Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-07-13
rn,,... Rafting Lessons.

when my Grandma was young httie
girls we're taught 20 do many usetut
things. Little girls thought Il no haFu'
ship 10 wash and dry the dlsaes, ana
spread up the beds after 4 stronger
hand had shaken the great EeAtasE
mattresses: and all the doll clothes ol
those days must have been well made
because the little mothers we're CIV
en- every day a lesson IN sewing, eFo-
cheting or knitting, as soon as tn"y
we're old enough 10 learn, One aay.
one summer. Grandmus mother calssd
her three little daughters to her ana
said. Il am going 10 teach you ~ ShlS,
will give a reward for the hFst par
OF socks-and how proud papa WIN %
to wear them" Then she gave LII
clnda. Aida and little Title each
great ball OF yarn. aud a set Of shining
knitting needles She patiently spent
a great deal OF time in showing them
how TO set up a sock on three
needles, and how 10 hold II. and hos
10 use the fourth needle to really
knit" The upper maid, DtUah. Vas
TO show them how TO shape the hec.
and toe, and narrow" and bind Oh.
as she herself was TO be- away for s9ms
weeks. So every day. very soon. each
| little girl took her ball and needles ans
+ went away to her own fayurite nook
I and for some time a very lively race
I went on for the prize. For at least
{ fortnight the little girls knitted indus
! tri0usly; then Aida began tn weary
/ even before one sock was completed
and Lucinda's sock grew very slowly
though the knitting always ShOwe'
even and smooth But how little TIL
lie did work! Her small fingers fuirI,
flew; her little white pet rabbits nib
blea at the ball OF yarn aud woudere
why TilIie did not have word 70 sal
to them. Every day she took he
stool out to the grape arbor and dlIi
gently knitted away though the shout
Of the children padding in the broo
came TO her ears, the loudest anon
them the voices OF her two sisters.
Il will finish FIRST. she said. .
will win the prize, know cam"
After a very long time to Tiliie. an
surprisingly short time to the ST.
tiers. Title announced--it was on th
day after mammals return home thi
her socks were finished: and the
Aida wished she had not been hayiu
such a good time and had more
show than Just oue-half Of sock. M
very tidy looking. Lucinda had III
ished one sock and II was very pretti
and evenly knitted, but she, too, ";
ashamed that little Tiliie had outdot
her. Tillle laid the pair Of socks
mammals lap with triumphant lit
J smile. The three little girls hover,
!. near while mamma slipped one OF Il
socks over her hand. But what do v,
J. think? There we're about hundr,
little holes where TiIlie had dropped
: stitch now and them Alas, and [
: other sock was quite as bad Mann
Q smiled as she said: These socks "
Q have to be darned before they can
,. worn"
n Aida laughed merrily, but Latcln
u put her arms around poor little Til
J. whose tears were falling softly over
D. careless work. Never mind. Till
i she said, you will get the prize.
= you did knit the first pair"
Ie Well, Grandmas mamma-Grandi
d was Tillie-gave them each 4 prize
| learning to knit little work h
with needles. scissors, thread and Il
thimble.
y "Tfllie has learned something 81
r too. think" said mamma al ,
q stopped to kiss the tear-stained j
" sorry little face. Then she gave ri
" her workbox, a pretty blue one ,
re said. In whisper Make haste az
m ly!"
e. Grandma SAYS 1t has been over 4
N years since she won that prize, and
w has forgotten how to knit; but tho
n son she learned along with ber i,
III ting she will never forget. M
ts Goodwin Hubbell In Little Folks