Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-09-02
A FELON'S LOVE.
BY HENRY ". NESFIELD.

Outside the hut was nile Of ebon-
ped wood; so. carrying some within.
he soon made a cheerful blaze. Then,
having drawn one OF the wooden stools
close up TO the fireplace. he sat down
ana commenced to smoke.
His thoughts few rapidly back over
all the strange incidents OF the past
TWO years OF his life. II seemed as
though IL were but yesterday that he
entered the service OF old Mr. Hughes
at Froyles. All the good intentions
and resolutions which he had then
formed came yiyidly before his mind
how earnestly he had determined TO
give up the drink. and how honestly he
had meant 10 lead a new life. Then
he thought how small we're the trials
over which he fell-aH old mans tenn
per and crolcheiy Ways. the everyday
worries OF most servants lives.
Have not all servants, he reflected,
TO u themselves In. as il were, 10 their
employers ways and hahits7 Is it
not a part OF their seryiiude TO try 10
study their masters little folbIes, And
then do they not have certain adyan-
iages9 Are they NOT as class totally
smaaelpaied from all the responsible
ties Of life which fall. as a rule. 10 the
share Of the smallest householder
What are taxes. Queens or parochIal.
sas or water rates. TO the average do
nestle SERVANT Their anxiety con-
eernins these things begins and ends
10 carrying the unwelcome documents
relating thereto upstairs What does
Il signify TO them whether Goals are
nineteen shillings or twenty-five shil-
iings per tom The English servant can
rest With tranquil mind. undlsturbei
BY visions Of blue slips OF paper threat
enlng diaiFaint unless certain moneys
due 20 her Majesty 5. government. are
paid before particular date. Not only
Ii a seryan, = perfectly irresponsible
person. 80 FAR a. ali such matters are
concerned. bu, be can exact as much
elvility from bis employer for the time
being as his employer can from him.
These thoughts flowed through
Lakes mind as he gazod into the blaz.
Ing log.fife. and they caused him TO
wonder nj his own folly at not having
had the sense TO know when he WA
welt and comfortably provided for.
Al last. rouslng himself from hts
rcxcrls with 4 shrns OF the shoulders
he threw another log or two upon the
Ore. Then he pulled out his watch
Only hAlt.psst nine, How slowly the
evening had gonel lie could hear the
noise Of voices and laughter down in
/ the mems huis. They, at any rate
seemed to be free from care. And
again his thoughts wandered back 70
4 the day when his great trouble fell
/ upon him. Why should he. % all men
/ have been chosen TO bear such tribula
/ tion7 Other men had been given te
/ drink. and had continued in their sot
T ttsh Ways until death had claimed
4 them for It's own. Other men7 Ay
and gentlemen bred and born. thou.
lands upon thousands OF them, yei
I they had not suffered as he had suf'
ferca oh. why should he, of all men
D. singled out for such fearful punish
meut on account OF this wldely-pre
vailinx human weakness7 How man,
men had he not known who were per
fec, slaves to the yieeG Even In hi
hoyhood. when page. he had grown
accustomed TO seeing his young mas
tsrs come homo the worse for drink
Then. by hearing such incidents, laugh
cd at and spoken lightly about. he ha'
grown to regard them az matters o
course.
wasn't Master Charles precious
tlpey last night7 A good job for hin
the mlssus didn't see HIM" Such re
marks had often been made by his fel
lows in the servants hall; and TO hi
half-sducsted mind It seemed from tn
way people spoke about II that IT wa
rather n grand thing to get tlpsy. an,
tina, the man who took kindly to hi
llouor was by no means a fool.