Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-09
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nhsne'er ! heard her lips repeat.
/ II love you"
Family Man Bag.
May Day
/ u was cloudy on Friday afternoon
and every few minutes anxious little
eyes would wander from their book
and look out Of the window 10 see 10
5ay raln-drops we're falling: while az
rectsg Miss Reed was besleged Nith.
oh, ts>sher DO YOU believe Il Is going
70 rain?" Hon't you think Il will he
pleasant tomorrow and a, home. al
night, Il was the same question. "Don't
you think Il will clear on. papa toF
the children were anticipating a great
time on the morrow.
They always had . holiday on May
day II Il was pleasant. with permits
sion to roam about In the woods and
gather wild flowers. bot ,hls year they
were To have an extra treat.
Mr.. Berry, HaFolds father. had
promised them that n Il was a good
day be wdaid harness hla Two big
black horses into hn biggest hay
wagon. and take them all Nlih Mlsa
Reed. their teacher. over 20 the Single
ton woods for mayHowsrs. for though
the woods about ~ abounded h
hepa,lca and ylOlets both blue and
yellow. cowallps and rulnmhinea. fraIi
little anenones. hioodr0ot ana star.
flowers beside many others. yet there
was not one single BIT q the maynuz-
er-ths trailing arhuius-to BE- found
nearer than the Singleton uoods. and
those were f'teen miles away and IN
lonely part OF the country. not near
any town: consequently the children
rarely saw any and Of course pr,red
them much more hIghly than any Of
the other Wild flowers.
All o. the children wen, OF 20 he'd
early that night. and whsn they omen.
ed their eyes {, was UPON a hr.rh,
Beautiful day flooded with sunahins
and with a warm southsrty wina blow.
ms. JUST the day for a picnic,
It was all 40 pleasant. even from N.
start! The children were 20 Tlaa -
have a good day and the mammas ana
papas were glad because the children
we're, and 50 every one vas b,r,v
Then there was an extra nice brssk.
FAST. ~ the children we're g0in. >. 80,
SO far. which am afraid in ,bs -.
eltsment. was not half appreciated
Then the gathering at tho sehoolhoosc
and the shouts Of delight ~he, ~.
black horses came around tho corner
ana OH the hustle Of starting ana
finally they were OF
Miss Reed had a low chair plarso q,
the wagon for her use. bn, ~, .tn
dreu Just anugglpd down into a..
warm. sweet hay with which tho a..
OF the wagon was covered ana ~,
tered-well' Mr.. Berry said M, :,
sounded like the martins whom ,b.v
came to occupy their house n So
spring and found that a aork n, -.
rows had gone to housekeeping ,b.ro
before them! '"sTe
Now out in the Singleton woos. q,
mayhowers were feeling vary uphsm
py. what wRs the use Of having II
a hne day? And what was Tho 49,
trying 10 put forth lot az fr,....,
PINK blossoms. II no one eyer CO...
see them? They were a good nt,,s ~
70 try to blossom, but to hide awav ~ ~
her the brown leavoa; but aa ,hsv r, ~
.aIkinE u over among themgelyes ~.
heard unusual sounds. and soon 49, 80
1ren, such n lot of children cn,,a ~
ming and dancing and singing a.n un
them. among
Then every flower blushea ro.,.
man ever with JOY, and thrust f.. ~,
no as high as Il could. 80 ne NO, l''u
and the children declare, ~ Nv
rhpturous little screams tb,, I'm
blossom was bigger and pinler an aen
The last. p'"her than
once In while there womb \.
ne scream OF another kind as -
harmless little green snake woni, IN
i"ay IN great hurry IN bta sue
0.o what all this commo,Inn
"as about; but on the whole 't
',un mlhd each other much ana ~
.n'ureh picked and picked ana ~, ,no
ite their lunch In the big win, rs 'neh
loWned Miss Reed tho Ms ononn aua
men picked some more Til NJ. ana
ala mat 1t was growing cool ana p ,,
nat they started for home. ana I'M, u
;, ea chiluren' with their great bnro, s"o
u mowers. were glad to curl an, ehes
he hay once more. uo"n In
, oo'n ,' nome. they were taking o,
h sood time and WONDERING ,' oset
hey should do with 80 man g. what
when Miss Reed said: movers,
ome7" ma would like
blng, enough p that was just -,
sng ,or roor little Bertha Day ono IN.
'erfiest and bert bolove, o.e OF f,