Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-03-06

Hrnrrcx HoLLra, nlsousy.

writ YOU Last As the man said. we've
had heap o. ups an downs, but more
downs than ups.
First pop, Jonathon tuck down with
The plumbago. or sometnin', in the small
OF his back An then he got a misery
under the short ribs. | dunno whether
i'm turn out to be pEeumonv or what.
Vie swows he WON'T take NO doctors
stuh, and all I kia do is to peur ysrb tea
dowu him, by the bowliul.
I've give him boneset an dogwood an
pennyr'yai, an willer-bsrk tea, but don't
look like II done a might o. good.
Sometimes I'm s-feared he's taiin' the
broncho on his lungs, an then sg'in
think mebbe its sone ATTRACTION OF the
sesrpophagus
An I've worried an studied over It,
I'LL I'm that beiuddled / dent know
whether I'm standing on head or my
Aeels.
Granny Bean has been over hsap to
see him, an she thinks he'll kind o. pick
up when the weather gits warm.
It's be.n powerful cold here fur
spell The thrometer has been three
degrees below Cairo. An Jonsthon Is
allus sort o. maugre In cole weather.
So am alvin In hopes that he will
seon be sone better.
An then I've had to be over 10 Vic.
tory's good 'eal. Billy, he come s-hust-
ling over one day, an wanted | should
&. down right straight
Two OF the twins wus down with the
mumps, an part O. the balance Ind the
hoopin cough, and the two youngest
had the thrash
An Billy said he had a bile on his
neck, an want very well his.sslf. So
went dsssent let Jonathsn know l was
goin'. or he would o rared. Pears like
man Is regIer zany when he's sick.
So waited until he vas In one OF his
eat.uaps, and then snuck on.
Yic,ogy san me comm, and run TO
open the door.
Come in. II you kin git In" says she
al Amt redd up yet The yenug ones
Ia so pesky fractions, hey to humor 'em
till thsy'rs sb.ut 70 take the house" said
she
AA' sh'd cay twas about 40. Thsy
lad the piundsr stFswod all over the
roo=. I had to dodge, goin' In to keep
from oein' hit by swing, with cheer
in Il that was dsnglis In the doorway.
As after I'd got In, stumpsd Ray
akin sg'in a cob house, aasde OF stove
w.os, that was built right sssek Ia the
way.
As then there was tent @sde out Of
bed quilts, IN the siddle o the room, :
an when 1 wezt 10 peek uader, TO sac II
iAs TWAS were there. l skuR my forsvd,
jsst over MY nose oa a breken.back
cheer that was lsyin' In walt uHder the I
.ed-kiverins.
Anil Il had bees iAeh or two lower !
dow, Il would O gave sac the nose !
bleed as sure az shooting d
There" says vietsry, an be tuck up q
Iur granddaughter next Most every {
buddy what co~es In gits jsbsed soue
sar or other II the~ twiss don't quit .
.littsrin the house up, low to paddle \
he whsle skootiH snatch, sick or well" n
sysshe.
An the ak oldest twi.s riz a howl at .,
bat, an nothin' woulan', pescefy 'e-
ill Billy got inside the tsst with 'e~ !.
"a sung to en- An bless you II don't
relieve he sung every hymn that ever
.As i.yented ssnce Roger was burst at
he stake. \
An after dinnef--fur of course ssd h.
b stay an cat with sm-they all piled re
INTO Billy agin and he had TO tell 'em e
tories l only ree-colIsck ons OF 'em {
n It was shout girl what olu~b = di
each tree to gil apples 70 make pun ri
in pie Of An Victory said that I'M ie
fss sich .iily, no count ose, Billy 81
aust o made Il up out of his own head. Il
wouldn't o. said u II | had been her :
ar lear Il aost hurt his feelin's, but %
'ietory ls one o. them kind that don't
sake no bones about sayin' whatever p
hey please. feelln's or 40 ieeiln's. o.
'hougA / do.t reckoR sac ~eass say Al
arm BY e. .
But s~ ails, keerful not tre~p on 10
~ buddy's eorns- psrsgorieally speak &c
,'-onless aev a slip o. tse tongue, an u
~ Il unthoughted like, and then feel IT
! sneakin' about Il as shsep-killin' al
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