The Redwood gazette., 1894-07-26

VI q IOp0 1S Ou1y OAo-tuAIu WHICH, WtC
what it should be when dry, and a
creased rope is even weaker. We learned
that out west years ago and lots of times
had to wait a day or two for dry weather
rather than have the rope break, causing
a sickening sight.
You also did wrong to use a railroad
bridge over the river. In case of acci-
dent you and your friends are left to
probe 25 miles of river with pike pole
| all day in the hot sun while the accused
is very likely making wet trail across
the Indian Territory line. Good MANILA
rope kept dry for that purpose and six
feet fall from cottonwood limb gener-
ally yield no opportunity for adverse
criticism. while in plumb prairie
country railroad tie across from one
freight car to another gives good sup
port for the rope. Sometimes you will
find serious drawbacks, of course, in
these little impromptu affairs, 'tbut love
will find a way"
George w. Toplady, Magnolia, La
Your idea of getting up ahead Of the
lark each morning is all right if you
cannot sleep later than o'clock, but if
you desire to arise just in time to get
the entire accumulation of miasma for
"a hours (as our scientists tell us those
do who go out early).for heavens sake
don't write to the papers about it and
make a mouse colored ass of yourself in
public.
When you are down with malariaI
fever in a year or two from now, of
what avail will be all the worms of
which you have robbed poor robin red
breast?
You ask if I am at home for the sum-
mer and what the fare is from Magno-
liza to Asheville. In reply let me say that,
if you have notion of coming here to
make us few weeks visit and brighten
up our home life and intend to get up
at o'clock and go singing about the
house with heart bubbling over with
| joy and gladness, have watermelon
protector loaded to the muzzle with
things that I have been collecting for
years. and the first time you come down
at 4 o'clock you will leave bloody
trail the whole length of the stairs from
the garret down.
Bracebridge G. Hall Of Blasphemia,
Ia, writes: 81. Where can l get the
most exhaustive treatment, or treatise
rather, ON the subject of creation, and
who is the author?
"2. What is your idea about the ef-
feet of work on refined people? Does it
not degrade and coarsen them?"
l. The work you refer to is no doubt
a recent one by Rev. Joseph Cook, en-
titled IA Birdseye View of God"
2. Yes, hard work coarsens the hands,
no doubt, and the complexion also, but
it is better to do work, after all, on sal
ary than in the state penitentiary. It is
better to have hard, coarse palm and
honest bread in the house than lily
white hands and trousers that are trans
parent as to the seat.
| Much of this twaddle about stunning
work because it is degrading and coarse
comes from the old country and is
brought here very often by pinfeather
Englishmen of the younger son type
who come over here to wear out their
elder brothers clothes and let their
whiskers grow.
Such young men often have strong
hatred of work and have generally been
advised by their physicians and tailors
to 60 to America and get married
Sometimes they succeed.
The glorifed and inf1amed west was
just deepening into rosy twilight, and
the eastern hills were in the act of peel
ing off their ruddy sunset robes for the
night when loosely fitting Englishman
might have been seen vending his way
in northwestly direction regardless of
the gathering night. He wore billy
cock hat, with Pail Mall Gazette in
side the sweatband to make it fit his
low and measly brow, for it was his
elder brothers hat. He also ratified
round in q suit of his brothers. tweed,
for the box plait down the back of his
Norfolk jacket was almost as broad
shouldered as he was.
He was not tall, but 1.-the and pimply