Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1910-06-24

and peepcq in. TIE first thing | sa
I lin fact, tie only thing saw was
! dog 1t was a bow legged dog wit
the moss distressing face ever see
x on any domestic animal sal
4 Come here lido and ] think that
where J had my mistake 1 don't b.
I lieye tlI1i Chat Kind Of a dog is eve
named fico Anyhow. he wouldn
: ley me rgf ny nudge Ia the yard /
fret b. wouldn't lef me PIT it any
who're iie dads re 90 back wher
/ eame ig9m which ! did. withou
~eeiing any ti4e or any remark
about II
! Then i occurred 70 me 70 give thi
bog away Parhaps thought. some
body might be very glad Of a load o
fudge So, when I came upon ;
Aes.s.F.e Of painters II slnenry oyerails
raising "A ladder against the side OF a
house I stopped and casually inquired
( II they ever induiged ia corrections
one % them sad. = don't Snow what
you're talking abort. brofher, and
+ the o,ier one ssid. "Yank her ~
about q foot more. Jake. and then.
after trying the rope they both went
elambcrlns 0p the ladder without pay
Ing any further attention to me-
Judged from tl.is that bad moi
been alteg iher tactlul Il occurred
70 me- also. Chat II was a mistake to
o1eg candy Do this oahand fashion to
adults, eslfcla.iy strange adal,s Ac
eordlnglg. crossed over the stree,
% where some boys and girls were
jumping about on the sidewalk
! saunlered ~ to them and said
Hello Playing hopscolch, are your"
They all stopped and looked ut me
Only one OF thcm-a little girl
seemed 70 have any manners. and she
said, NO, main; IT'S hop-sklp.and.a
Jump
said, rs that sog Wen, well.
Then. smiling like Santa Claus, |
held on, the shoe-box Here, said i
Is a lot Of nice candy for you all"
Evidently these children were not
accustomed 10 getting candy by the
box. a couple OF peppermint sticks
Or bag OF gumdrops would probably
have proved more home-like and in.
vi,ins. At all events. this six.pound
Offering did not seem 20 appeal to
them. II may have been the shoe.box
that scared them. don't know They
certainly did not take to It very cheer
July In fact, they didn't take to il
it all As ! advanced with Il they all
backed on, and one little fellow ran
n,o the house.
Then the tallest boy OF the group,
iis cheeks spattered with frcckles.
doubled up his fists and growied at
ne. said. See here. my boy, what's
he matter with you? This IS fudge
lice, homemade candy--a whole box
ul Don't YOU want it?"
he gave his mouth stretch 10 one
ide and said. Jaw. go on with your J
ID fudge You're crazyi" q
let him know that that was not t
lc way 70 talk TO gentleman, and in y
7turn was told TO go chase myself; Il
hereupon. probably fearing that :
as going to throw the box at them .
he whole crowd Of youngsters scamp.
red OH
This decided me to get on a car and
p heIae with my fudge. could give
Ca my mother or feed II 10 the
dickens. perhaps | had walked these ,
iree blocks lns the hope OF losing IL =
Store boarding an avenue ear. with =
8 fashionable afternoon traffic. but
seemed 20 ne now that It would be =
arc wholesome 10 swallow my pride =
. street car than to be mailing y
'eciacle Of mysell on the open high Z
was fortunate IN getting aboard 81
ith a number OF others, so that did v
1t attract any special attention. and :
hen ! took my seat managed TO e
DC the box pretty wen by placing 1t a
ose beside me. ! thought once OF &c
ting Il tall out OF the window, but
e sash back OF me was closed, ana az
. not venture 20 open it for fear of h
ming up attention. Then. after a dl
tle while. large man got 10 and "
me and sat down on the box | did b,
i see him In time 10 get Il out of to
= NNf AN tNA SUNG Ni Aiit iiu VI
lde quite a noise and aroused gen. W
Al interest The man was extreme.
arologetlc as pulled the deformed IA
x from under him. aud he said no vc
ped he bad not hurt the shoes any On
said, oh. that's all right Have a br
'ce and | tried 70 Nft up a corner m
the cracked lid
he said. no thanks. and went out
4 stood with the conductor.
'asting about for some means o. re.
Wing my embarrassment. discov. te
a that there WAS space under the tri
o. and after moment or two [ lei
wed the box down there. ous of Il,
D. IL was evidently the right III
ng to do, for the passengers stopped sti
king az me and quickly regained ch
eompusure n
When | got on leit the box behind I'D
81 one man IN the car noticed il. tn
be came after NE with the box lie
WIS dilapldsted. trampish-look on
fellow. with a sad eve and q rub in,
COLLAR and whom ha castorht an oh