Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-17
LETTER FROM THE CORNERS.

LETTER FROM THE CORNERS.
Vim. Eenory Wants to BE a Mason,
NECK OR NorK1N HALL,
KILKENNY CORNERS.
"a M You 2; ed @1a1 nes1sd
= ASA me down with
IT, fcthor the other day when
"a William Henery Gums in
ssA on ses he, kindly meek
E.skA like, Hester Ann, / hleve
Hs..lElA I'll iine the Masoasp'
@4.ES civilian Heuery Har-
6:E:.Ns.eSrowson Tippycanoe
IN Scooper," ses j,
IA<.:Ast sturdy.
>.s6a>WS But, He: ter
40 Ann, everybuddy
is mason or mite of Paythias or an
odd Teller nowadays faint nowavs
fashionable not 10 be mason or mite
of Paythias or an odd feller,'' ses he.
Goodness nose, William Henery,
you air odd enuf without jinin a sci
ETY. to make you more so. Eff you wus
emmy odder we never Good get along at
all, F" ses 1, rite Indignant. "Can't you
be satisfide with ther kind of oddness
tibet natur give, which wus born into
you an never cost you a cent. man?"
SEES ], fur l WIS reel riled to think tibet
he wanted to go to caperin to emmy
lodge at lis time of life.
"Wa-al, Hester Ann, I 'spose
mought, ses he, kindly respondent
like. I Good see it made him feel awful
had fur me to repose him. but he went
on an ses, Il no I'm sorter odd, Hester
Ann, an so be you, on tibet makes us
even. But onestly, Hester Ann, I
want to jine the masons."
why, William Henery!" SEES I, kindly
cool like, fur 1 Good see he had sot his
he'd to jine, an 1 node I'd hev to be
orful furm with him or he'd jine emmy
way. And so I included to argy the
subjec and see eff coodn't reeson him
out of it.
"Wa-al," SEES he, kindly slow an kerr
full, II consiaersit q CRATE institution"
"Whot good will it ever do you,
thet's what I'd like to no." ses I, reel
curt like
1T mought do q heep of good sum
day." ses he, es meek as Moses.
SIn whot way?" SEES I, kindly mildly,
jine, an when William Henery gifts con-
trairy he is wnrser'n Adams off OK, an
SO | thot I'd try kindness.
It's bin my experance tibet the more
you let q man think he's havin his
own way, the more he is doin jest es
you want him to.
An so I thot I Good afford to be
kindly mild.
When arsketl him in what way, he
rubbed the eend o his nose with
corn cob, sorter infictively, an ses he:
"Why, they air boun to take keer of
q Teller when he's sick" He sed it ies
es tho he wer awful glad he he'd thot
OF O resOn.
l furgot all about q goin to keep
mild ct tibet, on jest billed rite over, an
sed, sturdy, es looked him rite strate
into the eye: Can not take keer of
you when you air sick es we'll es emmy
mason or mite Of Paythias OF odd Teller
tibet ever ived?"
He kindly wilted down at tibet, an
SEES, kindly week: 49,.
But, Hester. Ann, thets part Of
thare religion; thay Dir boun to do it
Thay fix fur it.
I he'd him on the hip, es the schoo
marin ses, SO I only sed:
"Humph, my garnet is chock full O.
herbs, mint, rue, pennyroyal, pepper
Minis, catnip, smartweed, tanzy, dog.
fennel, an I'd like to see emmy lodge
bette thet," sed I, triumverately. But
to my instonishment he had answer
all reddy, an 1 Good see he wer gettin
kindly contrary to think thet 1 jist
imposed him, but want goin to Civ
up without purity big argument.
Which I'll tell about in my mex.
Yourn, HESTER ANN ScoopER.
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