Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-11-03

begin the springs work. I'll git 'LiSh
5, dleman Ia come an look arteI
tn ngs while we're gone"
''What du you want tn go an see
Simon Brown for. Joshna?' said l.
''He hain't been tn see us in more n
thirty years
',But his gals was here last sum.
| mer." said Joshua: IAN they was
sech nice gals an was so anxious for
US tn come an see them.
"'All that glitters hain't gold, /"
said /, in aNSeuts that was ruther cold
an grim.
II don't see why you don't like
them gals" said Joshua. kinder fret
full. Il never see anything out of the
way with 'em.
"Wal. Joshua" said l, ''we'll go
an see them; an then. if You dom
find out why | don't like them gals.
I'll tell Won"
An the next day but one we went tn
Hartford.
We had consider BILE trouble tn find
Cousin Simon's grocery store. If YOU
could have heard Cora and Amelia
talk about it. when they was visitin'
us, you would have thought that Mr.
Stewards store in New York. and
HislOp Porteous IL NIitchelrs store in
NorridSe, couldn't hold a candle to it;
but Ia, twas little dingy one horse
concern. that the poorest store in
GrigsbY Holler would have been
ashamed of. We asked the clerk
where Cousin Simon was. and he told
us that he had gone tn New York.
Then we asked him where Cousin ST.
mon lived. an he said he'd 90 aud
show US the way as it wasn't but
quarter of a mile from the store an
went with us tn a little, miser' BILE
loOkin' stOry-an.a-half house in the
outskirts of the city. Then he bid us
good-day an left us.
Good landr' said /. putting on nv
specs, an lookin' round me. This
cant be the right place. Why, l
thought by the way them gals talked
about their home that it was one of
the finest places in Hartford. ="
IAN so id l." said Joshua, looking
awful blank.
The gate was hangin' In one hinge.
an that looked as if it was almost
ready tn give way; the board fence
was broke in lots of places. an was as
guiltless of paint as n hen is of teeth;
the house warn painted. an looked as
ragged as tramp; an counted seven
places where old hats an' rags tux the
place of winder-glasses.
This can't be the place." said
Joshua arter he had looked q while.
THAT Teller was a-foolin' of US
Let's go an see, said l.
We went an knocked on the door.
an pretty soon It was opened bY
ruther untidy lookn' Irish gal
Does Simon Brown live here?" said
Joshua.
..Yis. sir" said the gal.
''We're his cousins. NJ. an Mis-
Joshua Grigsby from Grigsby Holler"
said Joshua.
"Stip inter the dhrawiu' room, and
I'll tell thin ye're here. said the gal.
She showed us intu a room an left
us, an pretty soon heard voices in the
next room.
who did You say it was, NoraT /
heard a shrill voice say, an though
hadn't heard it before in more II thirty
years, | recognized it at once to be
Cousin Simon's wfe's.
''Mr an Mis- Grigsby. from Grigs-
by Hol!er, num-" said Nora.
Then heard Ame!ias voice say, aw-
full vexed like
'Its those horrid, coarse, vulgar
Grigsby's. ma. ! wish we'd never
gone to their horrd old farm-an' we
wouldn't f there'd been anywhere
else we could have gone-an' then they
wouldn't have thought of coming
here.
''Tell them we've got the cholera or
smallpox an frighten them of, p" said
Cora.
''Or tell them We don't keep otel,
an send them about their business. "
said Amelia.
Girls, I'm ashamed of your
exclaimed Cousin SimOn's wife.
''They re worth at least $50, 900; an
you tell me that Joshua limited to you
several times last summer that his farm
an good portion of his money would
be yours when he was done with it.
l wish they hadn't come, of course,
but now they're here we must be civil
to them
II don't believe Susan liked us very
well. though she was civil .e US, said
Cora.
"Where'll you put them to sleep.
map" said Amelia. There's only
two beds in the house, and chant give
up my bed to them"
II and your father will make us a
couch somewhere on the floor, and le t
them have out bed" said Cousin Sim
on's wife"
looked at Joshua. an see, by the ex-
preston of his face. that he had heard
every word as plain as / had-he look
ed madder'n hornet.
"Come. Susan" said he, ''le's 90. +"
No." said !, in calm, determ ned,
an kinder sweet tone, "le's not 20 till
we see EN-. !"
An then | went Ia set down on the
sofy;" an the next thing knew there
was awful snap. an | was sprawl
in on the floor amongst lot Of rags,
broken boards. Il couple of broken
chairs, an sofy spread.
Joshua hurried tn me, an helped me
onler nv feet.
Craze Gus goodnessr' said /; i've
bruk that sofy ali III finders"
Il guess it hain't much of loss,
said Joshua lookin' scornful. Jest