Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-03-26

help, when up came two girls laughing as Il
they'd kill themselves
swell, is II a secretr' says Aunt Tabby to
one Of 'em.
"why, NOR says the girl; land we're
ashamed OF laughing. But have you seen
the spotted manr'
"No, | haint, said Aunt Tabby.
"He's No funny r said one of the girls "Of
course, IL he felt bad, and regarded II m an
afiiction, we'd pity him, but he does think
he is 10 killing-and he Is striped"
.More spotted" said the other girl
"Both striped and spotted, like a bed guilt"
said the first girl And TO see him stand 10
BE- looked at, and snirk and toss back his hair
oh, deari"
Then they went ON.
Afterward up comes Miss Feeny-she gifts
up fur delicate--and says sirci
"Oh, dear, dear, deari there has been such
hideous man right opposite me - all
figured or something I felt sick whenever
looked at him Such people ought not TO go
into conpanyw
looked about as much as wus polits, but
couldn't see any such person. II Aduniram
had only come, could have asked him--he
notices everything-but he MUST have left the |
lamp and gone away. hoped he didn't feel /
sick, or hadn't any bad news from his ma and |
pa, and sort Of compelled myself 20 think u |
WIS something In the way Of business, for |
had To wait to 20 home In the Smiths wagon |
whether or no, and they weren't thinking OF |
goin' yet, and every little while I'd hear about
the queer lookin' man. Nobody knew his name
or who he WAS One Of the young men got
| quite furious with the idea he wus some kind OF
colored man. One real pious lady said that It
wus somae disease like smallpox; and that attic
tions wus sent by God, and pcople oughtn't
I 40 Ind At laaf So
came and sat down by me, and says he:
III beg pardon, madam, but though don't
know you, You probably know everybody
here, and | want 10 ask you about one OF them
"WelI. y says l. 81 am willin' 10 tell Of
know
IL am John Croker says he. offerin me n
card. "and am a reporter. game In today
to get a full report of this brilliant affair for
the columns OF the Tomatodale Trumpet, and
see you have tattooed gentleman here.
Could you tell me where he comes from or
who he isf
IL haven't even seen him." said |. "Pve
been hearin' tell of him all the evening; but
II he Is tattooed he Is probably savage
There Is a missionary hero (Mr. Trotterl, and
he may have fetched him from some barbar
Gus country
Quite probable" said Mr. Croker. "rn
interview Mr. Trotter. Thanks"
Suddenly an awful fear stole into my heart.
"Does he look fiercef' asked
, mo, very animated and smiling, anG!
: dressed in Christian fashion, says he, and OF
he goes.
But kept thinking OF Adoniram and his
, temper, and saying to myself;
"If that there barbarous tattooed savage
should have made some remark about red
: : hair, and Adoniram has flowed out, how an
| TO know but what he may have got himself
d, scalped, aud be lynn bathed in his gor,
somers or other in the gardenT
. The thought wus awful. | wus glad wheI
= J. the Smiths began to talk Of goin' home ant
!, when the wagon came TO the door. Il was
dark night, and real dark any way at the sid
:, OF the porch, and felt lonesome aud scar,
: , a | sat there ready to cry with fright abou
!, Adoniram But all OF a sudden somebod
= jumped in at the back Of the wagon and calle'
!, out.
"Huloo, Amandar'
- els IL you, AdoniramT' says l, land wher
=, hev you beenF"
y I, ITO the party said he. "Just had a littl
\, fun with you, that's ALL
Nv "weli, you spoiled my day" said |.
81 should feel real sorry to think that. N sa,
=, he.
= "well, you did, said L ibid you sec Il
- tattooed MANI
no. SAYS he, mo"
~ \, "Well, there wus one there, said l, land
y - didn't know but he might hev mentioned tn
a word red, and got your temper up an
scalped you, or speared you, or suthin,.
"Oh,n seq he, II Amt touchy ON that su
:, ject, | amt red head no more. / wei
- and got bottle Of that there electric dye
DIR. Magnolia's. and I'm a brunette now,
=, guess"
~ 81 don't like em,n says l.
"Well," says Adoniram, and never heel
=, him speak In such conceited tones before, ''I''
IA been the admiration OF the hull company :
~ night Nobody knowed ma 1 went abo
- among the gals just fur fun, and they ke
u. whisperin' about me. I've always been
=, plain and hunly red head. but enjoyed bel
Iss heart breaker fur once. ! was afraid
n, come 10 you for fear you'd kinder take on, Al
y. say out loud, how harnsome you be. or fai
a. or suthin'"
y. "ohr says
-, ..But no matter how harnsoms get" sa
Ia Adoniram, my hearts fust affections Is n
, Amandasn
-, "0h, you're quite condescending.n says
then talked 10 tine Smithses
-. WE'LL We got home and lighted down In I
- darkness and said good-by and went in
-. sot right down where wus ON the porch, a
Adoniram went upstairS ] saw the liz
-, shine out and his shadow throwed upon I
~, barn. Then suddenly he seemed % be dar
~, ing, then heerd howl rushed upstail
He wus lynn ON the bed with pillow oy
,to his head, yelling
-, sAdoniramIn y says |, "what Is the matter
~ ssMatterF' says he; "look at met'
,~r Then up he ria, and wouldn't hev know
- him Ell he hadn't told me twas him.
~ hair waS biack and brown and yellow
- patches, and his face covered with brov
and black and yellow figures that had
/, effecks OF carvings
~. 'What has happened 20 meF says he.
'.Hair dye has happened,1 says |.
~ hasn't took even ON your hair nnd it's r
"a down over your face and come out bright
,ss It dried. II Il is electric you may be stru
~ 20, but, Adoniram,H says |, repeatin'
:, words, ''howeyer harnsome | may be. I
hearts fust affections air yours.s
~, Then tried 10 wash him. but he was
M. deiibleL
~, However, I reekoned Il would come
~. after while, and IL did and kept the sscl
from everybody. Nobody knew him at
,o- party, and gave out he had chills until
T., wus his nat'ral color, and glad enough v
-. he 10 get his own red hair back again and
"a as the Lord made him. No hair dye e'
"a touched his head again, | promise you
20 Mary Kyle Dallas In Freside Companion.
Il a 49,