Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-24


aunt Eunice.n
Most eyerything's hard-for some
folks, said old aunt Euniee. after a
pause. San it's either Mis- Saun-
der's or Silas Howe's place.
Again Mrs. Ponds lips frightened.
She paused In her work Of washing
the sink TO look around at the old |
woman by the stove.
Then let ii be Mis- Saunders"
she said. "Anything's better'n the |
poorhonse, seems ter me-"
Il amt settled on nothin' yit,"
said old Eunice, rising stifiiy.
"Goin'2" inquired Mrs Pond.
Yes; ! Iist stopped by 10 warm.
It's kinder blustery out, m ! got
chilled through"
''There!" said Mrs. Pond, as the
door closed on the old woman, and
her footsteps were heard in the
erunehing snow Of the path around
the house. II declare! | never Of
fered aunt Euniee nut-cake."
81 guess she wouldn't have cared
for il, said Emmeline. "lt's awful
-ain't IL, motherg-to think OF her
going 20 the poorhousel"
That's the worst o. poor rela.
tions." said Mrs. Pond, a little irri-
tably. "le never know what they're
goin ter do. Aunt Euniee didn't
manage right. She had enough m
ter spare twenty years ago: but she
: let that Sam Nettleby swindle her
J out OF II, n then she had ter go out
ter service. She lister be "A master
hand ter work. but now she's old N
worn out, folks don't want her. She
did well enough for Mis- Jenkins
I. lust the two OF EN- n that small
: house-but she won'tlast six months
, | II she goes 20 Mis- Saunders"
Seems strange some folks should
have so much, m other folks so liz
{ tie" said Emmeline, muhingly as she
/ took up the bureau scarf again
a snow here we have more rooms thar
/. We know what 20 do with, n there's
aunt Eunice with NO home at all. "
That's the way With liie," reioin
o Cd her mother, as she wrung out tn
a dish.cloth, hung Il on nail over Tn
! sink. and then left the room. 81
came back again presently with he
= thick cloak on and a black worste'
- hood IN her hand. "I'm going owe
3 ter eee Mis- Hall, she said. Ivan
ter got her ter show me about thu
! stltehi for the border OF my bed-spread
: won't b. gone long.
q when she was outside the gate
4 the road she turned around an
"a locked back nc the house
moment. IL was n large re
= brick house, with a wide porch
u front and rooms on both sides OF q
II hall. There were evergreen trees
tho front yard, and graveled wal
!, led down TO the gate. Along u
fence was a row Of lilac bushes: re
N ple always said TINT Mrs. Pond hadn
" ANYTHING to complain OF about u,
or house. and abe thought so herseI
- n gave her pleasure TO look back
n now. thinking of old Eunlco ~
~ Che poorhonse. Whata comiortab
ut feeling il gave one to have settle
homel
"a Mrs Hall lived in brown fran
4, house nearly mile away. There w
IL n large ward in front, and two en-
sp dren were racing around in the sno
ho Whom they saw Mrs. Pond CONN
I'M they ran 10 the gate and climbed
re on IL. One was stout rosy.cneek.
how about ten years old; the other
n. little girl, whose perpetual smile ~
10 vacant ewes told their own story 70
a. ubo looked at her. Both chlldr
10 rot down from the gate when nj
lid Pond stopped before It.; ,,...
~ .AIa,a m the kitchen, said the 90
rs rYou can 60 round thatway' poll
ne. Irr 10 n brick walk leading arou
to the side OF the house. ..
uv thin. delicate.looking girl OF aoo
"a thirteen years Of age opened
he tjtchen door in answer to Mrs. ROM
Inock Mrs. Hall was sitting IN
In chair bv the fire, rocking a en-
which had just fallen asleep ~
m. wore traces of tears on ms s i,.
me checks. and a sob escaped his ups
it'll regular intervals, -, - AZ
aWhat child is thatY" asked |"
lth Hall. -, ,vho ",
'ly. out sewing in Long CentreF
"Yes." hon,
sed "You haven't taken him. noP'
led ayes, have.
ms "Not TO raiser"
Eyes"
Aor t1sliza Hnllp
Nd ,There wasn't any one else 20 (, y, :.
,es- him. They were goin TO sen senu s Gu"
the poor.house. Think ot III, oI ",
g. n r little fellow too. Mr ,roont
bo ggidn't have any relations excep y,
cat aunt aunt over in West Peniield, an ,,s T..
e'' a au I'D maid m can'tendure ehll 1,I
out She s said out m out she woSiI |
M saLe the child. So just picked l
e u ra,@ Ibis morning and brought !
ON over here" 49,. hova enor
W. VIZ s ~nb he won't be in the way; ne,
/: y es n,,y round with Ned and Sissy. !, :,
tad p phout IA easy 60 take, care o. n"'
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