Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-06-29
THE LUCKY HORSESHOE.

you JON us" remarked n gentlemen
accompanied by his daughter. address
tns young man, a stranger, who had
JusI oFeftaken them on horseback. II
nrl us II | had more than half 4 tight
!" clllln you ,acquaiarance,, he add-
va with II frank, ingenious laugh.
"'Nause OF my having formerly
owned the beautiful horse you
are rldns III now belonging. | believe.
10 my friend, Col. Walton
0 are right, sir" replied the young
""h win an answering smile, and imi-
s"uis the frank familiarity which he
1Uuinh poth novel n agreeable. Col.
Naiton ID my uncle by marriage. |
never saw him, however, until about
,lree weeks ago, he having left Eng
Lihd before my birth. The object of
my Visit TO this country is to examine
soile copper mining works in which ms
!atner II some other relatives with
nm III England are largely interested.
i am now ON my way to those works.
WHICH, L understand, are located near
lle northern line of the state. about
one hundred and fifty miles from Nasa-
Vile" .. $3.50
II we may have the pleasure If
your society rs far as We go ,aia
Judge l.eyden. I'VE are riding our 4
lew miles this morning to make a call"
These preliminary remarks suflicing
to put the young man entirely Mt ease
led on into a lively and pleasant CONVEX
S2tion until the Judge refined in his
Morse. his daughter following his ex-
ample.
We must part here" he said. ''as this
| Is thn nlDtn Nybnq.a ,,,,. Iii. =. ~.
l nope That we viii soon have the pleas
ufe OF meeting you again, Mr.. -
"AsltOn-Wilmot Ashton WAS the
quick response as he bowed low to the
parting word and salutatiOn Of Miss
Leyden. And | shall be most happy
to avail myself of your kind invitation
Mt the earliest possible opportunity
That's right" was the cordial re-
joinder.
And Wilmot rode slowly away, With
a vision Of a graceful form and win
ming features Cngraven indelibly ubCn
his mind and heart. Giving his horse
the rein he went swiftly over the beau
tiful table-landS before him until he
reached the place to which he was
bound, having picked up a store Of val
liable and interesting information IN
the way, considering the mineral re-
sources Of this, TO him, new country.
Having spent a few days pleasantly
and profitably at the copper works,
WilmOt returned TO Nashville, where
he vas cordially welcomed by mis- I'M
cle'S family, to whom he had many
things Of interest to report.
BY the way, Wilmot," remarked
Mrs. Walton during a pause in the con-
verSatiOn, you made the acquaintance,
incidentally, Of Judge Leyden and his
beautiful daughter Joanna, the other
day. l hear"
And | am more than half inclined TO
believe that you made u conquest at
the same time" supplemented his uncle
slyly.
"A very short acquaintance to predi-
cate a conquest upon" rejected Wi!Tor
gayly. But seriously, uncle, she is a
very beautiful young lady-alriost
equal to some Of our girls at hone"
Better drop that almost my boy.
if you want to stand well among us
TennesSeeans,' admonished h colonel.
so you count yourself a Tennessee
an" said Wilmot, banteringly-
TO be sure | do-as much almost as
If | had been born here" was the en-
thusiastic reioinder. Il adopted this
country as my home n long time ago,
and you will also do so L hope one OF
these days"
Indeed I have no thought Of any
thing of that kind protested Wilmot
warmly. Il am intending to return to
| England within n couple Of months,
where my father expects me to enter
upon and pursue the study of law"
Tut, tut, my boy! exclaimed his I'M
lie. Come over, here and cast in your
lot with us; be head of the rye, ra-
rher than tail of the wheat. Here you
an get as many flve-thousand-acre lots
as you can ride over in a weeks time
for less money than would buy you a
barley patch over there. Besides, your
father and his friends need some one
over here to look after their interests
in the copper mines. But how did you
and Rugo get on together? He APP
pears to be in excellent order. You
must have treated him we'll"
He is indeed n noble horse, uncle"
said Wilmot, enthusiastically. Il new
ar rode a finer one"
NO, and never will-at least not in
England persisted the colonel with
p~ardonable pride.
The shoe on his right front foot got
loose, however. and / replaced it with
4 new one," remarked Ashton.
But his shoes were new when he
left" said the colonel. "A little tight
aning would have done just as WE'LL
well perhaps so, responded the
young man. But" he added with a
slightly mysterious air, II had it. In
fact, | wanted to keep that Ii for
luck"
Which 1 hope it may bring you"
said his uncle, laughing. And by the
way. you can scarcely do better than
10 start your luck by accepting at once
the invitation which / understand the
Judge gave you the other morning."
DO you think it would be quite in
order for me to call upon the family
this evening, and without further N o
ticeY asked Wilmot deprecatingly.
Certainly. They viii be delighted to
gee you. l will 20 over with you If
vou would like me to do so,' his uncle
l,dded. But perhaps it is not neces-
sary." ~.
Il think not" replied Wflmot with
%oerceptible promptness; which feeling
vas still further strengthened by the
cordial greeting which Judge Leyden
rave his visitor a short time later.