Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-12-20

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~ again, and he Us
there is lots OF goods gone. Two or
three houses have been entered when
the folks we're away, and each of
them lost something. There is a
thief hanging around in these parts,
and he isgrowing bolder every day."
Amt they got no track OF who it
is?n
NO, there amt any clue yet"
DO they mistrustanyb body around
these parts?"
II haven't heard that they do"
ur'us, ain'tit? Now, fold Harry
Tufts was a.living, ] should feel
sure that it was him. He was the
master old thief that ever lived in
these parts. lie was so cunning
that although you were sure he had
done thing, il was hard work to
iasten il on to him. They used to
say that he was the Evil One hisseli,
and II he wasn't he must have been n
near relation. He would make
bet that be would steal something
right a,ore your face and eyes. and
in spite OF you he'd do il. But the
master game ever knowed him TO
play was on Nancy here"
Bill Perkins," she disgustedly ex-
! claimed.
what do We want, old woman?"
IL want yer ter hold yer tongue,
you pcsky iool!'
Can't think Of doing that, Nancy.
at nlwus gets her dander up when
| / get speaking about that scrape, "
he resumed. Il don't wonder at it
getting fooled after she had been
warned about what that old scamp
had bet he'd DO.
you see, one day in planting-time
IL CHANGED to be rainy, aud went
down 20 The Corner on an errand to
the store. | didn't want to 90, but
Nancy sed she had broke her big
dnrning needle, and couldn't mend
my feelings till got her one. She's
the master woman TO send TO the
store arter driblets.
,'She can never think of only one
thing at a time, but it's always some
thing. | used to tell her that heI
memory was ms short ms our old
brindle tail, which Major Halls
dog hit of.
There was hulfa dozen men sitting
round, and arter talking about thu
weather and any news that might bI
stirring, we got tospeaking OF Harry
TuiFtsanl his habit OF taking things
which he had in such n quiet, cas-,
wny; and icst as we were fairly at tn,
subject. who should come in bu
Harry himself
'Wewas lest attacking about you,
, said Eben Tasker, who was sitting
! on bnr OF meal chewing stick, n
, he was always doing.
"kcep rite on said Harry, rs IA
E hitched up to the counter. INV
rnnt il want any good yer were say
ing of me; but, like the Old Enemy,
mint quite so black rs I'm painted
81 don't know about that, sal
Eben. You know that they say tina
YOU can beat him picking up thing
r That We find laying round loose.
, "nnrry didn't seem TO mind TN
). hit nj Mi He was used to having hi
J. nvil doinrs flung at him, and kind
!. took pride to have people THINK no.
Q liuht-ilngered he was.
t "l'd like to have We coming ronn
i my house trying to pick up any
a ching said i. Thar amt a thin
/ thnt YOU can carry off from thar.
p III cnn carry otl anything -iroi
thar that | want
I "'I'll bet you 81 thnr's one thln
=, YOU can't steal.
= = - '"noncr said Harry, Putup yor
n money. Here's mine.
4 "T6c store keeper took 1t anu pl
h It in his pocket, and then harr
It said: 1,a4In
/. "What is thar up thar that lean
n get% s,,iar
II "All the men set up shout, Il
,e tbey thought Harry was cornered.
s. "i'll have it, he snidi and yC
'e nov foil the old woman about Il
II hot If YOU want TO, in the bargain,
",of'course shall tell her, said
90 tbnt she will look out that W
I don't ret yer hands on It,
~ "When | got home told Nan,
" about the bet, and she was mad
II. " broke. up setting hen. She said
= an,,ht 10 be ashamed of myself I
90 liking about her before who
~ ~ tore iNll of men, and that nobo'
:. =, Int n fool would have done it.