Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-01
AIS oove.s suTrgRFLr.
IL Game Go whittirr's summer IIoa..
the Hay After His Death.


the Hay After Hb Death.
did you ever hear Of pet bntter.
.ly ?" asked woman the other day
No; why, did yous"
Yes. and will tell you about h
You know for several summers past
previous Ia his death. John q. Whit.
tier passed the season az Hampton
Falls. \, H., ~ the old Cove home.
stead The only member Of the old
name left there Is Miss Abby Cove.
10 whom Whittier Was greatly al.
taehed. The dag folloEing Whit
tiers funeral which service was hela
at the old house. Miss Cove Opened
the windows 81 the quaint. old.timeg
.keeping-rOom, and following ths
burst Of sunlight and summer breeze
came light. golden-brOwn butterfly.
II lighted on the easement. its pni,
sating wings bronze dazzle OF color
Quakeress As she was, Miss Cove gave
the tiny guest welcome. and left il Is
eniOy IT, rest, The following daV Ii
was there just the same. and Il Dew
about tbs room making llght. grace
ful polses between it. hiliings Thns
days passed but the BUTTERFLY rcmain-
ed. says the New York sun On she
fourth day Miss Cove took Il. with
gentle touch, putting il outside tle
window, thinking perhaps Il might
have forgotten the way 10 liberty
hut On the nest day, when the sim
dOW vas open. the little guest came
back. Twice aiterward Il vas out
ont u door. but il invariably ~.
turned Miss Cove then t0OG =
plate and one ~ the Old fashioned
wire screens, such a. are associated
in ones mind with the cheese dlsli
on the farmers dinner table. and.
taking the butter1y, sht pat il ia the
plate, covering Il with the ncrpeu
II -ermed contentea and happy
food was required for II 80 IL ownsr
bought toy cup Is shich shr
mixed honey and water, and this ,hs
tiny insect evidently approved "A
new cage, liks that as.d 10 hoa.r
canary birds. was bought and aronna
IL a piece ~ hnv wire netting placrd
This il the batterays permanent
home uoR. II bar learned u knoa
ana % 81 fond ~ Misa Cove. When
shn opens the door ~ the Gags she
BUTTERFLY potsea az 0nce On her uHt
stretched hand. and ahils thers
makes purriag nOi-s exactly aim.
liar y that ~ cunlsntssl kitten.
oniy - slightly less oluuic 81 s1nnd
y any one cotnrs Ernr Mis- Cows
the Insect Airs away. seemingly much
parturhed. but whsu thr stranger
wlthdraws Il rcturus to nee hand.
resuming III happy pure IT, mis-
tres~ n0w always lcrds n IT, method
% absorbing II. food y iulas Iherup
~ honey and water. teing held NJ
the hand ~ Miss Cove mo battcray
lights on her finger and runs ont =
nredle.like prubosis ar lnrh ana 4
half long this Ii thrusts into th~
liquid. curling Ii around ~ the s4tr.
face o. the substance; ti,tn Ii thrust.
with quick strokes. ~, md ol thi.
natural tubs into II. nouth. HAcn
i has eaten an i wants iho probo4i.
i drawn in. and Il u then The purring
i loudcst ! saw Il eating a meal
the other day and Il WIS curious
sight, bat % hear the sang Of com.
fort i paired forth afiesward was d
me more wonderful. Miss Cove take.
i about with her. ana laat week
while visiting Mrs EliYAl-,th n Chara
u Pawtuckct X l. the curious little
pot attracted wide attention from
callers
Has i seemed 60 anguish o. a..
crease IL size5" askod uno Interested
listener
Not n al; {; appears. healthy.
brisk and happy, aud II. mistress has
great affection ~ his singular
creature
Docs anybody say 81 u Whittier.
soul come hack IN uew gnisosr m.
quired an imaginative heafor
NO. but somebody did pay that
were tho gentle old poet alive bo
would write some words about Il that
would outIivc the butterfly ~ cent.
ury.