The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-12-20

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The morning broke cold and cheer
less. A faint CLEAN of leadcn light
struggling through n chink in the tar
nished curtain OF Marcy'sroom fellupon
a tumbled mass of black hair and half
concealed the slumbcring countenance
beneath it. A small white hand Law
serenely imbedded in u downy pillow.
Could one have turned those unrulv
curls to one side they would have be-
held Il tranquil smile on Marcy's
regular features, for she was dreaming
of Rupert Suddenly this Endymion-
like bliss was interrupted by Il knock at
the door, and, even as her eyes opened,
his fervent dream-kisscs congeaicd on
her lips, and size became painfully con-
seious of the chilly temperature Of her
room. The delicious spell of dream
land had been dissipatel. and She felt
rs if she had been preeipitated from the
stars to the ditch.
YES, mother, I'll be up in a mo-
ment."
When she kissed her mother good
morning her bright face fairly glowel;
from the energy of the sudden toilet.
''Oh, mother, what beautiful Christ
mas weather we shall have she burst
forth, glancing at the newly carpeted
fields. In her enthusiasm she failed to
notice the effect of her words on he.
parent, but continued 10 contemplate
~ Nrs No. a. ~, netole lei
,h. s,na.s,. S.oon,''S s''~iia into
l. -. 80" VI .ho hte q
fnr,nwed r ro,,o'a' 9mHpe at'oss hei
snal,ad a, hor ha,,, = :" s9ito"
,bonahts of Me- NV sraus1'
hais6tnn hcr own fa, on. settyn u
mas had no cndnarina eh,rn NV for ha,..
,la ma,'a,.a,s as e''a.,iis !oi hti
hnmebred rnnen,h' ""I:ah W. :,
family circles once more arn,no naron.
ri bo,,,Ls u,,s In, -. -
within her, Hen. thnn@bts wo,o f,,.
away. In the Grim distance she saw .
pale, haerard man, hem Win nnlirt;om
and dishonor, to;,in~ nnran,;ttinml.
from day to div. She s,w viii ~;vi5l
reality tho conventional str;nnl aa,
ments and the adjacent auard and shn
turned her head to the nx,,be,., N,
creature at the window and ,.ono,rnizal
the fathers likeness in tho d,nah1or y
e]listepino lear nuiycrad in Ler orn
coursed down her ninchaa hollow.
checks. md last itsoif in lo. hlno
checked anron ''ue
"Ma,or rnn .,
to.day-and don,t fai, ~ ~ = = .nn,.
rubbers. dear" sniI Mrs. K;ssaI fnra
mo = foint smile th,t IN canno.lod he,.
sadness. "''
Yes. mother TN no r;o;t ,f,o,.
breakfast. If viii he 90 nis,san7 totran,n
thronoh the NOW and IasiIns shniRl
have componv home"
..Pn,a,t Jah,nan
sinuated the mothe, WIKI sof,orad
raillerv. ..hut has TOO h.mrh,u ms'
dcar and # ha ,va,.o 70 haar7 ~,
father's-n ' 'o"t
.Dear mother ;ptorr,ntoa M,ror :,
a burst of grief ,s sha thrnw bor.oIf an
her knees nj her n],reni,s sidn and
buried her saddnnod f,cn i, ,l,n snIds
of her dress ..Ion,t sno,L Of ,hat. na
one around bnre tnows If fatha,Ss al, ~
fortune. on + am go nnh,m,r nori,;
eyes nv d,,l;nm ,h;s XXI ha
other sad Ch,is,w,s for "r IN M
matrouly face nodded dolafullv ,t ti,e
tear-blurred burning Goals: thcn firm.
inc ou;ctlv 10 bn, Js,,mhtn H. -
her tenderlv, and. kissin@ the fears
away, told her to be Of GOOD cheer
that God would send them comfort
some day.
How elastic is the mind oftbo vonnop
How one kind word. one rencrons act
one benevolent look can brush away ,
paup of woe!
And so it was with Marcy. The fo,,nts
of woe were dried. aud \ few moments
later contentmept amin cleaned from
her eyes.
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