Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-01-10
Willing to Pay for His Curios-
ity.


ity.
A man who had come on horse
back into a ridge section OF Tennos-
see and who for a number OF
days had been staying at the house
of old Bob Besho, had just sat down
to the breakfast table one morning |
when Besho said:
"Look here, mister, l have give
you every opportunity, but you amt
said word about what you come
here for"
eyes, that's So" the man answer
ed.
"wall, but don't you think it is
timer"
81 don't know but it is"
"Then out with it"
"No, can't to-day. am rather
peculiar and must take my time
Remember that / am going to pay
you literally for my board"
"All right, but am gettin' power
full anxious to know what your bust
ness is round here"
1.-THE next day old Besho said:
"Now is the accepted time, Mr.. Eos
ter"
"Time for what?"
"To tell us why you came into this
neighborhood."
{ Yes, but really I'd rather wait a
while. There is no particular hurry"
There mout not be to you, but
there is to me. You mout be pecu-
! liar an all that, but Pm curious, an
: / wanter know right now"
/ II really can't tell you now. You
can afford TO bear with me awhile,
especially as yon are making money
out Of me-"
"The old man moped about al
b day. 1t was time to SOW the turnipf
!, and potatoes needed TO be dug, but
:, he could do nothing. The next
). morning he called Foster aside anc
said: "Now look here, can't stand
: this thing any longer. "Ive got tc
know your business out here.
Il 81 am sorry that can't accom-
) MEDIATE you"
Z "You could il you wanted to-"
= "0h, by making a strong effort
!; suppose could tell you"
y wall, then, make the strong effor
= an ! will throw off half your board.
: mo, I'd rather not"
- abort an' III
- throw off two.thirds of the board. "
y mo. / must go into the wood
). again. Good Morning.
- Say, hold on"
az well" said Foster, stopping.
~ I'm bound to know, an il you
~ tell me I'll throw off all the board.
y, "You are indeed the most generou
. man ever saw, but cannot accep
" your offer"
wall, I'll swar," said the old md
he as Foster disappeared in the woods
OF I'll bet there's a powerful deep my
en- terry connected with that TELLER, al
~ ~ I'm goin' to find it out if ii takes
=. hoss."
CO THE next morning while Fostt
~ was saddling his horse the old ma
n! out and asked: "Whut air you g
AZ in to do now"
"Going out to attend to my bus
ness"
YES, but this is the first time yo
it'll have rid out"
-, True enough, but this is the fir
g" time that needed to ride"
o Say, you'd better take my off
he about knockin' off your board"
'ur "I'd like to, but really cannot.
"Say, wait mint" He haste
on ed to the house and soon return'
hrt with an old walking cane. "No'
MT SIR" said he, this here stick ust
sed belong to Andrew Jackson, an
run you'll tell me whut your business
yer I'll knock off the hoard an will 81
you the stick to boot,
ed, "Well, to accommodate you
els, lieye I'll do it, Give me the stick al
ter will tell YOU"
to The old fellow handed him t
his stick and placed one hand behind
nm ear so that he might not miss a wo
ma of what was to follow.
me. I'm the first place" said Foster
iah am lawyer.
ing "Ah, ha."
4 a "And / came out here to see ifyo
md land is worth the mortgage tina
self, have bought up against it; and
satisfied that it is. You'll hear fro
me later. Good day"
When the old fellow returned
for the house his vile asked. who "
, in that a-talkin' out thar Jest now?"
"a "Oh, it was a lawyer a-holdin
'Hu confab with fool.
any "Whar is the lawyer?"
en- "He's done gone an the TOO
his right here before you. "-Arkaus
urs Traveller.
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