Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-02-01
ARP AS CHAPERONE.
Ten at Table in Florida and
Nine are Women.

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they are they might be a good
deal worse as they is was the
old darky's philosophy, An old
Frenchman said to me: Mine
iren if you can help a ting vat
goes wrong, go long and help de
ting, den you must be reconcile
dc ting-dat is good felosofe, and
YOU is old enuf to be felosofer. !
That is very fine advice, but |
have heard the old Frenehman !
rave and exclaim sle diable" ov-
er trife. The distress over
| trouble has to wear out. 1t
can't be forced out by any men
tai effort. Great Affections take
long time Small troubles are
more frequent and are soon for
gotten. aSorrow endureth for a
night but JOY oometh in the
morning. Heard a man yes
terday. "Major, I'm as humble
as wet dog. haven't said a
cuss word since the freeze
I've lost my crop of oranges and
600 lemon trees are killed to the
ground. They had just begun
to bear and / was proud of them.
1 never saw my groves for
week after the freeze and was
somewhat prepared for it, and so
[ never said bad word. | felt
just like l do when at a funeral
of friend. 1t was too big a
thing for me to attack. And
besides my own calamity, | had
passed by some humble nabors
whose market gardens were all
ruined-not q living thing in
them. | stopped to sympathize,
an1 found them sad but hopeful
They were fixing to plant again.
They were not kicking or COM
planning, and so when ] got to
mine 7 was ashamed to use pro-
7, fame language"
But these truck growers will
soon come out of the wreck.
Garden seed come down on ev-
cry train. Our conductor drop
ped $50 worth of tomato seed at
one station. A month ago the
plants were two feet high and
q beautifully green. The fields
l. looked like our cotton fields in
@ June. When / returned last
); week there was no sign of vege
-e tation there. We took sal
le to the island yesterday, A
J. fresh supply Of shells had bank
II ed up high on the beach, ane
as mingled with them were hun
ri dreds of dead fish and crabs ant
at seabirds. The storm must hav
IN been fearful. All day and al
ed night the roar Of the surf wa
III like the sound of many waters
oy NV wife said she dident dare t
as sleep. The family gathere
ny round the blazing fire and Won
81 dcred what more or what wors
:.ct was to come. My daughter ser
to town for more blankets, BIT
as the old Persian philosopht
Of said when in trouble, "Even tn
las shall pass away and it did pas
no The icy blast whispered ''vei
.i- vidi vici" and went on, and no
ost the weather and the waters a
ek. calm and serene. The harhor
lar full of boats and the boats fu
re- Of fair women and peaceab
ms, men. Aisitors are smiling al
ific happy if citizens are not. t
su- owners of large groves are alb
his if not willing, to bear their 10
ven The smaller the crop the less t
oles grief. My daughters grove h
It it suffered less than any know
hat for she had but one tree and
late fruit was on that.
on We have happy family be
but / am not calm and serene
/ am overcropped. ] need h
lea to entertain these ladies. |
rect down to the table the only n
,rth among ten women. And FIVE
ar them are wise and five Of tn
Se5 are foolish, for five are MARI
lost and five are unmarried. :"
rhlv lady or the tiger-whieh?"