American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-04-11

n skunk out of the other door. | fol
lowed.
you go one way" said he, "and I'll
go the other"
We wanted TO see the old hen when
h lit, and we did. Out at the farther
end of the platform, we turned oppo
site corners just as she sailed down on
her runaway.
He had a cotton hoe by the handle,
and to its neck, a cord two yards
long. he had tied a flop-eared, half
breed dog. He was sitting on the plat
form holding the hoe handle and dog
in fishing style, as if he had a bite.
Buster" yelled the approaching as
sailant. "Wha' chu mean runnin' off
an the train about to start?'
"Why, maw," drawled the boy, "the
train amt come yet, and paw made me
leave old Tige out here, while we went
to the depot, an he's cold"
well, l guess you'll warm him up
holdin' him here by the handlel I'll
kill that fool dog!" she stormed, but
aimed a blow at the boys head. He
lodged readily and still chung to the
hoe handle, while the whining dog
huddled against the platform with his
tail safely between his legs
Just then the hog-back squealed in
the distance, and the warlike mother
set off to gather her belongings pre-
paratory to boarding the train.
She took down the bird cage, got an
arm about one clock, seized the UNI
brella and bag again, gave vociferous
commands to the children to "git them
things and git on that train" and mar
shaded them in a long line by the track
while No. l came Gathering in.
Most of the passengers were in no
hurry to get aboard, as No. l usually
stopped an hour or two-long enough
for a drummer to work the town
and catch the same train for the next,
But today, those aboard had been
there so long they were anxious to get
off, and soon the family phalanx was
broken up by the crowd. After the
drummer and l had secured seats, we
looked out and saw the woman, witt
the clock and Gagged rabbit, racing III
and down the platform, calling al
every jump "Jerri-mi-aah-hh !"
AS this was a new name, we soor
figured that the husband had escaped
while she had been looking for the
missing Buster. The drayman emerged
and out of pure good will began to cal
Jeremiah also. Several boys took III
the cry, till the town rang with tn,
chorus of shouts for that namesake o
the weeping prophet.
Finally, the collected he
children, clocks, rabbit, etc, in a knO
neal the train, and gave out in stem
tOrian tones that she would stay RICH
there till the cows OF Jerry cam
, home.''
g., I'm betting on the cows In tina
race" remarked the drummer, an
then he settled for an hours doze be
fore the train started.
After a while we were all awakene
by a Jerk of the train and the renewe
cries of the moving woman, VIII
seemed to think the COWS were abor
to win.
r Jeremiah had not yet appeared, an
the engine had finished its switchin
e work and backed up to get the trai
/ for another start.
Several of the children added to III
hubbub with their frantic yells f.
o father, and just as the bell bega
z ringing for the departure of No. / II
d missing hero came around the cOrn'
p of the depot scowllng furiously at Il
n uproarious family.
n Cant a Teller git away long enoui
n to have a smoke in peace?' he growle
referring to the two-for-a-nickel cigi
n protruding from his overgrown bear
Ie He went into the depot again for Il
lie tickets, bur the snorting little hog-bac
a began grunting off down the trac
leaving the moving-woman the pictu
n of wrath and despair as she chung
her clocks and rabbit, grooming:
~ II knowed 1t! l knowed it!
Y knowed he'd git left"
ID A new disturbance at the rear Of t
Is train now attracted our attention. {
lNtSllEdllOll We lbhllh IuNltlY llt u
e. and the hoe, mixed up in a row wi
e. the brakeman. The boy and the d
had slipped onto the rear Of the trail
while others of the family were CALI
IN Jerry.
lg 81 tell you, bub," declared the bral
man, you can't bring that pup on IL
cart"
ou "Well, he's on here, amt he?'
tOrted Buster.
II "Well, take him to the baggage {
he and express him through He ca
r. stay on this car! Where's your ticket
X Paws got it, l reckon"
n "Where is he? Hunt him up quick
al The boy tried to leave the dog in (
corner by the stove while he went
show the brakeman the holder Of
20 ticket, but the trick failed. The 4
M followed, and. when assaulted by
en- brakeman, started bowling down