowning glo-
RES of its mountains, the sylvan sweet
ness that hovers dream-like around bon
ME Armadale, and the awesome sublimi-
ties of lonely Coruishk. I know Skye
SO we'll. and there is not a glen, a hill, a
bleak moorland or one mile of surf-tor-
mented beach, on which could not cause
to reappaer the heroes and heroines of a
b.ygone age. There was no attempt at
effect in anything I said; / told but
what I knew, I spoke but what / felt,
and if / did sometimes warm to my sub
ject OF description, the warmth welled
| right up from the bottom of my heart.
Every enjoyment must come to an end
at last. I got letter one morning.
long white service envelope contained it
which demanded my presence on the
other side of the world.
We were reclining on q wild thyme-
scented knoll not far from the edge of
q cliff, that went down q sheer 500 feet
to the sea below. We could hear the
boulders laundering on the beach,
though we could not see them. Beyond
this was the Minch, faxed with foam
it was q breezy day-andfar away on the
ioAiAo tAo DAuo OuoAA1c VI Luc I1dTTlS
hills.
"No," he said, in answer to a ques-
ton of mine, Eve will not hamper
each other with q promise to cores
pond. This world is full of sad
partings. We must bend to the in
evitable, I'll think of you though,
sometimes. and Syke, and this lovely
dog"
Il have one Of his puppies" I said.
she shall be yours
The Franco German war was over;
even the demon Of civilized warfare had
been exercised at last by blood and taers,
and peace smiled sadly on the soil of
France once more.
] had been for q short time attached
to q corps Of German dragons, in the
capacity of correspondent. But there
was little more for me to do now, only
I think the officers, with whom I had
got very friendly, wished me to see their
reception at home, and l could not re-
sist the temptation to march along with
them. I have often been "homeward
bound !" but never saw beforesuch genu-
inc happiness as / now did. How they
talked Of the mothers, wives, sweet
hearts, and little ones they were soon
again to see, and often too with a
sigh and q manly tear or two
about the comrades they left be-