Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-05-30

my father was born aud IL was when |
M was a baby that this I'm to tell YOU
happened Lock into the valley now
You can't count the houses. churches
and shops and hundreds Of homes YOU
see but al the time Of my story there
we're only two houses 20 be seen from
this place. Uncle Joseph lived across
the river Just about where Mr., Goss
lives now There we're no roads only
a cart path down 10 the river. and a
rudely built boat 10 take one across
the river. Folks didn't visit much IN
those days, Dear me- what would
your great -grea t-sTandmOtheF have
said II she had been Obliged 10 give five
o'clock teas and preside IN an elaborate
gown like your mother. surely an
things change and Ms change with
them. aud grandma sighed. and stop
pesl 90 catch her breath.
But the story grandma what did
happsaF" cried MARY
sdh I'LL tell yon pretty soon What
happrnedF" grandma resumed .'hnc
/ dAy III December Ihe SNOW began ia
| fall thick and fast and il d few hours
everything mas nhiIr II showed al
night and ail ths neat day. and things
isrsan ID look serious 4 good many
I al tile siterp we're missing and tllT inru
| did not dare "a very far 10 look for
1 thein ior liz SNOW had hrsun % drift
l amd night MAs coming 0n but Il Aark
/ Latter the slstep were t0Hni hnsidlri 10
Z erthes TIER warm breath Had
4 thamrsi away thc sRon and laey
nrtg alive and nril an1 sta,lK .og lheir
supper
she3r custom. and la tbs morning siich
World a. they t0nnu TIE house
nas dark, @ni Ele good folks found
themselves showed lu. TIE snon
dFilted ieaftiilgg 8siFtns Dc uial1. and
ti.e valley was niie.d completely Tbs
mest shBr ~ shS house Was compare
tiYeAy clear aud ths mArn Worked All
day rlrar3me Aaay the SNOW Ils
Temperature changed and tlse cold
Fst daYs Els5n rafas q derp euiss
t0gaied GA Ills snua ard shat slA8N
lasted an winter Fog aeeAN a'itl
wrecks NO sga bad rnnar irpm Inci,
Ioseph's folks. Smoke Had Deei' srra
isum tisr chimney siad that bad bsst
tlAg onlY sign Ut life hgAtAiatiAet ~
rasap anxious. and msahed shrra nai
4 nay 81 hrAF4ng from thsin
Phyllis Garter. distant EclAfstF
~ eramAt,ass aas ohr 81 thp family a.
EhAs stnar etso aae Qutc4 atfsnd alis
AZ brave az faaassea roa.d pe ~
hlaud ~ ste imssgAHs mas tn hsf trstas
Fiar nAs "a astlv AZ . cAt. SLENDER ae
strong Il nas sllr nhn proposed ~
venture osrg Eltc tgusea stoa Arfos
I shr river, T1le sBua Mas up - isa
. alta Msndans 81 tBc east sadr q 1if
haasr. ard had drtigsd - ctcta'l
thrattgh ttc valley that . gooA rinp
mas made 10 ghr river Phyllis pprt
I'll thr nttn mtndum as8 rnTei1sii
venture nmt holding 90 the nlndon
J, frame tuy safety Then allc calln
uuo ~ tbs usstty Who tcHtc3 ~
sgrrargtA ~ she rrustrd snnu, a'id Y
: rtssrd tt uAs perfectly sale 'of . s4fd'
Phyllis tnadc svaAy Tor ncs journey
= And mhat ~ SON shtnk her sird as
y A hfUad gFAR A mUussgn bnNi ~ n
! a. 3 stnk and mmrh dec5wr shat Va
, uaed t1F mixing bread she imcko
hsrsa,f ia. Nud starts ri ON hcy nov
4 tourney All the family assembled
:. slsd hoy God srpCed They matclscl "a
aktm a0cv enc rguntri SNOW and tbr
4 rFoas tho river. assd after a long isn
Z cav ths a5suml from Encl9 JoneiPl1
II atttc window, shey could T,tsi - q.
n which had hreH arranged l'fiorr ~
started. should he gwen - a sls'i !. ha
u she had reached The house Ratsly
Hos did che Ct back "as'
r. John.
"Oh. shr stayed wi,h Uncle Jol'eph
folks fur several weeks. AMI then y
/ anaw had melted and settled foo
deal. and gradually . path Nae mas
i, from ono house 60 tho other
why diin't one ui the men so'
asked the quCetinner.
"A "wrll. thrre were but three men
vrandpa.a and thry were needed
/. fe,,d ths stock. They could not
SHARED ~ well "a Phyllis, and 81
I, ,Tamsd 81 hard to 60. and Rrandn
,,inaapA hsF case. knowing q was 81
= inr hnr rs CO. also that James Hhalg
~ Who itvvsi with Uncle Joseph, would
- very slad 10 sec her. as glad probab
n AZ phvllia would he 90 soc hint
y tFT15rre + the ten belt and my stol
q anishrd inat In time, said gran
~ "oh VIC must tell papa about Ph!
10 Us. cried Ruth. !
y. other little boys and girls that y
~ liatencd 10 tho same story. but I
aaid nothing. and papa listened |, e
.vl hc had never heard u betore''--N'
Observer.
r.. cute Sayings OF Young America
Cd "Now. Johnny said papa W.
=" was Adam
"a ole was the man who discover
" che world. said Johnny
Mother. Johnny, see that 20
little brother has the smaller piece
nm cake. Did YOU give him his choice
Il, I told you7"
his Johnnie, "yes'm. I told INN
DE cosla have his choice, the little pl'
Il or none. and he took the littie p'eV'
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