The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-05-22

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morning m sNWlSc0nHln. Andsthen to
& Aii4ah Tint this train could not make
c~onlnection with the eastward bound
Etfaini Iss y hard enough to stop al
sl,sh Miserable little junction
anny time, but to spend three
hours hare this dark morning
must prove the very refinement Of
torture. There are . dozen passengers
who naust wait and who prepare to
ihakestha best 81 their stay here. One
compile. evidently Just marriod, find
5thssclouds of 4 rosy color, and they
sxlasdkk ont 81 The smoky old depot to:
nake Atoursofth little town, talking
te1garly tha Wills. Two young fell
tows wander uneasily about, reading
~ ~ Old tattered posters, glowing
Endorsements - 90 west, and ancient
'ttrne tabies. which Invariably decorate
TIC stained walls d ! country depot.
These young fellows finally utter
exolamstions Of impatiance st the
dreaTy monOtony, and 10 across the
street t0 the hotel, hoping to find
sodnstling there more congenial to
them. Two ladies' at once take their
departure for the hotel, and other
sreopie stroll ont about the depot, and
thsfeare left twa persons, . man and
woman, who, after a little time, settle
themselves to reading 10 pass away
sthsweary moments. He reads his
papers, she her book, and, occasionally,
woman like, she casts q look at her
silent companion, wondering what
1lcevlasd a are awaiting his arrival
md whether he is impatient to greet
them, 81 if he feel q mans stoicism in
Esgardt IN IL; wondering, too, how it is
Mat eauh woman thinks the mascu-
line lives connected with hers 30
sfsils OF manly grnces and beauty, and
Who could fluid manly beauty in
those rugged features Then she
turned her gentle eyes toward the
window and looked out ut the dreary
Landscape, Looked with eyes which saw
not outward objects, but were intro
lapectiyee solely. An old mid common
4 aurppsed to be the type OF discon-
tent and unrest; but here, evidently,
the tYpe failed, for this face expressed
the Mtinostof content. Life had been
Hlled wlthmUch Of sorrow for her. all
SherSbrigM plans had failed Of fruition,
one after another slle Ind hidden good
IN to them and had turned brayely
Sagain 10 face the coming Of a new fu-
lure future to be peopled Again
b B her bright fancies-the old fam
Scies all dead and gone from her
except Is they fingered in nom
DRY. An old maid she is, SO far as
pears ,bnt no home is happier than
her ittleideal home. She has filed its
rooms with bright little faces eagerly
calling 70 mother and tile drea n-father
III strong, earnest, helpful and loving.
9Her dreamsiionle is happier far than
many FIRE lalEy's real home, although
shelIeanet pictured any grandeur about
II. Oh, no she dreams that tile carpets
ore faded from much sunlight and worn
from the tread Of many little feet. that
there is much planning to ssmake both
ends meet, . but she has imagined un-
h~elfEltaness living in the ideal home, and
loving unselfishness can make all trinls
IN rets5sard TO ways and means seem very
slight indeed. Her companion in this
depot il q elderly person, . stout,
+ large nlan, with keen eyes and q mouth
ct complete odds with the eyes, not be-
longing TO them apparently. Often
eyes do not 1iarinon;ze in coloring with
the rest q 4 face, but generally ex-
Rxessions are strongly akin. This man
had sensitive mouth, one will, q
m0ltrnful droop to it. Those who look
90 Mt him caught themselves wondering
W}sch would cetiquer--k keen, hard eyes
~ sentative mouth. HeSread for some
time, then gave q quick look a5 the
thoughtful face near him, and said,
abruptly::ttsNot q very pleasant arra1g-
ment, this
IA quick flush passed over the gentle
fnc8 before him-s-a flush which his keen
eyes noted instantly and understood
flush which told of the girlishness yet
left to- this lonely woman.
Nlot that III matters much to me
where lam. = he continued. Life an
not give me anything harder than I've
18TH is q bad thing to say, SHE
rid. iil her tir1id way.
true thing, enough" he respond
e and the corners of his sensitive
mouth dropped d little more. / feel al
I'll had nothing left 20 live for. Nj
wife died 10 yeaz ago and here th,
I'll yOic8 broke. Distress ever calls som,
souls out from their reserve, and her,
NaaB such one, and she said, quickly
sssA y, Int you have all those vanished
4Ayp an;5 months and years to reRaem
~, Al1the loneliness of her life to thinl
n now.
.HoW did yon know her life wa love
.hesqueried, little sharply, Sh,
heGtated 81 moment and then said
sl2inply mnst have been, or 70,
would not miissss her from your living u
ranch. n aatrihIte tOffhe manly worth il
sSss4AhesEace she sAw beforehe which VA
keohl5 relished By the owner Of til
SSsEacp. He sighed and then looked 10
tine mt 3ofs The smoky window, the
s6:SaA Alter III. Life Il, strs1algytes mud
Oh I'D receiving alook Of understand
ing nxesponse To- this sentiment, b
wasn't s@N
MeSdonst know what il right to do
md N sMedre punished by fixed laws ]
q do6t the right That doesn'
eeom iupet q
batA wilcona out straight i,
3ssss ne11tsaaffe,,sssh cried earerlly.
sSss lENSdSnst owMhethor twill az moi. !,
hsr61lpendsds ~ haven't Zen the mex
iyNlHndalldo don't know what ii Is liz
sven knot { thers viii bs
next MfesI only know that We q
i and afound insthis life I
M surely tho next lie will tax
i yAllst6s rough places 81 This u