Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-10-17

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of dough in her hands, to have
word in the talk. Only last night
as Absnlom was comm home from
| the mill he sees the teacher an Jane
a-promenadin' in the orchard, an
| she was a-holdin' to his arm, an
a-smilin' in his face Jest ms lovin' as
could be. Then he sees them stop an
the teacher breaks of some apple
blossoms an iastens themin her hair,
an then he stoops an kisses her.
An she didn't seem To mind it one
bit, but just laughed at il, std haul
in Of an slappin' him over, ms she
ought to n done.
Up went thirty pairs of hands and
thirty mouths calculated, "Ohv'
Wal, itain'tno more'n ispected,"
Parthena said, when she had sutiici-
emily recovered from the terrible
shock TO be able To speak. It's
dretiul state O. things an shouldn't
never be allowed 10 go on"
THAT it shouldn't" said Tilda,
''fer il it is, what's ever 10 become OF
us innocent young ladies? say it
ought to be stopped "
"Yes, it ought, an it's our duty
to see that it is stopped We owe il
to the perfection OF innocent young
gals, an we mustn't be aieerd TO do
our duty"
Cant nobody say that Parthena
Perkins ever Stunned her duty, Par
thena said. with derisive nod Of her
small round head, AN il there is
anything do love To do better, II
anything else il is to pint out to
people their tailin's an help en- To
git right
II can say the same" chimed in
Mrs HUFF, an I'm ready to 20 this
minute to do what's best toward
Jane Martin know that something
ought to be done"
An me, too, Surilda said; but
I'm not settled in my own mind how
be best TO perceed. "
Wal Mrs. Hawkins remarked
thOughtlully, IL reckon as good
way as any would be to see Mis- Mar
tin an talk TO her about IT, She's a
curious sort o critter, an flares up
monstrous tad when anybody goes
to talkin' to her about her failin's,
but reckon We oughtn't ter mind
that SO long rs We feel easy in our
own souls, an know we're dom il fer
her own good"
"She's powerful ungrateiul, though"
Parthena said, FER | remember the
time u committee OF US went to see
her an pint out 10 her that she was
committin' NV sin by not 'tendin'
up to church, an she flares right up
an, says as how she knows her own
business, an thinks il amt much
worse TO stay away from meetiu'
than iii togo pokin' erbout meddlin'
with things that don't consnrn us.
'She was mighty frien'ly an mild.
though" Surilda commented. It'll
we teched on the thing we'd come
fer"
Eyes, she wus. But that amt
neither here nor there We must do
somethin', an as there amt nothin'
better to do, s'pose we pint com
mittee TO wait on Mis- Martin, an
warn her o. the way James carryin'
on with the new teacher, an tell her
she'd best turn him of an let him
hunt another boardin' place.
This proposition was agreed to
unanimously, and, nccordinly, after
considerable further exchange OF
ideas, Surilda, Parthena and Mrs.
Gilley were selected as committee
to wait on poor Mrs. Martin,
The next day was selected as the
time for the committee TO make their
visit, for, as Mrs. HUFF said, "there
wasn't no time ter waste
Accordingly, at an early hour the
next morning, Pnrthena and Mrs.
Gilley met Surilda at her own house,
and together the three ladies started
out on their mission of Kindness and
mercy. As they passed the Haw-
kins place Mrs. HuwKins came out
and Mrs. Gilley stopped for few
words with her, while Surilda and
Perthenu walked leisurely ON. They
were no sooner out ofhearing of Mrs.
(iillev than Pnrthena said:
IL wish they'd lett Mis-. Gilley out
ten the committee. | don't feel Jest
right a.goin' along with SIGH as her
to talk to other folks about their
shortcomings, do you, Surildy?"
"No, / don't fer everybody knows
that Sam Gilley amt worth KILN;
asides man as sells as many sheep
skins as he does 'thout even ownin' a
sheep, don't pear to me to be strict
ly honest, an it might pear to Mis-
Martin as how we're mighty hard off
fer fittin' women to serve on u com
mittee when SIGH likes as her is chos-
en-"
Just then Mrs. Gilley came up, and
the subject was changed; as the lady
walked on, they chatted as pleas-
antly as three honest souls ever did.
Mrs. Martin received them gracious
~, and invited them into the "best
room" which was quite dignity.
Parthena was selected as spokes-
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