The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1912-12-12

necficut village. She was a childless
woman OF forty-aEe. and the villagers
liked Der looks and gave her weIcome
For 1re Or SIX weeks al went well,
ana then the widow broke out
A villneer who had done some paint
log for the widow called for bis money.
She opened Ore on him Al once After
tongue lashlng him for i've minutes
she picked % q club and drove him
from the premises. She had . garden,
and she had given . neighbor permis-
sion 70 cut the grass for his COW. He
was cutting away when the woman DE-
seconded upon him and gave him euz
on the ear and rushed him out Of the
yard much frightened man The gro-
Ger happened 10 be passing. and be
halted AZ the gate 70 see the fun Ms.
Goodhue walked out 70 him end said:
'-see here. Jon balloon faced son Of
a gun. you trot right on Or IN break
your knees"
The grocer stood with mouth open
ana wondered n be had heard Alright
Didn't ] tell you 70 trotT demanded
the widow as she whiried him around
and administered a kick that raised his
heels six inches from the ground
Across the street q carpenter vas
building a fence As be hammered
away a shadow fell across his fest AZ
the same time q stick fell upon bis
head
what What's thisT' be asked as
Re Whirled around.
Too much darned nolseir replied ths
woman.
-lEhy. lady. have sof 70 hammer IN
the nails
Then I've got % hammer yoa with
this stfcks~
And she sailed IN and drove him from
bis sob. and. like the grass cutter and
the grocer. be went away 70 spread the
report that the Widow 0oodhue had
gone plnmb crazy. The facts IN the
matter later reached the ears Of DR..
Beazler. the oldest practitioner 10 The
county aud an acknowledged authority
Oh mental diseases. and be made q call
10 see how bad the case was. He
found the patient seated on the noor
In the middle OF the room. With Der
hair down and q broken chair beside
her. At the 6rzf glance be decided that
she was crazy
-WellT~ she asked after they had
stared AZ each other for half a minute.
'Ton are not feeling very wellr he
half Queried
.You are an Internal liarr' she
prompts replied
Or. Beazler smiled IKE the bloom on
3 ball thistle and sat down. As be sat
down the widow Jumped up. He read
bis peril 10 her eyes and made a bolt
Tor The dooF and got most Of his body
outside before her foot hit the rest Of
Il. That settled t. The newcomer
was as crazy as a March. April or May
hare she must be restrained The
law must he appealed to. The village
was aeoE over the news. but Il had
something more coming to H. Next
day aud before any steps bad been
taken the smiling and good natured
widow was asking the nelghbor Why
be didn't cut mone grass for his COW.
she was az the grocery ordering q big
bnl OF eaiables. she was bowling to
/ Or. Beaxler across the street. and she
renaid three or four social calls. Crnxy7
Why. the person that said 20 must Be
born fool she was Just lovely. she
was.
rive fines IN one year the widow
had those oncer spells. Then the good
neocon rafklns came from q distance
az nine miles to court Der ana win her
hand ana carry her on 10 Medina. It
was an done Ia six weeks dine. and
none of the villagers posted the wooer
IS 20 those strange spells. He had
hcen a bridegroom FOR several weeks
ana was am feeling mnshy when one
Of them came on and gave him the
SURPRISE Of hla life. He was cuifed
and Kicked down cellar and upstairs
and out Of the house. and for two days
he ate raw tnrnIps aud slept In tie
| harm. Then neace and love were re-
stored ana ali went mcrrlly. There
were four ontbrcaks before the deacon