Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-03-15
, COUNTRY MYSTERY.

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nj NE among mysteries, Life IT,
4 mystery, Death with all
.r,At that has been poured ON 1t
.arelation, is a mystery. Every
n nature In the transfer
NJ admissible matter into green
's,ation, purple and gold and blue
MN and fruits, is n mystery. But
...,stomed are we TO these wonder
.ua inexplicable processes which
going on around us that they
,ite hut little interest and small
,,,rise while IL an event occurs
si,b 1 out OF the ordinary course
i events in our lives or among our
IL,,,,ounding, We are curious to know
tabout il, and some such events
,.ite our widest curiosity.
fue lived among ghosts, il intelli-
laings ofanother than our hui
,srace we're constantly visible to US
I night orby day, passing toandfro
pong but not Of US, We should look
ghosts with as little wonderment
I |. ID the coming up Of trees, the
shing Of clouds in the air, the
rturn Of spring.tirne and winter.
4 interesting illustration Of this is
gsd among the eolored people in
,rs Of the South. They believe IN
,,ts or 'haunts, aud think they
/ y them frequently, 50 frequentlyand
mnonly that they think nothing
,,nsge Of such sights ibid you
~ ~ hannt?" | once asked an
lgsllgent colored man. "0h. yes.
rsybody ses haunts. Do they
sqh,rn you7" What should a haunt
hlen ans one for7 You sse plenty
i ~ al the time; They never hurt
lN-
4 Psopls arr fond Of minor mysteries
/ gs,lless Of the greater mysteries
I lSasd them. There are hsw local.
4 IT, ID Nhieh you will find existing
~ syecial mystery, some occur.
saN shieh has taken place about
rash tie Local mind exercises itself
lazly 10 tind explanation ofthe Why
utts whemfonr.
lsay down the valley beyond the
msoata mountains Is q clearing in
SsKa aSs the remains Of Il cellar wall,
ggrihz that "A small HOUSE. once
s,aod thar Equally strong proof
nv. u the tangln nfrinnnmou ross,
IARh annually perfume the mir among
n taskrts IL wild cherry now cover.
i ag IT, CLEARING. aud in the ieW rotten
heiris Nhlrh crush under your fset
" 100 push through the thirkct 10
sRa ihe trOu, stnAla which runs n
" Fusls behind where the house
fgoi Il t. muFu than hnif cen.
IN siprc this horpe stood there. II
Wy luussnlur spot. well up on the
4 Mp u the hilla. guarded in Fpnr and
4 g rghi and In by the uptouchei
irs' boxing out in front ayuF nm
'siya.bl landscape II was u mile
Hm ihe next house. aud nearly two
10y ifvm the Village. The house
fanll When "a stranger bought the
H W. RON the man who had built the
eaw and brought up a family In Il.
B hal then moved to the West
" sinnguT was thoroughly n
u asasT No one knew him. or where
Rmtne from and still more import
BE- conversation. habits, TASTES
Va EEnpral style ~ life wrn wholly
snHgs 20 those uf the people in this
9aa'y lie hHd no employment in
cannon with the people. He knew
1sAiag about farming He never
Naed or cultivated his land. lie
~ llone In the little house, whose
4 a's furniture he had bought with
4 he rS"ivni letters occasionally
4 s Village pOst-uiiice. which prob.
4 brought him the means of liv-
4 1fho always had sufficient mon.
n n The purchase Of the neressitics
VI He did hot mingle with the
Il but was nevertheless greatly
~ w the men because us HIS kind
H says his occasional services To
y fee,l, his valuable advice Of
\ sought and always given with
'sahgnrss aud with ample evidence
he was well able to advise.
\ 10 passed, and he had become n
a.oi theenmmunity. AN important
" top. The village minister. who
v, n ! man Of ability, fond Of studies
49, y HIS sacred profession, was
\ piised and delighted one day In
49, conversation with the strnng.
| Y hnd that he wns a scholar. able
sp him in getting MT the mean
l y dneek word used by Sc. Paul,
aVng the repeated USE OF the
\ w kord IN Greek literature. The
1 s NV, who like many country ply
1 ~. WI mad been compelled to lead a
nnesomc life 80 fur as intellec-
INV olhlpanionship was concerned,
sit NV immense delight In passing
/ N NY brief but full Of information
w. appreciation, with the unknown
For he rpmuined nrnctically