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

I'm an, il hain't tew be expected
that yew. err II man in this part ny
Tie kentry, kin keep his eend up with
old Peter. Dew wot ye KIN. :,
One eyenng, having fully recovered
his health and strength, Peter SAID
to Robert Sharp:
pm goin' deown teW FiReto"h
This eyenin' tew buy me a new noe
Tew.morrer, yew know, We AR tew
nlant the Green lot tew wife hlnt
corn, Yew 20 10 bed arly an rest
iast nh view kin, fer yew Il hey tew git
riuht tew the front tew-morrer, an
don't yew furgit Il"
Bright and early the next morning
the two men started Tor the 'ufeeh
lot" the hired man carrying Dag
Of seed corn. while Peter hourlshed
two bright new hoes.
Said the farmer, as soon as the iot
was reached:
.I'm lest a.goin tew make this new
hoe ay tew.day. This pieee has got
tew be planted afore night.
With these words, having illed 20
Overlooking his planting bag WITH
corn aud his mouth with tobacco, no
struck out az u terrific rate Of speed,
the hired mdu following after.
Firmly grasping in one big manu-
his new hoe, and IN the other no less
than a half pint Of corn, Peter, pnh'
ing and blowing like a locomotive,
worked himself across tho field at a
high rate o. speed.
Looking behind him occasionally,
the exu,ting hnsbandmnn would yell:
Come on. Come on. Thought yeW
knew heow to plant corr CIT gait
on ye. Hawi haw! itaw
At the end OF the first bout the
hired mar Was several Yards be-
hind. and Peter, III Il high state OF
exultation, and per-piration TOOK q
double shuttle on d ieic' board which
CHANGED 70 lay ntheg ground near
by. lie then took a ''cha@ nt ter,
hacker, rrdlled lIis planting bug,
spat upon his lands, and seikiug lis
new hoe, struck out with renewed
yigor,
II guess I'm lct ont a link or two
this bout, said the sandy mustach.
ed young fellow 70 himself.
ilc did so, and not only passed
the hitherto inyiucible one, but Kept
the lead until the dinner hour sound.
cd.
Ycs, Peter had 1t last found his
match-nud "a little more.
Although he struggled mantally
and we'll, and received the assistance
OF many chcws III tobacco, although
he showed his sleeves far above hi.
+. elbows, removed Its bootsunl rollet
up his tan.cGlOrci O~yeruils although
he welded his new hoe with q dcs.
peration born ol despair, and pAtt
no attention us TO whether hJ
dropped one or twenty kernels In i
/, hill, he AZ length had To own himAsl
out-plauted, beaten, yanqnishcd III
did ii ia these words
This tarual new hoe hnngs ouI
tew much.
Robert Slt51 could not only out
| plant Peter. b3t y, ould, and hrdid
uut.hoe, outmyw aud ont chop him
One would naturally suppose tha.
} the farmer would have been grrat.y
pleased with 40 able ~ assistant
lie was not, however. I.c dislike,
{ the young man because he had taker
/, from him his prominenCe a i a work
J or.
. It soon kuovnia tor miles aropnt
] that Peter Cutnmius had nt las.
: found d man who was hts alpcrio
!, at all kinds Of husbaudry
I The old tiller OF the soil grew 1,
!, hate his v%auquishcr.
: The young mans presence was
constant reminder tG Peter Of III
many defeats he had Elfiered az nj
y hands
Tho next day after missing III
, hired man Peter went to Ptkryuan
!, and FILLING in with some old crnric,
I did not leave the village until nelrl
= 10 O'Clock at night.
When within about Is milo Of NJ
/ home hs met arupidly.d driven wapo
!. m which was seated a man an
woman.
!, Although the woman was henyil
J; yelled and the msn pulled Ills Nm
well down ever his eyes. the 81
! farmer ut once recognized his youn,
Il er daughter and his former hire
Z man.
" "Whoal' roared Peter, swinoin
ms horse across the rold. thus sto,
ping the further progress OF the on
IDENTITY clipping couple.
whoa! Wot does this mean. Va
ID tarnnl tramp? Git ont NV tibet wa,
on at onct, Martha, an come VIII
me. Dye hear? Come meow, mo
b. yer boots" "o
q, as the young lady made no mo,
t. preparatory to o6eying the orde
Dut' on the contrary, clung hystari
he 9lly TO her companion, Peter. IN d
~ ger to eaforce his command. lem,
I'd rom his wagon and approached h
other vehicle. y
to No sooner Ind he done so N,
he Robert Sharp, freeing himself fro
Martha, jumped To fro gron,.