The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-02-16
One BOY to Another BOY.
Little Rock ARR Eah 1908

Percy ". Tlnan, Mmball, S. D.
Dear Percy:-Well, l am in the "Sunny
South at last. that is. what is called that
in the North, but 1t comes long ways
from heing sunny here all the time.
There Is at present about seven inches of
snow on the ground. and it raihs some
thing like three days IN the week, about
an inch Of water falling each time. So
you see we have got what we were after
IN that line. have hot seen a windy
day since struck, Arkansas. so the bliz-
zard is a thing OF the past.
10 give you an idea where we live,
take map OF Arkansas and trace a line
from Little Rock out southwest about
eight miles and mark out section of
land. Tie railroad runs diagonally
through it and we own 425 acres. About
fifteen trains run over the road daily.
With the exception OF two or three clear
ings our land is dense Jungle; some
places the bushes are so thick you can
hardly get through. There are trees
here Of nearly every variety, but the
pine prednminates. Most all kinds Of
berries grow wild in the woods, black
berries, raspberries. Strawberries, goose
berries, huckleberlies, mulbelries, etc.
Most any fruit can be grown here, plums
apples, peaches and SO on. II you were
here l would take you to the state build
ing and show you most every fruit YOU
ever heard Of. The largest grape vine
in the world came from Arkansas. May
be you saw il a: the Worlds Fair.I wish
you were here so could tlll you ur on
peanuts Isl a bushelD Well, will have
to quit this or you will think | have
turned real estate agent.
The last copy of the GRAPHIC ! re-
ceived was dated JAM, II, aud that !
only received few days ago. l don't
think that is your fault, though. for you
ought to run the mail business of the
GRAPHIC in pretty good shape by this
time. Think the postmaster at Little
Rock is to blame. Half the time he
never LOOKS, bnt tells "there amt any,"
He wants ME to get box. If lie keeps
on will report him. Robinson gets his
GRAPHIC and read that. would not
be without it for ANYTHING; it seems
like an old friend from Klmball.
Iexpected tn hold dow, a fat job in
the office OF the Little Rock Democrat
long before this, but havn't made the
rifle. | have one spotted and a good
man to work up the case for me. Tell
your Pa if he visits Florida soon to come
through Little Rock and will manage
to meet him.
get awful Lonesome at times and
wish could visit Kimball and enjoy one
of her good old dances. The dances here
are entirely different; they never dance
any Of the round dances. l have been to
two or three, and had lots of fun. The
people here are great deal different
than in the North. They are lazy and
don't work half the time. They chop u
load Of wood, haul it to town and get
their $3.50, buy few provisions and a
little powder and shop and hunt and
loaf around till every cent is gone; then
repeat the process. They live mostly in
little log houses built by their great
grand .athers The houses have two
windows which are made of boards and
closet hight and open days, and big
open fire place at one end Of the "house." :"
All of our neghbors have lived here all
there lives. In spite of all this the
people dress we'll and are very intelli-
gent. They tell us we will soon be as
lazy as the rest, but hope not. They
talk different from NOrtherner. Should
they want you to come and spend an
evening, when you are passing, they say,
..wont you come and go by?" They say
"we'un," and "you'uns," and 81 reckon"
and don't reckon" dad gasted" or dad
gummed." In speaking OF money they
say "bit." When you meet them they
say "howdy?'
Wish had Gypsie here to hunt quail.
There are lots Of them here, also quite a
few wild turkeys and deer and any
amount Of rabbits. The boys are out
today tracking them down. There are
also plenty of 'possums aud coons. The
first 'possum we saw we cooked and ate
subsequently. l tell you he was fine.
There are frogs here that measure five
feet, stretching them ont, from their
from their front to their hind feet. This
is no snake story, but the gospel truth.
WhileI get lonesome at times and
have had several days sickness, l do not
regret coming here and would not have
missed the trip south for anything. II
took us just six weeks and it was six
weeks OF solid enjoyment;an eyer-chang.
ing scene and not so fast but what We
could see all that was to be- seen. We
passed through most Of the large cities
EN- route and generally stopped at one OF
them over night. We had a nice spring
bed to sleep on, and if thereis anything
enjoy it is camping out. was chiel
cook. l saw the cotton growing and saw
it "ginned," and MANY other things
could not have seen had we come in any
other manner. | kept dairy on the
road, and if we were together we would
get up book, "From Dakota to Arkansas
bv Express" as we did "Trans!ations
for the Sioux Language" when yonr Pf
was rusticating at the sea shore las
ummer. You'll excuse me now; my per
has the gout. FRED PATTEE.
A Young lady teacher in district
school near Lyons, n. Y. got caught in
the recent blizzard and froze to death
The same day two men froze to death il
a hay barn near Bryan, Ohio. The da,
before donkey htched to all advertis
ing wagon, left standing on the stree