Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-07-08
"D0 UNTO OTHERS" !"


bers OF the church 'tsn" lie possessed
the faculty Of following the good mans
well directed shafts straight into the right /
pew, which, curiOusly enough, never hap |
pened TO be his own He priAed himself |
on his powers IN this direction II was to |
him source Of never failing satisfaction |
One Sunday morning the minister took 1
this passage of Scripture for his text, |
"Whatsoeyer thy hand indeth to do, do il |
with thy might, for there is 10 work, nor
device. nor knowledge, nor wisdom in the I
grave whittier thou goest.
"The preacher led 1t OH pretty plain 10
them 'at amt liyin up [ the notch ID
you notice how oil Reed squirmedy' said
Silas, as he drove home with hi. wife after
the service
Mrs. Marvin's answer was slow tn com
ing 1t WAS preceded by the falntest sng
gestion Of a sigh
II wasn't thinkin o. him." she said
"a capital sermiut," Silsrs went on, y
shouldn't wonder II II sets mure'u ul' Reed
t thinkin'."
During the long afternoon Silas sat on
the shntly piazza looking out over the
fields ~ ripe, An open book, not
a line Of WiHcn ne uad read lay beside
him. tie raised his hand aud brought 1t
down on his leg with resoundin2 slap
''SX-ty- y-niuc."
His wife came hurrying To the door.
"Whnt is u l'u didn't leave y'ur specs
In church, did y'u'"
A. Silas seemed disposed to pay no at
tention To her inquiry. Mrs Marvin turned
away.
The cows came lowing up the lane. The
birds twittered in the pine trees beyond the
garden
''Tell Jake Z see l. the chores guess
I'll 20 { bed, don't feel just right" said
Slas
So to bed he went, though IL lacked q
good two hours OF his usual time
He tossed about the greater part OF the
night Finally he got up, and cropping his
way to u chair seated himself la it,
ITS brought me up standiu, but I'm
Roin To look tile thing square 10 tn face
said he in IA hoarsc whisper
HIS wife raised herself on her elbow
Are y'u out o. y'ur head Sie, or what
on earth Is the matterf'
"Mither, y'u 70 L sleep My heads all
right I'll resk that. "
'ls IL y'ur rheumatiz9
"Rheumati1, uothinh
Mrs Marvin said no more Silas dressed
himself and went down TO walk back and
forth in the bean path. Next morning he
abruptly broke The silence OF the breakfast
table by saying:
"'Bont ont o. -four, amt y'u' I'll throw
grist aboard n 20 [ mill"
III auythingll scatter these notions"
said Silt,s to himself, ~ he drove OH. "itll
be the noise o tn grndin don't mind
tn tex so much-l amt "a man [ shirk tn
work my hands fin I do, when | see It
afore me What's tn trouble wi me is
that other passage AT ih' teN' IL all time
bringin up-'cAccp' ye forgive men thgir
trespasse4 He's never asked me / forgive
him-none OF 'em ever has, "
Silas gave his horses Il sharp cut with
the whip, aud the surprised creatures
bounhed into n trot. Down came the
whip again
"Ther's jus this much about It., said
he. when he had replaced the whip IN it'
socket and settled himself ia his seat, . N
In tn right OF I, all fair n square. or I'm
In tn wrong
The horses fell into their accustomed gait
and Silns drove on with bowed head ant
troubled brow Ia this attitude he sat foi
some time in the mil while his yrist wa
being ground, then got az ana went out
side
whats got into the oil mills clicl
clocl,y" said he, as he gave his hat pul
over his eHrs The rafting machinery hat
dinned these words into his brain through
his SENSE of hearing, DO unto othcrs-d
unto others do unto others as Son wouh
that they should do 10 you.'
He climbed into his wagon. received hi
grist, and drove of at smart pace An,
now the Hdmonitpry words came cityteriui
from his tface chaius
DO unto otherS-lo unto others--d
unto others as you would that they shonl,
do to yout'
They went jinging and rgttling down
long hill az the foot Of which u sudle
"Whuar brought horses and wagon TO
staudstil Wheeling about. Silas turue
into II crosSroad and took his way to
farmhouse. in front Of which was youn
girl hoeinp double row Of cabbages
Good morning, labbic
On being ihus Accostpd by Stlas the gil
looked up, turned red 10 the face And actc
Rs II about TO beat retreat, She seeme
surprised. confused. even angry
"lihhir come. 90 home along wi Ms
I've come git y'u
Uncle Silts, do you mean itf
That's what | do. n Tn goin & tax
Kate. too. Your missls won't mind "
II think she'll he glad | WAS only hell
ing for my keep till could end place. /"
With i.ihhir's poor box among the haz
ia the back OF the wagon, and l.ihbie be
self In tine seat beside him, Sllas repairt
20 another farmhouse. where Kate, u
youngest sister made herself 30 usefl
that il was not until he had agreed
send stronger girl to take her place thi
the woman. whose drudge she had beet
would consent to her leaving They WEI
their way homeward in silence.
At length they came to creek, and Sil
got ont to loosen the checkreins that Il
horses might drink
What does it meanr whispered Kate
her sister
FL DO not know'-the answer can
doub,inlly ana tremulously- Il
been thinking that perhaps poor pal
is"-
Not deadr' Kate clutched the Other
arm In = Hiselike grip "Ion rAn't thit
he Is drRdi I'm going 70 ask him.
"Uuuie," ms Silas climbed in over Z
wheel, rs anything the matter with pap
Ia hedeadgn
Stlas gave her startled look.
"Deadf Why. child. have y'u heerd
was my worsef
Much relieved. Kate hastened To assn
him that they had heard nothing, sddin
"But We thought that might be II, !"