Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-11-25
DING SHOPPING.

ssh;s ouarter, an / want lots o
!. tb;aos. Think you could git emf
M : pIsy for me to lose a whole
81 spend more'n two dollars on
s.. .esky kears, when you've got to
8 business. l guess you could
& me: you use ter do all yel
sshsr's Shopping.
.aFsll. / conf try, Santhny Ann,
81 don't kncss Women's fixin's is
,s,r'nsl What yeu got to git?"
s.',e cot to have some calikei
-. fast an foremost / s'pose. and
.sy wants a few fxin's- However
son't trouble you much, for III
: EN- all writ out. An, father
s. n,ust s,t mehomespun foryour
4 You RELY hain't got nothin
~ sides your weddin' suit, an
- Knows that ought TO be wore
thoasll' it don't look disrespect,
a xet; only ineYer liked them swal
Ms tails
apa soinz tie the city?" asked Achsa
ne. a girl of Is. coming in with a
loaf OF rye bread hot from the
chen stove. ooh, pa, please dc
he me"
he can't, Achsy; nos just yit, said
mother. nYou wouldn't want to
xish your last years bonnet on,
II you amt willin' to wear to pic
eseven. You'd better set down what
;pss you can't do without very well,
i You must make the list short,
kbsy. Mess your father should gil
ore than lie expects-more money,
mean"
,q'n make two lists" said Achsa,
,cbinr--"one for short fodder, the
her Tor long. Well. / forgot, she
kded as hsr mother looked her dis
probation; 81 mean money"
.she,s a reg'lar boy, mother" said
farmer, with a chuckle, IAN she
snys viii be-"
.Yoa'll take the big spring wagon,
nse. said his vile. 81 wish you'd
that Eve gallon can full of oil"
snfia Ann had been imposed upon
some good neighbor of limited
pwledse, and thought that all the
.roons in all the principal cities had
n esosed. Mart had never in his
beea, so to say, drunk; but once or
lie be had been overcome to the ex-
/. OF takinga broomstiek for Santha
Id and sour milk for molasses; still,
It was in the dusk oflong years ago.
general thing he never touched
.ssritterr as his wife called it.
Iars sat jauntily behind his grays,
culatng on the probability oil
nals back full handed. He had Sc
liz put little money for specula-
b in the hands OF q business friend,
se prepared to lose it, but still
peful. Scaicely had he reached the
when lie met the same old ac-
sintanee.
Good news for you!" cried the lat
II made little cool hundred for
5 on that venture. Do you want
money now, or shall l invest
kinsp
We'll, | rayther guess I'll take it
laid Mart, with bounding
ees, Fan try agen some other time.
in fof business, an there's lots to
done for the folks to home They
bit know nothing about this, you
an' / kinder want to surprise
=
ferv good; you shall have it. Come
bt III here to this restaurant, and
settle With you"
DE tso men entered. Lunch was
Iered, and with the lunch wine.
1 told Sanity Ann | wouldn't
nk no liquor said Mart. "You
It goes to my head before ! know
IN I've got considerable business
do
Liquor, You wouldn't call this
d and harmless beverage liquor,
b! 1t has positively no intoxicat-
effects. You might drink sixty
rscs, and then think and walk
wight. I've drank it all my life."
We'll, seems you say" said the
n farmer. 81 spose l may just
PIX little. Only oneglass viii do. "
but MECHANICALLY Mart drank as
IN as his friend filed up the glass.
! though he was conscious of no
OF steadiness. still he was so far
aer its influence that he hardly
~ where he was after he had found
way to the iirst class store to
heb santba Ann had directed him.
What will you haye2" asked the
Bite Clerk.
1h hev cheer, proyidin' you can
IMMEDIATE me-" said Mr.. Mart. look
impassively at the clean shaved
before him. II feel a little top
NY
char was brought. Mart
p On his hat, placed it on
Moor, and sat down. Then
beam to tumble in his
zets, first his coat. then his trous-
then his vest, and finally, to the
usement OF two or three of the
rs ranged round, who were watch
the proceedings. he turned the list
OF an inside pocket of his vest,
ether with Santha AIMS roll oil
bleege me by reading them ere. il
please" he said with a solemn
OF his eye, giving the list to the
Santha AIMS wrote what
wants.
indeee. my friend, / can't make it
said the clerk, after looking it
k-a-li-k-e-r,' Isuppose that
ans calico" he said after spelling
We'll, yes, Is'pose so, Santha AIMS
Ie OF scholard than ! be-" said
farmer. LET me see. Iguess lean
through it. Yes, Isee, kaliker; seed.
ker-i don't know what that is;
son, hundred yards, that means
~ cotton, 1 caplate; ball baby
ekings; | wonder whose baby she
ant' we amt got none. Catch a
ss-well that is GURUS. / don't
"a 81 no mares on this expedition"
enc probably means seersucker-
article for ladies' dresses-Balbrig.
stockings, and cashmere" said
clerk. politely, behind a smothered
vel, I'm glad you know-Idon't, y
Aart answer; and together they
ae out the list.
lou had better take your cotton
Z needle by the box; we always sell
y way to parties out of town, p
Z the clerk .sHere is something
~ means satteen," he added. as he
n'ed to a word underlined lit was
met Well, we'll put these up to
pest OF our ability, and hove them
~ ior you in an hour"
very vel, " said Mart, thickly. "I'll
mere by that time. Help yourself