Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-09-12
MICKEY FINN'S FLOWER


.scrra Easter day twill be this
war" Mrs. Finn Eluttered. as blast
laden with snow came down the chin
new into the fireplace. scattering
SHARKS over the kitchen fieor. fAith'
Mickey wouldn't get hide nor hair OF a
green thing In the woods fh's year
saving a hemlock branch. DiYii's the
flower he'd get 90 mind me OF the dear
little shamrock"
II was 3 O'Clock in the afternoon De
fore Easter, when the boys burst OUT
of the school house door. With soh'
lIka yieor they reyeled in the storm,
laughter filled the air, and the cheeks
nailed by confinement grew Viva ado
rosy with quiekencd life. And. as III
IL Mike Numbered ia upon his moth
er. buoynnt with vitality and covered
with SNOW, and fell upon bis knees t'e-
side her. he looked up AID saw thai
l.er cheeks were vet
sarah. mother dear be said, Win
tender solicitnde. -An what's eehu
YET Is yer heart soref sllnfe. alAalln.
you might not BE- crysa'. Tomorrow
your birthday. aenshia, an yer otly
rhirty-fiye years old. an the light ~ 10
yer eye an the blush Is IN yer cheek.
an the rent y paid. an
~rhrue for ye. hickey, interrupted
bis mother. wipinx her eyes with hef
apron. but I Was thinktn' u the fioA-
ers IA the Vale u silssntn1re. an tie
shamroeks, an SURF. have no fresh.
/ wild thing fran tn woods 20 mind me
4 az ne time when I was young an
sweet. ike you. Mickey. Aariint, AM
/ I'm that heavy hearted. 1 dunno what
/ q 10 NJ All. al al. But d0n't tell your
father. Mickey"
Micksy promised. and. after eh1er-
I ing his mother % the best ~ bis small
/ ability, be went 20 feed the nannis
goat Mrs Finn did not n0tiue that be
had hidden the coal shovel uHdnr bis
coat. II MAS 4 O'Clock when the dooF
! closed behind the boy. Twilight was
rapidly fnnntllng the valley with
shadows. II Bridget had raised her
head and Looked out of the window.
she would have seen her boy runuins
down the Old Point rad with ra0e-
horse speed. But her yiew - hln
nave nt5tn FAAfAf W. ~ sfAf@&A1
ran out Of sight u The shanty and dis
appeared IN the perspective ~ sddyink
snowrakss lie made fair progress u
the roadway where the track hnd
bAn broken by passing teams. hui
I when be turned into tbs moDd y brrs
the road dlpted toward thu rigsr. his
progress WAS slower fbs maJs-sty u
the tall pines awed him 4 fisti@. and
their beart-quakins toBss chilled his
enthusiasm. as Lse r0uEdrrnd niona
through the snow Now b. crossed !
little casts Of pins needles wbsre fils
keen sind had shosslsd away fhs
snow, and again. be struggled fhryuRt
drifts st-high. Buf. although b.
was chilled 90 the uarrvw By tbl
razor like wind. his courage never III
him. And. as the shadows derts~ns.l
he uIuttered between bis elsnrhss
teeth:
Il know where they are, BY the III
rock where ths Yiolsts grow III tsis
them around the sugar bowl Ia IL
moruln' before she gets mp Slis'l for
gst the shamnpsaa when chs sssi
them"
oh. glorious LoI-s. bourgeonsd viii
promise! oh. Magician Lore. eonjure
OF JOY
The lights had begun 10 iwinkir Il
tho windows % the valley whsi
Mickey emerged into the hollow b
was 10 s.arrh Of. lie was skilled Il
the mysteries Of the woods Many
summer afternoon had 10 passs,d i
the little hollow wli~rp be rDw Af0ss
Then the air was heavy with ths pr
fume Of Wild honeysnrkie mud nfon1u
with the balsam 81 the pine Nos
snow two fee; deep. covered u like
blanket. There was No hrsitatias
however. ~ his manner. ~ o. lega
. digging In the snow With the e1a
: shovel. He dug n trench n foot vi
across the most sheltered part II ih
hollow. His trench was nearly =
feet long. when his qUlrk eye cauxt
the faint gllmmer of green tllroug