Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-03


who had left them.
"Wldder! ! want to get married."
SAID Bill, at length, with startling
suddenness.
do your" said the widow, lifting
her bewildering black eyes to his face.
astonished at the abruptness of his
ayowal
"Widder," continued Bill, plucking
up courage by a desperate effort,
wouldn't you like to get married
AGAIN."
:, Married againl" replied the lady,
how do you know ever was mar.
ried?"
why every one calls you wilder,
and never heard tell OF any one be-
ing wilder without first bein' q wild.
der, replied Bill
"Yes, said the widow, with difficult
ty REFRESHING laugh, every one calls
me a widow, but whether | am or
not Is another thing"
Well, " said Bill, who, as he after
ward expressed it, was determined to
go the whole hog" Una chap asi
pretty well of. I'm goin' to build
new shanty, and get a new boat
some Of these times, and I'm a pretty
good-lookin' feller-heml so-heml
Wilder, il you'll have me, you and
me II get splicedl'
Amusement for a moment kept the
/ widow silent, and she started in the
, face OF her sheepish admirer, who,
: blushing, startled, sat crossing one
leg uneasily over the other. Then
. every other feeling gave away to her
7 sense Of the ridiculous, and. leaning
|, back in her chair, she burst into a
Y peal Of laughter that made the old
: house ring
= The unusual sound brought the
: whole household 20 the spot. There
! was pretty Ruth laughing from sym
/ pathy, without the slightest idea OF
= what the fun was about: there was
: Miles staring ut them with mouth
/! and eyes open: there sat Bill, look
! ing irresistibly sheepish. and there
= sat the widow, laughing and laugh.
y ing, until the tears stood in her eyes
y "What-what-what the dickens
~ ~ Is the matter ~ roared the old man,
~ staring FIRST at one and then at the
other in utter bewilderment.
q IL must go, said the widow in
~ a voice faint from excessive laughter
10 come up discovering. Ruth, have
m something TO tell YOU And, still
70 laughing, the "widder" vanished.
a That evening two events worthy o
OF notice took place in the little villag,
81 OF NJ. Old Miles departed full o
or an important secret to the city. anC
Ruth Judson and the Widow Blacl
lg sat for en- hour or more in close con
Is, ference on the rocks OF Bleak Point
", What Ruth learned there she did no
er disclose. but sundry calculations o
be amnzeinent aud sundry exposition
81. Of delight proved that it was FL
81 from disagreeable.
Nv The following evening, when tn
ch cleaning was tnlling over the rocl
"a. bound coast 81 New Brunswick, tn
he Widow Black sat in herlittlecottag'
to gazing in the fire and lost in thought
Of Suddenly, the trampofieet approach
ng I'M, Bleak Point fell on her quick en-,
III. Swinging 10 her feet she saw severe
oh coustablcs. headed by old Miles, M
ter pronchinr hercottnge Scarcely ha
he she time TO draw the bolt when
ed heavy knock came TO the door, an
stern voice commanded her TO ope
ID. in the name OF the law.
lm .'Not until / know your business,
Nv. said the widow boldly; who are yot
me and what do you WANT
IN 1--WE are officers Of the law. 10
70" are suspected OF being connected WI
ne smurplers. and OF cOncealing contr'
band goods about your premise
ely and our business is TO arrest you an
er, search for them, was the reply.
en-. "Then lot me assure you, 20,
10. ,rouble will be all for nothing. III
smugrled goods you speak OF we
/. :, bcrc INT are not whore the eyes
III tbe custom House will ever fall
80 tbem. As to your arresting me,
moor lone "widder," | am sure W
;rc are too much of a gentleman to
~ "Open the door, or ! will break
Ia. omen" shouted the enraged officer
I'M. Break away" retorted the provo
ne. inc widow. with the utmost cooihe'
. C With an oath the officer rush
yon noainst the door; at the same N
,ut mont the widow drew the bolt, a
. Duo he fell head first into the room, VIII
reJ old Miles. who rushed after, !
, ,gr s S on top of him. Before tn
~. Could rise, the widow seized the
,1o mnining officer, and hurled him WI
M the greatest ease over his fallen co
'Hu nnnions. Then, drawing the do
r,v after her and securing it on tue o.
sat side, the widow was off and away.
saV ' search was made for the wide
10 bnt In vain. No trace of any 9
her answering ans the description given
the bor could be found. Neither COZ
T,5 nm" r struggled goods be discovered
me Plsak Point, although they eas
the discovered they had lately been the
ghO few weeks after, late one nlgh'
mo- handsome young fellow dressed as
'een sailor entered the village oil M 4,
Ter Advancing to the house OF NJ,
'lth hudson he fastened a paper TO
4lon with a loud, pecul