Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-10-05

tallen. Then | resolved To senrcb
further, feeling sure there must be
more trees of the same family. Ind
wandered around for some time with
more or less success, sizes. NV
apron full OF nuts of allnd had when
my obligation not to go out of hear.
ing OF the axes occurred H. mo n
stopped and listened, but NOT q
sound was 70 be heard, save the &C.
casional fall of "A fat nut, or the
anefnlons bark OF asquirrel, Then
noticed that ] was in IL part OF the
mountain entirely strange to me.
This gave me little trouble.
knew that II turned my back To the
sun anil walked on must come 10
the wiley. looked for the sun and
found TINT ii was not only pretty
low down, hut it did not seem to he
IN the right place. turned my
back 10 II and marched OF, whistling
contentedly. ] found | was going
up the hill. but concluded | had
crossed some Of the little hills with.
out noticing them, and kept on, and
on. md on, until | grew tired, and
stu was going up, up, UP, but the
sun was NJ my back, and knew |
could not he wrong. My nuts grew
SO heavy that ] made little pen OF
stones NJ the foot ola big tree and
poured them in, intending 70 come
after them the next any.
Then ] wandered on again until
il began 10 grow dark. Tor the sun
had gone down. could not under.
stand why | could not get over that
hill md begin going down into the
valley listened, hut there was not
a sound. My limbs aehed so that
could hardly drag them along, and
WAS getting very hungry. Ii WAS
now sodnrk that could not see any
distance III front me. Then il occur
rel 10 me 10 call out. and | screamed
Father" al the top al my small
voice, just once. ] did not do itany
more, for my voice sounded so that
IL scared me, il made such noise
In this awful silence.
Utterly Wearied out ! dropped
down az the foot oi a tres upon some
leaves. aud must have went 10 sleep
Immediately. Once during the nightl
anoke. mud feeling very cold got up
nnL walked around awhile in the
dark. I'm lost because IL isso dark,
| said 20 myself but ! will find the
place when daylight comes Then
said my prayers and laid down again.
] SEEMED 10 hnyo no fear, but ! was
very angry NJ myself because ! could
NO, end the way.
when OPENED my eyes ngain the
sun was shining on the other side 81
nie frOm where L ongth 10 he, mud ]
WITS lust ONE great pain MI over me,
aud oil, so hungry. nj once began
10 crawl about and look for nuts,
hnt there were mono there, Directly
Was nblc 10 use ms iect, though
they wero nwiully sore. Then ]
spaehcd further. bBt not nut could
find. Tho trees were MI gum nnd
hesrh. and everything, but nut-bear'
Crs. Then cried Tor the first time,
not 40 much because ! was hungry ~
because ! had been Ounce enough ia
part With iny npFonc:l Of nuts
/ | now forgot all about being lost
( IN mv Henrv.h Tor nuts, and looked q
long time FOR tho place where ] had
/ lclt my apronfal tho night before.
( had now lost nil iicn olihe direction
I because had lost confidence in this
ann. IL was always on the wrong
side. At last ! came 10 n little hol'
F. low and "a tiny spring. Here ] got q
drink, and ielt much better Ny
limbs were not so sore now, and my
feet did not hurt me 80 much. Then
/ I found some ncorns and sat down
10 eat them. and while doing SO
went 10 sleep. When invoke It was
I night again, and my feet and limbs
hurt worse than before. ] wondered
how q day could be so short, but said
/ 10 myself. i must rally 60 home,
Mamma will worry about me.
II tottercd ON again the best
could. aud in few minutes ] begar
10 s,p lights. and suddenly ] was y
n big garden just like our own, will
E the house nj the upper end. ! start
M 10 run up the por,h steps and iell
Down. down, doan went fcnrin
distance. and hit my head ngninst
something. For y moment ! renli1
al TINT | was still in the wood; thci
for n time ! knew nothing.
1 "Tbe next sensation ! hnd wat
,hnt Of flying through the air at
great speed. My eyes were open
md conld see the rocks aud tree'
/ living pnst me, and knew that :
n,nn of terrible height and avn
! long legs was running away witt
I inc.
" Hog Mickey has got mentlnst,
! / amid 10 myself but ] must har'
amid II nloud. for Mt once lout
roaring. painting voice answered:
yes, Hog Mackcy has got yo'
at last. -
And when | nwoke again ] was
coughing and strnngling and crying
md nv throat was on fire. l eouI,
| dimly see before me, where ! lay on
brI I'M old man sitting, holding 2 hot
| tlpiu one hnnd and n spoonin theotll
or nnl biz tears were running doWl
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