The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-01-24
"That Reminds Me-"

Do you remember coming out O
the house last week one mornin
when the whole heavens and all the
earth was full of those great big
flakes of snow, and how soon al
that was unsightly became immedi
ately obliterated by a covering oil
pure, clean white? Beautiful, WASH
it? Made you feel glad to be alive
Well, that snow called to mind
once upon time when lady friend
who had always lived in a snowless
climate, visited us in the North. She
was very happy over the prospect of
seeing snow. The first fall happen
ed to come in great big flakes just
like we have been talking about and
proved more than the southern visi-
tor had even anticipated. The "pret-
ty little balls, how gracefully the. fly
| about and what a beautiful won
der were some of her EXPLANATIONS
as she sat by the window intent on
the fleecy white that was covering the
frozen ground, until about a foot had
fallen. Then suddenly she exclaimed:
oh! | must step on it," and away
she flew to the door unmindful of
our calling to her that she had only
slippers on her feet, and when we
followed at a much slower gate,
Imagine our establishment to see her
standing in the full depth of snow
with skirts dropped and arms up
lifted, and an expression of combin-
ed surprise and horror such as one
seldom sees. 1t had not occurred
to her that snow was soft like that,
and would let me sink way down to
the earth" she said. She thought
she could walk upon it,
Then here is another, that re-
minds me-" the picture is not pref
ty one like the above.
The recent smallpox scare brought
this to mind. AS you know we have
had one mild case in town. While
the patient was confined a friend
would occasionally go to the back
window and say a CHEEKY word from
he outside. Some workman near bv |
looked askance and kept a close
watch. Neighbors also took a dis
ant interest and condemned the ac-
ion, while their own dog was allow
ed to spend much of the day lying
IN the doorway that lead directly
INTO the patients room, enjoying the
So, that reminds me-"
A gentleman living in a small
town made a trip to Balti-
more, Md, and while in the city rode
n livery Garage that seemed to
ave carried a smallpox patient short
y before. He returned home, be-
anne Ill with the desease. which fact
aused the entire town to become
ncensed, and near by neigh bors
nrious. The entire family came
Town with it and no mercy was {
hown them, but very friendly dog I
hose owner was one of the furious 6
eighbors continued his FREQUENT
lists to the sick ones, and then on t
bout the town, After a little he too I
ecame Ill, was kept on pallet
small bed in the kitchen and ten c
eriy cared for. He had contracted \
mallpox and distributed 1t pretty {
4enly about the town The mig r
ers' be anne 'ashy" with fear and | +
ed as far as possible. The epidemic u
assed as they all do. in those DAYS n
sople buried their clothing and bed u
ing Tor term of days and weeks "
Kill the germs. The "niggers" re- il
alned courage and came back to g
wn, heard of the buried clothing
IT their propensity for stealing got G.
e better part of their judgment as O
'ual' so when dead of night came
they had business in town, and h
turned with hilarious delight over ii
le clos dem white folks dun throw Q;
away and in a few days there B
rs CONSERVATION in niger quart b,
Tor they were nearly all down SC
IN smallpox, ad as many died from
lsht as disease. N,