Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-02-14

chickens, neither. mOSb Oh iDihS
raises their own about here, but as
you're so-anxious to trade, I'll give
you three cents a pound"
What little bundle it was of the
most pressing necessities which Jack
carried out as an exchange for all
the care and trouble which had been |
expended on the chickens.
"Glad / didn't bring but third OF
'em," he said bitterly. "We'd bet
ter eat 'em up at home than take
three cents"
But he knew that even at this
price the things so sorely needed
must be obtained. How were his
mother and brothers to be kept
warm even then? The tears made
their way to his eyes, big boy as he
was, as he turned his mules home
ward, after few other fruitless at
tempts to sell his wood.
"Don't see what good it is to haul
it home" he said, in utter discour-
agement. But he kept on because it
night as well go on as stay.
He did not unload the wood, but
left it standing on ridge at some
|
had been thickly falling for some
time, and the white winter cover was
two or three inches deep as he led
his mules to the stable and then
went TO the house just as the closing
in OF the dreary November day.
"Why, Jacky-your wood back?,
asked his mother anxiously.
''Yes, mother. No sale at all for
wood"
He sat down by the fire leaning
his head on his hands. He did not
want to see her face, and when his
little brothers came near him with
whimpering inquiries he pushed then
away.
II don't know what we're going tt
do" he said in bitter tone after
while, when the children had gone tx
bed.
II don't either, Jacky," she said
!, LAYING a tender hand on his cheel
le and then letting itslip to his shoulde
and rest there.
= "No, | don't either, my boy" sh
- repeated in a tremendous voice
|. But don't you remember we're no
a. expected to know? It's the dea
Lord that does the knowing. We'r
to do the trusting"
~ aBut I'd like to know how thing
would go on if we just sat down an
trusted"
+ "But we don't any of us just 8
down and trust. We've all worke
ouryery best. And when we've dor
9, that we must not stop short of I'll
/ trusting. 1t was your father sa
III that to me Jacky-very near Il
last"
Her hand caressed his head al
Vt, the big boy got up and placed her
his seat, bringing a low stool al
he sitting at her feet with his head
"a her lap.
a. "Yes he did," she went on. 81
ilu mistrusted what was coming.
lhe knew that when he would look at
on with such look in his eyes, visit
- like, as if craving to stay and do I
- us il he only could. And do you
TO member the day you brought hor
eir the nest of young crows to the DO
the when their mother'd got shot?"
- Yes"
"Well, they had 'em in the oti
as room, and what a noise they
.wo make, to be surel Such squa
ful- suualk, saualk, seems to me n,
7or er did hear so much noise to sucl
small thing. And your father
ing tened a moment and then he So
emit "Mary, He heareth the you
I'VE ravens when they cry
YES" | said.
"'And don't you know crow
had a kind of raven. II He hears
nth cry of those poor little things q
are pities 'em and sees to it that Il
bed, got their food, doyou think He's
ing ING to let our children starve?"
aAnd after that, Jacky, / did
9TH see an unguiet lock on his face
one more"
and All night the snow fell thick ,
and fast in the driving wind, and
ons first bitter cold of the season d
was from the widow the remark in
dis morning:
get "Well, it's something to be tina
END full for that we We got plenty ofwoo
piles But what n stormW exclaiI
l to Jack as he looked from the wind
fhhF- ne ulA hObs lAONVfNA
will ferceness until he tried to plo
APP his way through the drifts TO
the few creatures which depended
roll on his care.
"Crackyl' burst from him
not breathless exclamation as he
length reached the slight rise
LOT which the stable was situated.
LOT Just below and beyond it W
nus deep cut through which the railr
eart ran. As he came in sight OF i
: LOT beheld a most astonishing stat
~ % things.
=, NH IN A long train of cars in it was
Mere buried in the snow. A squad of
sats we're busy with shovels in froI
" the engine, while another set
-. rapidly handling the wood he
Z ur 1 lett loaded on his trucks. More
i,, s.e halt OF it had disappeared.
very Jack worked his way towards t
: a. "Helo!" cried man who APP
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