1908. 
THE KUKAL NEW-YORKER 
A Prairie Romance. 
Under the above- title The Spirit of 
Missions tells about a North Dakota 
wedding which will probably awaken 
pleasant memories of similar happen¬ 
ings among other “homesteaders.” 
A couple of years ago some women, 
tired of office work and “flat” living in 
a great city, determined to make a home 
for themselves on the North Dakota 
prairie. It so happened that a young 
man, who had been organist in the 
church where they worshipped, was out 
in the State, and was able to locate a 
“claim” for them, and for himself. So 
they went down into Morton county, (50 
miles southwest of the town of Morton, 
and there built, as the law requires, each 
'a little house, placing* the “shacks” in 
the adjacent corners of their quarter- 
sections. In course of time a young man 
came to be their helper, and promptly 
fell in love with one of the girls. And 
so a request reached the Episcopal bishop 
to arrange for a wedding in the last week 
of November. As all the district clergy 
had to conduct Thanksgiving Day ser¬ 
vices, the bishop decided to go himself. 
Leaving Fargo by rail early on Tues¬ 
day morning, he reached Morton at 3 
p. m., and was met there by Mr. Upson 
with a livery team and wagon. Twenty 
miles of driving was all that was pos¬ 
sible that day, for the sun set at about 
5 p. m. The road was the historic 
“Black Hills Trail,” which leads from 
Morton to Deadwood. The stop was 
made at “Strains,” a combination of 
store, hotel and post-office. There was 
only one bedroom, but it held eight 
beds, and each was doubly occupied. 
Supper and breakfast and luncheon later 
on were all the same—fruit, salt pork 
and potatoes. On Wednesday a 40-mile 
drive ended in arrival at the sod-house 
of the wedding. The drive itself was 
most delightful, over a rolling prairie, 
by the grinning “Dog Tooth Buttes,” 
and the towering “Three Buttes,” visible 
for 50 miles away. At the “ claim” the 
bishop was given a house to himself, a 
simple “shack” of coarse boards, covered 
with tar-paper, labelled “The Bishop’s 
Palace.” 
Thursday morning, before sunrise, but 
with all sorts of opalescent layers of 
gold and ruby and amethyst in the hori¬ 
zon above the hills of the Cannon Ball 
River, there was a remarkable series of 
services in the largest of the sod 
houses. First the bridegroom was bap¬ 
tized and confirmed. Then, just as the 
sun rushed up in fid! splendor, the Holy 
Communion was celebrated. There were 
seven communicants, and the offering 
for missions was $2.52. Probably no¬ 
where else in the United States was 
there a larger congregation, or a larger 
gift, in proportion to the population, 
for the whole township contains only 
10 people, and seven of the 10 were 
at the service. At noon came the wed¬ 
ding, and, after that, the Thanksgiving 
dinner, a sumptuous one. And then, 
in the good old fashion of ancestral 
days, the bride rolled up her sleeves 
and washed the dishes, while the groom 
put on his overalls and went to do his 
“chores.” There were presents of many 
sorts—silver and pictures from city 
friends, household comforts and farm 
utensils from country friends. But the 
charm of it all was the straightforward 
simplicity, the old-fashioned domesticity. 
I ,le »ext morning Mr. Upson and the 
bishop started out when the first streaks 
of light gleamed in the east, and drove 
the GO miles through to Morton, having 
(he same gorgeous weather which had 
shone on all the trip. 
Tiiehe is no loaf, however small, 
But some few crumbs will from it fall 
When it is cut or broken: 
So if a man has gen’rous mind 
Some outlet it will surely find; 
I hough poor he'll show some token 
To those who round about him live. 
Some good thing he is sure to give 
In deed or kind word spoken. 
—Jessie Macleod. 
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The Rural Patterns. 
The simple tucked blouse is always 
a useful model, and it will be found es¬ 
pecially desirable for crossbar muslins. 
As shown, it is made with front and 
backs and is tucked to form the yoke. 
The neck is finished with a collar and 
6947 Tucked Blouse, 22 to 42 bust. 
the sleeves of moderate size are gath¬ 
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32 or 1% yard 44 inches wide. The 
pattern 5947 is cut in sizes for a 32, 34, 
36, 38, 40 and 42 inch bust measure; 
price 10 cents. 
The princess effect is very pretty in 
a girl’s dress, and as shown in No. 5939 
it is not difficult to make. The frock 
is made with a panel, the blouse por¬ 
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and back portions of the skirt. There 
6939 Girl’s Guimpe Dress, 8 to 14 years. 
are tucks over the shoulders and the 
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wide, 10 yards of banding. The pattern 
5939 is cut in sizes for girls of 8, 10, 
12 and 14 years of age; price 10 cents. 
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