Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-05-12
THE UNEXPECTED.
soMEThlhc FREQUENTLY tiAPpENe
TO UPSET ALL PLANS


= vsxse Dr-sA rhas Fuis shs ass4 =
the MlAss sr 0ssrssas ~nd Rnsesasa&saS
Anticipated Il ths nssast 81 tss'usss~
pectea--Tt IL Ofsen Death.
Certain things are absolutely surs ~
come to ~. the heavily laden sons ~ men.
Among them ars death. taxes. sorsUw an&
| NE unsxpectca. Anticipation u : phAnr
tasmagoric nnd unstable kind ~ thing. and
| fulflllmrnt ~ often eheafs the. dread - tf
hi<appoints the hope of that which hnd "
arrive, for the unexperted u always khero
0u the h0rix0n, sometimes buil1inw rniU-
bow bridges against the cIonflA. n1ld annn
tearing mp the vineyards % the SUNNY
slopes Of an unknouu yoieauo Though
| rs form !. ~ obscure IN that of Ghnsk In
| che twilight. the aavent of the uuoxpoeoed
rAnkM ~ ons ~ the absolute cerxaiuflon ~
| tho futnre-on< of the eternal yoritiss ~
| life.
| From the angels unaWarrs whom ron
entertain under the appearances q Doubt
ful travellers trAmping weardly throuxh
| foreign cities. TO tho aasnrnin - To Gnrb
Of 4 monk. the pickpockct sfniIinG ~
niRnly ~ \ sister. the unexpected dogs
your steps and meets you full face acrosa
| the slile. The friend on whose life you
had counted with such certainty ~ 70
make him the guardian and srustee Tor
your children drops dead ~ . stone, with
out note or warning or word of preface;
and the life ON which you would have laid
| long odds N conspared with your own goos
out like fArthinx ru<hlight in bresss
| The last news you heard Of that dear wona-
an she was lying At the point o. dealh sur
rounded by weeping Relations md s07row-
Ing friends. In an Incredibly short spncs
| Of time you received her wedding cards.
and the expected funerni Il exchanged for
the unexpected marriage.
Set high on the Rilded pinnacle q ~
parent pro~perity. suddenly ~ rninee6
cheat dizsolves. and that which iouked -
like the real thing mclts away tnto ths
dim region Of the fAllaeious. the speeioas,
the unexpected. You would a. nnoo have
expected the bankruptcy Of thai 1ne old
lady who issues her promises TO pay In
Threadneedle street NJ the collapse of thia
local Crcrsux hut the adage holds good
here ~ elsewhere. and the unexpsctsd b
the only thing Of which you can make
sure.
Unexpected. too. h that Transformation
of the turtiesiove into the hawk. Hitherto
you have known only the sweetness of do
ciiity. tho gentleness OF patience. the peacs
Of love. Suddenly. almost without cause.
and certainly without any show of gradual
decline, Of practical change logically to bs
accounted for By physiological conditionss
the charmer whom yosi thought you had
charmed throws of the mask and ceases
10 dance TO your piping. The dove ruffies
out into the hawk and the law Of the uri-
expected Is vindicRted.
This In not an Uncommon cxpefiSncG
when marriage has ioosened tho bonds of
self control necessitated by uncertainty OF
hoiding--when intimacy has removed the
gloss Of formality and shown the real
grain underneath. Then the unexpected
makes itself manifest. and things un-
dreamed OF and unsnsperted come to the
light. even as those wriggiing. round and
J creeping creatures found under the stone
, when turned mp and set in a new place.
1 In the matter OF arrivals the unexpected
Is the rule. You think you have safely
| landed your rolling stone ON distant
shore. Foreign tides are To wash over him
, aud strange Influences pre 90 eiothe him
: with fertile moss and maybe radiant fow
era A milestone around your neck hcrs
he IL to be there shaped and polished tnf<
the aoodIy cornerstone Of a stately tempf<
raised and dedicated to prosperity. You
! are happy In his fair prospects and ~
] lieved by his absence. lie had been TO yos
, ss yet naught but pain and distress---nov
4 he h To bring you honor and content. Yot
: are looking for a letter from him to tel
you Of his success. His Last spoke hops
fully. and the skies were cloudless and 10
y | rene.
Suddenly, without warning, wishou
q even . telegram from the docks. your roll
, ing stone comes tumbling back on to youl
! path. He walks cheerily into your room
= undismnyed by the chance OF a cold reccp
tion, undsterred by the know ledge OF hi
70 own failure. Smiling, confident. serene .
"A those skies which arched above him whel
u he last wrote. he greets you with his hap
I, py y-go-lucky Kind OF manuer.-aH your goo
y work undone, all your hopes alnughtare,
" like the innoccnts Of old and the Who'll
y Penelope web unraveled. having 70 b n
10 done. no matter at what cost Of hesh an
a pafieueei
How often the unexpected stultifes m
y ticipatloni To bet on the fayorif1 for th
Y Derby In mot more sschancy' kind of thin
4 than 70 make snre that fulfliiment will fol
low ON anticipation. You 70 for day,
plessnre--souethinx 20 which you bav
N been looking forward for many d1ys. an
! for waich ron have been promised all man
ner Of delights The unexpected ARISES Il
q the shape az n furious bore. invited at u
/. last moment. or<nply tn thns ~ your nsos
a tai enemy. or. lhore aizsstrously .in to
II form Of an accident which tufH4 tie r01
wreaths Of pleasure into the fanern
J. wreaths Of mourning ard rotss tbs enrth \
q one of her fairest fiow0m No oue nnt5ol
}, p~ted this terrible ovsrturn of tho bonx--
4 this fatal plunge Of the rAsh l>a1iern dow
4 hiil--this broken pole---this defective rsfn
Unexpected, unlocked Tor death swep
I. by that gay throag and the sang wn
Y hushei In sohs, tha smile was Lost II tenrr
q Less tragic. but ~ unlocked Tor. wa& ~
r evil temper Of your hostess. which epoIlel
A the pleasure Of your visit and traasformo|
: your expected couch of rosss into cus1
u lon stuffed FULL Of pins aud needIr& Yos
sat On that cushion for the wAol8 Tim
your visit lasted. You walked arn0nI
burning plowsharex and danced orer ~
~ around eRxshelis Of the most fragile kln6
10 Your anticipated pleasure Vanished fnt
thin sir. and the most uuexpectsd diaptens
m ure breeding llka % much zooty fox tcc|
u its place instead. That. tao. conae into ~
es list of . life's experiences mare oltea thnI
as Il dsssrable.--Isondon Queen.
be Tack No Chances
ou Aunt Mary--I kn1w one saxn lh&s'e Assu
failed yet--if yon can alice an Apple In g.
without cuftinz 4 ICED y0u Will n6axxy q