Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-07-06
A Cold Day in Nebraska.


That was a delightful trip had.
While was communing with myself. a
young man took the seat beside me.
and as the train rolled on he unwound
about twelve and a half yards OF
bright green and red and yellow and
blue knit comforter from around his
neck. Then he took of his fur cap
and pulled of the knit cap which was
hauled down close over hisears. Then
he took off his big wooden mittens,
and pair OF gloves, and then he drew
of one pair OF arctics. 1t is not au
fait,even in the land OF the blizzard, to
wear more than one pair of arctics on
the train. He then chucked of his
ulster and unbuttoned his buffalo
overcoat. The rest OF hiss wraps he
did not remove,as he was going to get
of in about forty-fve miles. His
countenance. when his face began to
thaw out, wore an expression OF pro.
found detection.
stranger" he said, do look all
broke up?"
| told him that he bore the appear.
ance OF man whose entire system
was one permeation OF laminated
fractures, from withers to hook. /
always talk that way out West. You
see want those guileless children OF
the ''rowdy West" TO understand
that | am now residing IN a land OF
superior culture. where We look proud
and talk through our noses.
lie looked at me for moment and
then reached for his hip pocket. Az
dropped under the seat and crept be.
hind my valise he drew out his tobac.
co box and | came to the front again.
remarking that | was looking for NV
collar button.
"Oh, you kin talk English. too?"
ne said in a tone of admiration. 81
wish | knowed more'n one language.
But femme tell you. | don't Iook
hall as broke up as feel, r else you'd
be a-skeered to set by me. You know
how all-killin' cold it was Saturday
night?"
| felt my frosted ear tenderly and
nodded.
"Well, got on a freight train and
rode up to Hubbleson's siding. forty.
three mild, that night to see my girl.
allowed to visit with her folks ali
that night and Sunday an come home
on the passenger Monday moruin'
She lives six mild from the
station. an | tramped out to the
house in all that blizzard. and pot
there long bout 'leven O'Clock Satnr.
day night. An I'll be teetotattv cou,
kicked by bulrush if there was n
liyin' soul to homel Old folks =
seems, had gone away to Lincoln IN
stay over Sunday, my girl had went
down to Grier's Island to STAY -
week; the hired man had taken tha
only hors' left on the place and ooro
uown TO dance on Beasely's branch.
eleven mud away, an there [ was.
lett over Sunday where didn't know |
a soul. Went to Deacon Numbers and |
told him who my father was, an he
kept me. Deacon's stone blind and |
mas the asthma 50 bad he can't talk. |
ms VIE so deaf she can't hear IN |
thunder; they have no children an, I
lon,t keep no help, an don't cook |
anything Sundays. ! went to church |
three times that day and went 70
Two funerals; the Deacon goes 10 bed
~ 8 O'Clock, and so shivered ON n
straw bed under cotton quilt in q
north room for thirteen hours, Now
mink OF all that when TELLER d Ion
,xpectln a turkey dinner, sincin'
Hold the Fort by q me odeon ali
afternoon, and huggin' the purtiest
Iirl IN all Nebrasky from shutdown til
O'Clock in the mornin', and tell me
u amt got more right to feel broLe
llp than any man this side o. the kim.
iom? Say no, an I'll slam Won on
hoe, '' ''er'
didn't say "no"-Bob Burdette.