Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-05-10

'ts round aim In more tr6ubIad 90,
.'''' 'o'hii,on, or the great pile az sos,
10y proved too much Of teniptation for
ms tired legs here we find hin,
Wei, well, he exclaimed as ho
oio,ei me worn straw hat and rested the
suhourned arms on his knees ..thara's
no use taikIngi I've had bout all / con
7.ahd OF tins It's nigh onto thirty veara
SINCE we rolled up the old log stable fiat
uSeo 70 stand here, and, sakes alive, wo
thought then | couldn't stand o,ch
more" ''''u inucii
here he paused and while the cool
o'eeLe through the great door famed the
wrinkied face, his mind seemed away
oack-hack nigh onto thirty years"
foor Nary and as he continued
'ehaer nBht came into the hard gray
eyes. Il can see her now as she stood
that night after they were all co,e How
good she was! how hopefully she talked
You u soon have the roof on, John. she
SAID. and then you can take it easier
ohant we be glad when it's all ove,
"ithf Yes, yes, we thought then tina,
sometime twould be all over with. h,,,
mat time seems never to come. never to
GOMEZ W
The sunlight on the floor moved farthe,
along Little Bright had lain down fo,
ms midday nap and still the gray head
was bowed, and no fresh water found its
way back over the hill to the boys
Thus an hour passed Then old Kit
who had stopped chewing, and with
drowsy eyes was living over coltbood
days. was suddenly brought back to
the present by the old man hur. edly
getting to his feet.
Beats ALL beats all what I've been
thinking about all these vearsl' he burst
out We've had er,ugh an ter spare
Tor the last fifteen of EN-, and here am
working EN- all to death n myself. too
-for-well, for nobody knows what
III stop it, yes, | declare will Mary's
too Old to work this way, an oughtel
seen it before. I'll turn over a new leaf
see + | don't-half a dozen of them
Wilson can have that forty eff he wants
1t, an if | only dared to, I'd go clear
down ter Wilder Baldwin's and tell EN-
I'm ashamed Of myself, blamed if |
wouldn't
Here he stopped a moment for
breath; then went on: "P'raps faint list
the thing ter go pokin' down there tnout
bein' asked, after alis been said but
then I'll go, yes, will" They can't
more'n tell me to leave"
Here the old man hurried out of the
! door up1 /.
sun, at once set out for the kitchen door
"No mistake" he repeated as he
walked along. 81 was little too hard
on the boy Will worked hard and was
good to me. always was | took poor
girl when started, an I've never seen &
rich one I'd trade her for" and on he
went up the cool back steps into the
kitchen.
"Mary."
Eyes, Johnl" came from the cellar
way. whence Mrs, Sanbourn was bring
ing large pan of potatoes, half dozeI
: turnips and cabbage.
"What did you want, John?" she asked
placing the future dinner on the tabl
and resting her hands ON the sides of tn
pan.
"Oh. nothin'. Only wanted to know
where ye was, kinder" and then, seem!
the worn look on the once handsom
face, added:
"Ain't ye pretty tired, Nary"
"Well, no, not more than usual bu
somehow, John, I'm always tired now
adays.'
We'll. Mary, We look tired, that's sar
tin, but r. Here the old man found i
hard to proceed, for visions of the Mar,
in the past and the Mary now, of tn
little Will and the Will of today, cam
! too wildly before his troubled gaze.
j Mrs Sanbourn, noticing this, hastene,
< to ask if anything was wrong.
"Oh, no, dono's there is. Thought Il
4 stop in an rest a bit Somehow | don
4 seem ter stand as much this spring
e common. But as Is goin' ter say, I'm
S I'm goin' ter turn over a new leaf, Mary
e an'-an' Will, Will didn't do SO very bac
q after all. You know III
Here the old man choked up agail
: and seeing the great tears starting
o Marv's faded eyes caught up the big dill
e per, and saying something about coo
drink at the spring, hurried out. Whe
d he got to the spring he didn't drink
|, all. but leaving the dipper on the stone
II passed out of the big gate into the roa(
Q Here he stopped, looked up and dow
: the way, went on little, then stoppe
d again.
e wonder f I'd better? Can't he's
e from Will f l don't, that's sartin.' The
If after a moments pause, "1es, III go
Il 90 now! If it's put off, 'twont be don
n that's all can tell EN- jist how II
is Mothers dyn' ter see Will, an'-wel
II ves an am, too, for that matter.
s tell 'em twas | made the rumpu
o THEY'LL know where Will is, an |
70 know, too, fore this road sees my boo
agin. see f | don't!'
a With this he gave the old hat 7lSo
" GUS Jam to gain courage, and started
10 with long strides toward the clump
"A maples that hid the widows cottage
n Good mornin', Wilsonr' he called
rs a passing neighbor, I'D like ter Spe'
a. to We list a moment"
10 With puzzled look the driver stopp
and gazed earnestly at the old man
10 Wen, Wilson, how bout that tor
10 acres-waut it yeti
,1 "Want it? | supposed you knew
~ wanted it badly enough, But what 81
", w use? can't pay all down, and y
~ can SO of course you'll get it.
~ \, "Weu. | do know bout that, Wise
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