The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-12-17

trying to plan TO myself how should
go back to the dear ones at home
with the story of disappointment and
loss.
MY companion seemed to be lost
in meditation; lifting his tanned face
up into the sunshine and waving his
hand through the still air. he said:
'Taint blowed away'
s'Finally he reached for the empty
book at which l was still staring
blankly, and looked it carefully over.
See any critter on the road this
morning. he asked.
cat first l said no, but or Sec
ond thought remembered passing
| half dozen yearling calves belonging to
one OF our neighbors, as came from
Mr.. Williams.
Guess we'd better hunt them up,
said uncle Phin.
"I could not see what possible good
to me there would Le in finding the
calves; but any delay in the dreaded
home going was welcome, SO cllmoeo
into the buggy with him..
ave found the herd down by the
bridge, quietly feeding.
"Uncle Phin got out and went
among them; passing from one to the
other he slapped them, pushed them,
punched their pody stomachs, and
finally made careful examination OF
their mouths; this last gave me o ink
ling to his thoughts. After going over
the six with the same maneuvers, he
laid his hand on plump little heifer
and said:
There's your theft
"'You don't think it possible that
she has swallowed the money! I in
terrogated, not whit comforted with
the thought.
CLOCKS like it" he replied.
"'Well, what can we do about lt?'
l asked, disconsolately.
"'Best take her up to my barn and
cut her open; she amt chewed it yet
II thought, at first, that it would
be better to get the consent OF the
owner, for, indeed, l had very little
faith that the search would bereward-
ed with any success, but the old man
seemed confident and would not hear
OF any delay.
with some difficulty we separated
the poor creature from the rest and
drove her away. By this time he had
been joined by another neighbor, who
assisted to take her life. Itseemed to
me pity to sacrifice SO fine an ami
NAL, SO foolishly, for had no doubt
that should have the additional loss
OF paying for her out OF the eighty dol
lars remaining.
"We did not stop to remove her
coat, but made at once for the object
OF our search; opening the first stom
ach, according to Uncle Phin's direc
tions, we examined the contents, and
there, among numerous balls of fresh
ly cropped grass, we found the pack
ages OF money, every one OF them pins,
paper and all; six OF them were in no
wise the worse TO. their unusual jour,
ney and after they were opened and
dried were restored to their proper
place; the seventh package had become
loosened and some OF the bills were
considerably torn, but after picking
each one carefully out and drying them
all in the sun, there was one OF twenty
dollars which was not plainly recog-
niznble.
so you see the habit OF a ruminat-
out chewing, saved me what in those
days was large sum of money" con-
cluded grandpa.
"Well, ! should think that was an
unusual and rather expensive diet for
q CALI" said Fred.
GLOW in the world did that old uncle
know so well, grandpa? asked Earl.
well, he was very chary OF explana.
ton. when asked him the same cues
ton" said geandpa, land only said
in reply that it did not require great
deal of wisdom to conclude where the
money hadgone to when he saw part
OF the bills in the calf's mouth"
"And what became OF the poor little
cow?" asked Cora.
"Oh, we dressed her nicely and cut
the carcass into pieces. which Igaveto
two orthree poor families in the neigh,
bo"hood, as a sort of thank Offering"