The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-09-03

and see thee tomorrow.
Sand he went off smiling and way
inc his hand as he turned down by the
copse. Then the corn-crake began
again croak, croak, all round the
meadow, and / sat and watched mother
with a heavy heart till the stars came
out, and a young moon lying on her
back. which was an ill sign, for you
know the saying:
When the moons like a boat,
There's trouble afoat.'
'tBut l hoped it might not be for me.
The corn crake had gone, and there
was naught to be heard save the rust
ling of the grass and trees. The wind
had turned a little chill. so | closed the
lattice and lay me down by mother a
while. / had been asleep some time,
for the moon was low in the sky and
the dawn breaking when | awoke with
hearing a ~trampling of feet coming
down the lane. ] listened, and the
tramping came nearer and sounded
heavy-like, as if they were carrying
something. 1t stopped at the gate and
then | heard the click o. the latch.
Mothers room was in the back so it
was no use looking out of the lattice.
/ was creeping softly down stairs when
mother awoke and asked if father had
come in.
90 think he's coming now mother,
/ said. I'll fetch thee a cup o tea,
and went down and opened the door,
and there stood one Of the keepers,
William Balshaw, as married my cousin
Anne.
where's father?' / said trying to
look past him.
"fSee now, Eunice,' he says, thou
mum keep a brave heart lass. How is
thy motherP'
"'She's no better, and asking for
father
"'Well, thou nun put her of. I've
III news for thee, por lass; thy mother
must know naught of it. There's been
a bit of fight with them poachin' chaps,
an'-an' we've browt thy father
home
my heart seemed turned to stone.
is father killedP' / asked. Thou may
as well tell me, William
-Eu
with that they carried father in
and laid him on the settle. He was
very very peaceful-like to look at.
William said he had been shot in the
chest. and died quite quiet and easy.
But all the while I seemed to know
there was more to hear-aye, and
worse, for, when | was STOPPING over
father, one Of the men said something
to William that | didn't rightly catch,
and William says back to him, speak
ing low, May. there's no call to say
more to the poor lass; it'll do by-and-
bye With that they went away, and
/ took mother her tea. feeling all dazed
like.
Where's thy father, Eunice,' she
says.
And I answered her:
He's coming UP presently, mother
and then she fell asleep again, being
weak. .
80 the day wore on, and cousin An
ne came. and Squire Lawson and some
other gentlemen; but / didn't see them
for William vas around again, and told
them all about father. When they
were gone | left Anne sitting with
mother, and went down to William and
asked him how it came about that faith
or was shot
+" There were . bit o. q fight with tn
poachers. lass. and one Of them had a
gun.
" Was there only one gun. yil-
lamp / says.
only one, lass. I dunnotthink thy
father was shot o. purpose. II war all
in the thick o. the bother. We were
fightin' with ash sticks. an thy father
were in the midst, when the chap with
th' gun let fly at us an the shot hit thy
father. That's how it were done, Fun
ice.'
"sAnd where Is he that did it;s I
says, lookin out o. the window.
(" He's away. lass. In hiding some