The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-12-03

q shall be delighted. I replied
family. When we reached the yard
fence, al cried in amazement
Where's the barnp" And sure as
am telling it, that vicious little mul,
had kicked it down.
1t was what they call q ..Kansa.
barn." made OF poles, with straw
roof, tied down, to keep it from blow.
inXa9f, and the beast was eating tn,
root When Conrad went up to Sc.
about it, he was sent flying heels oyel
lead. and laughed; he never forgavt
me. either.
It rnined that afternoon, and we
helped Clissy cut carpet-rags for q
kitchen carpet. We were afraid to &c
down cellar on account of the enor.
nous rats, SO we stood in the stairway
and passed milk and meat to and from
the invincible Conrad He set the three
gaping steel traps, and we retired the
second night in the blissful fancy that
the rats would soon be yanauished. To.
ward morning we were awakened by
an oder that would have made those
stenches OF the plague-stricken Egyp
tlans seem as perfume by contrast.
Poor Clissy sat up and gasped. Al be-
gan to cry. as usual, and | wished that
l We're man long enough to swear.
1t would be two hours before Conrad
came to investigate. and we should all
die IN that time knew.
What could it BOP Several things
were suggested, but the solution was
not satisfactory until al sprang up from
her cot Eve only had one beal and
screamed. ''Oh, | know; its natural
gas. Your bored well has struck it.
We shall light the town and make our
fortunes. Hurrah for old Clssy! Now
you must do the handsome by us.
will take a diamond necklace for my
wedding present, and you can build a
house in town and we'll live with YOU. /"
1t seemed SO probable that even
Clissy forgot her usual caution and
planned a substantial barn on the pos
sibility. We were sure that we heard
q rat dragging the trap down cellar,
and we ventured to the head of the
stairs in the gray dawn and peeped
down. The natural gas, the supply OF
which was apparently unlimited,
seemed to emanate from the cellar,
and was SO stiff ng that we could not
investigate long at time.
'.Gs srls, said AL. ''it's not rat, but
the dearest little black and white crea-
ture that You ever saw. It's caught by
the foot. Where's your book of natur-
al history. May be can tell what it
II take him in Won bag und gill
him. said the manly tones Of Conrad,
coming up just then.
Il schmell him half-mile away. Mein
Gott. how ever dakes him out von
dotP"
Girls" said Clissy, from the other
end of the porch, '.it's the most beau
tiful sunrise ever saw. Only see the
crimson!"
Perhaps you won't believe me, but
we didn't get that odor out of the
house for three months. or out of our
clothes either, although we almost
bought out the Lubin's extracts from
the Sparta drugstore.
The day that followed was the most
heart-rending of all. We couldn't eat.
and were so faint that we could scarce
ly work. We resolved that no chance
visitor should be admitted to the house
upon pain of death to the offender.
was learning to make shortcake
when q scream from AL made me look
up.
Somebody is coming. What shall
we dop Go and meet him. ellis, and
keep him from the house."
"He's only q tramp, and l think he
is drunk, too. I'd better call Conrad.
m afraid Of drunken man. She
walked timidly to the end of the porch
and met the intruder.
II beg your pardon. but as l was
crossing your field in my walk, one Of
your rams assaulted me, and made ma
SO unpresentable, that must ask fol
some soap and water. and aneedle and
thread. ! am clergyman from tho
village, madame"
Certainly said Clissy," II am
very sorry that anything so serious
-aould have happened to you upon my
place, and she showed him into the
sitting room and gave him the necessary
articles. He staggered as he walked,
and saw that the blood was dripping
from his hair. He was hurt more
seriously than he would confess. When
he had been there an hour we thought
we had better peek, and we did.
He had got to the lounge and fallen
upon it. The blood from his head was
dropping upon the floor, and his face
was as pale as death. We forgot all
about our modification at our plight,
and flew about in great distress Clis-
sy is SO motherly and knows so much
about everything that she soon brought
him around; bandaged his cut and rub
bed arnica upon his bruises. He was
so modest and pleasant, and so patient
II knew he was suffering dreadfully--
that we couldn't help admlring him;
and it was such q surprise to him to
find three ladies in that desolate little
house, and it was such surprise to us
to find gentleman in one who looked
SO like tramp. And Clissy cleaned
his coat-it had absorbed great deal
Of sticky mud from the rain Of the day
before-and took him home in the
evening in the horrid spring-wagon,
drawn by the mule.
Well. nothing would do. when he
called the next week, but that we
should come to church and take class
es in the SundaT school anG attend
the socials. And we found that the
people were pleasant and the country
beautiful. and Mr.. Haven--oh. we'll,
shall not say one word about him-o,
you will guess-but then. who cares ii
you do9"-LtSsis Hycr Net. IN The
Current
The Dimensions of Heaven.
"And he measured the city with the
reed. 10000 furlongs. Tie length and
breadth and the height of it are equal. F"
Rev. xxi. 16.