Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-09-01
A Meagre Harvest.


summer charities. which so strongly
heed the aid of all who find il possible
10 offer il. in your hand. Give of your
money if you can; give of your time
and strength il our dollars are not
plenty; all-old and young. richer or
ooorer-cau assist in the noble work.
Some little sacrifice may be needed;
make it A little self-denial may be
necessary; exert it. and your reward
shall be the greater
The plates are passed to slow music
while the assistant intones;
Lay not up for yourself treasures.
"Let your light so shine etc"
THE GROUND
Mr.. Trillion Coming out of church,:
Well the parsons at it again.
Mr.. Million: Oh, yes; Hautton al
ways has a fiddle to play. I'm not
dancing much this time, though.
Mr.. t.: Nor L / am feeling too
poor. The street played me bad
turn the other day. / came out fifty
thousand loser last week.
Mr.. NJ: Fortune of war; lose to-day,
win tomorrow.
Mr.. T.: Oh. yes. ! say. Million,
those are fine animals you re driving
in superb condition. too.
Mr.. NJ: They'll look better shortly.
send them to the seashore in July for
A months bathing. Nothing like salt
water you know. for horses coat
Mr.. T.: So have heard.
Mr.. NJ: | give mine a taste of it
svery summer. Mills takes the whole
stable down while we are in the noun
tains, and tell you the handles show
up in the fall with backs like satin
freshens them in every way.
Mr.. T.: I'll try it for my carriage
pair.
Mrs. Sympathetique: Dear Mr..
Huutton was so eloquent to-day. felt
quite faint when he told of those poor
little sick babies in the stiff ng tone
ments, l really had to use my vinal-
grette-
Mrs. Cold Blood: You are too sensi-
tive. Mrs. Sympathetique. 1t doesn't
pay to be emotional in this world
Mrs S.: suppose not M, hus-
band tells me am far too susceptible.
Oh. do you happen to know of any re.
liable person to take care of our town
house till October? | want man and
his wife, with no children, of course.
Mrs. G. B.: wish l did. indeed,
for some years past. but the man died
this winter.
Mrs. S.: So unfortunate!
Mrs. G. B.: Yes; it has quite Serious
ly annoyed US. His widow wanted to
come as usual and bring her daughter
and her HUSBAND but wouldn't listen
to that There are quite too many!
Mrs S.: Oh, yes, indeed.
Mrs. q. B.: 1t would necessitate
leaving another bedroom open, you
know.
Mrs. s.: OF course. Not to be
thought of How very trying it all is!
Mr.. L. Byrd Greene: Cad, warm
dav for begging bout!
Mr.. j. D.Wyllys Van Couver: Ya'as.
and dye know the old beadle looked at
me once or twice in a curious way.
Cad. l think he thought / could be
plucked.
Mr.. l. B. G.: Oh, no, old man.
Nothing is ever expected of us, y
know.
Mr.. s. D.W.V. c.: Ishould say not.
l fancy now that Hautton has no no.
ton of what it costs us to live-iust
the one item of putting up at four
crack clubs would knock him silly.
Mr.. L. b: G. Oh, CAD. va as
IN MRS. MAYFIR's COUPE.
Miss Mayfair: Eleanor Bagatelle is
all enthusiasm over tie sermon; thinks
we girls ought to do something.
Mrs. NJ. (wth cold smile): Flea
nor's role is enthusiasm. | suppose
Jack Cavendish assisted at her rapture
Miss NJ. with younger cold smiIe):
oh, yes. She proposes to do a play
Mt Newport next month for the
Seaside Home. Jack is to be leading
man.
Mrs. M: That goes without say
ing.
Miss M: She asked me to take a
part
Mrs. NJ: You declined. / presume.
Miss M: oh. yes indeed.
Mrs M: Now that You are en-
gagged, it would of course, be most I'M
wise to waste your strength on such
affairs.
THE SHOWER
In the study Monday morning.
Assistant: The offering yesterday
was very small
Rev. Mr.. Hautton: Oh-er-yes. These
charities are so-er perennial, you
know, they are not apt to commend
themselves freely.
Assistant: / fear we must depend on
outside help.
Rev. Mr. Hautton: Well, do the best
you can. shall have no furth er time
to bestow upon the matter
Assistant: You sail Saturday, sup
posep
Rev. Mr., Hautton: Yes; and by the
way, that was a generous purse the
church gave me last week