The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-01-16

the rear brace with a length of my
reins. Then / retempered my bolt and
brought up the grist and chain and
fastened the latter between the boards
in the middle Of the front brace,
hitched my team to the chain and set
out again, sitting on the bags.
1t was pitch dark and the horses
wading to their bellies and the snow
coming faster when we turned into
Rattleroad. Soon | heard a loud hall
loo and knew that it was the voice Of
Uncle Peabody. He had started out
to meet me in the storm and Shep was
with him.
Thank God I've found ye" he
shouted. I'm blind and tired out and
[ couldn't keep u lantern goin' to save
ne. Are We froze?"
"Tm all right, but these horses are
awful tired. Had to let EN- rest every
few minutes"
/ told him about the wagon-and
now it relieved me to hear him say:
"As long as you're all right, boy, l
lin't goin' to worry bout the OF wag-
)n-not a bit. Where'd We git yer
lumper?"
MADE it with the AK and some
lailS," / answered.
after we got TO the barn door at last
he went to the house and lighted his
lantern and came back with it wrapped
In q blanket and Aunt Deel came with
him.
How proud it made me to hear him
say:
"Deel, our boy is a nan nOw-made
this jumper all lone by himself an
has got through all right"
She came and held the lantern up
to my face and looked at my hands.
SWELL, my stars, Bart" she ex-
claimed in a moment. 81 thought We
would freeze up solid-ayes-poor
boy!"
We carried the grist in and Aunt
Deel made some pudding. How good
it was to feel the warmth of the fire
and Of the hearts of those who loved
me! How I enjoyed the pudding and
milk and bread and butter!
81 guess you've gone through the
second peril that Of Kate spoke Of"
said Aunt Deel as I went upstairs.
Uncle Peabody went out to look at
the horses.
When / awOke in the morning / OBJ
served that Uncle Peabody's bed had
not been slept in. l hurried down and
hno,I chat n,,r -aTc hnrcn bod dial sH
the night Of collie. Aunt Deel was cry
ing. AS he saw me Uncle Peabody
began to dance a jig in the middle
Of the floor.
Balance yer p%artners" he shouted.
"You an I amt gOin' to be discouraged
If all the bosses die-be we, BartY"
"Never," I answered.
"That's the talk! If Necessary we'll
hitch Purvis up with t'other boss an
git our haulin' DONE"
He and Purvis reared with laughter
and the strength Of the current swept
me along with them.
"We're the luckiest folks In the
world. anyway" Uncle Peabody went
on. "Bart's alive an there's three feet
o. snow on the level an more comm
an it's colder'n Greenland"
It was such a bitter day that we
worked only three hours and came
back to the house and played Old
Sledge by the fireside.
Rodney Barnes came ove that after
zoe and said that he would lend US
q horse for the hauling.
We had good sleighing after that
and got our bark and salts to market
and earned $98. But while we got our
pay in paper 'bank money" we had
to pay our debts in wheat, salts or
corn, so that our earnings really
amounted to only $62.50, my uncle
said. We gave the balance and ten
bushels of wheat to Mr.. Grimshaw for
q spawned horse, after which he
agreed to give US at least a years ex-
tension On the principal.
We felt easy then.
ITO RE CONTINIIEDh