Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-06-17

as ! am ought not 10 advertise 1t
A brain that has treated its owner as
shameful as mine has treated me
should be compelled TO do its own
thinkin' er die. I've invented some
things that may sell. I've been hop
in my luck would turn"
"It'll turn when you turn it," Sam
son assured him.
Brimstead leaned close to Samson's
ear and said in tone scarcely aud
ible:
MY brother Robert has his own
idiot asylum. It's real handsome
one an he has made it pay, but l
wouldn't swap with him."
Samson smiled, remembering that
Robert had liquor store Look here,
Henry Brimstead we're hungry" he
said. IF We furnish the water, well
skirmish around for bread and give
ye as good dinner as ye ever had
in yer life"
Henry took the horses to his barn
and watered and fed them. Then he
brought two pals of water from the
spring. Meanwhile Samson started
fire In grove of small poplars by
the roadside and began broiling veni-
son. and Sarah got out the bread |
board and the flour and the roling-pin |
and the teapot. AS she waited for
the water she called the three strange
children TO her side. The Oldest was
girl of ten, with face uncommonly
refined and attractive. In spite of
her threadbare clothes, she had a
neat and clearly look and gentle man.
ners. The youngest was a boy of
four They were pathetic trio.
where's your motberr' Sarah
asked of the ten-year-old girl.
Dead. Died when my little brother
was born"
who takes care of your"
Father and-God. Father says /
God does most of it,"
"Oh dearl" Sarah exclaimed, with
a look of pity
They had a good dinner of fresh q
biscuits and honey and venison and r
Eggs and tea. While they were eating T
samson told Brimstead of the land of A
)lenty. :,
After dinner. while Brimstead was f
bringing the team, one of his chill II
iren. the blonde, pale, tattered little 8
,irl of six, climbed into the wagon II
eat and sat holding a small rag doll.
which Sarah had given her. When
hey were ready TO go she stubbornly i,
efused to get down. II
I'm goin' away" she said. I'm h,
DIN aw-a-ay off to find my mother. n
don't like this place. There amt nj
o Santa Claus here. I'm goin' away" ST
She chung to the wagon seat and ar
lied loudly when her father took oil
or down. On
Amt that enough to break mans 10
'art?" he said with a sorrowful look.
Then Samson turned to Brimstead
I'd asked:
Look here, Henry Brimstead. are w
~ drinking man? Honor bright
W."
Never drink thing but water and
A." an
DO you know anybody who'll give wi
anything for what you own here?" an
There's man in the next town on
10 offered me three hundred and to
ty dollars for my interest" of
Come along with US and get the on,
'ney If you can. I'll help We fit by
and go where We can earn a liv- cal
:" to
I'D like TO, but my horse Is lame bee
d can't leave the children"
Put 'em right In this wagon and fan
ne on. If there's livery in the TIL
ce. I'll send We home" haC
SO the children rode In the wagon a
! Samson and Brlmstead walked. TO
lie Sarah drove the team to the mu
Il village There the good woman cut
ight new clothes for the whole The
instead family and Brimstead sold and
interest In the sand plains and gin,
ght good pair Of horses. with ="
ness and some cloth for wagon hun
er. and had fifty dollars In his of
ket and new look in his fnce sna,
put his children on the backs of dur,
horses and led them TO his old "It
le. with sack OF provisions on Clin
k Of the Traylors next day and clair
n his journey to the shores Of I'll
Sangamon. othe
hey got into bad swaIe that pros
rnoon and Samson had TO cut and
e corduroy TO make footing for eled.
ana wagon and do much prying by Il
the end OF heavy pole under rv q
front axle. By and by the horses load
d them out. WACO
Fhen oil Colonel bends his neck So
: have to move. even IL he is daier
10 his belly In the mud" said villas
son. 80,
the day waned they came TO TO III
In the deep woods. 1t was an couId
lsite bit Of forest with the hollis hear
hermit thrush ringing in ono inc Fl
S towers Their call and the M No
song Of the river were the on,v NJ n
Is in the silence The glow Of sire
setting sun which Ifvftad - -