Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-01-18

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bands face.
"On Wednesday" he said, with
some hesitation.
"And this is Friday" rebukingly
replied his wife. "lou carried it
about in your pocket for mt least
two days. 1t is from your niece,
Fanny Atwood. She left New York
yesterday and will be here on the s
O'Clock train this morning, and it is
halfpast Z now. This is "A nice state
of affairs, isn't it,"
at was careless in me, Matte, the
young farmer regretfully admitted.
He was handsome, good natured
fellow, sturdy in frame and pleasing
in speech. He had whip in his hand,
and his wagon, loaded with milk
cans, was standing at the gate.
"She says she'll get off at Forest
station, where you are to meet her,
Mrs. Henderson said, her eyes once
more on the letter.
ooh, pshaw," cried the husband
with an impatience unusual with him.
Il can't. must have my milk at
Beaver station on time. Why didn't
she come over the road most con
yenient to me?"
Il suppose she'll have to walk
here, replied the young wife. "And
as she says that she intends to stay
three weeks, no doubt she has brought
her trunk with her-a trunk of no
mean dimensions, I'll venture to prr.
dict. am good deal more put
out about it than you are. There 3
the butter to churn, the clothes to
iron, the currant Jelly to make, and
goodness only knows what else.
She'll be too dainty to lay n hand
to anything, and will spend her time
reading, sleeping and lolling in the
hammock. She might have waited
to be asked
Il know it will prove an infection. /"
the husband consolingly said. But
guess there's nothing to do but to
bear it. Things may not turn out
so bad as you fancy they win"
He got into the wagon and drove
of. Mrs. Henderson walked into
the spring house to churn the butter
She was seldom peevish and rarely
complained, but the visit really
seemed inopportune. She wns not
very strong, and as she worked
early and late and took no recrea.
tion, it was beginning to tell on her
nerves.
The farm was not entirely paid for
and they were not able to keep a girl
She was q sensible little woman. and
felt that it was her duty to second
her thrifty husbands efforts. Leis.
ure, if not competency, would come
by and by.
In descending thesteps Of the spring
house she fell and sprained her mn,
kle, the pain was so great that sbo
almost tainted.
THAT means week OF enforced
idleness, she despairingly Thought
"Timc so precious, and that fa.h.
ionably reared niece of GEORGES moro
of n llindrance than a helm. on
dearp' ~
After much painful effort sbe suc
ceeded in reaching the sitting roon
and threw herself upon the confortnl
bic lounge. She fell into n doze and
when she opened her eyes there stood
Fanny Atwood, looking down into
her face. ''
She had on a plain, sensible look
ing travelling dress. Her figure wos
compact, her complexion healthy her
air cheerful, her demeanor self nos-
sessed. Her cheeks were dimpled M.
mouth indicated resolution. her a VA
brown eyes offered confidence and IN.
vited it. She had walked two milas
through the hot sun, over tho duet,
road, but one would hardly hoyo
thought 50, she looked so neat, Glen
and placid.
You are my Aunt Matte. gn.
poser SIZE gaid, in u low, sweet voirs
a smile lurkingamong her dimp!es.