The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-11-03
A LETTER from oscRIssLER.. 4,
In Which He Grinds His Little Hatchet
on Different Subjects.

EDITORS PREss:-The other day
while standing in front Of the
Hotel de Froome, picking my teeth
with real toothpick, after having
attended to the wants of the inner
man, was accosted by a stranger
who politely requested the loan of
the price of q meal. Not being
overburdened with the necessary
wherewithal, the root Of all evil,
/ kindly referred him to Johnnie,
the ramrod, as a pleasant gentle
man to do business with; intima-
ting that jawbone would go all
right with him.
Saying that he would try, as he
terrible hungry and must eat, hav-
ing tasted nothing for thirty-six
hours, he reluctantly went into
the hotel, When entered the ho-
tel office short time afterward, he
was standing by the table pretend
ing to read the morning paper; but
no, he couldn't be reading; think
ing perhaps; dreading to again ask
for something to eat, after having
been refused, no one but himself
knew, how many times. Standing
there with a hunted, famished, ex-
preston of countenance, his lip al
most trailing in the dust, and only
partially concealed by the aid of
the friendless newspaper, Far from
hons and Misunderstanding in a
land Of plenty; somebody's darling
these thoughts flashed through
my big mind instanter.
Involuntarily, | thrust my small
hand into my capacious pocket,
and drew forth shining quarter
and slyly slipped it in his palm.
Thanking me with tears in his eyes
he made a bee-line for the dining
room. About minute after he
left me, was looking out of the
window, pondering onfthe hard row
some men have to hoe, when who
should / see but his royal nibs, the
hungry stranger, skipping across
Main street, seemingly in very
glseful mood. No more will that
slick two bit piece jingle in the
deep side pockets Of my new blue
spring bottomed pants. He won't
fool me any inore, for 7 wouldn't
believe he was hungry if | ,4hould
see him eating q last years bird.
nest. If he foolS me some mbre, |
hope I may never again se4 the
back of the.neck ofny Mery Annt
One day last week during the
absence from home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Brown, someone entered
their residence, and appropriated
or borrowed various articles, pro-
badly the most valuable being. Mr.
Browns wedding suit. On Mr..
Browns return a few days later,
he learned that a certain person
whom he has reasons to suspect,
had been seen wearing suit SINH
lar in appearance to the one that
had SO mysteriously disappeared,
but not being convinced beyond a
reasonable doubt, and wishing to
secure more evidence Of guilt, Mr..
Brown delayed making the arrest.
In the meantime the suspect, sus-
| pecting that Mr.. Brown might OBJ
ject to him wearing his wedding
suit every day, and no doubt be-
lieving that "distance lends en-
chantment to the view,' skipped
by the light of'the moon, not even
leaving Mr.. Brown lock of his
hair as momento. However Mr..
Brown inclines to the belief that
the suit was only borrowed for a
special occasion, wherein wedding
suits are very essential and that it
viii be returned when the borrow
er commitus matrimony.
| 1MW
| John Foss is teaching on Gerk-
ling Flat; training the young idea
| how to shoot. The embryo states
men, with the young idea that John
is teaching how to shoot, have an
other young idea, and that is that
they already know low to shoot
paper wads, but that is neither
| here nor there; what ! wish to state
| is that John boards at home, and
Erides to and from his school on a
4 ferry, untamed steed, that has Q
gait on him like a pair of bars
The front end of the horse will be
trotting at about three minute
gait, while the rear end walks a.
long very deliberately. The horse
is really curiosity and should b.
seat to the Worlds fair.
Jim Stevens always has his eyes
peeled for bargains. If there il
anything on which he prides him
self more than his knowledge o
we'll digging, it is his ability t
know a good thing when he sees it
If there is any snaps in the way 0
bargains roaming around withou
any strings on them, Jim usual,
captures them. The fact of thu
matter is, Jim is considered quit
fly, not only by himself, but By
others as well, Recently, Jim
while on the lookout for bargains
happened to step into Longs bar
Der shop. While there, Long, VIII,
by the way, is rather smooth him
self, in the course Of general con