Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-11-07

day these lowsr counties are known -
aloof from the rampant republicanism
Of the militant north and west In
Rome still exist dim traditions Of Tul-
ly's raid and the copperheadism that
was. ssnothered n the triumph Of the
northern arms. II lends q political
to society. and accounts for the tum-
BILE down 1enceos unpaved streets and
Arcadian corner lots. It also furnished
Curran. Of the News. with editorials.
But no one who was any one minded
Curran. In Rome everybody who was
anybody had money. In these rich IND
Of the east and . stationary population.
more than q generation Of young men
had gone Off from the priceless o
lands Of the county to the cheaper
acres Of the CAnadas. or the irrigated
valleys Of California and New Maxico.
or 70 the cities. Retired farmers. NOV
ing into town for the schools and free
dom from stock feeding, did not COM
pensate for the drain Of younger blood.
Curran lamented this. But Curran HIM
self had gone 81 70 swing the circle OF
the west for q decade and come back
a beggar to take up the News on his
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could cackle ~ It pleased about pro-
g~ressiveness and keeping he young
men in the county for their fresh splr-
It and lustier Ideals. No one minded
mono Of the best people. Anybody who
was anybody wouldn't think OF moving
away.
Except Mr.. Curran. He wondered
why he had ooms back. Sentiment
brought him o it had sent him forth.
as It directed most Of his affairs. 6enti-
ment, this Septemb0 afternoon: kept
him sitting ON Q bale Of stock paper In
town kids bat 11es on the vacant lot
next to him. Il wa press day. the
weeks issue was yun off and Aleck and
Jim Minis, the tramp printer. were
wrapping the mail list to take to the
postoffice In q w~heelbarrow. MI. Cur
smoked and watched the town KIDS.
In that same lot no batted files with
the same fence Tor . back stop. yelled
the same derto3on at the pitcher. broke
the same windows and fed down the
same alley when old Marshal Bee came
doddering frem the court house on
complaint Of the Widow Steger. MI:
Curran could Doutimentally FORGET that
he was 80.
"A ciarnor OF tho high school football
practice came from behind the curtain
Of following sugar trees IN High street
Only the younger town kids still ling
cred at the INN diversion OF ny
his bare legB over the News walk a
the tarweed. waiting his turn. there
were at least two dogs. Az Jim Misml
said. all the yelpo and kyoodles In town
were there. Mr.. Curran s~entixhentally
wished he had !. dos-he felt himself
Aleck shaping his paste on the
wrappers ana watched the Ky.
coolies yaw1ng around the kids feet
scratching their gpines In tho tarweet
and grfnning mp with all tho pleasure
OF Il. and he said suddenly aloud:
"Gee. I wish ! had a dog!"
Then somebody. whom he had mo-
notfced- big dusty man wearing I
new and absurdly small derby hat
stopped with his hand on the hitchlnl
J post before the Naws and retorted:
"Gees I wish ! had . dog!"
and yelled. And tho big dusty mai
; took his hand and he yelled.
wiley. old top!"
"Rube. you old lndian!"
Rube grtnned all over his swarth,
{ High. wide and h~andsome!"
. you don't look that last, Wiley
How's the old lady7"
AUNT Abby's at q silk. Come al
to dinner" !.
. II intended to. Hey. the kids ST
playing bail on tho lot like they di'
when I was q kidlrs
Season closed. Rube7 Where al,
your bunch wind up7s.
TN the cellar. I'm through with tn
: game, Wiley. I can't throw to eecon,
{ no more. My arms all In. No NOR
, OF this bush league ball for me. Car
b michael's still go that Job for me
chambermaid to his livery horses?' p
Mr.. Curran laughed sorrowfully. 81
did Rube Van Hart He rubbed his BIZ
{ red hands and then q telltalo red.nos
and. looked down at the town Kids VIII
: had assembled to gAxe In awe. On
: raced on to the high schol practice I
spread the news: Ell. Rube Van Hax
. has got back!"
Everybody knew Rube. Poor Of
3 Rube! The whole nation knew Rube
while back-iet's NJ Was It with tn
. Cubs. 1901 or 'o2? En-. the bubble. rep
. men now. Rube had gone back to I'd
/. bush"
: Next spring." went on the forme
: Lacquer, 'Irl stay ana coach tho hig
. school bunch. Wiley.s
D NO you won't" smiled the edito
p when you begin tosread the Sunda
sups. and spring training opens q
K down In fan Antonio, you'll be miss
ing some fine morning. Gone to hel
break In the Cub recruits. and the
you'll play the seao0n with the Cotto
n league or the Three-C."
"No more Here's my finish. Wiley
right here where ! learned the gan
d next tho News lot. Back In the oil
town where Q o. back. too. Vile
Back where we wao Kids together"
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