Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-10
AT HIS OWN WAKE.

'' w",,, ,s,, spins Very curiou
yarn Tor Reports Beneflt
"A funny thing happened 49,.
years age" said a fisherman - ''
porter for the Boston Globe, aand !,
you have time TO listen I'm spln
yarn, which you put down for gosn',
truth. Ps'
ut was the second year after a.
schoSner Flying Eagle was HMM,
and was one Of her crew. That ~,
in the latter part of tie eos A.
that time all the boats that sunn,ias
the Boston market with fresh e.s
made their catch on the shore, a. I,
termed it-that is, near the land
As said, was one of thePa.a.,.
crew, and ono day We were iisbing !.
the northeast part OF the MIddla
Lank, and one OF our dories cont.,,
ing Mike Costlow and John Raga.I
missed the vessel during the heays
suowstorm that set In while wa ~,
hauling travis. Wv
After searching for them an II.
afternoon We gave il up.
'Costlow belonged 70 thjs no,t
and the women folks kicked % 4 By,
rible time when they heard H. baa
news, and the only consolation -
could offer was that they might -
picked up by passing vessel
Well, for three weeks the nsigh.
bOFs and relatives waited nnxIo,'sIv
for the sea TO give up ia dead -
their friends return, aud. az nsltls.
was the result OF their wait, they AZ
cided TO have a first class Val,
CostlOE's folks lived ON Batter
street, and his best suit Of eloth.m
wastaken down from the Deg b ~
closet and stuffed with hay.
'Ait@y all was ready the heighbor
came in 10 view the dummy thatvss
stretched ON the table aud bewaa
his loss.
After the farce had been earrsa
on for some tins heavy stepwas
heard on the stairs aud thea d ssua.
bic.
Well said /. "pon my wo,I
whoever be 10, hes Ia luck, 'eauss
he's stumbling up stnlrs.
The crying vent on for Soma tine.
then all Of sudden there vas l01l
knock az the door
'Arrahl who can this - tkat
comes knocking az "a waks-h0ass
DOOR cried an old lady. but te,orp
she could reesiye an ansWeF In Walled
Ioatlow ~ large na ne.
Wen. talk about a stampede, thsse
wns one. Some climbed out ~ shs
windows and dropped on tbs nat
shed Others rushed into the nat
room, md the remainder eFavisd
under tho table.
What's thia7" said C0stloW; Is
Il mo or my stophaabnndf and,
irtchingn kick ut the dummy. b. De-
stroyed the whole outfit IN short 90
ticr
Give Ms cup Of tea. said b,
and none Of this fooling l'sno
why to wclcoms n man hnms after
bciug away THREE wcrks on board
vessel whore thrru was nothing % eat
but the masts.
After awhile ono person said i;
l. Mike. ! believe
"Oi course II H.. said he. md III
Thought would look anything lks
Tint stuffed corpse IN The corner, ~
devil a die III ever want 10 De
on the EARTH.
lie then explained that he and be
hum wpru picked up by thp German
bnrk, and during the hrnvy north
west gnl0 that came the next day
/ thry werp driven TO sea and their
sails blown away Alter repairs vsfs
made they again headed toward l'os'
ton, hut were again blown % tpe
coast. then they were favored ~
fair winds, and arrived in port 70
[ dilapidnted condition
After be- landed he made bis way
TO tho house. and seeing craps on ne
door, asked some people who vas
dead; and. being informed that !
was himself proposed 70 quietly pet
IN an appearance.
''You know the rest. Bot am sol'
~ to say than poor Mike vas lost On
Georges low ycnrs ago Hhen ne
schooner Paul Revere ucft doHn
with all hands during q heavy winter
/ gale.