Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-05-22

Tom Caulsy roared at this sally O
wit,
you've got fun in you, Olaf" HI
said.
81 did used to haf," said the cobbler
"Once nobody was gIadder. wal
young and all the world before me.
would marry Hedwig Olsen, but fol
reason Of laws dat make it not 50 easy
70 marry in Denmark, we come FIRST tc
America Hedwig come wild her brodei
and MS wife IN de same ship. When we
IN America arrive den de wedding But
alas IN de middle Of de ocean come a
great storm De ship make wreck.
Dey put de women and de children in
de boats. Gomez comet my Hedwig
cry / see her stretch her arms toward
me now. But dere are more women for
de boat cannot take de place of
women in danger. After some time we,
de men, 60 upon a raft. De days go by.
One die-anoder. At last | know no
more. But a ship come near She take
me on board. lie Is deadp dey say.
All | wish | could be when | make
alive again. All gone Hedwig was
drowned. have lost my friend, her
broder Besides, do I care not then.
Ny savings have also been lost in de
water. | am beggar of heart and purse.
"Dey bring me to America, l haf
Of ,frss
speak 10 me. Come and learn of me to
make shoes, he said. l come, Well,
since den laugh never; like as in
dream l always see Hedwig holding out
her hands to me"
There were tears in they boys eyes
as Olaf finished.
"By Jovel it's TOO bad" he said. "I'm
lwfully sorry. don't know what to
say, only that Pm sorry"
"More can no man do" said Johnson.
The boy took his shoe and walked out
If the shop He told Olafs story to
he class and there was great deal of
On Saturday evening when they
topped at the little snoP near the
ridge for the shoemaker they gave
hree cheers for him.
Olaf quite understood that 1t was an
Expression of good feeling, beamed
Ipon them as he appeared and joined
he procession ,
AS they filed into the seats all the t
ouse looked anthem.
The grand procession rode in and rode I
ut; the lady cut holes in the tissue
aper pasted over the hoops by jumping c
trough them. The gentleman in tights t
ode standing at an angle from his horses O
lck. The magnificent father flung his Il
lerub children into the air and caught
lem by their legs at they descended is
again Wonderful broth
s made pyramids of themselves, and Fl
onderful sisters hung by their chins al
ON the flying trapeze. Drums beat, b.
lgles blared, the clown made his jokes n
the ring, and the elephant uncorked st
bottle Of wine and treated the learned NJ
Z to glassful
Then the curtain rose and the island c
ople were seen standing In row. A
rk man with hair like a mop, wearing nj
ed flannel suit ornamented with sea b.
ellis; a dark woman in a curious cos !,
ne covered with feathers, with shell vi
die, bracelets, necklace and earrings he
lumber of babies the shape of dinner be
Is, and another woman with high tn
eek bones. wide mouth, deep set mi
IS, and an alarmed expression of
intenance, who wore a civilized skirt NJ,
4 wrapped a small shawl over her ar,
.klaces and other ornaments. int
KS they stood In the audience behind wi
footlights she seemed to scan the err,
Hence critically Now and then she cas-
ok her head and seemed to sigh. Fo
mike the darker woman, and the fe. to
lie servant, who crouched In a corner "
ong cooking utensils, she did not al wa
her hair to float over her shoulders; / K
as braided tight and pinned close to to
back of her head; son
md now the lecturer advanced, ios
red, waived his hand toward the thil
y described, and began his remarks ha,
S; son
Ladies and gentlemen, you behold He
,re you family of savages from the bee
.rustland Island. They were all
aght here by Captain Spinner of the to S
ckled Trout. which sailed from Nan. tou,
ct two years ago last summer, the 4"