Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-15

country | do not know but that n
Ii father had already commenced negoti
tons ID reference to that affair
:" The eldest of my sisters was twent
n eight years old. the other twenty-si
4 They had never married. which was
cause of great sorrow to all A WOO,
: finally presented himself for my youns
est sister He was clerk, not wealth,
: but honorable
have always had the conviction ths
the letter of my uncle Jules. shown agai
one evening. had er,setl the hesitation an
strengthened the resolution of this youn
man
He was accepted eagerly. and it wa
decided that after the wedding the who'll
family should take little trip to Jersey
Jersey IL the ideal Of Journey TO
poor people. Ii is not far. one traverse
the sea in packet and finds ones self il
a strange land. an island belonging t.
the English Thus Frenchman, after
two hours sailing. can see his neighbors
and can study their strange manners and
deplorable circumstances. This trip to
Jersey occupied all our thoughts our
entire attention. and we dreamed of il
constantly
Finally we started remember it as
II il happened yesterday--the smoke
blowing over the dock; my father very
p,uch pertnrbed. watching the trans
porting OF our luggage: my mother, also
disGuieted, had taken the arm OF my nm
married sister. who appeared lost since
the other sister had gone from her, like
a chicken sitting alone in its coop, and
behind ns came the young married pair.
always lagging which compelled me to
turn my head often.
Ihe whistle sounded We went on
board. and the ship leaving its dock.
giided ont upon Il sea as smooth as glass.
We watched the rece.ling shores. happy
and ]oyons. feeling doubtless expert
enced by all who have Travelled.
MY Father wore his long coat, from
which all the spots had been washed
with hrnzine, and consequently he
strongly suggested that valuable cleans
ing agent. and recalled to my mind orr
Sunday outings
Suddenly he espied two elegant ladies'.
70 whom two gentlemen were offering
oysters An old ragged seaman opened |
he bivalves with one blow ~ n knife |
mi passed them To the gentlemen. who
carried them To the ladies'
VINO are them III most genteel manner
holding the shells IN Il cambria handler.
'hitf, and conveyIng them to their
months without dropping any Juice or
tuning their toilets Then they drank
NJ hInid with pretty. rapid move.
n-nt. and threw the shells into the spa.
Undoubtedly my father was capt,vatrd
y THIS distinguished act of eating ovs.
rrs on vessel while it WAS under sail
ie Thought II was good taste. refined,
nperlor and approached my mother
MI sisters. saying
What wonld you say IL | shouId
Her yon some oysters?''
MY mother hesitated on account of
~ EXPENSE, bat my sisters accepted i'm.
iediately
MY mother said in u gnerulous tone:
u am afraid they will not agree with {
TO- Give some To the children. but not !
ANY ~ the oysters will make. them |
OK Then turning toward me. she re. t
arked As to Joseph, he needs none. q
II best not to spoil the boy" r
remained beside my mother and v
ought her very unjust | followed 4
y father with my eyes and watched h
Ill as ne ponponsly conducted his two h
'ughters and his son-in-law toward the h
d seaman |;
Inc two ladies started to go. and NV
Their indicated to my two sisters that d
ey We're to eat the oysters without n
Hing any Juice. In order that tbev G
'ght understand better. he took an d
ster. and. in endeavoring to initiate IL
ladies' poured the whole liquid down II
= front OF his coat. fC
suddenly my father appeared to be- d
he uneasy He recoiled II few steps 81
garfield his family fxedly. then the old dl
imam, and quickly returned to us, He -
med pale. and his eyes had u singular
w. He said to my mother;
III IN strange how that man opening m
oysters resembles Jules" Is
Mother asked; be
What .Iules?" Gu
Ny father returned: ST.
Why. my brother Jules. If did not DC
NV that he had good position in ,;'
ier'ca shonld believe it was he" to
ly mother eJaculated anyriy: err,
! on are Iunatic! You know very tie,
u that 1t IL not Jules. Why do Won du
{ such nonsense." af
'ut father said persistently: 60 and cry
Tor yourself. Clarisse should like ~
much to have your opinion" o o,I
lie arose and joined her two daugb. AL
v anu also went and looked at thu. 7
man he was dirty. wrlnkled and du
NOT tnrn his attention from his work go'
" mother returned. and SAW thai 1t
treihhled She SAID very quickly: per
oeHeve II Is he tio and pump the pio
'ah II Will bt prudent, for we Ger %
iy cannot claim this worthless faI No.
us anr relative" A.
y father Went and | followed. feel eve
strangely agitated, The captain = goi
man, very thin. bnt with ln,u-us. fine
Nkers. walked the bridge with AN IN, bot
ant air, as II lie w4r.. c,,,,,,,,t. stai
India mail xte,.,,.,r A.. dirt
ht~d Tue steps with ceremony ANA
e OF ms calling With compliments N
q MN "l the Importance OF Jersey sra,
inhabitants. their nanners then ives
$ the nature of the sii etc RI, unc
snt Tue captain wonld perhala at V
OF the United States OF Amer,cn on
lie spoke only of the vessel IN wb,ci Tho
.a,. .,,,. men
ere sailing, how 1t was equipped. in il
The
laiiy my rather said. in u troubled meet
!. baip