The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-07-16
The Old WolYs,s warning.

vas We!l-to'do farmer, We'll Thought |
ii by the neighbors, and q Christian
man. There was, therefore, no one
Who questioned the truth OF the in
'ident he related He had u brother
N Des Moines. who was taken very Ill
lnd sent for him. and he left home,
t o be gone az least a week.
lie had no hired man, but the boys
were old enough to care for the stock,
and the wife was not a women to bor-
:ow trouble.
Robinson was in perfect health when
he left home, and there was no reason
to feel anxious for those he lett behind.
He reached Des Moines OF a Saturday
night. His brother was very low, but
it was believed that the crisis had
passed and that he was mendlng.
On Sunday night, at midnight,
the watcher who had been at the
bedside during the first part OF the
night called Robinson and retired.
The patient was resting easily, and
the watcher had only to give him med
icine once every hour. He gave it at
O'Clock, and fifteen minutes later,
while he was seemingly as wide awake
ts ever in his life, little old woman
suddenly entered the room. The sick
man was in the parlor bedroom, and
the woman came from the sitting
room, the door OF which stood open.
somewhat surprised at her appear
ance, he supposed it was all right,
taking her for a neighbor who had
come in. She looked to be 55 years
old, was very small for woman, and
years afterwards he could describe her
dress and features. She stopped in
the center of the room, and Robinson
tip-toed over to her and said
1.-The doctor thinks he is much bet
ter"
You must go home" she brusquely
remarked in answer.
''Who-me?''
"Yes"
"But | came to help take care OF
James"
"You must be home by 10 O'Clock
tomorrow night" said the old wom-
an.
"Why?'
She becKoned him further away
from the bed, and then whispered:
"Tomorrow night, before midnight,
three bad men will enter your house
to rob and murder You must 60
homeu'
How did you learn this?" he
asked, knowing well enough that she
would not Joke him at such, a time
| but unable to credit her with all seri
| BUSINESS.
They have poisoned your dog to
night, - she answered, land they are
now sleeping in the barn. There are
two OF them now; tomorrow night
there will be three. Ii you love YOU
wife aud children do not tarry here.
"But-but--'
"Go-go." she commanded, backin.
out OF the room.
"Chares, who is that woman?'
asked the sick man, and Robinson
turned to the bed and found hi
brother wide awake.
al do not know"
II sa@ her in the room lust befor
you came in. She came and Leaned
over me. She must be stranger"
| Robinson passed into the sitting
room, and from thence into the kitch
en-, but the woman had disappeared
He called his brothers wife, but sh
had no such person on her list of &C
Quaintances. I'is doors were a
locked and the windows down, and
did not seem possible that she coul
have left the house. though {. thoroug
search Jailed to find the least trace c
her presence. 1t was . clock whe
the search was abandoned. and at tina
hou. he sick man was amazing ly BET
ter lie not only declared hat he ha
seen the woman and heard all sh
said. but he stoutly insisted that hi
brother should 90 home as soon a
possible. AT 10 O'Clock in the for,
noon Robinson lett for home. III
nearest railroad point to his farm wa
seven miles. and, rs he had to wait {
n junction for several hours, he coul
not reach his house before 10 o'cloc
II the evening. When he reached tf
railroad he told his story to the she
if, and Il team was hired an
six well-armed men went out wit
him. 1t was lO:3o when they reache
the house. They approached
across the fields, and came ur Just {
two men had entered by an open kitcl
en- window, while the third was @
guard outside Thotrio were speedil
captured, and then several points co
roboratlve OF the little old woman
declaration were pickedup. The far
lily dog had died suddenly, with eve,
evidence OF having been poisone
Two tramps had been noticed han
: ing about the place thedav before, az
; two Of the arrested parties were ide
, titled as the fellows. They had sle]
: in the barn, and they had be A join'
by q third. They intended to rob tt
y house and steal a horse and buggy
y get away with. In hopes of shortenil
y his term OF Imprisonment ut the e
u pense oil his comrades one of the TT
turned states evidence He said
T was understood between them that
Mrs Robinson and thechildren awo
v they were to be killed
{, Now comes another singular featu
II of the case. At II o'clock OF the Mig
u on which Robinson reached home I
: sick mans wife was sitting up wi
= him, and, us he was resting very eas
. she Cell asleep. The little old wom
IL reappeared, sat down, and said to t
patient:
"lour brother reached home in tin
l9 am glad to see you getting better
d fast
~ With that she was gone, and no
:. OF he parties have been speaking
u ever saw her again. People who kn,
the brothers we'll are firmly convinc
:, that they saw and heard just VIII
they aleIe. and those who scott at t
@ '' story find it hard to explain why Re
~ inson started for home as he did. a
~ arrived just in time to arrest the ha1
y ened fellows, who were promptly Sc
~ to state prison.-New York Sun.
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