Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-06-20
a NOVEL CRICKET CRUsHrp

'"a' IL IS worthy of place in histor;
oai annals, he does not allow It +
plead and impress him in vain h,
10 h'eth himself to the nearest news
paper ONCE, and unloadeth. In tn;
way the early history of Idaho is be
ing written up with a completeness
'ha' VIII NIL the future historian witt
satisfaction and delight a. he run
through the files of the papers for in
'eresting data and fine details O
thriliing events. We have a littI,
chapter to reel off, as it was reelec
OH to us by an old pioneer, and b,
'he way truthful old pioneer, who
couldn't or wouldn't tell lie or mag.
My fact if he could helpi it. When.
ever, by accident, carelessness or q
slip OF the tongue the exact truth is
crushed to earth and does not rise
again, and he finds himself powerless
TO help 1t, he goes straightway and ir-
rlgates his insides to sooth a wailino
conscience. The relator is a lineal
descendant of one of the Boston tea
throwers of the old colonial times.
whom he is proud to acknowledge
as his great grandfather. This great
grand parent at one time gazed on
the little historical hatchet which ia
Intimately connected with the cherry
tree incident in the youthful career
OF u. Washington. This fact itself
is a sufficient guarantee of inherited
veracity. This long prelude to the
historical sketch we started in to give,
but IT is absolutely necessary, so that
when the reader begins to read his
constitution will be thoroughly soaked
with the fact that the story is true in
every detail, and the future historian
will not hesitate to use it. The scene
IS located In one of the oldest settled
valleys of Boise county, and the front
name of the hero of the tale is "An-
iy." Every tale must have its hero.
de was the victor and hero of
laughter and determination, and
llongside his implement of dire de-
truction the old Car of Jaggernaut
,ales into utter insignifcance, and
axes back seat away out of sight
n the rear end of the long hall of
ime. The cricket, which, with the
estive, scalping Siwash, was the
riginal inhabitant of Idaho, and
fonarch of all he surveyed-and he
urveyed great deal-did not over
ook the ranch of our pioneer hero.
lndy never slept at night and closed
OF his eyes during the day. His il
entive genius was busy contriving
Ian to put an end to the monarchy
the cricket. We use the noun in
le singular mum Der, but there were
fact millions of him, ever hungry,
i'd had an Unsuitable appetite. The
'incipal place of festal congregation
as Andy's ranch, which they took
of in high glee, held high
yelry anu ruined his crops. Andy
I'd an irrigation ditch, which he said
as too wide for the cricket to hop
yer, and in his endeavor to reach the
)posite bank in his onward march,
ould drop into the water aud float
own to the ranch. This was then
-ndy's idea OF the unreasonlng, blind
ait of the cricket. But experience
as proven that he is not that kind Of
n animal, but deep designer from
way back. The cricket struck this
itch and he forthwith, with instinct
70 intuition, knew that it was the
,ork of man, and was used for irri-
ating and promoting the growth of
hat which he delighted to devour, SO
e jumped into the water and swim
lgly foated to the ranch, so inviting
y green. When the ditch reached
he ranch its waters spread, giving
Ir. Cricket an opportunity to land.
Is soon as Mr.. G. reached wading
vater, he arose on his hind legs,
walked out to dry land, shook him
elf, basked awhile in the warm sun
hine, and then went forth on his er-
and of festal destruction, which he
continued day after day. Andy's IN
,entive talent was all this time pom
lering. He finally caught on to
plan, which he sat on for twenty one
days, and fgurativsly speaking 1T
batched at the end of that time, and
Andy was happy in the contempla-
ton of coming crushing results. 1t
was a machine consisting of two roll
lsrs, which rolled together, run by
water power, and he planted it in the
di+ob ca that everything passing on