The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-07
Our Wisconsin Correspondent.

/ Time III Nnltll summer mas uISdplttItu
/ followed by the brilliant tints of au
! tumn. which iii their turn have been
! compelled to vanish before the whist
! ling winds of the cquinoCtial storms
! my thoughts are again turned Dakota
ward. Strange that cold weather should
! bring to my mind thoughts of lAkota
! We have chilling winds in Wisconsin
sometimes, but perhaps it is prejudice
| | have been led to think they are more
SO in your adjacent Territory. The
/ people of Dakota are not cold, no in
deed; the warm hearts and genial man
ners of those whom ! have met have
convinced me that billiards do not chill
or freeze human kindness.
Speaking Of bliZ2ards reminds me OF
Mrs. Clusters new book Boots and
Saddles" All who have not read il
have delightful treat in store for them.
II YOU have a public library Of any kind
in De Smet this book would he pleas
ant addition to if. .tppropos of books
and the approaching winter evenings
have YOU any literary clubs IN De Smett
am tempted to tell You of one that
has been recently organized here by the
young people of the Presbyterian
church Guild. II is very interesting
and instructive, and not too literary.
1t is called the Travellers Club, and
the object is to make European tour
this winter, in imagination of course,
but IN such n practical way that anyone
contemplating making the tour would
be greatly benefited 10y the knowledge
gained, and those who do not, 10 speak
iutClllgeutly 10 those who have tray
eled. Acquiring information of this
kind Is never waste of time. Ii was
thought best TO spend one evening in
aad about New York city, learning
about the different lines Of ocean steam
crs, and starting upon the voyage. Sey-
elal of the older people were familiar
enough with the city to give valuable
personal information, and the discus
ion became general after the papers
had been read and the map explained.
We are 10 have, at our future meet
ings. description of an ocean voyage,
the landing at Liverpool trips through
England, visiting the lakes and recall
ing their literary associations, taking
oxford as a university town, York as a
cathedral town. Edinburgh in Scotland
the scottish lakes and their associations,
visiting the homes of Shakespeare
scott, sBurnS. Wordsworth and others
whose names will readily occur to YOU.
After spending one or two evenings
in London we purpose visiting the con-
tinenL which viii take us, meeting
once two weeks, neary all winter.
We are also to have the national music
of each country. and part Of the time
stereoptcau views 20 illustrate our
travels.
How do you like the plan? Perhaps
some of YOU can try it and become as
interested as We are.
Who is not thinking of the not far
distant Thanksgiving day? The stud
euts and business people, surely, for it
is the next holiday on the calendar.
The housewives, certainly, for the prep
arations are important. For the reason
that this delightful home holiday comes
in the month OF November, we are
ready To welcome the " melancholy
days. the days into which some rain
must fall, which precedc the hour when
with friends We gather around the din
ncr table on the anticipated Thmksgiy-
ing day.
II il would not take too much space
| would like To see a little poem have
found printed in the LEADER. 1t was
written by Elaine Goodale, a young
New England girl, whose name. togeth-
er with her sisters, Dora Read Goodale,
is becoming more widely known us
years roll on She is now only twenty
two years of age and this little poem
must have been written nine years ago.
II is entitled