Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-03-04
MET HIS FATE.
Ahs Old Sailor Who Drowned in q
Tub.

ahs Old Sailor Who Drowned in .
Tub.
Ihey sat a little way apart on the
aeck OF the Cleveland boat one morn
ing. One was young woman, pos
sibiy 20, with bright brown eyes and
nair and pretty face, and the other
was old-she must have been 65 at
ieast-with tired eyes and gray hair
ana wrinkled face, says the Detroit
free Press. The FIRST would sit still
moment, then wriggle around In her
chair and look over along the dock as
.hough she feared something. The old
iaay was sweetly calm, and observed
me actions OF the other with curious
iit.ie smile. Finally she decided to
speak 10 her deckmate. il one may use
that term. BE yew lookin' for some
pody! asked the old lady quietly. The
o'her woman sighed as though 1t were
reilef to her TO be spoken 10, and
pushed her chair a little nearer her
questioner. NO" she said; Il am not
looking for any one" II thought yew
mote be-" went on the old lady. II
seen yew again of toward the dock"
NO. repeated the young woman. Il
am not looking for any one. I'm Just
a little bit frightened. that is ALL"
skeert be yew? Why, TO tn Ian's
sake. what off" Well" continued
the fdgety one. ''since the sinking OF
That ocean steamer ! have been dread
fully frightened on the water" "Sho
yew don't say? Well. yew needn't be
they amt nobody drownin' but them
whose fate Il is to drown" "Oh, dc
you think so?" "0f course / does.
made up my mind to that twenty
years ago" What makes you sa,
,hatT" asked the young woman. with
little look OF interest in her eyes
Well, my husban wuz a sailor oil
these lakes fer twenty year. Ate
awhile he was 'pinted captain an he'l
me ulster 90 all over everywhere. Hell
me seen lot o. storms in our day
But they wuz never no disaster. / Sc
TO him onct. ser |. John, yew're
sailor an know it's yewr fate TO di
by drownin'.' He looked at me mini
an then he SEE. seq he. 'Marthy, II
. fool yew.' didn't say nothin' more
but ] knowed that his fate would b
wet one. jes' felt II like. Ye'
know how yew'il feel things some
times. Well. II WIZ thataway with M
] knowed John would be drowned som
!. day. 'Twouldnt be no more'n mach
eral. Well, we sailed and sailed. me-
, John. an he eapting. AFTER he
> been at IL fer more'n twenty year
I. wuz retired an we made up on
minds Q take little farm away oil
the Graiiot road an spen' our r.
mainln' days in peace an quiet. i
: that time I'd almos' made up my mi
that John wuz goin { fool me a
e not die drownded arter all Then oil
y mornin' In airly summer when | WI
q a-puttIn' up little fruit tn en- com
a John went out { the pump { dra
me pail o. fresh water, an he didr
:, come back. Bimeby | went out tina
an 10 an behold, John had 1ept
: at an fell inter the pump tub he'
fust He was drownded wen reac
cd him. TIL Lords viii be done. sa
/. knowed It wuz his fate. An +
said ever since that they amt nobo
drownded les II be his fate {
drownded. but, do yew know. when
seen that ne wuz drowned In tub
water felt Just sorry fer him q
couldn't help a'thinkin' heow sham
: he'd be ef he'd a knowed he W
drownded in tub o. water arter So
in these lakes fer twenty years 'ithc
no disaster ever happenin' { him. A
the kindly old lady had wiped ava,
tear that the wind, probably. b
rauapd to gather