Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-02-29

should not be surprised il, five years
hence, you tell me how fortunate it was
that this trial came. Men rarely see
with the srs YES at 10 and %. p
Ienergetlc..--j quoted Shakespeare
sDoubs that the stars are fire,
Doubt that the sun doth move;
Doubt truth to be liar,
But never doubt loyen
Aunt Milly laughed. AS both these
astronomical facts are rather question
able, you must excuse my doubling the
final fact also. But time will show
Meanwhile, do not despair; be careful
of the little you have left, Matters
might have been worse with you"
"Ah, Aunt Miliy, what cheerful
heart you havel But trouble does not
come to you as il does to other people.
You are little mistaken for once,
Godfrey. BY Sharpless' failure have
lost every farthing had in the world
was struck dumb with surprise and
regret. Poor aunt Milly when she was
listening to my lamentations and con-
selling me, how little did know that
she was still more unfortunate than my
self And yet she neither complained
nor desponded, but only smiled--a lit
tie sadly, perhaps. and said she knew
even this disaster was all for the best,
though she could not see it at the time.
She calmly made preparations for quit
ting her pretty home, eontiding her
little handmade to one cousin
in whose kitchen the tidy Rachel
was gladly admitted, gave her few
household pets to another, and prepared
to brave the wide world Some unfeel-
ing people forgot aunt Milly in her
trouble; but the greater part of her
friendly circle proved how much they
esteemed and valued her. Some asked
her to visit tsem for month, three
months, yeft; indeed, had she chosen,
aunt Milly might have spent her life as
a passing guest among her friends; but
she was too proud to do any such thing.
At last third or fourth cousin-a
widower Of large fortune-inyited her
TO reside at his house as chaperon TO his
two daughters, young girls just growing
up into womanhood. This proposal.
kindly meant, was warmly accepted, and
aunt Milly set forward on her long Jour
ney, for Elphinstone Hall was some
hundred miles OLA formidable dis
lance to one who had never been days
journey from her own home, now, alas,
hers no more. Still, neither despond-
ency nor fear troubled her blithe spirit
as lttls Miss Milly set out with her val
orous nephew; for had pleaded 80 ear
nestly my right to accompany her 10
Elphinstone's door that the concession
was yielded at last.
OF all the gloomy looking . "A avenues
that ever led to the baroniai hall, the
one we passed over was the gioomiest.
Poor Aunt Milly shivered as the wind
rustled in trees and the dead leaves fell
in clouds on the top Of the post chaise.
I We alghted, and entered hall equally
lugubrious and not much warmer than
the avenue. The solemn old porter was
I warming his chilled hands at the tiny
| fire; he and the house were in perfect
keeping -dreary, dull and melancholy
! The master was very much in the samo
s.yle-a tall, black figure, with q long
face and white neckloth, was the per-
sonified idea left behind by Mr.. Elphin.
stone. When he was gone, earnestly
entreated aunt Milly to return with me,
and not stay in this desolate place, but
! she refused.
My cousin seems kind" she said.
"He looked and spoke as though he was
I glad to see me"
I / was too cold to see or hear much,
but ! declare / did not notice this
friendly reception.
"My dear Godfrey, she continued, az
1 will afav ap1 frv ", ,nat-a n b,,,,,o -.
the two girls may be amiable, and then
! shall soon love them; at all events,
let rs hope for the best
I My hopes for aunt sIilly vanished in
to thin air, when, at the frigid dinner
table, where the very eatables seem
made OF stone, saw two young ladies'
of fifteen or thereabouts; one the rudest
hoyden that ever disgraced female ha-
blliments, the other pale, stopping
girl with sleepy blue eyes, and lank
fair hair, who never uttered word, nor
once lifted her eyes from the tablecloth.
What will become Of poor aunt Mil.
Typ / thought, internally. Yet.
there she was, as cheerful as ever, talk
ing to that solemn old icicle. Mr.. FL
Phinstone; listening patiently to the
lava-hood Of Miss Louisa's tongue. and
now and then speaking to Miss Enphe-
mia, whose only answer was a nod of
the head, or stare from her immense
blue ewes.
Well l mentally exclaimed, "aunt
Millys talent for making the best Of
everything will be called into full rean.
sition here. suspect
Nevertheless, when we parted. she
assured me that she was quite content
that she SHOULD, no doubt be very com
Portable at TIE hall.
But thesc two dreadful rirlq- how
Will you manage them, Aunt Milly p
and faint vision Of the tall, stout
Louisa, going in passion and knock.
ing my poor little aunt of her chair
came across my minds eye.
Poor thingsl they have no mother
to teach them better. / am sorry for
them; / was a motherless child myself. ;
said Aunt Milly, softly. "They will
improve by and by; depend upon 4
Godfrey, all win turn out well for boil
you and me-
"Amenp said I in my heart, for ]
thought OF my own Laura. How diff.
| faraut aba tUa. fs<,.x Al.