Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-25

SHINE anu ne eHNleu niIils piuibu
could but contrast the surround
ings-the air of sweet content and
peaceful quiet-with his own home
lite.
did you lose anything by the
Herringtons?" Slime asked.
Not cent" Smith replied,
Though l might if I'd had money to
lend. As it was | used all had to
spare from the farm, in repairing and
furnishing the house. / hear you
lost quite sum, and you have my
sympathy"
Il don't want no sympathy"
Simon said. "Pve been er fool all
my life, an now I've come to my
senses, an | dunno if it hain't er
good thing fer us that the money is
gone. Some people won't never
learn nothin' 'thoutpayin' we'll fer it,
Pm one o. that kind"
Shrimp returned home more cheer
full than he had been for years. The
next morning early he hitched the
horses to the big lumber wagon and
drove off to town. but before leaving
he came and put his arms about his
wife and kissed her-something that
he hadn't done for so long that it
surprised and startled her, and the
tears came to her eyes.
~ pear to be mighty light heart
ed" Simonmuseda as he logged along
the lanes, up hill and down. Il
hain't felt so happy for ten years,
an | reckon some other folks'll feel
lifted up tonight when | get back.
For hours old Slime poked around
among the stores in the city, and
somehow everybody looked happier
and lighter hearted than he had ever
seen them.
Looks like the ole world is gittin'
brighter, some way" Simon unused
as he drove homeward in the cool oil
the evening. II never see the sun
shine to bright, an even that little
brook down in Che edge OF the wood:
sings merrily long its way. ! never
noticed that afore"
1t was getting dark when Simon
drove up over the last hill on his re
turn home. Mrs. Skrimp and the
girls were out at the gate watching
the rumble of the wagon and looking
up the road, they saw that a great
box filed the big wagon bed.
"Wonder what Shines been buy
inn" the mother said.
"Looks like big box" one of tbs
! girls replied.
Yes, l know, but there must bc
q something in it,"
"Oh, | reckon it's just to put tn
, wheat in when he threshes. ] hearC
him say he would need one.
"Hi, ther," Schrimp shouted
!. "Clare outen the road an open the
' gate thar. gotter drive inside will
i this ere box. Here, you boys fl.
erroun' you rascals, au' help get thi
i out" And Shrimp tried his best Ii
appear as sour as possible, bu
/ made a most miserable failure OF th
/ effort.
"What have you got, sime?" tn
4 wife asked.
t "Nuther box fer wheat. just tn
thing | need"
o Feels mighty heavy" one Of til
4 boys remarked, after lifting at a
4 end OF it. Must be something in it.
Il Simon was unable to hold bac
!. the smiles any longer, for his haT
piness kept bubbling up, and reius
s ed to be kept down.
i 'It's pianer," the boy shouted
d it's a pianer.'
l. And it WINS q piano, rs they a
a soon discovered, when the great BIO
i was rolled out and opened. For
n moment they ali stood about speech
4 less, motionless, while Simon watcl
i ed them, a smile, the while playin
about his features. Then, one b
a one, they came and kissed him-ti
v good, patient wife and the uncou
y planning daughters, and Simon wa
). so happy that he actually cried.
= ''There is more things" Simo
.r said at last.
" And search in the deep bed r.
d vealed a new carpet for the best ROOF
.. and some dress patterns, and SON
d clothing for the boys.
Glow did youcome to doit, Slime?
t. the wife asked as they were retirin
n that night.
"Wal, Liza, it was them Herring
10 ton 8 ana Wnab ! seed Yesterday. ~
r. been ponderin' over, matters, an
concluded I've done enuif fer Be
. Herrington's folks, an that it WI
n. time to do somethin' fer my on
family. So ! determint to turn ov
10 er new leaf an frum this time on l.
fer enjoyin' some of what we ear
ut Std o. lettin' other people hev it a
bo while you an ther children work n
in slave an git nothin'. found po
in er of happiness in that pianer, Liza
!" morn / ever found in all the Ian
IL ever bought, an it hahn nigh ov
O. yet"
ri A Wonderful Baboon,
Jack the Baboon, so well known
IN all who have ever had occasion
r pass through the Uitenhage (Ca
I'd Colony Railway station, has, sa