Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-02-27
A BABY OR A TIGER.

MaI il#H o. h4t9 AMAAA9 -AhAI NpuEH
out from the lsthmus but already four
congenlui spirits had formed friend
,hlp and We're seated ia the smoking
u rom talking 81 the business and
Il pleasure that marked their years oI
ife ia different countries Of South
u America. for all had come from points
B baloH the equator.
II Vas III o'clock The night was
lovely. hardly ripple could be seen
Il oil the moon.irostcd water and the
Colon forged ahead as though crossing
4 pond throwing aside phosphores.
cent spray and kicking up swirl Of
are with her propeller as she knocked
Of iourlsen knots an hour
John neylne. "A civil engineer who
had been working along the line OF
" liz Oroga railroad 81 Peru had been
# telling about tho marvellous consirpc-
Ri ton of this roadway and incidentally
4 hail remarked that during all he timo
HI h. peul iu South America be had not
d sesu villa animal except one small
tiger ana That FIR ia the interior, As
rs mentioned this unr 81 the party
pas noticed 70 draw back and shuddcr
- z cola.
III Nhal Is Il Captain Lets have
B ,he STORY said un American consul.
uAJ Sas going hom on leave 'In
aA-stat there's something rather in
,rrr.fiue u you would tell H.
Yes lots hear IT. rh.mcd III the
other two
APT raul lighted second long.
tagR uhuro0t aud replied Well
hs curious yarn. and | sometimes
p1udcr whether really passed
through Il AM or not but when il
,roms emily dream 20 me all have
. 40 q 70 look into my trunk. There
!. something there that j. vivid re.
4 mrIer q the night lhnt will tell
1 yag about and that something viii
,b0N sou 10 the morning
H. ~ course gentlemen you know
thAt Mrs Paui accompanies me- but !
d5B' suppose you have noticed my 3
sear.old son who u cared for by a
n Peruvian nurse
have remarked the consul !
'aHd a sturdy looking little fellow hc
n Whom the lad was l0-mon,hs.
baby. continued the captain Il wa'
oriorcd 70 Guaynquil Ecuador AZ
II yoa probably know. | have been re.
M presenting marine underwriters IN
south America, having been sent there
70 prevent agents for damaged ships
making too extensive repairs at our
oNpensG have been sent by my EN-.
r. p,nyers 10 aupurintcnd work on Q
steamer which had sunk IN the Quay.
L sInil river a, that point
ut meant n four months stay IN thH
not littlp town sixty miles from the
SEQ coast and 50 At once rented q
n little furnished house two miles from
thr town aud installed ms wife baby
and servant there. bought u goot
horse and rode back and forth ever.
morning aud evening
Ono day hnd been detained IL
town. and L was nearly midnight
Whom mounted my horse 20 return,
ior ihnro had been survey held that
day On tho stcnmcr. which by this time
had neon raised. and waited 10 heat
the report Tho night was a perioc
one much like this had moonlight
## hhfRl ivy Way hNAAl hftiA hhAANf wv
ihe last rays came over the hill as
rode past the house and thoy jus
showed mao thnt the front door wa
hail opon. II must have those door
closed mt night thought l. as ! rod'
INTO tho stable and taking of Tom
saddle / throw him some hay ant
walked back 10 the cottage.
You are all aware how careful.
man walks when he enters q hous
where n year-old baby is. indeed
selt.preseryation in many cases
And in this instance ! did what man,
iather has done before me. tool
on my shoes on the doorstep NJ
room was the first one of the hall AM
entered It on tiptoe and stole along
tlde the bed. There was peculia
mule wheozing noise coming from on
SIDE OF the bed. II was pitch dark l
lhe room, but | knew that baby wa
here At FIRST thought ! would g
INTO my wife's room in the front OF th
house. but as slowly undressed al
\ gued that her placing the bnby in m
oed proved that she had had u prett
pad evening so ] decided to crawl !
neside the youngster and not distur
'he mother undressed noiselessly
and DOMINIC my nightgown, lay dow
On tho opposite side of the bed froi
INC baby. As the night wns warm
aid not pull even a sheet over ms
bustor still kept up loud breathing
out IL didn't disturb me, though as
,ell asleep ! remember thinking thu
NC seemed more snuilly than usual.
UGH" A weight had fallen acro'
10y chest | didn't make this excl
nation aloud. had been in trainin
ssa pater familias too long for tina
,iaif awake realized that Buster he
thrown himself across my body
Sowly pulled one arm out then toe
aOld Of him gently to lift him of wit
~ awakening him Strange no