Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-22

There Is no telling into what chan
mel the conversation might have
drifted had not some of the watchers
just then come out of the cabin and
interrupted them.
Dem fall pippins' mighty fine Jest
now. " remarked job. I'm go down
to de orchard an bring yo's up some
te nibble at. and catching up aaarge
willow basket, he walked away
toward an orchard Of apple and peach
trees that stood some little distance
from the cabin.
job acts right te home hyer at
Brer Sarcoxie's, whispered Sis
ter Johnsing to Sister jackson, as
they watched job disappear down the
path.
Hes er grit han tie sumo 'thOri-
ty.'' returned Sister jackson, "Reck-
on he's got his eye sot on Venus now.
Dey done say dat Brer Sareoxie lef'
dis place te her, cause she am his
best belobbed niece.
Yes, dat's er fac"
.It's e., plumb wondeh, remarked
one OF the other watchers from the
doorway. 'dat Job kin be injuced to
leave the cabin erlone at dis hour OBJ
de night. Why, job Robinson am
one ob de bigges' scared-ob-a-ghost
yo's cher seed, Cats, He'd shore
run like er plumb whitehead ef he'd
see suffin curious an white-lookin'
down dar.
Yes, an it'd be les like de pa'son
te be prowlin' roun' in de sperit
down dar in his orchard cause
he was allus right sma't posed to
folks mekin' themselves too free wild
his fruit widout akin leaf put in
Sister Johnsing.
| Dat he was" agreed Brer Isaac
Waxhide. ltd sarve JOB right,
'cept some OBJ dem pippins would eat
plumb fine, ef he done 'counteh dc
/ pa'son's ha'nt down dar."
4 why didn't he 60 te he water
melon patch and let dem pippins
4 erlone?" said Sister jackson. de
pa'son lobed te treat his frien's te
watermelons. an / don't reckon his
hant would pose our tekin' er few
1 jes' te keep up our sperits on dis sol
emn 'casion,"
Br'er Waxhide conceded freely
with Sister Jackson's views. and the
upshot Of the matter was that the
sorrowing brother. followed by The
sympathetic sisters. jackson and
Johnsing. set off forthwith in the di-
rection of the deceased divine
watermelon patch.
The dialogue touching JOB Robin
sons superstitious procliyities gave
Venus Sarcoxie an idea. She arose
from the bench. as the trio passed
her on their way to the melon patch
and entered the cabin.
She was opposed to Jobs taking
so much authority, without consult
ing her or her mother, who was inside
the cabin; then, she was not ready 70
forgive him for having married an
other, hard as she had suffered by
that union. and she resolved upon q
plan. which. if speedily carried out
She hoped and believed might drive
him away.
Snatching a sheet off the bed, she
crept out of back kitchen window
and cautiously picked her way
through burdock thieket toward th'
orchard
A rude rail fence around the orch
: ard made an Enclosure for the hogs
: Job had just cleared the fence anC
I was rapidly filling the basket which
! he had brought. with apples, when
happening to glance over his shoul
der, he saw an awful looking objec
: that made his knees quake and hi
. blood turn cold.
q Elevated on the big rail fence. onl.
1 few yards away, was figure il
!. white flowing robes, waving it's arm
2 slowly. as if seeking to drive ava,
y the apple culprit.
+ Job was satisfied it could be n
creature of this earth in fact ther
/. was but one thought in his distorte
: imagination, that was that it must b
|. his Uncle Exodus Sarcoxie's spook.
n One thrilling moment job Robin
b son gazed, as il transfxed, at tn
d frightful object, then, basket an
4 fruit alike forgotten, he started ava
a across the orchard, as fast as hi
i shaking limbs would carry him.
c CHANGING back he saw with fres
horror that the awful apparition ha
" descended from the fence and wa
!. disposed to pursue him.
: On and on he ran, stumbling owe
l. the gnarled roots Of the trees. unit
it he reached the other side Of the il
$ closure. He attempted to vault tn
d fence, but his muscles were too frigh
b weakened to carry him over. 50 b
started away in another direction.
n He could hear distinctly the teri
b BILE object in white tearing alon
It after him, but he dared not so niue
d as giance back, lest it blast him wit
r, its uncanny breath.
a Suddenly he ran headlong again
the trunk of a tree, and same VII
D lently to the ground.
His first inclination was to CT
4 aloud for help, but his voice die
away in hoarsc whisper. He coul
II see the apparition huttering alon