Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-08

hain't never had
no experience, but I tell you William
henery air one in thousan, an I ort
to no."
Good laws! I she'd think she ort.
tur she hes he'd fore partners an is a
lookin around right smart fur number
i've, an eff were to die she'd try her
best to ketch William Henery, but
thank fortune, I'm pretty tolable
helthy an there haint no wilder of fore
men goin to take my place rite off
no, not anyways soon, they won't.
SO when she were there reddy to 20
long, I was a leetle mite cool, not
clear cold and hotty, but jest moderate
cool-like.
were q leet1e bit nervy fur feer
the keers would run often the track.
or sumpthin else desperit nd happen.
want no ways cumfertible at furst,
an when I seen William Henery a
talkn to a cupple of slick lookin
strangers 1 was afeard he'd git into
sum sort of scrape.
An he did.
Sally hid notised the strangers to,
an she hunched me an whispers:
"Sake's alive, Hester Ann, amt
them to men Mr.. Scooper is a talkin to
Jest to hevingly fur emmy thing; an
look, they air cumming over this way.
I feel tibet I hev met my fate! Is nv
hat on strait, on dew I look jest sad an
sorrerful enough fur one tibet hes ben
resently bereeved?" ses she, all of q
twitter. 1 tole her she looked all right
es fur es 1 Good see, and then William
Henery he kim up an ses he, tickleder
an q little dog stuffed with taller:
Hester Ann, I'll bet you KANT tell
me who them two fellers is"
looked the men camly in the eye,
an I see thet they were dressed fit to
kill, an L see tibet I didn't know 'em,
neither. At first I thot one of 'em
might be Lemuel Martin, but I see his
eyes wus black, while LENS wus gray.
NO." ses I y II don't no 'es I've ever
seen neither one Of EN-"
Well, thare old frens o yourn,
though you hhvn't seen 'em sence they
were childer. This one is Sam Muir
ply, an this one is Lemul Martini" I
coodn't make it seem material, but
didn't like TO say nothin' es long es
Sally and William Henery WIS so TUX
up with i'm.
Well, purity soon Lemul says: "Well,
Mr.. Scooper, les hev little game of
guess" SEES he, ''like button-botton, /"
an he takes out three little boxes and
button, an continues: "Now, I'll
put this button in one of these boxes
an the rest Of you kin guess which one
it's in, an the one tibet guesses it may
hev q five dollar gold piece" an he laid
one down.
9TH bet S. I kin tell,' ses Sam.
An soil T." ses William Henerv,
though tired on his toe an shuk nv
head at him.
"Me too," ses Sally, simperin; an
when they guessed why William Hen
cry he gessed it an then Lem sed he'd
bet twenty an they bet twenty all
aroun an me trampin William Hen
ery's toe an a shakin my he'd at the
wilder. Well they didn't nobuddy
CESS it thot time, an I jest rose up an
collered Lem, an ses 1: "Drap that
munny!" on he drapped it. "Now," SEES
1 sturnly, shakin him, you haint no
more Lemul Martin than 1 be an you
no it. You gilt"
An ye got.
Yes, Mister Editur, he went as fast
as he Good an William Henery an the
Wilder Boggs WIS purity thankful I
WIS thare.
reed the papers, 1 do.
Well, an we got to Matilda ARA
bellas that mite. So no more at pres
ent. HESTER ANN ScoopEI.