Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-03
KINGSB0RO'S PUZZLE


Nobody ax Ein~sb oro knew what To
Make OF II Deacon Turner. the oldest
nhabitant. said that duriag his earth
~ pilgrimage hs had sojourned at
numerous towns. but in no one of
them bad any yoaaZ man who dressed
aiccly aud did no work tarned out
we'll Capt Brown. who worked hard
Dat maasged SO badly that he was
nevsr out Of debt, giared savagely
Whenever ne saw handsome Joe Aalli-
soa with his hands II the pockets OF
ais neatly fitting ecas and took ac-
axion To remark 10 the FIRST person he
ret that he wished the old days IN
which people who had no visible
means OF support were prosecuted
would retnrn again
Squire Ripson, who kept the post
Office, admitted TO certain sstute ques-
.ioners that 10 Madison never received
letters. SO it was impossible that any
0ns was sending him. money with
which TO support himself in idieness.
Suspicion even ran SO high that Bill
bridger, who was the only apothec ary
and candy seller at Kingsboro, and
who hsi 10 Madison for quite a steady
customer. made IL a rule to examine
very carefully every banknote that 10
offered in payment, lest haply the
handsome do-nothing might be circn-
Eating counterfcits- The married wom-
In 1T Kngs6Gro. who had TO work as
hard ~ women almost always do I'm
,cw towns In young states, carefully
pointed out 10 70 their sons as an ex-
lInpAe 70 be shuancd, except SO far as
personal sestness was concerned
But tho Kingsboro girls di4tered from
lhe rest c6 xise casnmunity in their es-
hznatkoa o4 10. He might be INDECENT
- fsst. ney knew he was, for he
migAt aknSKa always be seen on the
RsDn scroee OF the village. sasntering
A1pna wAA1s otiscr men wero at work
-tbut he was handsome and he dressed
VITA renl tsses. aad hts breath never
snsAod Of isQ zar or tobacco. and he
was always PolS:c. and he never was
awtward or AL az ease or pcssaming
when in the society Of lz1ies. AID he
seemed 10 understand al his far con-
Sapiens SO yxGiL In all these respects
he was qa5ts deterrent from most OF the
EinSseoro bays, SO that when good
r1oshefs warned their daughters
against young men who could only give
nns vsorsls In proof Of affection the
6snsels experienced strong aisgivings
- u what they would say IL 10 Malh-
son were 10 propoce.
But 10 saved t2as N the necessity of
deciding any such question. lie pro-
-s.I e. .~,&><.A~r- -. %
body: he seemed TO have no special
favsrites among the girls Kingsooro.
as soaver even fired. lie seemed to
heartily enjoy hiraseif when with la
les Add 10 express his gratitude SO
ses-iy IS - leave no anc word upon
which 90 base Il suspicion OF any
eroaEer s-ntiusats- And he did not
pto2 Syith censas1i-lg the hearts of all
he x<ingsoore Eiris. Without any
basrnizg iatea.ien - do SO, he won the
hears AZ fcw az tic elderly women
Ia the sown. They did .aot mean 10
give ces-teasncc t. a snowy idler. bat
rsraehogv. when 10 wouii coax some
lad or frctsal child 10 take a walk
with ann aad then send The child home
with head full OF Bibls stories and q
snoutkfai Of pretty songs. the mother
Of the child would Reluctantly Admit
shst the hAnSsons young do-nothiss
Md have = real @ood heart
There was act at Kiu-sboro any
club. thai inssitution so indussricusly
hated by ali good women. but there
was q gathering place which fulfilled
al tSe reaairsneats Of a eiub. aud that
was the post ofacc. The mail stage
was isoxnio Ally due IS seven IN che ev-
snA1sf. so thst half tae male Inhabitants
roarogssed in Bin Burth's saddle
sssA whssia formed the aate-roon of
Ana soat ofice. Immediately after sup
Der. aad shsy usually enjoyed two
sear season Of conversation before the
arrival and distribution of the mail
rsve shens a hint - 60 home.
Subjects far conversation were rot
very sazerens at KiRgsboro. asd as
rhe few native characters with any
salient 2oinss bad been thoroughly dis
rassed during the many sessions Of THE /
men wha lated fer the nal, the ar
rival ct le Madison was a perfect gel |
SD. Il Is hardly necessary TO sag
that 20 found hat few companions /
smeag the Esays here unen- The yoang |
men hsfed kin fcr essranwing their |.
ssveethesrts. and each Of the oidsr rae1 !
~r,~ AFRAID that 10 night marry his /
daughter and cosss unsrr the paternal !
rcss< tcr ssrrv~t.
enc erel Etghs. sevesal weeks after /
jos eppearancr as Efsgsbora. the 1
opposing sa<srissa ss to Jos character I
iudulg-d - . rsa-y-eernerea and very /
ssveay &Esei Il pns ar~sng a ,>a~sn /
whe. sndars stne~ra>ric changes /
made uest = tAe Karses-e people /
Aslisuss oshszw Sc he ksst-~ness ~ish /
~ats-h tess conversation Sadly came - /
~ chaxss-t -rizs 4 wsnld haze heea ~
expsicaAAe1 Saa.re Giasoa So forxot his 4
peers ed ssEsssy & chssacter A. 20 /
-sil Bsa Barfh. AS senparrs best. a
toes far heiasaz thsf J o cerla - assE-
lug verse tsan . wi tc-Sc r,synx ssa,
"a fsyfnv hss-Frzf wklse Bsli ra-twi-s-
stassfsz the kisdliness % spsrit ~hlaA
vss grover ~ aaaa vAe we Aetas-