Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1882-08-31

FROM LIDDLAVILLE.
LIDDIAvILLE, August "a, 1873

ED. TELLER -
Every one is busy harvesting,
and we have had another refreshing
shower en- our ripe grain.
In your issue of August II some one
asks us a question which we don't like
to answer, but as lie desires us to do
s., we will. Did that little stick We
throwed bit you too, neiehbor? Poor
Tray You ought not to have yelped,
and no one would have known it.
We once dropped hook into lit
tie pond where were some mud fish,
and when we felt nibble, jcrked, and
to our surprise caught two fish, one on
the hook and cue hanging on his tail.
We thong the last fish was very an.
xious to bite something, or else he
wanted to go up too. Flom what you
write we infer that a man came down
here and abused the preacher, and
went over there and gathered news
and abused some one over there. You
desire to know which is the worse act.
We are equally ashamed in both cases.
We don't think you wrote what you in
tended, Let us tell it for you. Has
every ono heard of the story OF the Zig
man over there who put a blind trIdle
on little preacher and jumped onto
him with u whip and spur and tried to
ride him out OF the country on an en-
ty stomachl And | was over there
gathering news, and giving people ad
vice and trying to Keep them from
stepping into trap which couldn't
find myself, and that when ! saw hat
the little preacher had the hig man up
on his shoulder AMI was about to pitch
him Off, | promptly jumped on behind
to pull him back on, but had not fair
ly got my seat before the little preach.
er gave a big kick, so we both went OF
together SO l gathered up myself
and the news, and abused those that
laughed at me, and went home
| Which Of us got the worst Of it? You
next quote that good advice about the
beam and mote, but by some strange
providence you leave it in the eye Of
the man over there, when your inton
ton vas to point it cut in the eye OF
the preacher. If we had you for a
lawyer we would either discharge you or
make you keep out of print. We
think your first ground Of objection o
our little preacher is the camp ground
which wasn't on your place. And are
not the beams you see, those Of our
new church, which isn't in the right
place eitherl Brush these aside, and
take one more honest look at the prea
cher and see if you don't think, a.
yen did, not long since, that
he'll be, an elder inside Of five
years. We fear that you have as,
PRED to be a bad cmincnce, but villa,
is your attainments. About that Of
the lizards tail which only serves tc
protect the rest of the body, for when
the lizard is closely pursued, it snap.
its tail of With sudden jerk, and
while the tail kicks and tiops to at
tract The attention of the pursuer, the
rest of the lizard cravls quietly away.
Why does the tail permit itself to b,
SO used' 1t doesn't know any better
You sye all the brains are on the heat
end. -
This story may not adorn the tai
well, but it points this moral. Yo,
had better quit the work you havt
been at lately, and then you will hav'
clear conscience and enjoy yourSel
as you used. Until then you are your
) worst enemy. If you will insist OF
: placing yourself where you must b
opposed for the sake of principle, don
> wonder if you sometimes get PROD
. from your best friends. Finis
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