The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-04-29
Wards Words.

81 would not live alwa-a ask not to sta-ay,
Where storm after sto-o-rum rises dark DER the
wa-a-y,
The fe-e.w lucid mo-o.rings that d-a-awn on us
he-r-re
Are followed by gri.e-ef and beclouded with
feear."
1t was the voice of coporter who threw
his sack on the piano and drew up to the
stove i'm my Office.
Ever cOporter?" said he.
"No," said l.
''Great life" said he. ''See some strange
people, specially up in the woods. Why, [
was gOin' along one day this winter up there
and l stopped at log house and the woman
who came to the door was the most unre-
ligiOus person l ever saw. just asked her
if her husband feared the Lord, an she said
she guessed he did for he always took rifle
with him when he went out doors. Then
asked If they had bible an she went and
got few leaves an said she didn't know
they was so near out Been usin' it to start
fires with Then l inquired if could leave
some tracts an she said might if I'd leave
'em with the heels toward the door. Now if
that wasn't the worst kind of unreigion,
don't know. l felt as tho | was standn'
very close to the distribution box of destruc-
ton an | left. | left mighty sudden, too,
! for 1 saw her man comm snealxin' along
through the pines as tho he lowed he'd get
a shot at me-"
Ever been shot at?" said L.
''WhO, me? Not since left the army.
was fired at with one of them big guns. 1t
takes three days to shoot 'em. One day to
load, one day to fire 'em, an the explosion
takes place the next day with great loss of
hearing on both Sides"
'Colporter," said l, ''your name is Ana
,,io M nd ha
A letter from young married couple
asks after name for their first born. The
general impression is that name amounts
to nothing, but that is a mistake, and be-
lieve can show by observing people a great
many instances where the person has been
ruined by name. Don't everastingly ever,
name a child from dime novel. Nor YET
especially after particular friend. fol
friendship may cease and then the name be-
comes burden. There are plenty of good
names that have worn for centuries and are
good yet. Bible names are goOd-what
there are of them-and l would advise in
this case to begin with Genesis and run tC
Revelations and after that the children
might be numbered. Any plain name tha
won't cake in the mouth or make the chile
hard about teethng or near sighted or thick
of hearing will do but above all things avoiC
tacking pet name onto child that will
last until it has grown up and stick to 1t lik'
the chill to new born partridge. Don't d.
it. 1t shows weakness in the parent ant
d. makes the child feel awkward.
A marked copy of an upper peninsula
paper came to me last week containing al
editorial advocating Mr.. Pingree's name TO
governor, and parayzed the sender wit
the following:
ONTO RICH
Talk not to us Of Pingree's name,
1t makes us feel so queer,
When we have got man Of fame
Above all others here.
But give us taffy smother way,
Smother name with which
You think that we can gain the day
, And leave out Mr. Rich.
'S'n unusual way Of asking, and
'Sno proper time or place
For us to trot in Pingree's name
And hope to win the race.
Just wait until the time comes round
And then well take q hitch
Z And haul him up there safe and sound
$ But not till after Rich
5 Laingsburg, April 26, 1892.
e WARD.