Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-25

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VG ~ peeyish.
El/ He badgersd
II and bullied all
who came within hearing of his
stentorian voice, from his youngest
daughter, Martha, to his meek, pale
faced old wife.
He found fault with his one hired
man to such an extent that the lat
ter quit" leaving the pillow in the
turrow in the back lot, and went in
search OF a place where, as he ex-
pressed it, he could chaw his hash
in peace, an not be cussed at Wen
eyer he went in ear-shot Of the
house."
The hired man had not been a rap
id worker and as Peter had been
aiIing for weeks, his farm work was
in a very backward and chaotic con
dition.
The blowing was nc more than
half done, the potatoes were not
planted, the corn ground was not
fitted" and it was already the mid
die of May.
The farm hands for miles around
had all secured situations ana had
been at work for weeks. There was
not one to be had for love Or money.
Itlooked as though Peter Cummins
would have to worry through the
season as best he could, without a
hired man.
Under the circumstances Peter did
not improve eithet in health or tenn
per.
Dratt the rheumatic" cried he. III
/ could only git about I'd hitch up
ole Jerry an drive till | found u
hired man-an' one good for suthin,
too. But here am tied down-bound
an gagged-with this pesky rheuma-
tiz. Ow, WOW, WOW! wot q twinge
tibet air was"
Although Peter was, in a certain
sense, boundt to his chair, he was very
far from stating the truth when he
said he was gagged, al his wife, his
daughters and every chance passer-
bv could have testified.
Although blowing and planting
was at a standstill on the farm, the
dairy work went on Ms briskly as
ever, with Miss Susan Cummins us
general manager and Miss Martha
an able assistant.
The seventeen cows were MIXED
bright and early every morning; the
milk was set" inlarge, shallow pans,
and the cream, at the proper time,
was churned, sailed and worked" in
to the sweetest OF golden butter.
This was not considered hard work
by the tall, broad-shouldered, rosy
} checked, blue.eyed, ~faxen-haired Su.
san, who at 10 years of age was as
strong, healthy and cheerful as a girl
well could be.
Martha, two years younger, al.
though equally as light hearted as
! her sister, was different in many
ways. She resembled her mother,
who when a "gal,'' as she often told
, her daughters, vas considered agreat
/ beauty.
, Martha had inherited her mothers
: coal black hair and eyes, creamy
complexion, and slim slender form
, She was very pretty, and not farm.
er boy for miles around but loved
the ground she walked on-especial
, ly when she lightly tripped over 8
portion OF her fathers fertile soil.
The Cummins homestead would
have been fairly oyerrun with ad
miners Of the two girls flor there
: we're many who liked the robust
/ Susan's style of beauty)but for ON
thing. They one and all had whole
: some fear and dread Of Peters rasp
!. ing, q piercing, foghorn voice. FL
r also. when not down with the "rheu
matiz," welded with much dexterit,
q and accuracy a No10 cow-hide boot
r So, because of the voice and tn,
1 boot, the girls, though greatly ad
e mired, had no STEADY company"
e The nearest approach tot vast tn,
g three calls Hiram Stubbs had mad
on Susan.
On his first visit Hiram was yer,
. anxious, apparently, to seeur'
Peters advice as to whnt he hat
= letter do with his ~''nine-acre lot
2 seed it down er plant it agin."
q Peter. being in q cheerful mood, 70
3 a wonder, expatiated and dwelt OF
q the delightful subject at such grea
Q length, and Hiram, to propitiat
him, gave Jim gph marked and un