The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-07-04

ARC yOu Ieisuys o0AO L. 1cIA4uSs
II am here!'
Then follow Ia"
followed them.
Followed them rather too closely evil
IDENTIFY, for a white haired old man, who
Immediately followed Mr.. Perkins. call
I'll upon us to halt. Then in low, firm
voice he said to his son, who was just
ahead CT me: John, change places with
me. l hain't got long to live, anyhow.
Yonder berryin' ground will soon have
these old bones, and it's no matter
off ani terrible gashes in the other or
not! But you, John-yow are young
The old man changed places with his
son. A smile of calm resignation lit up
his wrinkled face us he said, Nov, sir,
am readyy'
What mean you, old mani" said.
Il mean that it You continner to
bran'ish that blade US you have been
bran 'ishin' it, you'll slash h out of
| us before we're hour older!"
There was some reason mingled with
this white haired old peasants profan-
ity. It was true that had twice es-
capped moving of his sons legs, and his
father wrs perhaps naturally alarmed.
went and sat down under tree. II
never know'd n literary man in my life"
l overheard the old man say, that
know'd anything"
Mr.. Perkins was not as valuable to me
this season M had fancied he might be.
Every afternoon no disappeared from the
field regularly and remained about some
two hours. He said it was headache.
He inherited it from his mother. His
mother was often taken in that way and
suffered great deal.
At the end Of the two hours Mr.. Per-
kins would reappear with his head neat
" done MP in large wet rag and say he
"felt better"
Ono afternoon it 20 happened that I
soon followed the invalid to the house,
and IA nearctl the porch heard fe.
,nalc voice energetically observe. lyon
STOP" It was the voice of the hired girl,
and she added, "Ill hollcr for Mr..
Brown
''Oh. no. Nancy heard the invalid
e. Perkins soothingly say: Mr.. Brown
knows love you. Mr.. Brown approves
of it!''
This was pleasant for Mr. Crown!
| Ipeered cautiously through the kitchen
blinds. and however unnatural it may
appear the lips of Eli Perkins and my
hired girl were very near together. She
said, lyon shan't do So" and he t'O-s0cd
She also said she would get right up and
go away, and as an evidence that she
was thoroughly in earnest about it she
remained wherc she was.
They IRE married now, and Mr.. Per.
kins is troubled no more with the head.
ache.
This year VIC are planting corn. Mr..
Perkins writes me that ION accounts of
no skare krow bein put up krows cum and
digged fust crop up but soon got mother
in. Old Bisbee who was Trade you'd cut
sons leggs of Ses you let 20 an stan up
in field yrself with dressin gownd ON &
gesses krows will keep way. this made
Boys in store larf. no More terday from
yours respectful ELI PERKINS.
Ibis letter."
My friend Mr. d. T. T. Moore. of The
Rural New Yorker, thinks if "kcep
On"'I will get in the Poor House in
about two years.
II you think the honest old farmers of
Barclay County want me, will come.
Truly yours, CHARLES F. BROWNE.
A WAR TINE FRAGMENT.
AsIpreviously informed you, I am Cap.
tin Of the Bald,nsville company. I ri:
gradooally hut majcstically from drum.
mer's Secretary to my present position.
But found the ranks wasn't full by no
means, and commenced for to recrOot.
Havin notist gineral desire on the part
Ut young men who are into the crisis to
wear ~ppylits. determined to have my
company composed Exclusively of offs
sers. everybody to rank Us Briyai.er-
Ginral. The follerin was a,,,,ng the
varis questions which I put to recroots:
| Do you know a masked battery from
hunk Of gingerbread:
Do you know q cppylit from piece
If chalk:
| II trust You with u real gun, how
many men OF your own company do you
speck you can manage t" kill lurin the
war.
Hav you ever heard If Ginral Price
, If Missouri, and can you avoid simler
accidents in case Of u battle.
Hav you ever had the measles, and il
So. how many:
How air You now?
! Show me your tongue. &c.. &c. Sum
Ut the questions was sarcusstical.
| The company filed up rapid, and last