Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-02-15

4 NhfC ARACCtAAi -ttC dAttT0 went
ter meetin' reg'lar's could be.
swell, he sot there in his pew, his
eyes rangin' round, spyin' out sun
thin ter find fault with, when all at
once they lighted on Stan Purdy-
Square Purdy's son, you know. He'd
bin off studyin' ter be doctor, an
had jest come home from little va
cation fore he begun ter practice.
Hewas a good lookin' young TELLER.
We'll, he was setten' there lookin'
too-an' it jest shows how folks git
into trouble, when they spend their
time starin' round in meetin', stead
o. payin' 'tention ter the minister.
But, Stan, he'd bin lookin' at the
Cap'n, an thinking what Gurus old
critter he was, an how his darter
didn't look much like him; an then,
as was nat'ral, helooked Mt Alice, an
his eyes hadn't fairly lighted ON her
when the Cap'n turned and caught
him. 1t seemed ez ef that was what
the old feller'd bin waitin' for. He
riz right up in his seat, his eyes rollin'
in his head, an he took Alice by the
arm, an he marched right down the
aisle. out o. meetin', an as he passed
the Purdys' pew he glared so Stan
thought he was goin' ter have fit,
an didn't know but twas his dooty
ter foller on arfter an tend ter him;
but twas jest as well he didn't.
THE Cap'nmade straight for home,
usin' most awful language. He said
he knowed now why Alice was allus
so anxious ter go ter meeting. An
'twa MT no use for her to tell him
what was the Twin truth-that she
didn't know Stan Purdy from Tom
Nokes, an hadn't never sot eyes on
him. He wouldn't believe her.
He had ter go ter the city that
night, lucky for her, for she was clear
wore out; but We couldn't blame her
that the next Sabbath she did look
over ter the Purdy's pew, ter see who
twas the Cap'n made SIGH fuss
bout; an Stan, rememberin' how
the Cap'n had acted the week afore,
looked access at her jest as she looked
at him.
'Well, I'm too old woman ter go
inter all the particulars o. that part
o. the story. Young folks viii be
young folks ter the end o. time; an
We all know how twas with ourselves.
But eff Alice had had a hard time
afore, she had wus one now; twas
bad enough ter have a hot an hasty
old father, but when you come ter
have a hot an hasty lover ez we'll,
things git complicated
''Stan wa, mt 'fraid of the Cap'n; he
didn't care q cent for his temper an
his talk. an he loved Alice for all he
was with. He couldn't see no rea-
son why he should be sacrificed ter
the Cap'n's whims. There wa mt the
fust thing bout him fer nobody ter
object ter in son-in-law; he was
Study an he had good connections,
an there was money both sides o
the house. He meant ter have Alice,
an he knowed eff he didn't get her,
consent fore the Cap'n got home he
wouldn't git it tall, an | tell you he
did his best.
But Alice, she was jest like that
flower | told you bout; it didn't
make no difference what a rough,
ugly old rock it was CROWN next ter
the wind might blow a perfect cy-
clone, it could make that flo er
tremble an shiver an bend an bow,
but when it got through that flower
was groin there Jest the same. An
try his best, Stan couldn't git her ter
him.
so the time passed by, an Stansee
by the paper the Cap'n's steamship
had rived, an he knowed he'd be
home next day. Things looked pretty
desperate, but he wouldn't give in.
The Cap'n's house an gardin' spot
was dreadful queer lookin' place.
Alice didn't seem ter care, but it most
distressed Miss Willard-she KEEP
house for 'em, you know-ter death.
There was htejus great figgerhead
nailed up over the front door-'nough
terscare We outer yer senses-an' shell
lynn round everywhereyec could think,
and big red buoy out in the middle
o. thedoorway-though Mis- Willard
trained mornin' glories over that tell
it didn't show much; an'there was a
great rusty anchor an chain fastened
ter the front gate ter keep itswung
together. Oh, / couldn't begin to tell
yer all the Cap'n's contrivances.
swell, that night Alice was out in
the gardin' after supper, wanderin'
round, thinkin' bout her father, an
kinder wonderin' efStan would come,
an hopin' he wouldn,' an KNOWN
down in her heart she'd be disappoin-
teded if he didn't when all ter once she
heard that chain clank, an her heart
begun ter beat, an she couldn't help
thinkin' it might be a good thing ef
the Cap'n had got a anchor hitched |
ter her tool
'She didn't need ter take but one
look at Stan ter know what he come
for. He didn't waste no time bout |
it neither. There wasn't no time |
bout it neither. There wasn't no
putting him off, she'd got ter come
ter the pint, an she did.
"SIle told him her fnst dooty was
to her father; he hadn't got nobody |
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