Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-03-25

n New Nork commercial MAn Tells
HeartrendinG story-A Young Bride
gruom's Taolishness In TrIhing with
siis wife's Dread snd Fear OF ssFpants.
Rufus Hoyt, OF New York city, Is per.
haps one Of the most widely Travelled com.
mercial men of that city, representing, as
he does, somc of the largest iron manu- |
featuring industries in the United States. |
Oheervant Of everything that transpires
about him. he has stock Of anecdotes
large enough TO fiji ii volume as volumi.
nous AS "A labor commissioners report. Ac.
costing a representative OF the Globe, he
Baid
'Do you see that gray haired man over
there" pointing as he spoke to n tall, sun
tanned guest who sat with crossed hands
In one OF the benches.
"His name" continued the New Yorker,
''is Bertrnm Smith. lie is a Brazilian by
everything bat birth. having lived there
almost all his life, and IL was there that
met him eight years ago. He owned a vast
tract Of land in the Amazon valley. near tho
base OF the 4 Audes, aud had the sweetest little
girl for wife that mortal man could wish
for. Smith was prospecting for all sorts
of mineral on his property there, and
sold him lot of machinery that was never
delivered. I'll tell you why.
when was down ut their place Smith
and his wife had just returned from the
honeymoon. He worshiped the very ground
the girl trod and she in turn was as de-
voted as ever woman can be. The house
they lived ia was n eHe story affair not
pretty to look at externally, except that IL
was covered by creeping plants, but plenty
OF room aud the essence Of prettiness and
comfort within.
FOOLISH PERFORMANCE.
"Mrs. Smith came from Rio Janciro
She had n mortal horror Of snakes, and her
husband used to joke her about IT, Now
that country Is full Of snakes, boa con-
strictors thirty feet long aud as thick as
| sandflies. There was u garden about five
acres in extent about the place, and here ID
| was that the bride Of few months used TO
get her outdoor exercise. except when nc
companied by her husband, at which time.
Ibelievr, she would have faced all the cobras
In the country. The prospecting works
were about three miles from the house, and
one morning Smith started for there on
| horseback
'IIe had a rifle with him. On his way
home lie saw a sixteen foot boa wind it's
pinunus way across the wagon road The
hideous head was raised for an instant. and
the beadlkc eyes glared at the intruder
the next instant bullet had found it's way
TO the reptiles brain. and with few con-
'vulsions Of it, Shiny body the python was
dead. Being only about three-guarters of
mile from the house, Smith determined 10
| try what effect the dead boa would have IN
quietiny his wifes fears
.'Efe made fast his hitchiug rein to the
snakes neck and dragged IL through the
gates into the garden. Then he went into
the house and told Mrs. Smith about IL
She implnred him to have ii removed, ana
ut last lie consented. Then. fearing ale
would lnse prestige in his eyes by an exhi.
bition Of cowaraiee, she sail:
81 want the awful thing taken ont Of
the gar,lrn, but To- show yon am not afraid
OF it | will 20 ont there alone and insnect
/ the remains
TRYING TO PLEASE
.'IIe scarcely expected she would do II.
| The dusk was falling and the bushes in the
| garden began to east rrewsome shadows
about them The girl was game. though
She 10; a little pearl handled revolver from
q drawer. threw = summer shawl over her
head and went ont.
"'If you hear ine shoot she said Won
will know that tie boa has come 10 life
and shall expect YOU to rescue me.' Then
she threw him smile and IA Kiss and was
gone.
/ smith didn't ttase In DISCOURAGE her Inn,
he wished b,. hntlt4,t suTrurs,s.d The tt,tno
| He sat there writing hut eyerv brpatb ~
wind seemed AZ ID blew through m. onsn
windows To bring with il q WHISPER of i'm.
pending evil. IIn tried To laugb ar his
/ fears. but they xyonld recnr in sn;,e az him
'.snddenlv a nistal shnt rany ont ~, tho
still air. He started wildly seized His rin.
| and made for the Ilnor Then be langhsI
AT himself ar eanrse al. L,l Gr.,I A..
/ -. =.
conld come To her i'm the garden witb :
seven foot paIisn,;, al,ont rs pshawt and
he sal down nvait.. hut be k.nt bIs riae in
| his hand and listened
WHY didn't sae rpfurn, surefy il wa.
time Then he Thought he heard a scream
| and at last. in n frenzy of donb, he hurSt
| through the dnors ard won, in search -