Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-08-31

back door and say loudly enough
through the open windows of the Dea-
Kin house: "Morty, get down from
that fence; haven't | told you about
that?"
Mrs. Deakin would hear and under
stand. Then she would wait her OPP
portunity TO appear on the back stoop
and retaliate.
In summer time, when both women
were out of doors much of the time,
they occasionally exchanged glances
which were more significant than any
thing they could have said.
! When Mrs. Burnett put ont her
washing she knew that Mrs Deakin
was watching her and counting the
number of pillow slips and table
I cloths.
When Mrs. Burnett came to the
back door and called out, Come.
Alice. dear, and practice your music
lesson" it was equivalent to saying
TO Mrs. Deakin, AHA! we have a cot
tage organ in our house, but you
haven't any in yours
Mrs. Deakin had frequently inform
ed Tom that the Burnett organ was
cheap secondhand thing.
One day when Mrs. Deakin came
home from a funeral in a covered car
riage there was CONSERVATION in the
Burnett family, and accounts were
not fairly balanced until new coat
of paint was put on the Burnett |
house.
The Deakin children told the Bur |
nett children all that their mother had |
said about the probable character OF |
Mrs. Burnett. Likewise the Burnett |
children repeated to the Deakin chill |
dren all that they heard at the sup
per table. Mrs. Burnett knew that
she was being reported to Mrs. Dea-
kin, and Mrs. Deakin felt it her duty
to learn what the viperish thing had
been saying. Frank Burnett and Tom
Deakin became convinced each that
the others family was probably more
to blame over the fence. clothesline
and garbage box issues.
Allie Burnett started to run across
the street one day in front OF a deliy-
cry wagon. She fell. scrambled to her
rect again. and the horses knee
struck her in the back. She fell on
the block pavement and lay quiet.
Mrs. Deakin saw it all from her
front window. She ran into tbe street
and gathered the muddy child in her
arms The frightened driver had left
his wagon, and he followed her tim
idly TO the front door Of the Burnett
house.
Mrs. Burnett screamed. and then be-
gan TO cry.
Run for a doctor, you loonyv' said
Mrs. Deakin to the driver as she
placed the limp little body on a bed
Ind then ran for cold water and cloths. I
When the girl opened her eyes she '
found her mother on one side. Mrs.
Deakin on the other, while reas- 9
surfing physician smiled at her over c
he fOOtbOard
Shes little jolted up and bumped
Ter head when she fell but It was
Mostly shock" he said.
Law me-" gasped Mrs Deakln
when | saw the child fall my heart
ust went into my throat. Don't cry.
Allie; you amt a bit hurt. The doc
or says | can put some more pouItice
n your bad old bump"
"Tl get it," said Mrs. Burnett.
NO; you sit still. You are as pale
s a ghost"
Ihat is how 1t happened that Frank
'urnett. coming home from the works
y the back way found in his kitchen
ne hated vixen, the trainer Of Grimm
Is, and the woman without a charac-
er-Mrs. Deakin.
She told him what had happened.
nd begged him not to brighten his< n
life, as there wasn't any real .dafi-
er.
Mr.. Deakin was likewise surprised pi
pom arriving home. Supper was not fe
ady and his wife had gone over 10 =.
lie enemy. He went after her and
as taken, in
Mrs. Deakin told him she could NOT
INC nome because Mrs. Burnett was =,
upset, and some one would have "
take care of the child. SO Mr.. Dea- SCI
and his two boys ate a cold lunch
I'm Mr.. Burnett and his boy. wa
hr. Burnett sent Morton out to got sh'
% cigars, and while the women sal VII
the ped in the front room. the mo
IN sat in the back room and smoked ass
me the three boys, awed by the rev. ger
ltlon kept very quiet Tti
1 morton ever bothers Won. Mr.
me know, and I'll tend to him >; s
was Just going to say to you that the
Try apt 10 be too gay now and die,
~ anu II ever hear of him pick wa,
mber It," "i'" re- y
u the front room Mrs. Burnett was 81
7, Mrs Deakin, who was earn. Al
hoping that her children had dpIr
cb I Tha i,et, Mrs. Burnett very st
the Deakin family went home ~
hat was the end Of the faud In
household there was a general "y
er that, In case of neighborbood
, punishment should be visited our
n those nearest at hand 81
nose two houses, side by side no. replI
re the peace center Of the ,yest di go o
on. "''t u "''
le Deakin children were at liberty saric
o over and thump on the Burnett You
age organ. DOM
y VINO ended the feud-the men.
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