Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-12-20

And what do you think OF it. Maud
ana Ethel!' their mamm asked the two
little girls, who were looking very sur
prised. but rather doubtful as to the
pleasure of the fights with Indians. Ilou
will have to be two very useful little
and will have to hep mo just us
the boys will have to help papa. Wy
likely we may not be able to ct II SER
want there. and then VIC shall have to do
everything"
That will he fine, mamma" said
Maud. who was rather over twelve. while
Ter sister WAS Just eleven. II don think
l could COOK. but You should cook. and l
Gould scrub and do all the hard work.
ma Ethel could wash up, and lay the
cable, and that sort of thing"
This affair is Il serious business" said
Mr.. Hardy. and although l hope and he
'ieTc that we shall all enjoy or lie very
much, still We must prepare for it. and
look upon it in earnest, and not as Il
sort of game. l have business here which
| cannot finish before another eight or
nine months. Let us all make the most
of our time before we start. In the first
place, the language of the people among
whom we are going is Spanish. and we
Ss''''t sAA ~ W. SINstN ~ y aNIoAS WV
cave. For the next three months we
will work together at grammar and cxer-
ciscs, and then l will try aud get somc
Spanish teacher to live in the house, and
speak the language with us until We go.
In the next place. it will he we'll that
you should all four learn to ride. | have
hired the paddock neXt to our garden,
and have bought IL pony, which will be
,N,,o 80 L., t. t1,, .,:.1. W., ,,rr 1,n,.,
already ridden Il little, and l shall now
have You taught in the riding school.
went yesterday to MIR. Sarls, and asked
him if lie would allow me to make an
arrangement with his head gardener for
you to so there to learn gardening. He
at once agreed; and have arranged with
the gardener that you are both to be there
every morning at six o'clock, and are to
work until nine. From breakfast to din
ner you will have to yourselves. From
two till half-past four you are to learn
carpenteriny. l lave made an agreement
with MIR. Jones to pay him so much to
take you as a sort of apprentices for the
next nine months. Nn the evening we
will all work together at Spanish. III will
he hard work: but if you want 10 he of
any real use to me, it is absolutely nee
cssary that YOU should be able to. use a
spade and to do rough carpenierins. AS
the time draws on, too, | shall ask one OF
the farmers near to let you 80 oat with
his men and get some notion of plowins.
We'll, what do you say to all that:'
But you h.,4 not told us yet where
we are gong to. papa" Charley said.
I'VE are going to farm upon the banks
of one of the great South American riv-
ers-probably the parana, in the Argen-
tine Republic"
Mi. and Mrs. Hardy watched their
children from the window. They Went
out in Il group to the summer house i'll
the corner of the garden. all talking cX-
citcdly. Then Maud ran back again to
the house. and in II minute or two return
ed with the school room atlas. and open
ing it upon the table, they all clustered
over it in eager consultation.
Mrs. Hardy turned to her husband with
a smile. You will have to get up the
subject, Frank. so as to be able to answer
the innumerable questions YOU will be
asked"
Il shall always refer them to YOU.
There was quite n talk when it was
known that MIR. Hardy was going to
cmiglate with his wife and family. He,
and his father before him. had been so
long established in the town that there
were few people who did not know him.
more or less.
Emigration in the year 1851 was far
less common than it is now. and the inter
est was rro9nrti nntely "srnst2r. Cllarley
and Hubert became quite popular ohsrac-
tiers among their school fellows. who,
whenever they met them. would always
stop to nave IL talk about the distant
country to which they were going.
After four months gardening, Mr.. HAIR
dy placed the boys with Il farmer who
lived Il mile distant, and made an ar
| rangemcnt for them to breakfast there.
/ so that they now remained ut work from
6 in the morning until 10. Here they
obtained SOME idea of Harvesting and
driving horses, of blowing. and of the
other farming operations.
One day Mr.. Hardy said to the boys:
''Thcre is no reason why You shoull not
be able to shoot as straightly as a man.
and | have therefore bought TWO carbines.
They will carry up To 800 yards. l have
obtained leave from Mr.. uarcourt, who
lives three miles from here. to put up Il
target at the foot of some bare hills on
+, his property, and we will walk over there
twice Il week to practice"
AS Mr.. Hardy spoke the boys We're
ready to dance with delight. and this was
increased WHEN they were shown the
arms which he had bought for the expe.
di.ion.
The firing was rather wild at first, but
after Il few weeks practice they became
very steady, and in three or four months
could make pretty certain of a buil's-eye
at 800 yards. OF all this Mrs. Hardy
and the girls knew nothing: but there
was not the same secrecy observed with
reference to the shotguns. These they
took home with them. and MIR. Hardy
said that he understood that the plains
of South America swarmed with game,
and that, therefore, it was We'll that the
boys should learn how to shoot.
CHAPTER III.
1t WAS nsally Il year after he had made
.ap his mind to %cnligrate before Mr.. Har-
dy was able to conclude all his arrange
ments Then came the great business of
packing up. This is no trihing matter