Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-09-12
DEPARTMENT.
THE WHEEL.

N y-,- say You now! is l
sba ',n,osto: Our wages is re
doc sIreadv in four years-t'
i'e a. list four dimes. How
'y !. nodt? Vat you do?
81. shout looking up)-
.,.,r looking at ALICE
i,Fa NJ / magke protest so
~. II is nodt do be bor1
,e ~ nv name tonight. Oh
40 as, in, him)-Don't do that
i'P 4n,e those Anarchists, Mr.
:. viii hurt you. They dom
I%' sueh meetings are wrong
'a .as%insey-Free? Free do pay
',l ~ from de tyrandts ofe my
!. reach free landt! Bah
W. lave under anodder name,
m Ne mardch Of teudalism is
! ! say there is no free ,e blaze
~, tase care, l shall fight.
I as sd bav. If ! fall now, ]
.;;re wit me. (He starts tc
.,onins him)-Don't go with
" You re not yourself tonight.
vour mother.
syed by her words and hand
For your sake, l will stay.
vell 1t is true.
s,oiiing)-No, no; not for my
so- YOUR mothers sake.
+. YOU half ask me Istay. Ole
10 figure at the door.) You
1odt oud. (Figure at the
/ wish to dalk NIT you-I
lands speaking in a low voice
4; last he nods.) 1promise-
rome again soon? (Exit.)
.rning to her father)-Can't
be done-can't you strike?
lspiritlessly)-No, we can't
least, it wouldn't do any
Ehy notoa
What can men do strikin'
lies as l have needin' every
en- earn? Rents due an no
nav it with. l don't know
Tf'turn.
Don give up, Jason. Well
some way. We can move into
tenement-
inaignantly)-I don't want
that. Jennie. You're low
I've been hopin' t. move into a
resolutely)-Ill give up my
the conservatory and go to
III do my part.
sit wouldn't save US, M girl.
ear the rents would be higher
lover. Itain't the present that
its the future! l could pull
for a year or two if 'twant for
Die uncertainty of the future.
ia be laid up FIR a month-I'm
an liable t. bel dom know
all do. John jest about makes
r his family-he can't help us.
list 20 t school an Alice ought
With her music
irmly)-No, father, I'llgive up
Frvatory. I'll find something
bea help.
Soil I.
5 putting his arms around
cure a help to me now, Allie;
heered me more all day long
thought O. your havin' a good
your musical friends.
has a thoughtful look on her
els thinking of Reeves, and his
and her answer.)
with a sigh)-What's the
bin to, jason, when hard work
cam make a decent livin'?
Is lin the same gloomy tone)-
know, Jennie. l tell We I've
pile o thinkin' lately. I've
The whole matter fore and aft.
'hain't no other way to it. It's
sse o rents goin' up an wages
Esn, Ten men FIR every job
old. "a long pause.
Edward (hesitatingly) - We
60 back to Derry an go to farm
could we? They say they's
farms there that can be
4S bitterly Wig are they de
Beause people couldn't make
en- Can we do any better? II
young man-if you was young
girls didn't need schoolin'
Jest one way out-the way out
ny b'fore us--I mean go Wes'
nee land and start agin.
feeling her way)-Why dom
Vest now? Well go with you
we're not boys, we'd be of more
WITH growing conviction.) O
Faat's the way out! Why didn'
Soi that before, mother? Every
happy and successful that goe'
the refuge for all like us
TINS very summers! Maybe
place to teach music out there
'0s rising and going to his coat
now you've said s. much, Allie
up Eve been thinkin' a gooe
some time. I've jest abou
use maps out lookin' at 'em. GEL
some railway maps out on thu
'AO they all look at them. HI
[Ai,Ausiastlc.)
sas lpointing)-Now here's Bos
Saere's Chicago, an you follow
4'A Inc away out there an that
'A an free land. Dye hear
Free land! The place weir
Pain about!
(,. Mhat d. you mean by fire.