Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-01-16
MISS DOROTHY'S DAY.
An Entertaining Story For the New
Year.

81 reckon DlbN u IdNo L ~ Dc u1lShu Wei
bundled up, to go that far on muleback,
and come home in the dead o. night, Su-
s,nna." said one mother to another, as
they sat with each a child on her lap be-
fore a blazing fire, that cracked and sput-
tered and threw its light into the farthest
corner OF the room. The speaker continued
without giving her %neighbor an opportu-
nitv to reply: "Iou remember the shawl
Miss Dorothy gave my Amandy last year
because she had learned to read so nicely:
Well. I'm going to wrap my baby in it to
keep it from takin' cold. l only wish you
had something as warm"
The tone was intended to be kindly and
the Offer a friendly one, but there was an
words, or both, that caused the other to
| glance quickly up from the child's face,
and reply with a certain dignity:
You are very kind, Samanthy Jones,
but | have plenty of clothes to wrap my
baby in-thanks to Miss Dorothy's teach
iny."
well, you needn't be huffy about it.
I'm sure | meant no harm, II going back
to what we We're talking about must
say, | don't see how we ever managed to
liN" before she came among as. Pm alters
atearei she'll go as she anne all of a sud-
den, and no one knows where. There's
something mighty mysterious about her,
anyway, with her dainty ways, her quiet
Voice and her snow-white cap. I'd give
a good deal to now what that cap COW
els
hush, Samanthy. Pm afraid to speak in
that free way about her. Ive told Simon
Owe! and over, the day would come when
w" should have no Miss Dorothy, riding
around with her little mules and cart,
teaching us how to bring up our children,
ana helping us nurse our sick folks. be-
ieVslt would break my heart to go back to
u" yi ways of living again, though that's
teaching"
" feel just the same as you do, Susanna,
pAly never had quite your chance at book
l"tn!n and can't tell my thoughts quite as
perry as You do; vet, much as l set store by
nri' IL alters puzzles me to L-now where she
sue must use 4 sight o. it. What with
1"g.tctlle, and books, and presents-and all
Ht fences and building, it must cost her
~. ABOUT as much as all the county. IT
ia sop to think o'it, she never earns one
"uE ways, but We've learned a sight o.
AV"En' Good %evenin', SimoD."
upou evening, neighbor. We never
u =! re ready for Tomorrow. Give me the
,nL susanna" and taking the half Sleep
49,. - n!ta from the Woman's arms, he re-
MY anJ 70 a corner where the shadow fell,
:sL was soon intent on getting the baby
.rs ~, II! the meantime, two or three 9TH
s. 49,. IInie IN, mostly near ~neighbors, and
e o,u,S.i themselves by the fireplace to talk
oEg[ the coming event, whatever it was.
This : nelS 5 been great doings at her house
Am III ,"eVk," spoke up Mrs. Fundy, in a
in, ,o'ce, conscious that she was utter
,n77s iliWHS'ihS OF more than usual import
,nI,,n ! sent John over a minute this
H.. ME 70 ask for u pattern WANTED, and
la, T"'' .hey We're all fixed to fits, IL a
Fw.r ''' II like mad, and outside the door
~, vi, boxes that hadn't been opened.
bow gong to have a big treat to-mor-
huII NJ miss my guess. Pm glad it's
hI.n+ ' mon SO coming home We'll have
EbuiI - y light. Where'l she put US all:
~. r ,nn what do | say that for, when
Ele'S =, ma lel stow US away. every year:
"ohderful woman, She s."
when were Just saying the same thing
been H. came" said the one who had
wonI ."i!ed Samantha Jones, "und l was
oy in"i.h5 where all the money came from
h.r..i 10 spend. You may depend ont
khar y something back OF her coming here
Lut ,hr, Wouldn't have us know for worlds,
ll =. .''ah think as much of Miss Doro-
: rs any one. 1 know that where there's
"r,ay - N'e sure TO De something
Eoia I.T, IT'S a pity there is not more wrong
kvcm1-N0 W. IN the world, if it makes such
gelm [h as she is, l say" the voice came
}aam,., ~ corner in the shadow and was a
rue. lang If what she says about :God is
OK, t!oi,t see why He don't make more
Of II '."e her, and not such a n%o-account
w. iiy,iJ L'eh as there are. Just think how
lonlnyo mere before she came. Hog end
klal -, year IN and year out, and mighty
fAirEnn"" we got the hog then. Now we have
pyt, +als' and eggs, and white bread and
iis.S una sorghum, and our places are
..m "eu up, our windows have glass in
o. "'u not a one OF us that hasn't a
kv.ry'nt mule to go about on. She knows
". cow, n..nS worth knowing, and can doctor
Iii ana pigs as we'll as cur children,
/. ,,oh't see whose business it is where
h. u,s ner money as long as she is moth
1n q Kissing. All I've got to say is,
Pry, W. earth ain't there y'ore like her!
tYc ns Where She came from they're ali
BIN. 'nI' p,rays there's men there to match
~; ro llIiSeRon ones made to suit the 10th
klni, iIl'led Mis-. Jones, ia q voice fa,. from