Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-11-23

came walking down. little under the
influence of liquor, | guess, for his
legs seemed to be tangled. He was
looking toward the city for boat.
suppose, when suddenly he reeled 10
one side and went plumb over into the
lake. The water was 10 or 10 rect
deep where he went In. but % feet
nearer shore a man could touch hot
tom. l was sitting close to where he
went over, and without thought
just slid in, grabbing loose heard on
the pier as | went, and when he came
up pushed the board under him and
towed him into shallow water. Ii was
all done in two or three minutes, and
didn't attract much attention from the
people, though maybe y hundred gath
cred round as he came out He asked
me to get him chair and have him
wheeled to the nearest exit, and | hur-
ried up. and when | got il | wheeled
it out myself Then | got him Il car
rage and as he got in he asked me
my name and address, and, handing
me $40. told the driver 10 go to the
Auditorium Hotel. A few days after
ward man came and requested me
to call on the gentleman. | went
there, and he asked me lot of Ques-
tons, and finally said he would like
to have me 20 with him to California
| didn't hesitate long When we got
to San Francisco | found he was
big gun-not like Mackey and that
class, you know. but worth lot OF
| money. He was preparing to build a
row of houses, and he put me in
charge In week he took me off. and
said he was going away for his health
and | must go with him, and in three
days more we were on our way TO
Honolulu. He was strange man. and
| as he got worse he would have no one
but me near him. He had no family
| but plenty of other relatives. After n
while we returned to San Francisco.
| and few weeks later he died | felt
4 blue and lonesome enough then, bur
| what do you think when his VIII
was opened he had left me $4,000 1t
| couldn't be paid TO me just then and
| was 50 afraid that there might he
some slip about it that | never wrote
home a word of my good luck. but Just
| said | was coming back Ten days
ago they paid me the money clean
stuff. you know: I've got three drafts
for it in my pocket-and then thought
I'll just wait and surprise her And
/ so my wife don't know a thing about
it, and won't till I tell her to-day.
/ But, good heayensu' he exclaimed,
/ lit has seemed as though we'd never
/ get there. I've been afraid the ears
would run Off the track and kill me.
! but then | says, Well If I think I'm
/ not going TO get through safe that's a
sure sign | will" and so here | am
/ got letter from her in Chicago. and
! telegraphed her to meet me-
And is she well?' queried the lady.
.'Oh. yes! but good Lord, you don't
know what she's been through She's
been daruing clothes and scrimping
herself TO send the little girl to school.
and taking in washing to get along.
Even the money | sent her she has
boarded for fear of sickness / know
how 1t is. She'll come down to the de.
pot shirering in clothes made for last
summer. but not thinking anything
about that-only thanking God that
I'm back at last. | tell you what ii
is boys" he continued, looking round
at those who listened, there's moth.
ing on earth like a faithful wife, and
some of the passengers turned away
their heads while their lips trembled.
And the train sped On! Newark was
left behind, and then amid changing
bells the train entered the depot ~
Jersey City. The stranger was sitting
at the window silent and rigid He
was looking for the familiar face. but
the train was too far down the track
to recognize people in the waiting
crowd. and he grasped his bags and
bundles and was at the door when the
car stopped. The passengers who had
heard his story followed him with Gag.
err eyes. They saw him go stalking III
the platform looking right and left
Away up at the head Of the train MS
If pushed and shouldered back by