The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-08-10
BILLY HILL STANLEY

ley received was from Miss Lucy
Grymes, who opened a Sunday school
for the children of Hell Town, a well.
known locality in Virgins, soon after
the story connecting his father with
the robbery of Mr.. Grymes,s corn
house vas known. The alphabet was
a mystery to him, but he never tired
of the bible stories that Miss Lucy
told her class. These he repeated to
his father as they sat around the fire
? at night, weaving hamper baskets"
out OF white-oak 'splits." At school
he loved to sit by Victorine Hall, a
neighbours daughter. As little Victor.
inc grew to womanhood, Billy loved
to be near her more and more, until at
length he asked her to marry him.
But the old story OF his father
and the courthouse chung to him, and
VictOrine's parents hesitated to wed
her to her love. She had come to
love Billy, and did not believe the
ugly story. One day she asked Miss
Lucy If it was true. The teacher said
that Mr.. Grymes had never accused
Tim, thefather, and shat satisfied the
girl. But the young men OF the neigh
bOrh God tried to worry Billy with
hints as to his fathers guilt. One
day at the crossroads his rival, Jim
Lowry, said, in q iacetious n
"Fellers orter min how they waits
on ladies eff their daddies ain'tlarned
ter keep out o. neighbors corn fels."
What fellers an what ladies are
you a hintln' at?" said Billy, as he
stepped in front of Jim.
Let them whar the a fits put it
on" Jim replied, with a coarse laugh,
in which most of the crowd Joined.
"Iputs it on, said Billy; "an' Ipulls
off my coat an dyahs you ter step out
in do road"
Jim did not bargainfor such a r
teal ending to his little joke, but be.
fore the crowd he was ashamed to re-
fuse the challenge. The battle was ac-
cording to no rules that / know OF, ex-
cept those which govern contests OF
men fighting for something dear to
them. Sheer strength and endurance
and little skill was the order of com,
bat. There was no calling of time; no
seconds sponged the fighters to give
new vigor to the wearied limbs. 1t
was one continued struggle for mas
terry. Now there was a fierce exchange
Of blows that fell with the force OF
sledge-hammers; now it was a wrestle,
fall, and a rough fight in the sandy
road for victory. Jean shirts were
torn TO tatters, and 'galluses," as
an eyewitness said, twas a-1yIn' in
the ar like the rags on a scare2row."
At last q lucky trip OF Billy's threw
him on top OF his enemy, and theylay
still for a moment. Billy's hand was
grasping Jim's throat.
"Holler 'nutf," cried Billy, when he
found breath with which to speak.
How kin he" some one said, vivid
you acchokin' his ve'y eyeballs out'n
his haid?"
"He kin shake his haid," said Billy.
Slowly Jim's head moved from side
to side, and the battle was done. All
bruised and bleeding, the two were
taken to the we'll, and with many
buckets OF water drawn, with the long
sweep, the bloody sign OF conflict were
washed away. When this was done
Billy went up TO Jim and held out his
hand.
Now" said Billy, "Miss Lucy SEE
we mus fergive them whar wrongs
us. | forgives you, an thar's my
ham,"
damn your han'i" said jim.
Shake it." Billy said, in a stern
voice-"shake it, er you'n me 'st
had our fight OUT
Jim hesitated, but the tones and
look Of his late antagonist allo we'd OF
no doubt as to what must be done,
70 the two hands met for q moment.
"Now, JIM said Billy, don't You
Fne the names 81 fellers an ladies
pom suspicious. / goes whar ! pleases
axes no man no odds, an I'll marry
the girl / wants spite o. the world an
the devil" Then he looked around
on the crowd who had laughed at
him, and continued sEf anybody
has remarks ter mex bout me IA any
lady, / wish they'd mex them lore /
leave.p
No one had any such remarks to
make at that time, nor did Billy ever
hear any more Jokes about the corn
field, and Seas called the king OF
He'll town..
Not long after the fight, Billy mar
ried Victorine. The wedding gifts OF
special value were q COW and calf swo
pigs and some household linen. These
gifts from Mr.. Grymes and Miss Lucy,
and the presence Of the donors ct the
wedding satisfied every one that the
old story of Tim wfong-deing was q
hs. Little BY little the old Stanley
CABIN took on d more ATTRACTIVE APP
pearance. A she'd was added 20 De
used as q kitchen. a neat hen. house
was built, about which many fowls
moved in noisy fellowship. The
boundaries of the Cleared land on.
larged, and the smg1 leg corn-house
lull at Christmas. Billy was proud 81
ms success, but tie gifts that pleased
MN most wasa wife and o pair OF
Twins that cane IN due time to crown
MS happiness. no trouble had ever
come 80 him and Vic. except such petty
inousehold cares as could be- easily re-