Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-11-05
NED'S ADVENTURE.

the woods were the prominent char
acteristics OF Ned Greenway's nature
No matter how difficult project he
undertook. he stuck to it with logged
persistence until it was not only done.
but we'll done.
VIII Martin, his boon companion.
was of an exactly opposite temporal
ment as easy-going and inconstant as
Ned was thorough aud persistent
For long time Ned had been
scheming, working. and saving. in
order to accumulate money enough to
purchase a good. double barreled shot.
gun. His fund as soon as he received
his wages for the harvesting which
was now completed. would be sutfi-
cient to purchase the expensive
Greener upon which his heart had
been set for five years
Ned and Will were both working
by tins day for a neighbor. They had
finished the last piece of grain in the
middle of an October afternoon. and
fingered behind in the field to talk
over the gun question. while the
other hands preceded them to the
barn. Ned drew from his pocket a
dirty sweat-stained gun catalogue,
which had been his constant compan-
ion and study until it was worn to
mere tatters, they dropped down upon
The oasis OF grass which the plows
had left about the base of splendid
maple. in the center OF the field. while
Ned held up the page embellished
with the cut of the Greener. scanned
it admiringly for some moments in
silence, and then exclaimed:
''Whew! But isn't she a beauty
thought"
''Yes " replied Will but that's an
awful price to pay for gun. Why.
it would buy two of as good guns as
there are in this town. I'll tell you
what let's do. Ned. You get the gun
on the opposite page there That Ii
leave you third OF your money to
put in towards new boat and I'll
furnish the rest just think what
sport We could have. if we can get of
next week and put in a week or two
over on the lake. with boat OF our
own"
lies. know. replied Ned reflect.
lively, but I've had my mind made
up for a Greener and have worked
an pinehed an kuuckled in every
way, for five years an now I'm not
going to take up with anything less
than a Greener-no stree! l hope
Slossom IL shell out the cash when
we get up to the barn for then can
send the money off tonight by mail.
and maybe the gun'll get here SOS we
can start next week. 1t will be too
bad il he don't do it for we can't have
but q few days at the lake. at most
before school begins"
What II y do If he don't pay y'?n
suggested Will "give up goin' ~
Not much; / Ii send what money
i have and order them to send the
gun TO the express office nearest the
lake. Then. soon's Slossom does pay.
we Ii go to the lake an hunt with our
old guns till tile new one comes.
That's what! but l hope he'll pony
mp to-day. though" was the reply.
The boys found their employer and
one or two OF the other men standing
around on the main floor OF the barn,
poking the litter of the harvest
strewn floor into queer little heaps
and ridges with the toes OF their
boots telling which would
better have been untold and com
menting upon how tight the neigh
Dor to the east was with his "hands. !"
The boys leaned up against the pol
ished beam and boards which walled
the middle-Ao from the deep bay. !"
which sank down to the basement and
reached up to the roof, and waited
their turn. hoping that Slossom would
take the hint and pay them. But he
didn't. He talked. it seemed TO the
boys. more than he had sduring the
entire harvest They also poked the
dust with their boots. braced back
upon their elbows crossed and re-
crossed their legs and-waited!
AT last when it had come time to
do the chores. Slossom said to them:
Come over Saturday night boys
AN I'll settle. Got to 20 out am
hustle in the money b'tween now m
then. Y know"
Although the boys meekly assented
10 this they were greatly disap-
pointed They stopped moment at
Mods home to get his accumulated
money and then FASTENED to the post.
Office where Ned bought sheet OF
paper an envelope and postofice
order and wrote his order for the
.Greener with laborious care and min.
ate directions regarding its shipment
1t was the most important act of his
life. No wonder that he was so
wholly unconscious OF all his sur.
roundiugs that Will laughed heartily
at the contortons OF his lips as they
made sympathetic effort to follow
the movements OF his pen.
On Saturday evening the boys went
together over to Slossom's. He was
true TO his word and paid them
promptly. OF course they staid all
night together and talked over the
most minute details OF their prospec-
Sive trip on the week following. TO
AXE koshkonong about twenty miles
distant.
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