New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-29

tensely cold. blowing from the northwest s%rlng
the dry powdered In bewldcring wnfipOols'
eaGn ana every crystal tus ing 'o ontsct with the
skin. Gradually the wind veered until IL Saile ~
furious blasts gusts and whirlwnds from an Polnts
OF the compass. filling the air WIN cduyns S
of binding snow, and the cold became moIo an nj,
more intense. \ tOurmente dc ncsc was raging al
around him. and he was ln the ma,t oil Daoa O.a
Yard cut OH completely from the time being rom Ile
rest Of the world with no one bat himself ana froN
dence 10 rely upon. $1,000
Had necessity compelled him to go one hundred ird
yards IRON ms mouse lie never Wouu nv ronc and
evol then his return would have been pFODciauCdi'
All that he could do was To- s,,r Use fres az
ing 10 death. Unfortunately his supply OF fnel' ION
ssuhg OF COTTONWOOD dfllI DIousis on MS vas rather
the river bottoms few days before, va %ashanSed
scant, and must Of necessity be carefully husoahueu.
As the supply became less and les tae co" e INV
more benumbins-and hnaiy the woVu ,.bIe went
pletely used up The benches ana daD' wash
stand and bedstead followed in succession Inc o'ly
remaining thing in the house that cOuld &c DuIlS1
was the manned portrait Of his iather. Dul nc woid
have died hall dozen times over Deiofs IA ~Ut
have attempted 10 evolve caorc out Of tins uepartd
ancestor and add ~ Lawrence maryfuCI
author Of his being had already encountered III ue
new world.
The blizzard lasted three days another would nave
the imprOviscd fuel exhausted and lremcr frozen
stiff like every live thing he had regathered arVallI
nm as nucleus Tor MS next year opeIaaipp dion
hundreds Of unfortunate human beings VINO Gieu,
frozen TO DEATH in that terrible winter Storm Wmcl
ragged far more mildly over Brcmers claim tah II ulu
! in other parts % the territory.
When the weather recovered its equilibrium he
came INTO Fort suny, WIN the purpose VI s ts
temporarily into some business with less risks from
the elements and the fauna Of Dakota but he hln by
with rOOser and hens. and feeding her with vegetables
Of his raising. despite her shabby treatment OF
his first efforts at wOOing her.
lie would let her rest jast long enough for MN
to earn money In some way or otier saloGenS cd a.
and the necessary farming implements, ana not one
moment longer
With this object in view he hired an old building
/ trader,
through sully and with the assistance OF Mrs. Klein
muller, fat widow, not at all fair and over forty a
countrywoman OF his whom he engaged as his house
keeper he tried /, turn an honest penny By dishn-
ont oyster and the like to the soldiers of the
post who could afford occasional change OF nee
SANS bill Of fare at their expense, in addition to
the revenues Of the transient travel
German thrift had taught him the trade Of watch
maker in his youth a. good thing 10 fall back on in
case Of need in after life and he fitted up room in
the restaurant a repairing shop for the lahhee
! clocks and Waterbury watches = extensively pat
ronized by the soldiers ont West which kept con
tnualy falling out Of order with far more reguiarlN
seientou s efforts Mort to to the contrary yp'''
Mrs. Klenmnller made an excellent adunc me me
clned to boss everything about herJohn Br"mer not
with dim suspicion that the kind sideonc glances
Of his housekcepcr al his manly form indicated a
as successor TO the departed Kiermuler-who. from
all accounts. had had a bad time Of II az all
such result. however. did not enter into his plans
thought that ii was about time that he should choose
if he desired to pcrpetuae the Hrcmer paronymic in
the Dakota wids-lut he preferred a green apple 70
the ripened fruit, and Mrs Keinmuller was no longer
green.
Thinking over the matter he was struck. all of
sudden. with the bright idea Of making il conducive
bnndredLor ssv five hpndred-doIIars cash in hand
to help him along in his agricultural experiments ne
thought that he could hS 70 competence
despite cyclones and coyotes. wildcats and lynxes
Matrimony, taken In way. was venture ana
the lightning Of welded happiness might strike MN
even If he went il blind. rs in game OF POKER
Sully County. Dakota, had not been settled long
enough 70 produce apples. ripe OF the Klnd
he would have liked. but they grew in useless pro
fusion in other parts Of the United states AasIa-
chusetts, for instance, where he understood tle
females beat thc males In the proportion OF two 70
one. while in Dakota II was inst the other waN. lie
came TO conclusion without further ado ana az once
wrote an advertisement which he mailed 70 Boston
newspaper. for the kind OF wife he wanted ana ule
requisite amount Of cash she would be eNncrpl 10
bring with hIr to nrTSa-c the wealth. Oh INC le''l
The result Of his calculations was not dsappont-
ing In the OF time he received answers 70 ms
advertisement from several Eastern .pn'erT,,, urd
~ single bleSScdnr-S I'm civilization and willing 10
help along the forthcoming new state. Two OF these
were accompanied by photographs.
one represented A large massive woman OF mddlc
get along air about her which promised vel Tor
Dakota and the other thin person with "A nme
stocking air. who looked II she had lived to years
~ discretion on Boston baked beans and an 0eta
sona dish Of green pcrSimmonS.
Bremen needed no Paris 10 decide between the two
He was as good Judge Of cattle As Paris was o.
principle that he wouid have bought stecr-by
weight a rule that worked both way~ in the case Of
the heavy wonau Tor she had five hundred dollars In
the pocket O her apron. while the thin one had only
half That amount t. incrcas" h." lighter avoirdup0is.
Accordingly. John Hrcmor wrote 10 her - como on a.
once while he tried to EXPIRE, to the other "a,
English and roundabout German his "declned with
thanks"