Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-12-15
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the gal mighty. but. oh. my love. my
burnin'. heatin' ali-devourin' love 10
fer you. my aweet-all fer you
wal. turned terward him. an he
read my honest. innocent eyes. Sal
Patton shouldn't have the dear little
man. His hunt fer a gal to love him
for himself alone. an not fer his name
and wealth should be rewarded.
Wal. We spliced the very next day.
Comm home from Parson Smoat's,
whar the knot was tied. we met Sal
Patton. ! sent proud smile at her.
an she busted out In err giggle. an 5ist
kept 1t up TIL we rode out o. hearin'.
] couldn't understand 1t then. but do
| now, stranger.
That night he told me the story tho
stranger had. tole him ! was almost
sorry he was great an wealthy. ]
| feared would be away out OF place as
a grand lady. He said. No, my little
pet. you would adorn the palace of er
emperor
1.-THE next day be proposed that we
60 back TO his wealthy home in Ten
nessee l consented. OF course. an he
commenced contractin' the sale OF all
my stun for ready money. He went
TO town and contracted my terbacker
at good figger."
Here the poor woman brought the
apron to her eyes again, and held II
| there for more than minute.
Yesterday afternoon. l started out
TO hunt one OF the cows that had laid
cut fer night or SO. | wandered ovei
the hillside. down to the road. but
couldn't find her. About a mile
above here. when. lookin' through
a hole In the brush. I caught
sight OF my husband an a stranger
laughin' an taikln' under a tree jis,
across the road from whar | stood.
DON know why, but strange suspicious
come up in me when / seed 'em Their
an l crept down through the thicl
bresh, list as easy till l got whar
cud see EN- plain. an hear every wore
they spoke. The stranger was the mar
who had stopped at my house that day
an give my man sich fine pedergrec
| They was comparin' notes an maxim
other plans.
"I will have all her stun converted
into ready money in ten days. sed MI
| men-thet thing-'then I'll make an
excuse to git off with 1t. an jine yot
where you say
| 1.-The gal I've got battered said the
| other. lis err heightened sort OF gal
| I,sa f..8 A ted =
don't catch her. Big family is wha
she's arter. Make me a grandson O
Robert Il. Lee and the favorite nephew
of StonewalI Jackson when you stol
| to boost me up. That will clinch her
That will spill $4,000 in our pockets
the best pile since | got you married
to that Georgia wilder as the son IL
disguise of Lord Lansdowne.'
We'll. sir, stranger, that kind o
talk went on till 1t was plain as A. B
Abs the bizness they folered.
never hearn OF no sich CT perfessiol
before. They worked tergether II
j foolin' orphan gals an widders will
cash. One would go ahead an sparl
gal the other would foller on in
few weeks an make the first out to b,
SIGH mighty man In wealth or sta
zion as would make the woman fea
he mout die suddin. afore she cud 81
battered to him! 1t was all l cud d.
TO keep from KILN 'em both. hat
n pistol. an list had to worry. II
prayer. that the Lord would make thu
Gun OF murder pass. Hit passed, an
eed nothin' till this morning. and YOU
hearn enough then.
"All want is that you will not g
on an tell that I'm cruel-hearte'
woman. An l know you can't think
done much wrong arter all I've tole ye
Wasn't 1t enough to rilc me. stranger
Wal, / after be thankful any how. NJ,
property amt sold, thank God! an
I'VE learned sumthin'. No more wealth
an greatness In disguise for me! Oh
Widderwer Jim Stacy will do. He1
got a good farm, lots OF stock, an |
big. lovin, honest hear., eff he doe
,.,nar No 13r on his kidney feet"