The Black Spot

...In 1924 a ship arrived in New York harbor from Europe with fourhundred immigrants including Bruce Dawson and his wife Vivien. Comingfrom Scotland they became residents in Idaho Falls and looked for a farm.Bruce found a farmhouse was old like his father ugly build of the usualsomber corniest stone. On the other way was a cottage barn utility withtwo hundred farm land. The couple decided to buy the house with the landand leased the cottage for a hired hand. It had a mellow with remindedhis own in Scotland around the porch arent a wild roses entwined withclusters of honeysuckle. There was a little garden in front of the house andthe wife tended it carefully and grew herb. Vivien said I smelled thymeand lavender and for a moment she stood by the front gate and savoredthe mingling scent of the herb garden. I wrinkled my nose with distasteas I made my way through the mud and the back door. It was certainly animpressive mansion from the outside...