Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-06-28
PAMELA'S FACULTY.


Seafh Iii the sewing circle. 1t was
very 500 chat he should have died.
30 suddenly, too, ofpneumonia, poor
man. But Mrs. Calkins, at whose
house the society met that week,
couldn't help thinking that it would
have bean very dull meeting if he
hid not: for since everybody had
: found out Just why Luke Judkins had
been obliged TO mortgage his farm,
and Dr. Saunders marriage with his
housekeeper had become an old story,
there MAS absolutely nothing to talk
nbout II was also providentialt that
! he should die just after planting was
over and before haying had begun.
He Was growing very deaf, too, and
wns always shiftless. Being a deacon,
ofeourae he was prepared, and there
was really not much 20 mourn for
except that now Pamely would have
70 take care OF herself, and Pameiy
had no faculty. Ruthy Ann could go
on keeping school, as she had done
&or years, and the twins, luckily,
were married. Pamely was the only
one that was left unprovided for.
Pawely was one Of the kind that
always was unproyided for-the kind
that had no faculty.
The farm was all run out; and IL il
were not, Pamely wouldn't know
nny better than 10 expect 20 raise
pumpkins onn pen vine. II she was a
: farmers daughter she didn't know
hut what potatoes came up OF their
own nccord, ana wceded and dug
tiamselycs Mrs. Ichabod Badger
fganernlly known rs Mis- IehnbcAl
fhoueltit probable that sheeyen
posed they washed themselves and
jumped Into the dinner pot. And il
waA evident that she set sight
moro by posies than she did by gar
q den snsa. She was always littcring
up the house with weeds and stuff
ouE Of The woods, and she drew
GESTURES when she'd better have been
drawing candles or making soap.
she took after the Spencers-hcr
anofher's folks, One OF them wasn't
hall witted and wrote verses, and
another painted pictures and never
nm0unted to anything. And Pane.
II WAS hendstrong; she never seemed
20 pay any attention togood advice.
Ehe was always as pleasant and
nmialilp nbout Il us could be. but she
would 70 right on in her own way.
That was like her father; when they
tried 10 dismiss the Rev. Mr.. Cald.
well for unsoundncss Of doctrine,
Deacon Semple be wouldn't ngrco ia
II. He didn't git excited and call
lsnrsi names. as the Others did, but,
though they argued and argued, he
wouldn't bc convinced.
AEiA Ichabod was ~ the opinion that
!. 3 conmittcc uf lgslios ought to cnl
upon Pnmely and advise her TO 70
nnd Keen house for old Hiram Hutch
lnnun lie had large farm and two
Invalid daughters, one afflicted with
spinnl disease and tho other with
epilep#y so TWAS hard place, ant
% confse she would keep everything
= at mxes and seveus, not having AM
z faculty. but old Hiram wns willing L
take her because he was very close
v and ahe wouldn't expect much AnC
81 Mis- Hosea Blodgett added that nj
Hiram was n widower, nobody knev
Il what might happen He was owe
flftY hnd hnrd 20 get along with. bu
eaAnn Pnmely couldn't be far from
kweuty-five, and ought 60 be willing
3 to make sacrifice for the sake of
homo. Ben Senyerns, who used Il
keep company with her, had gone oil
= a. sea- FIVE years before, and ha,
probably got drowned. to say moth
ira of being a shiftlcs good.for-noth
ing. gnd surely there was no man Il
Bfimbecom who wanted TO marry
0srl Without facility.
Before the meeting adjourned, Mis-
IchAbod, Mis- Hosea Blodgett nnt
Mics Nancy Perkins, the postmi,
tress, were appointed committee I
labor with pamely.
! There was no doubt about the zet
Nafie committee. Bright and early I'll
next morning--so early, In fact, tina
the breakfast dishes were not whsle
In any town except Brimblecom--th
\ three ladies presented themselves a
tho front door Of Deacon Semple
hate residence; front doors were n
served for state occasions in Brin
bleeom. The committee. after COZ
auItation, had decided that this wa
d an occasion which rendered the use
tliH front door appropriate.
keturah Grant, who had bee
xnnjd-ofall-work in Deacon Selnple
, family for half a century, hobbled [
a che door, and Admitted ther7 to q
Miffinm.room. and there WINS pnmpll