Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-08

ffGHl bis GRANT bu1id, while .,n,,sa
proved 10 be the .bOsS'' himsalS 49,
both greeted Sam cheerfaIIr ,,l aaeg
I eeiyed me affably as d r,rasnaaIh
patron Of the entertainment Ne
they any hesitation In accepting nag
yitation 10 join us Ia liquid rafra.,
menr, aud we soon became o,,sa
friendly j kept fAe conya-saa w
chiefly upon the topics mos lisal.
Interest them until I, go 10 81 Y
forced the card / wished I,po,' =
owner OF the show. Excuse me So
be said, 'bnt are you In the pro Won,
self?'' a-
mo, not in the pro, but L am . -.
~fessioDal man for all that" l made
swer. Il am very fond of MOI az.
pretentious entertainments. spch a.
understanr yours 10 be, as q reiaxaf,c.
from my serious work. But i AM maa
ing q specially Of eases of mentsI a.
Management, OF madness, as II Is ccr
monty termed. That is, perhaps. W.,
] do so greatly enjoy a little am,ss
melt in my leisure time"
sam looked at me approvineiy /
order. doubtless, 10 ief me see he t.o-
| ellghly appreciated the motive of \.
| misstatement. The other two -
changed giances which seemed to iuc.
cate tnat the bait had taken.
Strange thing IN madness. SIR N
marked the Strong Man, refecttvely
VERY strange" | assented, assurri,.
an impressive, persuasive maDps.
"a fall, D blow, or even a nerY8m
shock. and the strongest brain mn,
| become u wreck. Fortunately. the am
iect is much better understood nov
than Ii used TO be, and We are lean
ing TO distinguish between downriybt
insanity and merely temporary mentsI
alteration"
j was aiming all this heavy tals !.
the Strong Man, Of course, and the ~
suit surpassed my expectations. h,
seized me by the hand. vowed II WA
alike IN honor and a pleasure 10 mes,
a professor or my distinction. and
begged, me Utmost pLaintively to a.
him after the conclusion OF the per.
formance. TO this request, AFTER soma
affected consideration, / assentea, an1
we all adjourned TO the tents.
/ world not hear of any free lis. hr
as ] did not wish TO any risk q
| premature recognition ny Tom Webt
! made Sam take the tickets.
You may clear as soon as you liks
when the show is over" ] told him
slipping q sovereign into his readr
hand. 'fSee me i'm the morning"
Right " are, SIR he replied. with q
broad grin. you've got tie inner rrp
ming. sir, ard no mistake
a bread. clumsy compliment enousb
TO my strategy. but 1t pleased me, Il
seemed to NE that vet another veil was
about to be removed from the -rea.
mystery.
The turns OF the little show were.
naturally not Of q very interesting dA
scription. and j am afraid that ever
the Strong Mans fcars, which so r.
terested Sam, were not beyond suspt
cion as 10 exact avoirdup0is. The eB
tertairGsent had, nj least, the merit q
brevfty. Within an hour II was over
Sam forthwith disappeared, and
awaited the Strong Man. He did xr
keep me waiting long, hut expiainsd
that a dear friend Of his. whom he pa
ticuiariy wished me to see, woIin N
delayed PERHAPS q quarter OF an nsm
Would j do him the very great rsvr
If accepting q glass OF wine pendins
mis- friends ARRIVAL OF course, ] A.
sented and he led me back 10 the ineF
liable pub. pu- this time into o non
select ..EaIoon+bar." Despite my m
tests. ne insisted upon ordering ciisn-
nacne and sixpenny cigars: and wheh
q man of this class does this, II eitn1
means that he is going 70 asa some =
vor or tirrt ne wishes TO show OF, I
lit the nr0ffared cigay. took a sip If
wine. and waited for him 10 break IN
ice.
See here. professor" he began, 4
vaut q TO understand from the Sun
that ] can't pay any very heavy -
for yeur advice, but so a az u
pounds go. you're welcome 10 fiieM =
you'n only make IT plain 10 me Wnaa'
ought TO do"
$50 on" ] saod, quietly.
well. sir. I've a friend living vhn
me that I've got TO he very fohu =
Some months ago he met with q -
accident. 1t nearly cost him DIE ins
hut I nurSad him through. soniehor.
I'm afraid he'll he n bit soft 10 tiir CIV
Of his life, but that ain't the WITS !
it. Although he's fairly sensipr :
most t~hings-not exactly All theIs
hut still understanding most OF Wna..
going an--he remembers nothing on -
past life before the accident
about him. not even his W nnlne.
''That lis 81 by no ear uiicorr
result of severe injury 10 the Drhln.
remarked: land. more often thah -
the Injured person imagfnes hlnnHen
Ne somebody else. But, pardon 81 =,
are YOU referring TO the 1riehu
whom we are waiting
.No." he replied, a little wkWair =.
though, oddly enough, he's Il bn
zv, too. A poor, harmless crsr@
whom I found, more than q I.nrs-
ago. half dead from cold ant nu xsr
on Mltchnm Common. ] tnoA Is
home with me. my friend tool IL -
10 him. and he stayed on VIII ns ss
is n first-rate scholar. n lht
finds him Al at figures and iookin1a n
ter the takings though he iauEl won
me at FIRST for giving the poor ~
food and shelter. I'd like 10 M
sir. what the Almighty gave ns rrJ
strength or two ordinary men im 80
cept to help those who cant
themselves" M
There wa not the faintest I'LL
cant about the little giant 80
uora ~ rnnsya -app clear anu IT,