Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-01-03

OF tables and benches, and to put up
shelves, which would do until regular cup
boards and closets could lie maze.
Hot as the weather now was, the boys
worked necessarily at their carpensern ne
Tor the next week, and ut the end hid
the satisfaction of seeing a large tale
Tor dining ut in the sitting room and i;
small one to act as Il sideboard, two long
benches and two short ones. In their
mother and sisters rooms there Were a
table and two benches ami a table and IL
long hap to serve as Il dresser i'll the
Kitchen. They had also put up two long
shelves in each of the bedrooms and some
nails on the doors for dresses. They were
very tired ut the end of the week, but
they looked round with a satisfied LOOK.
Tor they knew they had done their best.
They were up long before daylight AMI
went down to the stream, where as day
broke they managed to shoot IL swan and
five wild ducks, and with these they re-
turned to the house. Then they swept
the place with the greatest care, spread
the table, arranged the benches, set ev-
erythinS Off to the best advantage, and
:hen devoted their whole energies to
rocking IL very excellent breakfast. This
was Just ready when, from the lookout
on the tower. they saw the party APP
preaching. They were at the gate as
they rode up.
"Hurrah. hurrah!' they shouted, and
The girls set up Il cheer in return.
The men ran up to take the horses, and
in another minute the. whole party We're
in their new home. The girls raced ev-
crywhcrc, wild with delight, ascended to
the lookout, clapped their hands ut the
sight of the sheep and cattle, AMI cou.d
hardly be persuaded to take their things
off and sit down to breakfast.
Mrs. Hardy was less loud in her com
mcndation of everything, but she WAS
greatly pleased with her new home. which
was very much more finished and con-
Portable than she had expected.
This is fupn, mamma, isn't it, Maud
said. ut is just like Il picnic. How we
shall enjoy it. to he sure! May we set ia
at once after breakfast. and wash up"
"Ccrtainly, Maud; Sarah will not tie
here for another two hours, and it is as
we'll that you should begin to make your
selves useful at once. We shall all have
to he upon our mcttlc, too. See how nice
ly the boys have cooked the breakfast.
These ducks are excellent, ana the NUT
ton chops lone to a turn. They will have
Il great laugh at us, if we, the professed
cooks, do not do at least as Well"
".Ah, but look at the practice they have
been having. mammal
YES, Maud" Hubert said: land l can
tell You it is only two or three things we
can do we'll. Ducks and geese done like
this, and chops and steaks, are about the
limit. III we tried anything else we made
an awful mess of it: as to buildings, we
never attempted them: and shall be very
glad of something in the way of bread,
for we are heartily sick of these fat,
tlabby cakes."
"Why have YOU only whitcwashcd this
high middle wall half way up, Frank"
In the first place, my dear, We fell
short of whitcwash: and, in the next
place. we arc going to set to work at once
to put a few light rafters across, and to
nail felt below them. and whtiewash il
so as to make a ceiling. lit will make
the rooms look less bare. and, what is
much more important, it will make them
a great deal cooler"
You get milk, l hope?'
eyes," Charley said; two of the COWS
of the last lot apa bought are accustom-
ed to be MIXED. and Hubert and l have
done it up till now; but we shall hand
them over to you, and you girls will have
to learn
BY 10 o'clock the carts arrived with
Sarah and the luggage. and then there
was work for the afternoon. putting up
the bedsteads. and getting everything into
order. The mosquito curtains were fitted
to the beds, and all fe.t gratitied at the
thought that they should be able to set
the little bloodsuckers mt defiance. The
ext day was Sunday, upon which, rs
usual, no work was to be done. Aftsr
breakfast the benches were brought i'll
from the bedrooms, and the men ASSEM-
bling, Mr.. Hardy read prayers, Offering
up a special prayer for the blessing and
protection of God upon their household.
Afterward Mrs. Hardy AMI the girls
were taken over the place, and shown the
s%torehouse, and the mems tent. and the
river. and the newly planted field.
Go be continually