Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-11-08

doorway, crunching the rind of n
baked shote, and said:
Moss Is goin' To git a powerful
fine lady, Mr., Dnlch.p
"He is, an nothin' shorter - tha
Old man answered.
II wanted her myself nightly. but
SIGH ar fate"
"ias, jest about SIGH"
II bleye would make her a bet.
ter husband.
That mout be, hut wllar is yo'
credentials? You ain't done nothin'
to win the never-dyin' love Of a cal
that kin skin IA squirrel like littin' a
sock often "A clothes line"
Its beenze ! had d chance,
Mr.. Dalch.'
"Oh, you have lest had as mucl,
chnnee as ANYBODY. Chance don't
come 10 n mans house an holler
halo nt the enee. they lie hid, an ef
you want EN- YOU got 10 skeer 'em
up. Wonder why Moss don't come
ON"
"Mebby he's in the other room
viii ths gus.
Just then Lib came out and asked
Dad, have you seed Moss"
NO; lowEl he war with YOU
II amt seed him an il is dun past
time. Wonder cihe thinksa woman
kinWnit all day 10 hemarried3 Some.
body 90 out thur an blow the hon
an Il he hears il he will think its din
uer time nm come mp, sho."
They blew the horn. hut Moss did
not come. II wonder Whar he is?"
said the old man. lie never failed
To he on time be'u'."
"oh, reckon he's dun forgot"
Andy Moore r]ejoine,l'
"NHll, must SAY that's weddin'
i u putty thing - nfglt." the girl
replied
You air too putty "A thing fur ms
ever To fnrgii said Andy. b~est2wiug
upon her il look Of melting tender.
ness. Mon. look here. Lib. he don't
keer enough for You 10 come, 50 you
marry me. Thar Is "A j%eslice Of the
peacr an he IAN make out TIE pa.
pers.
"Oh. no, KANT 10 that. lie,
well hNed an you Amt got nuthin
much,
i've got a COW that he kain't
tcch
Yes. but he's got six feather bed,
TINT his mother gave him
"Wnll. but I've got shueh mat
trcss that amt tn be sneeEcd nj nm
: less You've got IA powerful had cold
"Wlutn the use Of tnlkin' non
Sense. said old nhlch. "lon ain
, good eaough fur her an that settle
IT.
say" Andy rcmnrked, after
short 81 yncc. thar is goin' To be
: rirrns over at Shady Grove iomor
: rnW War n.talkin to Moss abou
. goln' thar. Int be lowed That b
wouldn't he koteh in SIGH n place,
The girls eyes K]parklcd What
: she exclaimed. IN slio' 'muf circus
{ with horses in IL?
4 "ius. an with a cnrryall load 9
m~unkeyr."
AN have they got q wolf an
= barr
< "Yns. an n elephant
but have they got n tiger m
beautiful lnly that rides n boss?
: "Yns. got al that an mo, too.
; .'Uh, I wish | could gol
!, .'Etyuun marry me to-daylH tan
{ YOU thar tomorrer.
+, "Will you take me. too cXclaime
old nalch, springing to his feet.
"Ins I'll take you, too.
q "Thc gals yonrn, Andy. Git tina
!ellrr to nX up the pnpcrs.
~ Late that evening. while old Dale
was wandering about IN the cree
! bottoms. looking for his COW, !
/" Thought he heard some one calllhi
n ana turning aside. he discovered
IN low hut built Of enormous logs. ~
OH fellow was puzzled. for he hn
never seen the hut before, o couI
bc tel why Il should I've built, as
ID w,s ,oo small Tor u human hnhlti
m ton. and had nc root except nun
lpr of heavy logs on top. As
a. ncnrad the hut he saw that u was
"a strong as n fortress """'
still closer. he saw q face press,
close against q small opening. III
:. old man took fright and was abo'
. Co run away when a pleading Vo'
4 bndc him stay. IL.
. cts me. Dalch. Don't you 6ho
!. mep I'm Moss Settle. -,
"Myl Moss, what on the top OF :
:, yoth air you doin' in thar, the o
fellow exclaimed, approaching I
he pile Of logs. p,, nov
as mind. let me out" -,
= "a don't know how don't kn'
as how to get at the thing. Co..
no "wail, git me out somehow, W.
~ "a high time ! war Mt the house,
holm married like n white man s'e'
x. Of shet up here like a dog.
n Moss, I'm powerful sorry 20 % !
IA Won. but you mir too lnte
h.. hs now the happy wife of Andy nSori
Moas rnved furiously. I'm
NJ Git him" he howled. TN MI MN
80 'tsad ,hnt hp'H make n ira