The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-06-15

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81: B. Pratt. in Now York Tribune.
TREASURE TROvE.
"our own house. jack" cried Ms.
Jelf, in a perfect gale Of glee, as shy
danced about and clapped her hands
like a thirteen.year-o1d child.
s'Ouf very own" said Mr.. Jelf, nod.
ding his head complacently, with
the trifling exception Of q mortgage oil
sixty pounds"
'But we shall DON pay that"
Eyes, we shall soon pay that"
'.Six rooms" said the wife. running
from one end to the other Of her do
mains, peeping into closets and ex.
amining cupboards with . truly bird.
like velocity Of motion-"six whols
rooms, Jack-kitchen, parlor, two bed.
rooms. studio, and dining-room! Who
could possibly want moreP Jack, we
are rich! Look at those purple-topped
hills rolling on to the west; see the
magnificent plain on the chst. You'll
paint the grandcst pictures ever
dreamed OF! Anybody would be in:
spired in such an atmosphere as this.
And you will be famous, and l shall
shine through your reflected lustre.
The wife of q great artist; Jclf!' That's
what people will call me, and oh, how
proud I shall bel"
But" said Jack, smiling affection
ately down on Nanny's plump face,
sswhere's your servants rOomP You
seem to have left that out Of your cal-
culations entirely"
Servants room, indeed! Who wants
a servants room. when We arcn'tgoing
to have any servantp" nodded Mrs.
Jelf. ''Aunt Pruc and l have planned
to do the work between us. Such
economists as we're going to be!
There's only onc pity-that the
water-supply is SO far away from tho
house. Look! the stream is clear off
under that knot of willows!"
.Whew!" cried Mr.. jeff, craning his
neck to look out of the top row of VIM
dow-pancs. "Do you mean to say that
all the water has got to he brought
from that placer"
Except what we catch in the hogs
head ut the kitchen caves"
THAT won't do" saiLJelf. .Icom-
prehcnd now how the place came to be
sold SO cheap. The man that lived
here last had three wives, and buried
every one of 'em. l understand that
now. Nan, what fools VIC have been!
Why didn't we enquire into the Ivy
dranlic side of the question before we
bought this placc?"
.Wc supposed everybody must have
water" sighed Nanny.
"Ncvcr mind, dear; I'll bring in q
SUI ply every morning before 1 go to
my studiO," encouraged Jelf.
"And what is to become Of your
nicely of touch and steadiness ofhand?'
cried Nanny, agliast.
swell, who is to bring it, tfsenp You
or Aunt Pruep"
I'VE can lay pipes to the kitchen
sink" suggested Mrs. Jelf.
.'It's uphill all tho way, with not an
ounce of pressure to be had."
just then Aunt Prue caMe beamina
in.
"Eurcka!n cried she. 81 have found
TT"
Found what?'' cried boththe married
lovers.
1.-The tccniest little spring, close to
the stone wall by the beach. just a
thread Of water, but the purcst and
sweetest you evcrtastcd. Ihadto hold
q gourd-shcll under it for five minutes
for o drink of water, but"
"Then," sighed Nanny, sit won't dc
us any good. One can't spend ones
whole time drawing waters
SSVu1rfk sk k1,1e,rrI,ef ~ uosA AlM To0k
tsWe'n dig a WE'LL"
"a we'll" cried Nanny, clasping hel
hands together. "Why has no one
ever thought Of this beforep A we'll
and 30 handy to the kitchen-door! AND
we'll have the curb painted rust,
orange, and Q delightful old-fashionet
well-swcep, and"
mo, we WON'T" said Aunt Prue
who served as balance-wheel In tn,
young household. "We'll have i
boxed in with pipes into the house, ant
Q faucet to turn on"
well we'll have water, anyhow
said Nanny, .sbut isn't 1t q dreadful ol
10 dig . well, Jack, dearp"
s.Ill soon find out whether It is o.
not" ~cheerfully remarked Mr.. Jelf
I'D a. soon spend my time In digging
q in carrying water half . mile : day
rain or shine"
"Butwellsh have to be stonedup. dom
theyp Aud you don't know anything
about etoning up q well," wisely re-
Very wen, then, I'll exchange worl
with some Of the fellows hereabout
that do understand It,"
So the troublesome water question
was settled; the Jelf family move,
their little belongings into Sedg
Cottage, ~ Nanny christened the nev
abode, and Mr.. Jelf before he even lai,
in Q solitary background Of his believe,
canvases, began to dig under the pink,
blossoms of the old spple-tree. wher'
the moisture turned. the grass to
moro vivid green and the bright drop
soaked awsy among the roofs OF th
violets.
After . dsy or two. however. b
0ystematisod his work more carefully
"Daylight u daylight" said he. "
can paint BY tho light Of the sun, an
III put In The tins digging before th
moon sets."
II; wonder you hadn't thought o
that before" said Nanny. who va
diligently sewing together the breadth
J, Of her new ingram carpet, while Aun
Prus polished The Windows. and ksr
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