Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-28


with white lace on the ruffies. and her
last seasons hztredecorated with fresh
ribbon bows. This going away cos
tune represented the savings on the
sale OF eggs and butter above the fam
lily groceries for many weeks. 1t was
hand made too. sewing machine
not yet being one OF the Injuries OF
the Lane household
Early as they were, the Unfair
guests were arriving before them. The
chairs were arranged in semi-circ,s
around the room, and Jim and Hes
ter sat down near the open door. Tns
company. the older members FIST.
came forward one by one and s-ooh
them by the hand and offered taeis
congratulations. There was only ona
phrase in which the good wishes could
be conveyed. 1 visa you rnucn Joy"
repeated each neighbor sole11nly, and
sat down again. Then there was ST.
lence in the room, this guests starins
blankly at the bride and groom, whs
relieved their embarrassment by oc-
easionai whispers to each other The
young peuple OF the company finding
| the silence oppressive, went outside,
the young women sitting down on the
woodpile. and the men ranging
themselves on the low rail fence Then
dinner was announced, which was the
real Unfair and in the good cheeI
of the table the stiffness and formal
itv vanished
WheS the Jests and witty sayings
which enlivened the festivities Of tbs
| Jungle" were exhausted, some OF the
older folks began notwithstanding oi
former wedding occasions.
Its curious how the world does
change" said Uncle Jimmy" Taylor.
He and his wife. Aunt Laura" were
the pioneers of the Jungle" You
young folks who get married and start
out in the world nowadays don't know
what hard times are You've lumber to
floor your house with, and cook
! stove. and you can buy beds and chairs
and tables already made. 1t wasn't
! SO fifty years ago. when Laura and
! got hitched.
J Laura lived at old Kaskaskia Her
) father had come over on to the Illi-
) nois side from Kentucky. and !, be-
ing rowing chap and tired Of Ten
nessee hills. turned up there one day
and went to work for him Seeding
was all done by hand in those days.
and Laura helped in the corn plant
ing. We fell in love. and were mar
ried. One day after that | took Laura
up behind me on a horse. and with all
our worldly goods tied in a bundle We
started out to seek our fortunes in a
new country. We never stopped till
we reached the Jungle" and took up
a piece of land and built a cabin.
made all the furniture with my own
hands, and Laura cooked on the Goals
in the fireplace. | had to go to St
Louis for almost everything in those
days. and Laura staid alone in the
wilderness. but the Indians were gone.
and there wasn't anything more dam
gerons in the woods than varmints
and Wildcats"
And we didn't have Unfair din
ners in those days. said "Jim's'
father we had turkey and venison
which we shot in the woods. and fol
n cake and pie we h7d good corn pone:
. baked in the coal on the hearth
5 'Jim's' mother didn't have store
e bought wedding dress like Hestel
d here. but good linsey woolsey she
o wove herself and carded the wool fol
r 1t. too. There wasn't no fine hats II
r them days; the girl was proud wht
e could get a bit of calico to make ;
o sunbonnet."
There would have been more stories
n OF the good old days when simplic:t,
d reigned at wedding feasts, but the mel
q must hurry away for the house
d raising. and before the sun wen
z down the logs Jim" had CAREFUL,
l. hewn and piled on a pretty site on tn
n ten acres We're in their place. and
is new home was ready in the Jungle.
In the evening bill" Bludsoe. tn
Ie rejected sutton. to show that he cher
" ished no ill-will, brought his fiddle an,
!" there was 4 dance in the new house.
p house warming" and the wedding
l. festivities were over.
Y Elm and Hester still live in tn
4 Jungle and the little house has 9th
f. er rooms added to it. and a neat pickle
lie fence and well-kept orchard and gar
N den evidence the prosperity which
to transforming the Jungle" into pre-
eressive farming community. and tn
as infsirH and the house raising wi
at soon be only a memory of a pictul
T | esque past--('hicago Tribune.