Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-04-03

placed upon the lounge in the sitting
room.
lclbinda was absent on an errand at
the time, but soon returned; and catch
ing a glimpse of the pale, apparently.
dead face of the man, into whose
Eostrlls a stalwart river driver was try
ing to blow the breath of life, her own
a changed to something so wild and
Plteous as to be hardly recognizable.
"Oh! Joe! Joel" She cried, rushing
1rantically toward him. 'Speak to
me! speak to me- jest once more! OH!
he can't be dead! He must hear me
speakin' tew him!" And with a
majesty which trembling Mrs. Winsor
mad never seen equaled, she waved his.
comrades aside, and taking the cold
hands in her own, rubbed them with a
fierce energy. But still there was no
sign of life. Then placing her arm
under his body, she lifted his chestwith
q quick spasmodic effort, and suddenly
there was a little tlutter of breath from
the lips. a faint twitching of the eye
lids.
Murray! he's all right, after allr'
shouted the river men. ..Jest wet his
lips with brandy, m he'll be pert as a
lizard in a few minutes"
This injunction was obeyed, and the
man almost Immediately opened his
eyes and looked about him in bewilder-
ment. They fell upon Icibinda, and
the blood surged into his cheeks. Her
face assumed its usual sphinx-like i'm
perturbability, and she hastily fled from
the room.
A half-hour later the mistress of the
Tho6se came in search of her. '.Ici-
binda," she said, ..the man. who met
with the accident, MI. Hinton, wishes
to speak to YOU"
'ls he all right naowp" the girl
deigned to inquire, looking very pale,
but as majestic as ever.
"Oh. yes; he seems quite restored;
only a little weak and languid. Mr.
Winsor has lent him some dry clothing,
and he is going to be taken to the
house of . friend who lives in the
neighborhood."
wants to see me, does he? Can't be
'commodated, then" And Icibinda
fell to securing knives with calm hau-
teur.
"'Oh, Icibinda!" demonstrated the
lady. But nothing that she could say
would induce her to change her mind.
The young man was not to be foiled,
however, and before Icibinda was
aware of it he had found his way into
the kitchen, and was standing by her
side.
II wouldn't a b'lieved you'd treat a
Teller like this" he said, in q voice
husky with real feeling. "'Twas
your voice soundin' like q angels
a-callin' me tew paradise tibet brought
me tew, m somehow or mother /
knew yeou was a-bendin' over me be-
fore l opened my eyes m see yeou in
the room. Lily, my wife, died last
spring, Icibindy, m 1 come up this
way a-purpose tew see yeou."
lcibinda calmly scanned the sky from
the open window.
''icibindy, hev yeou forgot-yeou
used tew like me, anyhaow. P'r'aps I
was the most tew blame, but"
II hain't been most drownded, but
I reckon I hain't been in nv proper
mind, n I'm comm few myself, tew,"
interrupted the girl, with a little gasp.
And she walked majestically out CT
his presence.
~ dew declared" exclaimed the lover
to himself, looking after her with as.
tonished eyes, and twitching nervous
ly at his curling blonde beard. .But
it must be she's only maxim b'lieve
mad. She wa in an awful takin' when
she thought I was dead, that's GER
tain"
After this episode there was a per-
ccptible change in Icibinda. Her face
sometimes so1tened into an indulgent
smile. On several occasions she was
known to speak of her own accord, and
the ''majesty which had attended on
all her steps, vas gradually becoming
subdued,
One evening she was discovered
actually talking with John Parker at
the gate. The next evenings she allowed
him to walk with her in the shady sad
ness of the graveyard. The next ave-
ming, which was stormy, they spent to-
gether in the kitchen, which presented
a comparatively festive appearance,
with the radiance of two candles in
stead of one, and a huge bouquet of
flowers.
"Mis' Winsor, I'm a-going tew leave
yeou," she announced, about this time,
..Not tibet yeou amt furst-rate folks,
but yeou see 1 mast git merried."
''Must get married." echoed Mn.
Winsor.
''Why, yes; yeou see I must hev John
for fear I might hev Joe! l did like
him."
'But why shouldn't it be Joe:?" ven
tured the lady, who had been greatly
taken with the young mans winning
smile and pleasant blue eyes. He was
certainly more progressing in bis ap.
pearance than the crayon-drawing-like
John. II am sure he cares for you.
Icibinda."
II ruther calkilate tibet the most O.
the likin' Joe does is fur himself. It's
come acrost me lately. Some folks
realizes things slow, but when they
dew realize, they realize 'em thor
ough."-Suson Hartley Swee, in Har-
pe,'s Bazaar.
The Battleford (Manitoba) Herald
says that rabbits r periodically
about once in seven years-affected by
a disease which nearly exterminates
them. For years past they have been
increasing in numbers until they threat
ened to become a nuisance, but those
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