Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-07-08
CHAPTER Z.

He put his straw hat
entered the house. passed ps aa
central hall that ran from ~al
back, went out at the MN NJ
through the kitchen gar dsa ov
vineyard and the orchard. ,.sat
north end of the island, whs wv. \
erman's cottage stood. II ~ Y
neat picturesque little 10. rss,l
months before, when, NOR .aua
lty than any other motiye ~ NV
tied a poor Irish emigrant ~
look after his fishing boa,, y, 1
very disagreeable su,priSe
him now-as he passed tb,a..a
tllicket OF trees that, as I saS
girdled the whole island ar,".
senses were no longer repalaS ~
delightful fragrance Of
shrubs and trees-on tie con,s.N
We're assailed by the naaseow
of stale fish, oyster shells and ~
caying and peStilentiaI aniwg
vegetable matter.
This scarcely. however. nrou. !,
for the revolving sight that br,,.
his view when he had nasss
thicket. There, between tha 4
and the water. stood tia n,.a
cabin, with al the ground laS
around it. Heaps of ashes
oyster shells and fish bones h, !
tered where once the wild n
grew, and old hats. shawls ana !
ers stuffed the broken window,
whole and shaded by the eg.'
and the honeysuckle. There an.
whose demon moves them 10
and destroy, as there are otben =
spirit leads them to build M and
tify. The captain gazed ma,
squalor with real pain.
His beloved island was a nnds|
cleanliness as well as Of beauy
salubrity.
But this squalid shanty, viii
filthy surroundings. seemed Ike
ulcer upon its fair bosom.
The captain groaned In tA =
He had no alternative but to br}
nuisance or turn out the famlkl
first would wound his ideality, tpl
would pain mis- benevolenee III
case he must suffer something [
how many of the refined and sd
there are irlpaled upon the han|
the same die nina. He instanAj
cidcd. as in such cases all noble 4
decide. He would bear the nux|
as long rs possible, rather than 4
suffering upon others.
Standing near the cabin was je(
fisherman. He was n tall a,Al
swarthy. black haired MilesaB I
from the resemblance he bon
might have been taken for hi 4
brother, rather than her husband
saddest sight of all. there on tes
door.sill. sat little Daney. who a
penetrated with all the ugllneS i5S
her. and her little face was qaV1
with distaste
She was the first 10 see Captlal
JOY, and she started up and clS
meet him. saying:
Don't tome; ii amt nice hes
mo. my poor baby, it isn't sa'
captain. and then, turning TO lntl
erman. who had lonnged up ad
off his hat in token Of respect lAa'1
How is this. Drury? What naVs|
been doing TO the cottage!
But before the man could anssa
wife put her head out OF the O@'
replied: I
Its only the briar bushes y
windy 8. your honor Is manlDs' !
they only served to kape out ",
light and to breed insects aM
are better away entirely
But the flowers and the gas.
Och, sure your honor's gion ,
niver look to see the mitner ~
lily wasting her time wild the y.
And sure Joe, the craychur' nas Z
to do wild attinding to the bcals
aput m baans of unwholescw
around, Surely
"Och hone Your honor wv
only 10 find fault entirely wv.
heart is smashed to sml,ne" !,
ready through thrying 70 hals
dacent." said Judy, throN%s
apron over her head ana piep~'
howl. IN
well. we'll there, don't CT!
some of my people here ton IN
have the place cleaned n
haps you will be able to keep
ter order" said the good,n ~
man. And then he stopped a.s
| the child on the head anu '~
hurried from a spot where e'u'
was panied ooor
II am sorry for thal |. 4
there. She is like a pear w .s
heap. / don't wonder she .h,u,
away. Can she be their ~,
seems to be made OF dllis n,
porcelain clay; while they aas Il
! potter's earth soliloarlle ~ " /
man. obviously shaking n nss I'd
he sauntered ON toward hD
lightful home
To Be Continued