The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-12-15
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. for half an hour with only four intsr-
3 walls for breath
IA When Mr. Slater got the job Of rod,
ding q building be proceeded % cheat
: and he. He would cheat a. . The
! amount 81 the material used. and be
would 10 about the protection that
might be expected. he started 10 a
. poor man. and be got rich By lying
. and cheating. Never Tor q moment
did bis conscience trouble him. He
sang a. he drove his wagon around
the country. and be Whistled a. he
worked away on the roof o. house o.
barn
II On one Of bis happy Jannfs around
the country Mr.. Skater discovered q
widow. He discovered forty q them.
for that matter. but this was q partie.
ular widow. She wasn't 80 very old.
but she was 90 homely a. 20 b. star
ding. He had seen tens of thousands
OF women. buf never one % compete
with the Widow Albright She knew
she was homely. and she owned 50 b
Il. and that was also someihinf Mr..
Skater had never heard o. before.
she had a daughter eight years Old.
and the girl was even homeiier than
the mother
How ala your husband cons %
marry youF" asked the lightning man
Ia a yoice finefured with sympathy.
ne was q little biz daft from birth"
was the reply
you have q veg udy nitie fnrm
hereFs
yes. Wdowern ana od bachelors
come and look the farm oTeF. bat
when they come % see ne and Anna
they hurry away
Mrs Albright. I shah take yoar
case under advisement fou are nqt
% blame foe your looks. The homeiy
people ought 10 have q FAIR deal
shah try % get yon one
Il was curi0us that such q selfish
man a. Mr.. skater shonld think o. fhs
Interests o. any one else. buf a. BE-
went bis way the matter bothered
him. He kept thinkins ard thinking.
and Il was two weeks before he cane
that way again and said
Widow. you have q creek o. yoar
farm Il rises from . sprIng ID 3
marsh. You know what peirolenm b.
% course. Petroieum Il Foing % -
found ln the marsh and creek
But have nsrer sen ~, here.-
she replied.
-Rscan.e the paycholo<i <essmsnf
bad not arrived Il win arrive ia fhree
o. four days Three o. four days LATER
than that men win arriVe-sarioua
sorts Of men. wouid JOG care f0s
richcar
~N.oo~
Just 20. You want some one % love
you and cali yon pct namre. ehf Just
want 70 stay rixhf hefr and take co.'s.
fortl A wise decision~
Il didn't sag ! wanted % rrt mar.
red again. protested she widow.
no. 90. bar none % us can aToF6
10 miss = good thing h this world
Lore 4 greater than riches Mra an.
bright you may b. offered 5000 ~
Ms farm. which T. worth about 81
lo0~
Then IN take ~
Then don't you % anything 81 ~
ind There win b. a. oaer of mar.
iaee. What you want % a. II % a.
cpt that You want 70 b. peftrd
That giri wants a father A husband
nd father IL worth more fhan $1,000
70 sale. remember. A husband o.
lothing~
But how Il the petroleum roinr 70
ei into the springY' was aakc6
WIDOW. there are many mysterioes
hinEs connected with The lightning
% business. This Il one 81 them.
no petroleum win appoar in good
line. So viii the mon. So shall I.
me day nature sends us = thunder
TORN: the next day Il l. 4 hurricane.
ie next she causes the earth 70 quake
ID pour out petroleum II Il FOR %
Dor mortals 70 take advantages q
ich things when possible
The petroleum appeared On ne
EEK. Il was shifted and sighted b.
traveller where Il crossed the high.
~. In two days thirty men were
lining and following the creek 10 ifa
URGE. They called at the house An
Q widow could say was that the
aHA aoHNNNlN 0UNtIItAt
lose thirty men looked ~ the widow
q her child and turned away. Then
y turned back 70 make offers to
re the farm. 70 buy II outright %
" for Oh on royalty. No enthusiasm
the part Of the widow. she dldnf
fc for money.
ne find" was announced ~ 3b1
Dera. and the thirty men bcc1Ms
y. There were gushers ausn|n9
% barrels Of Of per day not hf'y
es away. The widow was offered
hlel1aN 1900 cash for the fsfm|
she shook her head afeh 4tt8
ns and te|s|ng when Mr. Skater
ve ~ vim De seated beside h|m
y went % % the spring. hcar1 ne
and then Entered the house The
started bats at sight IT I'D via
but rccoteIf a moment Nief
oner Of $1,000 bad Just bed Heaf 81
me farm MI skater 'f ne
pie alone FOR 90 hour 1tn be
asked r. eallop BIS lla 'ef