The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-09-14
NoBLY DONE.

Poor creature" said Amy Wright.
10 two Of her school companions, as the
three Girls stepped from y cabin on the
outskirts OF tic town of Westville. 10
he deaf and dumb, and with II little
baby. md not able to tell where She
came from, and where she was going,
when the train met with that accident!
Its dreAdfll!''
A week before this n southern-bountl
train coIlided with frcight-cars. and was
hurled down Il stcepcmbanknent. SOM
OF the passengers were killed, and but
few OF Them escaped without injury. The
woman mentioned had her right arm
severely hurt, and was otherwise iniur.
ed. and the fright seemed 10 have atlasc
oi her mind, for, elasni,3s irer infant in
her aims, s4ssvakel rapidly down the
lailrSAu track. and did moi stop until
sfiG reached WcstNillc, two miles distant
from the place OF the accident, There
she staggered to u bench under some
trees, and tainted away.
Fortunately. two men were near, who
came to her relief, and rs she seemed to
have no money, and WIS thus thrown y,
pauner tllon the town. the authorities o!
Nestville placed her in the cabin of q
poor family, and charitable people pro
yided Tor her immediate wants.
Bat she was q mystery to the West
vile folk. Her outlandish dress. the
short woollcn skirt, with the queer bod
ice. the strange head-@car, between u
zap and Il bonnet, showed that she was
q foreigner. The injury to her right
arm prevented her from making any
signs, Even had she been able 10 eN-
press her thoughts by her fingers, there
was no one in Westyiiie who understood
the language Of mutcs. Ii any persons
ON the train knew about the poor wo-
man, they were among the killed on
wounded, for no ingtulry revealed my
thing concerning hnr.
The three girls-iIa eldest was only
thirteen years old-hud been sent BY
their parents with food TO the woman.
and their hearts were full of pity for
her.
How dreadful it must be to be SO
loor!' Nuna Halpin said, with u sigh.
sAnd chen to be thrown among stran-
gers. and deaf anls1amb besidcs!'
isn't it pitiabiateas see her trying TO
make us understaHaswhat she wishes to
sayp" Alice exclaimed. ..Did you see
how she pointed south with her left
hand, her eyes getting so wild? And
then. when She found we didn't under
stand her, how she Rugged the baby,
and cried as if her heart would break?
Oh, if we could only help her in some
way!'
"llm sure she wants money" Amy
said, solemnly. Everybody could get
along if they had money. / heard pa
say that if she had some She could by
y railroad ticket and 60 to her friends.
lie can't give her any now, but he says
by the time her arm is well, he hopes he
will be able to help her."
My father is too poor himself to help
anybody Alice said, sadly. But,
| girls. do you know l think if she can't
| get away from here, she will die. She
does not eat, and she cries all the time.
Oh, / do so wish we could do something
for her!!n
The girls walked on silently. Sud-
denly Amy cried out in al excited man
ner, "Listen, girls! I've thought OF n
way OF making money. Do you know
pccans are selling in Colchester for
Twelve dollars q barrel? You know Mr..
Mills allows everybody TO gather the
nuts from his pecan grove, and il we
can get AHEAD oftlic boys aud OF The
colored people, we Kaye as much right
10 the pecans as anybody else. Onlywe
shall be obliged 10 go afternoons and
Saturdays. No play for MS until the nuts
SIRE gathered
and there arc walnuts in the woods.
besidcsE!n ,Nuna Halpin cried. q
| sllouldn't,be surprised ii we make ever
so much money"
stAstld I'm sure papa would ship them
f5r la, and attend to all the business
Amy said. s!To-morrow's Saturday,
and If you say so, we will begin righs
I on"
! So The next day the girls began their