American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-01-17

In large type at the top or the page
"sIlas Wright Elected to the U. s.
Senate"
"Well / want to know" Uncle Pea
body exclaimed. 'That would make
me forglt it If 1 was goin' to be
hung. Go on and read what 1t says"
/ read the choosing Of our friend
for the seat made vacant by the res
Ignatlon of William l.. Marcy, who
had peer elected governor, and the
part whlch most impressed us were
these words from a letter OF Mr.
Wright TO Azariah Flagg of Albany,
written when the former was asked
to accept the place:
81 am too young and too poor for
such an elevation. l have not had
the experience in that great theater OF
politics to qualify me for a place SO
exalted and responsible. 1 prefer
| therefore the humber position which
I now occupy"
"That's his way" said Uncle Pea
body. "They had hard work to con-
vince him that he knew enough to be
Surrogate"
"Blg men have little conceit-ayesP"
said Aunt Deel with a significant
glance at me.
The candles had burned low and l
was watching the shroud of one OF
them when there came a rap at the
door. 1t was unusual for any one to
come to our door In the evening and
we were a bit startled. Uncle Pea
body opened 1t and old Kate entered
without speaking and nodded to my
aunt and uncle and sat down by the
fire. Wildly l remembered the day
Of the fortune-telling. The same gen.
tie smile lighted her face as she
looked at me. She held up her hand
with four fingers spread above it.
ayes" said Aunt Deel, "there are
four perils."
My aunt rose and went into the
but'ry while / sat staring at the
ragged old woman. Her hair was
white now and partly covered by q
worn and faded bonnet. Forbiddine
as she was 1 did not miss the sweet
ness In her smile and her blue eyes
when she looked at me. Aunt Dee
came with a plate of doughnuts ant
bread and butter and head cheese
and said in a voice full of pity:
/, "Poor oil Kate-ayesl Here's some
thin for ye-ayesl"
She turned to my uncle and said +;
"Peabody Baynes, what'n we do
I'd like to know-ayesl She can
rove all night"
~"Ill git some blankets an max
a bed for her, good 'nough for any
body, out in the hired mans roor
over the shed,' said my uncle.
He brought the lantern-a littl
tower of perforated finland put
lighted candle inside Of It. Then h
beckoned to the stranger, who 70
lowed him out of the front door wit
the plate of food in her hands.
swell I declared It's a long tim
\ since she went up this road-ayes
\ said Aunt Deel, yawning as she r.
I sumed her chair.
Z "Nho is oil Kate?" l asked.
"0h, just a poor oil crazy woman
wanders all 'round-ayes
is "What made her crazyf"
y "Oh, 1 guess somebody misused an
deceived her when she was young
:. ayesi It's an awful wicked thing
20 do. Come, Bart-go right up to be
r. now. It's high time-ayesl"
n 81 want to walt It'll Uncle Peabot
comes back" said L.
% "VyhyF"
elm afraid she'll do somethi
to him."
"Nonsensel OF Kate Is just as harr
:. less as a kitten. You take your Gu
as die and go right up to bed-this mi
40 ute-ayesl"
A.. | went upstairs with the cand
40 and undressed very slowly al
thoughtfully while / listened for Il
"a footsteps of my uncle. l did not G
A. into bed until | heard him come
and blow out his lantern and sta
-. up the stairway. AS he undress
,r' he told me how for many years Z
strange woman had been rowing
~ the roads 'up hill and down da
os thousands an thousands o. miles
- and never reaching the end of h
~ journey.
In a moment we heard a low W
above the sounds of the breeze Oh
81 shook the leaves of the old ''poppl
tree above our roof.
whats thatf' 1 whispered.
II guess it's oil Kate %ravln'," 81
~ Uncle Peabody.
1t touched my heart and l lay ]
tening for n time, but heard only I
loud whisper of the popple leaves.
he
r0- Barton becomes aware of the
en- existenSe of a wonderful and