Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-11-07
MOsiED.
The Old Couple Fsrgss the Nasne Of Ther
Child.

simple affairs eeemed 30 have been de-
signed for no purpose but that of re.
lieving by unintended drollery the
weary cares of other people. Some
time ago was walking along q deeply.
shaded road in Mississippi, when sud-
denly, upon rounding bend" came
upon an odd group of humanity. Under
Q large tree there were small children
enough to stock Q school, and very
small baby lay on an old shawl A
tall, Respondent looking man stood
leaning against q sapling, looking at
woman who sat ON q log.
"HoP on thar mint" said the wo.
man, getting up and approaching me.
did you see anything Of clay-bank
boss an a gray mug with one ear gone %
NO." answered.
reckon"
No, have not.
"Then you amt been on the road
long. Pap" she exclaimed. wheeling
about and swapping at the man who
lodged as if stone had been thrown
at him, why don't You stir round?
You put me in mind Of sick kitten
a-leanin' agin hot rock"
"Whut's the use,n stirrin' round
when it won't do no good 2" he an
swered.
Whats the 'matter?" 1 asked.
IVY, ole Nick has broke loose an
wo are ruined" said the woman. "Ken
you sympathize with body7"
"Oh, yes;I am known among my
friends as great sympathizer.
wall, come over hero an set down
on this log an I'll tell you all about it.
Two months ago our last baby was
borned-thar he lies-an' then we COM
menced to stir round fur name.
know, an Pop knows, that the name
has more to do with o chili's success in
lie than anything else, and we wanted
to fix this boy up name that would
jest nachully ketch folks an hold 'em.
Well, we thought an thought, but
couldn't hit on nuthin,. You see," she
continued, waving her hand at the col
lection of children. shat We have had
to fix up so, many names in our time
that it amt no light matter to skeer
up new one Pap, he ain't no manner
account"
aNow, Puss," the man broke in.
"whnt do you wanter come a-slammin'
me fur? The Lawd knows I've done
the hest I kin. :"
"Tbe Lawd knows you amt done
nutlnn'," she snapped. well, as 1 tell
you, we commenced to scratch around
for u name. We called in the neigh
bors to get 'em to help Ms. an they hope
us all they could, reckon, but thar was
no outcome a-tall. My brother-in-law.
that il the constable down here about
ten miles, recunDized the trouble we
was in an put off his work to come up
an help us out, for he knows that it's
the Jims an Bills that have to work like
dogs while the fellers with the fine
names goes to the Legislatur'. But he
went back home without dom us much
) good, but he made US promise that we
: would hitch right up as soon as we set
tied on name an drive over to his
house; an that was whar we was
a-goin' when the team tuck an run
away. We hit on q name last night.
Oh, it was the puttiest name ever
, hearn-iust as soft as lambs wool. y"
"What is the name?" asked.
"Thar comes in the trouble, mister.
We hitohed up this mornin', as happy
o family as you ever seed, but now look
at us. Flung down into the sink-hole
of despair. While we was drivin' along.
pap, thar, KEEP on q techin' up the clay
bank hoss."
mo, didn't muir" he protested.
"Shet yo' mouth; know you did.
told him to let old Claybank alone :"
she continued, talking to me, "but no,
he must keep techin' him up, an the
away an spilled US all out. e.
oe -
ooh, none of us was hurt, but we
lost the namew
"Lost the name!"
"Yes, l thought pap had it fixed in
his mind, but when I axed him for it,
why, it want thar. Jest as he hit the
ground yelled, I did, pap, hold on to
that name,' but he turned it loose"
"How could I hold it," the fellow
pleaded, "when it war jolted outer mes
1 amt no box with lock on it,"
"Oh, no, you amt nuthin', an that's
the trouble. Eff hadn'ter thought he
was goin' to hold on 20 the name I
would done it, although l never did
have no recollection, but il is all dun
past now an here We air ruint. An
} jest look at our stuff all scattered
around, she added, taking up ball of
white butter that looked as though it
might be as hard as rock, so great and
petrifying had been the age that had
passed over it. We was goin' to have
o regular feast over thar, but it is dun
passed now, fur that name is gone for
ever"
ut WANT my fault, I tell you," the
man shouted.
She turned and looked at him mo-
ment, and then, hauling off" with the
ball OF butter, struck him between the
eyes and laid him out. could not
help laughing. She seized another
ball and spoke, the simple and inn
pressive word, "mosey, and *mosied.s
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