Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-02-05
A TRIPLE PORTRAIT.

south OF the Flowery Kingdom, IL fa
removed from outside influences. Among
the agents and helpmstes of civilization
count of Its all forIorn situation, which
enables the people to live so happily
among themselves. Is the looking glass
One day several years ago party OF
English tourists passed through Jowcus-
XII In their usual hurried style. but stale
at any rate long enough for one of the
ladies to lose handgass In the jinriki-
sha in which she had ridden.
When Xiki-Tsum, the owner of the
vehicle, saw his find, he looked 1t over
intently and with the most astonished
face In the world.
"As live" he cried, "thls is the por.
years There Is his good brown face,
which always seemed to wonder at
something or other; there indeed are his
piercing eyes. only he appears so much
| younger and siurdier than he was when
last knew him. But what does It mean ?
Perhaps It's warning from the gods
perhaps It's present from some saint"
Kiki-Tsum wrapped the mysterious
article In his silk handkerchief and
placed It carefully In the pocket of his
wide shirt When In the evening he
arrived home, he looked for hiding
place for his treasure, and finally he re-
solved upon an old pot of earthenware,
which was not In actual use and lhere-
fore never troubled. There was no
more secure spot In his household, he
thought. Kiki-Tsum said nothing to his
young wife about his adventure, for, he
calculated, "women are too curious and
too laxative, and do not want all the :
neighbors' advice of my good or bad !
luck, whatever It may be-" h
During the next few days Kiki-Tsum
abored under great excitement. Day IL
and night he thought about the por- CT
ralt he had found, and frequently he tr
eft his bed or his work to go and see II
ais treasure was still In his possession. 10
.ili'Tsee, the young mans lovely, bride, m
ould not make out what brought her W
husband so frequently to their hut when In
ngaged outside. She never knew about tn
lis leaving her bed That would have We
made her unhappy First she was con- de
ent with Kiki-Tsum's explanation that sa
e had come home just to see her lovely pl
ace, but when he kept 1t up day after On
ay she grew suspicious.
"Why should he appear with an an co
ious face and leave with one stepped hs
4 Importance" she unused. Still later pr
ne discovered that Kiki-Tsum before he
DING out made 1t point to remain In en-
he little back room for minute or two.
he key to his secret behavior must
: somewhere In that room. Lii
see made 1t her business to investigate
I'd there was not a piece of furniture
decoration In the room she did not Sy
I'm inside out, but her work was all In Da
lin. Finally she mouse-trapped her lar
isband at the moment he was hiding be
e pot in which she kept her rose bu
aves. kiki-Tsum, like all guilty men, by
iickly invented an excuse or explana- lar
On of his carvings on. He lied. The the
t had stood on one end only, and he wh
ID been obliged to correct the negli. OF
nee of others. me
"Ah, yes, poor mani" said Lii, kiss or
Z the deceiver goodby, but he had thr
arcely OF across the street when she be
upon achair and discovered of
iat' mysterious something. She Tel
ted 1t with care and brought It to her are
e to examine It. Oh, cruel truth, the len
rtrait of woman. and LIN mad CON but
cred KikiTsum a model husbandi nee
e poor girl sat down upon the floor are
1 cried bitterly. That, then, was the nell
son why he came home so often. INN
c feeling of Injury gave way to that rais
indignation, of wrath. Again she ''"'
ked for the portrait and now wondered
I kiki-Tsum could love woman with
h face-eyes swollen, cheeks pale
dirty, and now the eyes expressed
e and contempt. LII Tsee became
Ihtened. No; she would never look
he thing again. Then she grew de-
ndent Life indeed was not worth
ng, and as to cooking dlnner-she
Id not think of II. When Kiki-Tsum
we'd home In the evening, he was
'nished 10 find neither meal nor wife
!: :: \. !: !: =: !: =: !. !: :. =
iting him. Searching for both, he ~
lie his way to the back room.
So that IS the way you treat your
; after few months OF marriage1