davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-24

nothing Is known. The lawyers daugh-
ter could not tell. She started home, she
said, was overtaken by the storm and
finally grew bewildered. Struggling vain
" for what seemed an interminably long
time she had finally sunk senseless and
exhausted into the snow.
When found she was snugly wrapped In
the lawyers fur coat while 4 pair Of
thin. rigid arms folded her close as
though to protect her from the drifting
fakes. And when the snow was brushed
from Hans Brynjulson's icy face, con-
gealed tears were found in the eye-lashes,
and about the mouth-mystery unsolva-
ble-there lowered q smile. Happiness
crowned with tears!
Perhaps they were tears Of Joy: per-
haps the boisterous winter winds became
summer xephyrs in the ears Of Hans
Brynjulson and whispered to him the
word, christina, Christina" perhaps
this also was the burden Of the snow
fakes as they rustled down over him and
wove their spotless wool into the welt
of his life.
Lawyer johnson caused It to be duly
known that Hans Brynjulson had can
celled his mortgage and 1t was Mrs.
Johnson's own hand that gave the docu-
ment to the are.-W. W. Cook, In Detroit
Free Press.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-24
A Christmas scheme.

A lady who was shopping saw her hus-
band examining pocketbooks at show
case in another part Of the store. When
he had gone she approached the sales
woman in that department.
did he get the one I wanted"'
"Yes, the one with the silver horse
shoe. l told him it was the best and
would just suit"
you're a jewel. feared he would
get something didn't want. Thank you
ever SO much"
The husband had gone to his favorite
drug store, when he asked:
HAS my wife been here?''
"Yes," said the clerk, with a grin.
Did she get toothbrush or a box el
cigars for my Christmas present.
"She looked at CIGARS
"Ha! l know the brand-$2 hun.
dred. Well. if she buys q box change
them to my regular brand, and I'll pay the
differences"
And the druggist-saw.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-24

Half an hour later the letters and par
cells had been assorted and the postmaster
began distributing them to the waiting
throng. There were Christmas presents
and loving tidiugs from dear ones In the
East and many a pioneers face wreatoed
with happiness az the letters were read
or the presents tucked snugly away In
warm breast pockets. :.
Heres something for you, Hans,
called the postmaster, and the pale-faced
man who had been lingering near the
door, doubtful but expectant, started for
ward with q smile and IN outstretched
hand. That handwriting! The letter
was from Christina!
The envelope was hastily torn open
and a pair Of happy blue eyes began
perusing the text. Suddenly, the happy
light vanished from the face. HANS
Brynjulson's limbs grew rigid and he
lurched over against the counter with
moan Of anguish.
English words, even in . free transla-
ton, are powerless to catch the pathetic
vein that ran through Hans Brynjulson's
letter, but here are its contents, done
into our own language:
On board s. s. Stockholm, Dec. 10.
My Dear One:
Who writes it wfli be With you---but in the
spirit I am to die, the ships doctor says,
: send You out, this last word. would thai Our
heavenly Father had spared ne to work for
you. but since this u impossible. work dou-
BY hard for yourself Hs nnxs: asar han =
fortn my ~ God tsmpers the Wind to lii
stricken children and he viii rot forget thee.
NJ larling. Ny strength shSs s.7n last
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-24

~ wrapped In mysterious SnaOOWs,
L \ rolls away to the south and van
fishes among the ghostly stars. Through
the sedges of the marsh the night wind
signs 6tfully; and the frogs, from their
reedy haunts, croak hoarse accom-
paniment.
For Hans Brynjulson, smoking In the
door of his "shack," and looking out over
the moonlit plain and coteaux, there is
but one word in the heart, one song on
the lips of nature.
Christina!
Well, indeed, did Hans remember her
braids of golden hair-her sparkling eyes
the fair beauty of her northern face.
They had parted-but that was long ago.
"You will make your fortune in Amer
lea, Hans. Be brave l will come when
you want me. God be with you, my
dear one.
Not a day passed but these words
leaped from the memory to the heart Of
Hans Brynjulson. They were oftener on
his lips than were his prayers.
The first year. the dreaded southwest
wind scorched and withered field al
most ready for the reaper, but Hans
saved enough grain to plant the land
again. The second year, crops were
backward, and the wheat was ''nipped"
BY frost and shriveled and blackened in
the husk. The third year crops were
beaten to the ground by hail.
How had Hans contrived to keep body
and soul together during these years Of
trinl! BY mortgaging his possessions.
las claim, his horses, his farming nipple
ments-everything- been laid under
contribution to tide him over the hard
times
In his hands he had a letter. It was
dark and he could not read it-but this
was unnecessary. He had conned it
word for word until he could have recited
1t by note. The letter was from Chris
tina. She told her lover, in simple words,
that she could not remain away from him
longer. A longer absence, for her. was
worse than death. Surely, her willing
hands would prove a mighty factor in
MS hard life. The meanest drudgery at
his side and for him would be happiness
Tor her. The Stockholm sailed on the LIST
OF December for New York. Could he not
send her money to pay her passage?
II 80, she would come third-class all the
way. God bless him for the faithful
lover that he was!
Poor Hans! He had never written
christina of his heroic struggle with fate.
What should he do now? Tell her all ?
No, no. His heart rebelled against such
course. Fair. loyal Christina! He
would send her the passage money But
where was he to get it? He started sud-
denly to his feet. The moenbeams, strik-
Ing his haggard face. wreathed it with u
strange beauty
"Ay skall dot" he murmured in his
broken English; "ay skall see Messer
1ons0n in da mornin'v'
"Say, do you know what that ere
crazy Swede from Pony Gulch has been
up tor
Chris Larkin, the blacksmith, dropped
the head of his hammer on the anvil and
supported himself on the handle with his
barred. sinewy arms as he addressed this
sentence to Cal Higgins, farmer.
What nowY asked Higgins. "What's
the latestr'
"Gone an mortgaged himself to Law
yer johnson for $780,"
Tain't possiblev'
It's, too-but it can't be legal"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-24
: "Why," he exclaimed, cts Hans Bryn-

why" he exclaimed. cts Hans Bryn-
julsony'
LET him lie where he IT," said Mrs.
johnson; "he's drunk, NO doubt"
"Well, drunk or sober, If he lies here
he'll freeze. It means . hundred dollars
to me-" said the lawyer, grimly; "ah, he's
reviving. Come, come, my man, don't
you know where you areT
negatively.
Eyes, yes; get up and follow N. You'll
freeze to death lying there. You must't
freeze, you know. It wouldn't be treat.
ing me fair. You understand why, ehi
You can sleep in my barn tonight"
The day after New Years dawned with
calm that would have been foreboding
had not unusual weather 20 far marked
the winter in Wells County.
Little Bessie johnson went to schoo
in the morning and she had been gona
from home an hour when black cloud
rifted with wind, appeared in the north
west. Like a great ominous banner
battle-scarred and brushing its ragge(
streamers across the sky, the cloud cam,
on with racehorse speed And then cam,
the blast in all its fury. Helter-skelter
here and there. blew the wild whit,
fakes: rushing around the corner Of Law
yer Johnson's house with an angry roar
the bits Of snow played hide-and-seel
among the caves and then skurried ava,
in the mad gambols of whirlyind.
Goodness me, Silas," said Mrs. John
SON, turning from the. window. II car
ses yard away. What win become o
Dessjsr'
''eASu b III right don't VERY. Tn
| teacher WIN Mt IT the scAelaxs lsaye u
ecAoGlAsqee unt1 tAe hlissaro y ovsr.I
vsasA Aswsvses 4 leng eaeaoA psEaisl
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-24

seeing IL 0n8ken-lI the ne0e
dies fall don't take 1t. To trim we'll, .
tree should be round and symmetrical In
form, wide around the bottom, growing t.
point at the top.
Balsam pine trees are the prettiest And
most expensive. A handsome one, about
ten feet high. costs IS. These trees
come from Vermont, the Catskill Noun.
tains, Massachusetts, and New Hamp-
shire. They have the largest and bright
est needles, while the limbs grow closer
than on any other, and are very thick
up to the top. Spruce trees are the most
used because. being plentiful, they are
much cheaper, being half the price Of .
balsam pine. In color they are not %
green. They come from Massachusetts,
Vermont, Maine aud the Catskill Noun
tains.
There Is nothing distinctly new In the
tree decorations. The fancy pendants
are used in great profusion. Five hum
dred Of assorted colors would not be too
many on a good-sized tree. These are
round, oval, frosted, brilliant and tinSel
covered. Some represent birds, grapes,
bells, fruit, horns and fish. Strings Of
brilliant colored balls add greatly to the
appearance Of the tree when draped from
branch to branch. Frosted icicles Of DIFF
ferent colored glasses are effective, hung
from the tip Of each branch.
fancy tree-top piece, either Of bright
red or silver. Is indispensable. Then
there are tinsel comets to hang through
the branches, strings Of tinsel and tinsel
tassels. Something new 10 asbestos,
which, when distributed over the tree,
looks like snow. There should be lots Of
cornucopias filed with candy, and snap
ping notices with fancy colored caps OF
whistles and tiny horns inside. There
are many decorations in the form Of
Brownies. These are not pretty, but they
are the fad. Be sure you have plenty Of
candles. SIX dozen won't be too many.
After ,aA =. all through trimming, take
handfuls Of loose tinsel and spray it al
over the tree.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-24

ed in. will shake the stoutest confidence
Thus it was with the lawyer, and when.
some moments later, his wife suggested
that Hans be sent to the schoolhouse to
see If Bessie were there, he consented.
Hans was called in from the shed and
given his commission. He bowed his
head, buttoned his thin coat tightly
around him and laid his hand on the
door-knob. The lawyer was holding in
his hands q great fur coat.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-24
A New Year Song.

Who comes dancing over the snow.
His little soft feet all bare and rosyf
Open the door. though the wild winds blow,
Take the child In and make him coy,
T1ke him in, and hold him dear:
He 10 the wonderful New Year.
Open your heart, be 1t sad or gay.
Welcome him there and use him kindly:
For you must carry him. yea or nay,
Garry him with shut eyes so blindly,
But whether he bringeth Joy or fear,
Take him! God sends him-this good New
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-24

like 80 many spirits of peace, over the
quiet village.
A man, reeling through the semi-dark-
ness, heard the song and stopped to lis
ten. As the last bar of the song died
away, its cadence was broken by q dis
cordant groan. A moment later as Law
yer johnson with his wife and little
daughter came out of the church, he near
ly stumbled over the form of man lying
prone upon the ground.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-24

Dunno. He went over to the post
ONCE, bought money order an sent
away ev'ry plagued cent?
Don't that beat all!'' exclaimed His-
gins, disgustedly; ''that's jest ike them
Swedes. Some fool spekerlatiy.s, Ill bet
a copper"
It was Christmas Day.
County there was bare suggestion of
snow. The white fakes were unusually
backward, that year, in taking possession
OF the country and the settlers shook their
heads forebodingly as they spoke of a
green Christmas" and 'fat church
yard"
Don't worry, Chris remarked the
conductor Of the passenger train tina. had
Numbered up to the station, "we'll have
. regular bender to make up for this.
When the snow comes, it'll be on Va all
in . heap-see IL 1t amt. What's the
matter, my man"
The last words were spoken to Hans
Brynjulson, who had touched the con.
ductor on the arm.
"Ay been lo'kin' f'r mae little Chris
tina by dees train, but Az can't see her,
no place" began poor Hans.
"Ah," went on the conductor, with q
laugh, "some girl from the States tina,
you're going to marry! No-there were
no passengers for Sykeston."
Hans turned with a sigh. The post.
master was walking off with the mali.
pouch, and the forlorn Swede followed
He had vague thought that the mail.
pouch might contain some news for him
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-24
A Slight Delay.

Mrs. Pinkerly-The boy has just como
with that lovely Christmas present got
for you today, dear. He is waiting IN the
hall now.
Pinkerly-How kind (kiss) and thought
ful Of you, dear. Kiss, kiss.) / am just
dying to see what it is. umpatiently)
Why don't you have the boy bring II up3
Mrs. Pinkerly (embarrassed)-The fact
is-er-darling, it has come G. o. D.
Life.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-24
"Put this on" he said.

Put this on" he said.
Reaching thee schoolhouss In safety.
Hans found It occupied by the teacher
and . few frightened pupils. But Bes-
sie johnson was not there. At the first
appearance Of the cloud in the northwest
the girl had persisted In . determination
to start home. The teacher had not
made b very serious ATTEMPT to thWart
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-24
Equal to the Occasion.

'4Oh, don'tr' she exclaimed, . - ~
tempted - take kiss; "wait TN Chris
M and ron can kiss mo under ~ -
$780,
ata IN right. ~ saA; .I11 -
- ~ on6aefzaas unl1e1 III ~ ~
s)st - 1 saias = ~ - S1llS
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-24

"S'pose the Swede can't pay up when
the mortgage 10 dueT'
"Johnson'll foreclose, s'pose."
Then he'd own the Swede, hsyt
''More'n likely. Then hs cd hire him
out by the day, ye see, an git his money
back IN that way
When's the mortgage dueT
'sNew Years Day"
what did the eweds want ~ noney
eorfs
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-24
Measure for Measure,

''Its not the right sort Of feeling, per.
haps, but ct Christmas I like to give juse
a. valuable presents 40 receive"
$50 do I. Ny wife II going to give 10
hundred-dollar dressing gown, and
am going to give her Z hundred dellas
check to pay for it."-Life.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-24

His mind with past years away,
As he thought Of his wife's dear presents
For which he had had to pay.
''Th1s 10 sure to surprise him, daughter,
II there's anything that will
A gold watch and chain to give him
And include receipted BILL"
7Judg6.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-24

all earthly things must end,
One look into your fading eyes. my friend,
So fond and dear. Old Year. Old Year.
There's mild regret within my heart In
place Of pain,
All that was sweet in thee shall once
again
In memory live and make me glad.
Old Year: then why be sad1
Now that we're parting. I'm impelled to say.
What I've IN secret thought for many day
Yet still love you, dear Old Year.
You've always worn q somewhat somoer
face,
You've never had the winsome sprightly
grace
That I remember in your foregone kin.
Old Year, that have ushered In.
Your stay was shorter, too, 1t seems to me,
Than that Of former years was wont to be.
Oh, fond and dear Old Year, Old Year.
Mayhap for me all time Is near complete,
And toward the end you're hast'ning with
glad feet.
Then speed, no longer stay.
Old Year, 60 swift thy way!
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-24
A small Boys Complaint.

"a SHH 1OJ OOu1pAu1Wss
I don't like the month Of December
As much ~ possibly should.
Because when Christmas IL coming
Small boys must be awfully good.
And while long division amt easy.
And spelling 10 pOky and slow,
This behaving for three weeks fore Chriso
mas
II the hardest old task that know.
-Harper's Bazaar.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-24
II or Are.

All, Santa Claus, come in. como IN,
Your Welcome u beyond al measure
We're glad % have You come and stay,
Yourchristn.s presents presents. ere = pleasure.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-24
To the Children.

Hear Kris krlngle with his bells
Christmas bells!
What q world Of merriment their mo3edy
foretellsi
How they ttnkle, tinkle, tfnkle.
In tho icy air Of night
While the stars, that oversprlnkle
All the heaYens, seem to twinkle,
with their stockings full Of hight;
Keeping time. time, time,
In q merry Christmas rhyme.
n the Standardization that % mudcally
sWNlls
From his bells, bells, bells, bells,
Bells bells, BELLS
Frsm the Nngling and the tinkling Of hia
ho11a.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-24
New Year Advice.

Don't wait for the wagon while the
walking IL good.
Don't grieve over split milk while
there's one COW left in the pasture.
Don't say the world IL growing worse
when you are doing nothing to make It
better.
Don't tell the world your troubles. You
can't borrow ten dollars on them.
Don't let the grass grow under your
feet. The cows can't get at it there.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-24
OLD YEAR, FAREWELL

AREwELL. IA re-
we'll. the best Of
friends must part,
And as 4 token OF
how dear thou art,
How fond and dear.
Old Year, O d
Year.
Here take q CLINT of
gold from out my
hair.
A shade Of rosa
from cheek and
lip, and there
Sprinkle q touch OF
snow before you
Old Year, before you
0.~AA~ nnA-anAnA
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-24
A Christmas Surprise.
She asked her experienced father.
''Dear papa, tell me, pray.
70 surprise ur him on c IHa payr.

"A present for Clarencsr' no murmured,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-20

The ability to labor constitutes the
chief capital of nine.tcnths Of the people
of our country When work is ABUNDANT
business Of all kinds is good and the coun-
try prosperous. 1t is, therefore, sound
policy to learn to manufacture everything
we need in our country in order to keep
the people employed. If they are forced
Into idleness, they suffer a great loss, and
business of all kinds falls oil The kind
OF money we use cannot make Epthr loss
1t was not the coinage Of silver under the
Sherman act that struck down the business
of the country and Impoverished the poo.
pie, but it Was the election OF Cleveland
and the threatened reduction Of the tariff
on foreign goods These checked manu-,
featuring stopped all new Industries the
demand for labor fell off and the loss OF
the millions Of dollars by the working poo.
pie cannot be calculated The tinkcrng
with the currency, the Coinayeof nfty.rent
dollars, will not give prosperity, Only
through an adjustment If the tariff that
will lead TO the employment Of greater
number of people, can we expect prosper
ity. We must manufacture what we need,
the balance Of trade must be in our favor,
and our money go to enrich our own pco-
pie instead Of Europeans 1t is only By
giving the people work that prosperity
can come and not by free coinage and
deprecated currency, Give the people
plenty of work and the money question
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-20

30 far as can be ascertained from the
portraits or statues that have come down
to us tho majority Of great men have mot
been striking in personal appearance The
greatest intellect Of all time, William
Shakespeare, would not have attracted the
attention of passersby in the Streets of Lon
don. Milton, Wordsworth and Tennyson
displayed in the eye and brow the thought
fulness of the student, but nothing more.
OF great statesmen, Oliver Cromwell
might have passed as respectable farmer,
Walpole and Fox as bluff squircs and the
younger Pitt as private gentleman. The
hawk nose and piercing eyes Of the elder
Pitt did, indeed, indicate exceptional pow
ers.
Our great warriors certainly did not
evince their genius in their physical up
pearance
Marlborough had handsome, courtier-
like face Nelson would not have looked
out Of place in surplice, and Wellington
in frock coat might have passed for a
country gentleman. The same will hold
good for the great men Of other nations.
Bismarck, Indeed, has a strong, deter
mined countenance, but there are hundreds
of German faces that might belong to a
genius equal to his. The appearance Of Ma
poleon Bonaparte was certainly remark
able, but some Of the younger Bonapartes
have displayed his lineaments without his
genius.
The portraits Of Columbus, Galilei, vii.
liam the Silent, Dante and a host Of other
leaders of men do not usually convey the
impression of extraordinary genius, and
the same remark will apply to the repre-
sensations that have come down to us Of
Alexander, Caesar, Socrates and other an
clients Globe.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-20
REPUBLICAN, NOMINEES.
VIII Not Withdraw.

John II. Hoffecker, who was nominated
for Governor by the convention which met
ut Dover on the 10th instant, will not
withdraw from the ticket until after the
National Committee has decided the ques-
tion of regularity or the legitimacy OF the
different conventions. This course may
be the proper one, as his withdrawal would
not prove Of any advantage, as the parties
interested say that they would noni-
nate another candidate The fact that the
committee decided in favor Of the adlnis-
sion of the Higgins delegation to seats in
the St. Louis Convention, goes IA great
way to encourage tho participants in the
Georgetown convention to believe that tho
decision of the National Committee will
be in their favor and their opponents will
be ruled out. The verdic,s of committees
are not always founded in justice. IN the
estimation of the parties interested, aud
therefore an appeal may be made to the
people. Too many men are utterly op-
posed to make any compromise that &C.
knowledges in any way, the continued
polltlCdl c4lsltDCe Vi D. EuWafu AuulChS,
as Levi G. Bird said in his speech at
Georgetown, that he would IA hundred
times rather see the Democrats successful
than to make any concession to any per
son tainted with Addicksism There can,
therefore, be no compromise while such II
spirit prevails, and the party is doomed to
defeat as Addlcks is disposed to stay in
the contest if it should last twenty years,
If the statement Of some Of his lieuten-
ants be true
On the other hand Addcks is in favor
Of any compromise that will allow him
fighting chance for the Scnatorship The
condition is hard one, as hard as that of
the Shylock who demanded his pound of
flesh, and hence the party and its candi-
dates are to be defeated wiser policy
should have prevailed, but human nature
is conundrum and II Is little wonder the
Almighty reprntca that he cycl made
man.