Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-16
CHAPTER !.
The Elton Boy.


ri by an inevitable course OF
.r,s IN life, that becomes fate which
A., WAS merely choice; but rather
.hov how, by a remarkable com
,s,,ou Of circumstances ITO = great 1
an, heyond my own eontrol). | vas |
,olysd in series of psrils and per-
,,stlons, such AS rarely fall TO the |
.vsn of those who have the most !
,st,sss OF dispositions.
mai my temperament was, and ID
nm something Of this nature. ! must
rates.. and the reading of my leisure
,,,s-books OF Wild adventure by tield
"a saoA Il have dsyoared them all
au the volumes Of dear old Daniel
~. TO those OF the Railway LII
r,rI-nlled my mind with vague
axings aud airy faneiss for greater
,.Irysments than our periodical re-
N. or the ranks OF our Elton Rifle
olantssr Corps we're likely 10 afford,
,sough deemed myself By no means
uudistinguished member OF the lat
H.
-g,ls,ence," says q certain writer,
.ssears 10 me scarcely existence.
,ESout its struggles aud It's successes.
ssould ever like 20 have some grea,
hstors me. for the striving To Al.
IN amid a crowd o. competitors
,c.M nAks ne feel ali the glory OF
t.
wsh such vague ideas floating be-
NJ nc, returned from Elton last
~n. and found myself a, my fathers
Pose, The old and secluded ree,ory Of
rssrsfe. 10 a very undecided frame
nlnd as TO the future. and the pro.
tsslSs should adopt
NJ father. As before. urged Kings
a,ltsr as proper preparation for any
ru,sssion.
Nj mother hirset ihs, our nasse had
ces 10 the navy. and cas-, a glance
larrs portrait which hung in tbs
Eaiss room II represented George
efi Rodney. the cassigatov of the
saslards. In full lob wiH and white
l,iz breaches. boardln. the leading
ls Q, the caraeea feet amid a -hirl-
isl q torn rigging. smoke. and CAD.
e t.ils. forming background ~ 40
Iass htariou.
BIT ny father sar.s gg1asd thIs, !
aa alffs'' -..F too old for the it-zse n,
~. The navy Is ea'sses.a-to ait. the
fsia.s ysars 10 thirtesn
TEA ny Aunt Eity. who eth euried
r. kslr "a the fashion Of thirty years
e. recommended the army With !
ssslrs ait. sor che had been engaged
fouuT sub. who wAa killed att
as 20, say ~heFe for Il pas = great
FatY ysap ago. and Auu, city Ia IN.
farifd siill but her views, though
Ia'ziy seconded by sisters Dot and
stA tsho .au military balls and pic
au 10 p~fspectivei. did not .ecord
~ uius, toE ] had spent two years
more In our Elton rife corps. and
: netoiony Of the drlli- especially
hai boring curriculum Of Hythe posi.
e Il wsat through the musketry
asi, ~orFied me. as ~lilfully deem.
HYsslt Fhls to sight my weapon ant
Fihs dosn either Freuehman or !
esa1ani without II.
At Aunt Etty's suggestion, rny faith
zoaid shake hiH white head and say
seunE the author of EeoIeslastlcusi
There are tao things which rrjey,
heart TO zee. man Of war ,ha
1aeis'h from poverty. and men a
assfstahdlng that are not re, by Tn,
'oFd, ETY. is but q poor inheritance
,''fr send Dick TO tho counting hous,
us uncle, Rodney G Co. In Lon
BUY usnbled at this suggestion. a
ele not accord With my owu hrlllian
rvs In any way. and so month
wed idly away.
missed the manly amusemcnts o
''oa and the hilarlty of my class-fci
~ and though loving well my hom
w anily, when the novelty Of my re
u and OF perfect freedom paase,
9. lonsed for change OF scene
aoymeht 1919 '"'
= aestiny stronger than intention
saould hope not: yet for a time
: almost Inclined TO think so. afte
U.tlole episode by which | wa
s.ealy torn from my home and cas-
a sat world which. hitherto. / ha
~ through the sunny medium @
r way dreams and romanees alone.
n, ~ miles from the Rectory ia On
'o os or small seaport of Eriesmer,
e"e OF the leading features in th
uW ,,,'llage of Erlesmere is a It'll
1 ~ mouse, at the ivy-colorcd pore
Vh group of burly weather
blr,a " leloNs In long boots, stripe
sn n, aud red nightcaps. and cor
s Us, smoking, drinking and "tal
squints to seward" tbroiph a
I,h battered telescope, served roun
ss spuh yarn. Near Il is a sma
safu, where their boats are bull
=, a and painted, and where pas,
e, .oss'er inay have a trivial repa
uxn ana occasionally be no,
h,n '' pd only last year. that
n, noteh schooner Of some MT
tls.S nas laid down on the gridiron ,
rasI dock for the purpose OF b,
bns ,d This was an event