Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-06-30

hle pictures with splhuie Us na'u'' ~
life. ;,
..What do you want of such blamed
pictures as that?" said Blewitt from the
lounge. "Why don't you go down to
Takem's at Albany and git photo
graphs?"
Photographic said the whole fam
lily. what funny names he gets oil IN
his crazy fancy"
Blow tt was too weak to argue. and
he seemed to be somewhat out OF
sympathy or knowledge with all man
kind. so he just lay still and watched
the girls get supper. He noticed the
tire6oard was down and fire was
built i'm the fireplace. A kettle was
ON the hearth and was covered with
live Goals. Soon he saw the girls take
out of the kettle some nice biscuit and
he weakly said: "Why don't you use
the cook-stoye?" Poor par said
Angelina. '.how he wanders. Cook
stoyel Wonder what he means?"
BIewitt closed his eyes and thought,
Bayley. his new neighbor, was man
he could trust-that is, in anything
but money matters. He knew Bavles
was badly in debt, but he was good
I6llOWs ne HOulu HGIu lOl hALif 81 hC
called his wife and told her to send
over for him.
s.Why, YOU know" said Mrs.
Blewitt, "Bayley has been in Jail for
debt for the last ten years.
'In-jail-for-debt, SAID Blewitt;
.'here we are again. l have been
tansplanted. give up; but say. here
is 2 cents. You send letter down to
brother John and he will be up here
in day or two.
"Why. husband. the mail only goes
once week, and then lie will be
three days coming up on the stage,
and. furthermore. it will cost shil-
ling-12 cents-to send letter to
Albany"
Say" said Blewitt. Just bury me.
will you? don't belong to this cen
tury. Stage-cOaches! Twelve cents
postage! Telegraph him, then"
There goes another new word,
said his wife in a solemn voice, and
she wetted cloth and laid it on his
forehead, us she repeated to herself:
Z" Telegraph what funny word!
Blewitt was in despa r. Could it be
that all the common things OF life were
to him dreamp Had he ever ridden
on the cars? Did lie ever own now
ing mach ne? Was there ever tel
egraph pole in front of his house? He
turned his eye and looked out. He on
" saw the tall post and long pole of
the we'll sweep. Along the other side
of the road ran dense forest. He
| was willing TO swear that he had once
owned a ce meadow where that wood
was. Backed up against the log fence
| was an ox-cart with neap as large as
young liberty pole. Down cellar he
could hear the banging of an old fash
Toned churn. He looked up the road
to the east and saw the road was full
of great hemlock and pine stumps, and
over it the doctor was coming ON
horse back, with saddle-bags before
him.
Blewitt was man of determination,
and he arose from the lounge aud
went to the door to consult with his
wife.
Maria" said he, ''there has been
enough of this foolishness. You stare
az everything l talk about and | can
locate myself, or seem to fav in with
my surroundings. Now. will you just
answer me one question:"
Certainly will if | understand it. F"
said she.
well, then. who is president Of
these United States?"
why, John Adams. of coruse, she
said.
Blewitt sank down and whispered;
Then you never heard of Cleveland
swinging round the circe?"
| IN, ell
Then all right. Shoot me or put
me in bag and lay me away in The
garnet. | have got through. said
Blewitt. and he went back to the lounge
and fell asleep.
When he awoke il was Sunday morn
ing, and the whole family were STIR ne
around getting ready for meeting. Fl ,
wife. of whom he was somewhat proud.
had put on dress with waist about
nine inches long and a skirt 50 tight
she could hardly walk and on her heat
such bonnet! 1t made Blewltt hole
his breath. but he had got through talk
ing. The boys had on suits of full clotl
and shlrt-colars seven inches wide
Blewitt SIN led but said nothing. A
last Mrs. Blewitt came to him and ask
ed him if he was going to church.
Certainly, certainly" said he any
thing to accom- m odate. Tell one .
the boys to hitch horse on to the tot
carriage"
Top carriage? There you 9,
again"
well, then, roared Blewitt, "hitcI
on to the stone-boat. h Itch on to th,
ox-cart, hitch on to anything. Hav,
it your own way.
why, we will go on horseback
you on the saddle. | on the pillion be
hind, :" sad the wife.
'All right, said Bewitt, and ava,
thew went.
Blewitt made some adverse remarks
about the singing at church, whicI
was led BY n deacon with fiddle. Til,
, sermon was too long, too. 1t Taste,
, two hours. On his way home iron
church his wife appeared to be in fea
of something and urged him 10 hurr
: up. He asked her what allied her, an
: she told him, in a trembling voice, tia
/ his queer talk had made the minsto
think him bewitched. and she feare
: he would be killed or drowned.
/ ''What kind of a country is this
o. agIyoJ DI.,n;ta