Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-10-27
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argue. SlleLtIy / removed tue Dlru.
Little Son, seeing his last hope vanish,
Strengthened himself out as stiff as a
poker. and, as the poets say, he made
the welliin ring. l thought he'd split
the ceiling.
My Girl got up with tile expression
on her face that means something do
ing. Honestly she had me scared. She
carried Little Son into the bedroom,
put him on the bed, and came out and
shut the door.
My Grill" / exclaimed, astonished,
you're not going to leave him there
to cry alone? He might break some
thing
Yes, l am Teddy" she answered.
"he must learn to be a good boy"
Her face was as white as a sheet,
her lips auiyering and her hands
trembling. ! believe you could have
heard Little SONS shrieks a mile away.
Tile reighbors will think we're
beating the child" 1 said, don't you
think Id better go in and take himr'
My Girl was firm. She can be
when size wants to.
mo, Teddy" she returned, "heNl
stop in Il moment. He's cross and
tired from the journey home"
Sure enough, before long, Little Son
seemed to be losing his enthusiasm.
His sobs began to get jerky and fewer
and farther between. Then all was
still md we felt the worst was over.
l breathed a sigh OF relief. 1t seemed
as If we'd had a cyclone.
81 hope he won't do 1t again very
soon,'' / told My Girl. II like him
better when he's good"
That's what I'm trying to teach
him to be-" My Girl said.
We waited and listened for a few
moments. 1t was so still / got wor-
ried. Lets take n peek at him."
proposed.
We opened the door softly and there
he was. sound asleep on the bed, look
Ing like a little red-nosed angel. The
tears We're scarcely dry IN his cheeks,
SO My Girl brushed them away with q
touch as light MS n feather. She fixed
him cozy and comfortable, and then
we stole ont again and went back to
our rudely interrupted supper. We
sat gazing at each other across the
table for a full moment, not speaking
a word. until My Girl, with Il long,
gusty sigh said, Teddy, wasn't 1t
awful
ut was something fierce" l an
swered. "Will you have some lob
sterf"
Don't mention It," she returned,
with a shudder.
go o$lV. In thu ynyror1inO NunR hn1 4yp1ortry n
iof time to get settled and tai things
over. My Girl walked around the
house with a contemplative, satisfied
air, sort Of touching things as IL she
loved them.
How does U palntial residence
suit you, Mrs. Vanderbilt" I inquired,
after l had watched for a little while
without her noticing.
Teddy" She said. standing up
straight in the middle OF our parlor
like she was about to deliver an ora
ton, 1T doesn't make any difference
where go or what see, l never find a
place that looks SO good to me as this"
Now doesn't that make a "a feel he
the earth and part of Canada?
We sat out OH the veranda all the
evening. full OF that happy home feel
ing, II with the neighbors calling
from across the street and over the
borIers, glad you're home,' to My
Girl, and she smiling back and saying,
THANK you, I'm glad to be here" I'M
I'll It seemed like a village celebration.
II wish I'd thought to have sky
rockets and Roman candles" l said
to Ny Girl, regretfully. Il know Ii
you had sent word you were coming
there'd have been a delegation OF citi-
Tens III plain clothes and carriages TO
meet you with I brass band at the
station"
AT which Ny Girl glgsled content
ediy and said, funny Teddy"
We had a good time that evening.
The fact Is we have a good time every
day and evening. Once In awhile
there are little breaks and Jars, but
they don't amount to anything, and
we've never had q Jar that did any
damage. I'd like to tell you more
nbottt Ny Girl and Little Son and
Mickey. but Ny Girl has requested me
to suspend publication and | always
do what she says, 70 this is our fare
we'll appearance. I'm sorry to drop
the curtain. because I'm In love with
My Girl and like to keep writing about
her, but since she objects, here IL
where | write .sTfie End and this Is
the reason:
Teddy. My Girl said. after we'd
talked a long time the evening b
cnnae home stnIenaa don't nuf ANYTHING