Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

WESSINGTC
Scene. village store;-(Down.trod-
den but independent tarmer,) We're
golnf to put u stop to those monopoly
fellows. We've stood it long enough.
IL is combination Of the vile yillian-
GUS editors and bankers and law maxi
ers that has ruined us. Them ma
chine men foreclosed aud took nv
selfbinder because could not paw for
It. and stock besides, because the bind.
er wasn't rs good as new. Eth? Lett
it standing OUT? OF course. l didn't
have any place to keep it. Couldn't
afford to build shed just for It. 1t
cost me 1875. though. interest and all.
rather expensive? Well should smile
it was. l did not have much grain
to cut but 1 thought l could cut
enough grain for my neighborst to pay
for the machine, but the neighbors all
bought self binders too. so was left
out. If I Just had some of the money
that them seventy millionaires have
that o. j. Marshall was tellin' about
I'D show 'em. The Republicans never
done anything for this country except
to make the rich, richer and the poor,
poorer. I'm expectin' a pension be-
fore long, and then I'm coming round
to settle up with you fellows. Well, 1
must be goin'. You may put me up
quarters worth of sugar, its so cheap
nowadays that Teller gets a pile of
it for a quarter, and fifty cents worth
of that chawin tobaccer, and pound
of yer best tea. Wonder If theirs any
thing fit for fellar to wear in them
donation goods. Guess I'll go in and
look 'em over, mostly though they
don't send anything but rags and
we've got plenty of them at home.
Good day.
The Plankinton Standard evidently
has considerable discernment and has,
tens to correct the blunder it made in
criticising Mrs. Hall. It admits that
it "by implication criticised Mrs. Hall"
and adds, "her report has the ring of
the right mettle, and shows that what
she has done in the matter was from
a sense of duty" OF G. w. Hill, the
editor of the Standard says:
So far as Mr.. Hill is concerned he
Lan rave and rant to his hearts con-
tent for we know him too well. His
conscience is as tough AS the morals of
a Sandwich Island coroner, his intel
lect as weak as hot air soup, his
principles as rotten as the efftuvia Of a
Chinese opium joint, his purposes as
wicked as the hopes of a cannibal. his
milk of human kindness az sour as
stale beer, his feelings OF gratitude as
poison as the essence OF bug juice, his
desires to do good impotent as a hun
bred year old mule. His head as soft
as the balmy effect of midsummer
sky and he soaks up vengeance as a
sponge takes in water.
One would infer from the above ex-
tract that the Standard editor had been
taking lessons in oratory and compo-
sition from the old gentleman, as it is
a very good imitation of his style.
Kimball Graphic: A metherlY old
soul thus expresses herself regarding
love-lorn dalnsels; "Girls in love amt
no use in the whole blessed week.
Sundays, IN the morning they're look
ing down the road, expecting he'll
come. Sunday afternoon they think
of nothing else cause he's here. Mon
day, they're sleepy and kind O dreamy
and slimsy' cause he's gone. Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday they git abb
sent minded and begin to look off to.
ward Sunday again and mope aroun'
and let the dish water git cold right
under their noses. Friday they break
dishes an go off in the best room and
SWIVEL. an look cut O. the Winder. Sat
urday they have queer spurts Of work
ing like all p'sessed and spurts of friz-
zin' their hair An sunday they be-
gin it all over again"
In answer to the question in the
Ladies Home Journal: what is the
happiest hour in a woman's lifeY
Marion Harland writes: Nothing in
this life can give true, good woman
greater happiness, diviaer JOY than
motherhood. When there is placed in
her arms Tor the first time q bonny.
bouncing boy or girl that is her very
own. she feels that she is indeed ex-
periencing the creates happiness OF
her life. TO clasp to her breast the
little form so recently q part OF her
very being; to feel resting against heF
the little red, wrinkled cheek; to kiss
the baby lips from which she ALREADY
hears IN fancy that sweetest OF all