The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-09-22

couple OF sserst 9oc ana me wiz have
crow to pluck toIether. But the
lust fancies he can twist his. faith
ef and mother around his little I'm
ger. Sc he takes and pulls face at Peter.
Peter gives him q cuff IA hays Master Jim on
his beam ends for o matter Of six weeks, His
poor mother she almost broke her heart
over it. Well Sns night, as she was quietly
sleeping by her good mans side she hears u
noise as wakes her. Up she jumps, ard the
first thing she feels is a stab III the arm as
makes her screams out, Peter he wakes.
strikes light and sees her bleeding. He
faIitsss II must be q thief-as II there was
such thing in these parts, where you might
carry a sack of gold from Croisic to st.
Nazaire and no one 50 much az ask what
you'd got in your hand! Well, Peter goes
and looks for Jim. jim was nowhere TO DO
found.
"But iii the morning in he comes as cool al
cucumber and has the face to tell EN- az
he's been spending the night at BATH. No
need 10 say as all this time his mother was
at her wits end 20 find safe hiding place
for her money las for Peters, Lawyer
Dup6tel of Croisic always took care of for
him. Oh course Master Jim's pranks had
cost the old folks d pretty penny BY this
time. In fact, they were weil-nigh ruined.
And that was hard for folks
sis had been worth--bouse and all together
matter OF s400 or $500. Nobody ever knew
how much it coat Peter to get HIS son out OF
that scrape at Nautes when the police were
after him, and it seemed as ifthe whole family
were doomed to bad luck. For everything
had been going wrong with Peters brother.
And SO, to comfort him, Peter says to him:
Ny jim and your Polly must make match
of it one of these days Meantime to keep
him from starving, Peter gives him berth
in his fishing smack, and Peters wife she
takes and sews real Spanish doubioon in
bit Of bag and showed it into her mattress.
with For Polly written on It, as largo as
life, in her own handwriting-for she was q
good scholar, was Peters wife.
"Well, no mortal could ever tell how Jim
come to nose that bit of gold, but nose it no
did, and off with it to lie Croisic to spend 1t
in pleasure. But as chance would have it
back comes Peter from his fishing that very
night and what does he see toating
on the top of the water, close by the
landing place, but q scrap OF paper,
which he picks up and carries home to
his wife. who falls in q dead swoon as soon
as ever she secs For Polly in her own hand
writing on the scrap of paper. Peter, no
holds his tongue, but goes straight to l!e
Croisic and hears that his son is in the bill
hard-room at the inn. To the door OF the
inn he goes and says to Dame Flowers, tho
certain bit of gold as he'll be paying you
with presently I'll wait here, aud when he
gives it to you just bring 1t to me and III
give you it's full value in silver BY and by
Dame Flowers brings him the doubloon, ana
he gives her the value of it and takes IL
straight home
"All the folks at lie Croisic know that much,
but they can only give rough guess ut
what I'm going to tell you. As soon as he
,,ofS hnrra pctor hidS kis wife plaDu the
parlor, than he makes up the fire, lights a
couple Of candles, sets two chairs ON one side
of the hearth and threelegged stool on
the other, and orders his wife TO get out his
and her own wedding clothes-as we laid up
safe in coffsr-and brush them up
bit. Then he puts on his wedding
clothes and goes to his brothers house
and asked him to be on the lookout in front
of his (Peter's) house and give him warning
If he hears any one a-landing on the island.
After that he goes back home by the time no
thought his wife had got her wedding clothes
on, loads his gun and hides it in the chimney
corner. Presently back comes Jim-late
enough, you may be sure, when tell you he
staid at LIE Croisic till 10, O'Clock drinking
and gambling.
''A soon as he shows his face his father
says to him, ''Sit you down on yonder stool;
you're In the presence of your father and
mother, whom you've offended. and now they
are going to Judge you. Therefore Jim be-
gins to whimper, seeing as how there was
fearsoms look in his fathers fnce, while the
mother was sitting there as stiff Ms an our.
If you cry, or stir from that stool--it you
don't sit there as still rs a mouse, III shoot
you like dog, says Peter And so Jim sits
there as dumb as a fish, and his mother, she
neuer opens her mouth. Look here, says
Pete there was Spanish doubloon in this
bit of paper. That dobloun was III your
mothers mattress, and no one< but her
as put 1t there, knew it was there. found
this piece Of paper floating on the waterMjHen
landed. This very evening you gave tllets
doubloon to Dame Flowers, and your moth
er has missed hers from the bed Now, what
have you got to say for YOURSELF?
"Jim takes and swears as he never touched
his mothers doubloon and the one he'd pad
away was one he had left when he came away
from Nantes after his frolic. SO much the
better says Peter. But how can you
take your sacred, solemn oath as you didn't
steal your mothers doubloon?" Jim was
quite ready to swear by all his hopes OF
heaven But his mother stopped him. Jim,
my boy says she. Beware! Don't fore
swear yourself You may turn out good
boy yet, if you'll only repent and mend your
WAYS And with that she burst out crying,
ways wanted to bring me to run!" cSied JIM
Whereupon Peter turns pale, and cries;
What you've just said to your mother Will.
help to swell my account against you:
Come, now, are you prepared to swearF
Yes, says jim Stop moment says his
father. Had your doubfoon got this same
cross upon it as the sardine merchant from
which took it put upon our piece? This
question staggers and s0bers Jim bit, and
he begins to blrbber. Enough said, cries
his father Pm not going TO tax you with
your old misdeeds. But look you here, L
won't see Bend-the-Sea swinging in the
gallows in front of Croisic goal. SO make
haste and say your prayer. A priest VIII be
here directly to confess YOU.
Meantime Jim's mother had left the house
to escape hearing her sons condemnation.
While she was outside in came Peters
brother with the rector of Piriac. But Jim
was far too artful to make any confession; he
thought he knew his father well enough to
make sure that he'd never kill him till he had
confessed. Well, seeing Jim so obstinate,
Peter says to the priest. Thank you sir, all
the same fer coming. / am sorry to have
troubled you; but just wanted to give my
son O lesson, and beg you to be good
enough to keep the matter quiet. As for
you, Jim, the very next time catch you go
ing astray your fate is sealed, confession Or
no confession
"Then he sent him upstairs to bed. The
lad, firmly believing as his father meant to
let him off scot free, went quietly to sleep.
But Peter sat up, and as soon us ever he
heard Jim snoring he takes and gags him
with q handful of tow and strip Of sail
cloth, and binds him hand and foot. The
poor mother filings herself at her husbands
feet and begs him to stay his hand, but
Come and help me carry him to the boat
Of course she refuses So Beud-the-Sea car