The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-01

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ttal .es alta eFe4g ittY bd, he
l,5Iea aed lJast,0 tAAt thasv fsttso.,s
wuul4 s4a34 ul .rn5a}to i lie himself
was aId l'at be WAS happy h.
slate
hefnfe he could aUtAs his abatement
the otd tnllAl WN. lt hls arms. ut would
have lieva " tr hai tl9t qairAiy IN
CREASED tl4e distance hsta zen them
slse uiale IL lfgettg plain TINT She WAS
wlllins lo f' l4e % aud would do her
best e. niak RE hippA f2r him. When
lie closed nc conyersaupa lay saying
that he WAS engaged 10 II lady In the
west he WAS almost turned ont of
doors. 'trl MISS Lee started three or
-four new stories ahp-s,t hili.
The pastor leIt sure tliAt he had
struck the keynote. however, and n
week or Two later he was writing II
letter to an acquaintance IN his former
parish. The nan he wrote to was not
II chureh member. lie was an OLD
bachelor VINO paM pew rem contrib
uted TO the heatileh, attended Sunday
school ptenics and let 1t 90 ut that.
The pastor tlAd once talked with him
on the subject OF matrimony and had
been given TO understand that there
mad been no marriage because the right
woman had not been round.
"Referrtnjs to n subject once div
cussed between us" wrote the Rev.
Bates, 'iet me say Thai there is a
young woman resident here who seems
to have many of the qualifications to
ut her Tor WlfehoodZtla is. she has
the best OF health, is worth several
thousand dollars, and she has assured
me that she would do her best to make
a husband happy. Were you to pay
me a visit and meet her she might
prove to he the one you long have
! sought. hd You not know my radical
ideas ON the subject of race suicide l
should not have mentioned this matter
to You. While | mentioned that the
lady had money. it was only incidental
ly, and that fact will a no undue
influence, | trust"
Ten days later James Perkins ap-
peared in lIarpcrsville as AN old ac-
quaintance and the guest of the clergy
man. The Rev. Bates did not boast Of
being a hustler. but within twenty-four
hours he had introduced his guest to
Miss Lee. Mr.. Perkins had no reputa-
ton as a hustler. but within forty-eight
hours he was speaking words of fiat
terry that made the old maid smile like
a June day. She couldn't forego what
she had come to believe was her priv
ilege, however. She told Mrs. Jack
son, and Mrs. Jackson told Mrs. Tay-
lor, and Mrs. TAYLOR told Mrs. Beebe
and the rest of the town that she be-
lieyed Mr.. Perkins had had two wives
and killed them both by smothering
them With a pillow. The story reach
ed the parsonage and the ears OF the
guest within a day, and the guest was
Wroth, but the good pastor sat down
with him and argued.
James, the gossip OF women is as
the breeze that bloweth. Give 1t no
need. incidentally learned today that
the exact amount of wealth possessed
by Miss Lee is about $4,000. and oil
In bonds drawing fair interest. l am
also assured 'hat she is a great worker
III nei own house' nus nc eAtfaNa2aht
nap!ts INC that she would nave no Cd
Jeeepon W d nome III ,he great ana
pouiuiess west. Aeihaps snouio MOI
nave lleltlohea the exact sum OF mon
eS, pue KNOW you VIII receive IL as
only ihciu9htal' oanies-ohly lhc'dehtal.
. 4 tneie ~ d marriage nope anu trust
!. may pe lounueu on rove alohe.
sum ne ouss WIN my sermon tohlght.
auu shouiu you oeslie@' eau on MISS
Lee | shali not MISS you lor a couple
VI hoois'
There was no hustling on the part of
the Rev. Bates or James Perkins, but
W weeks after his arrival in Harpers-
Vllle MI. Perkins entered the minister's
study n evening with a bland smile