Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-16

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OF the premises. letting her ewes r.sst
on one portion after another with
meditatiye slowness. "''"
weir" said Hector.
IN the first place" said Mrs Per.
kens, - wouldn't have this room for
= Kitchen at all, IL l lived here. IFS
Damp" echoed Hector.
!, as olue mould" answered the ora
ele. The cellar under it isn't proner.
y drained, am certain. And the
windows look 10 the north. and
uon suppose there's an hours sun.
SHINE I'M all day. No; make a store
place or something OF this room, and
eaSe the sltting-room for a kitchen.
where there's a bright out. look to the
south. and good cement cellar un.
derneath."
u never thought ofthat," said Hec-
TOR. well, what eise?D
Where do you get your water?"
Asked Mrs. Perkins.
FROM the spring under the HILL"
10 you mean that your wife mas
70 9n orins all the water YOU use up that
!. Except the wash-water. That she
dips out from the hogshead under the
caves, explained Hector, rather dis.
comfted.
MY goodness mel" exclaimed Mrs.
Perkins, wringing her plump hands in
comlcal dlsmay; that's enough 70
break down any woman's constitu.
toni"
Its what we've always done" said
Hector. 81 bring a couple OF pals in
the morning before go to work, and
alter come home. but"
Nonsense a mere lropin the buck.
ctr said Mrs. Perkins. what you
want Is a sink with water pipcs laid
from the spring. and a good els.
tern with pump in the kitchen, and
a washing. maehine,--"
What's THAR" asked Hector.
well show you one II you'll come
over 10 our house" said Luzon Per.
kins. cheerlnily.
Aud stationary tubs IN the cellar"
added Mrs. Perkins, land a hot wa.
ter boiler back Of the stove. That's
| the way TO break down work instead
Of work breaking you down"
IRA do IL. said Hector. "Ili have
these things all fixed up while Cynthia
10 Al her mothers i you'll just help
me with your experience.
Mrs. Perkins nodded approvingly.
1T will add ten years TO Cynthia's
/ lie. said she.
| Old Silas shook his head more siren.
nously than ever when be heard of
these nes plans.
Hector" said he. IL believe you're
gone crazy The old ways we're good
enough for your mother: ! should
think they'd be good enough for your
vile"
| But Hector was firm. and the OLD
man lost his TENDER at last.
Il can't stay here and see you
maxim ducks and brakes OF the
place" SAID he. "If you're goin' to
set up your siie for an idol and wor-
ship her, ! sha'n't stand by and see
IL. I'll 60 to Ohio and visit my
brother Elnathan's folks; and we'llsee
where all these fine notions will bring
you up. Any how. you needn't look
to my money TO get you out oil the
poor.house.
NO. father, ! will not" said Hec.
tor.
And after he was gone the repairs
and improvements went on in good
earnest.
siias Bayliti had intended to stay a
year in Ohio. bu; either the climate
did not agree with him, or he did not
agree with brother Elnathan's folks,
for he returned home some months be-
fore he was expected.
There amt no place like home,
said Silas: and bless me, how bright
and nice things do look here And
declare. Cynthia, your like another
woman Your checks are as red as
roses. and you step around as spry
as any cricket"
YES. father, said Cynthia. 1.-The i'm
movements in the house have made
everything so much easier for me.
ret the work done IN hall the time anc
with quarter OF the trouble.
Bayliff 10 ked around.
THE improvements, chi" SAID ne
"But they cost sight o money.
Eyes, they certainly did," owne'
! Cynthia. p,;s
"How much, nowl" asked Baylifi
with an interrogative upturn'ng oil nj
: specifies. ), -, r.,
give hundred dollars" said Gym
, thia.
! Old Bayliii could not repress
groan. s..a Al,
. lars at six per cent. is thirty dollars
year." said he. Thirty dollars
: wear is a good round sum, and all du
into the ground, you say-in pipe
, and drains"
mot quite. father" said Cheerful
CYNTHIA. opening the table drawer
Il ,ook here; my work rs done SO easil!
and quickly, nowadays, that l nay
: 4 deal OF time to myself, and mere '
INV work from the shirt factory--out
tonhole.mak:np and putting on Tn
finishing touches, you see. 1 take
mn when my dishes are washed an
. ,bs work is over. haven't been a
Il half year yet, and I've earned
,ocd deal more than thirty dolars
Look. here is my savings. bank oook'
"WelI, declareli said silas:
.Hector objected to II at nrso,
wont On CYNTHIA, "but when prove
49, .,s, ,hst I should still have plent