The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-14

Lazy TO draw his Breath. and that
nobriy wuK TO blame fur Il cksept
hiHseIf. and as Sod Deceased left no
money to poy fur hln funeral ex-
penne we reckomend that he be
Buried by the Town. and the fore
part Of this yerdick from the sew
enth word 10 the sixteenth be cary
"a on the Headstone fur an Eppy-
tan and as solemn Warnin' To
others.
In witness whsreunto We have
set our hands and seal this Tieeuth
Day Of July Annie Domino "a hun
dred and Sinety-one.
srlned ~ Jcthro JuEg Foreman A
Lcven Others"
This verdict was perfectly sails
factory to everybody except the
taxpayers who had TO pay for plant
ing the deceased and erecting a
headstone over his last restingpiace.
~. B.--As he had rested all his life.
last resting place" sounds very APP
propriafe In his easel
They had to bury him. Of course
Couldn't very wei get out Of that.
but they seemed 10 think IL was
wasting money to spend II on a
monument 60 a man like Hankius.
even II the inscription on u was not
exactly a complimentary one.
f.axiness ia not a crime. exactly.
but IL comes dangerously near 4, In
some localities. ! remember a case
IN point. which. strange q say. al
80 happe ned In a New England vii
this time. the land
Of wooden nuimeRs and steady hab-
its A character Of the Hawkins
type was arrested. u seems. on the
charge OF sheep but he
brought forward witnesses 20 prove
stand himself he swore that he had
''sot on a nail keg In Bili Johnsou's
store at the very identical rninet the
sheep wuE stole from Ezry Perkins
pasture. half q mile away"
How long had ye bin set,in'
therc7" sterniy demanded the jus
tioe Of the peace who was trying
the case.
Ever senee noon" answered the
accused.
An tn sheep. A. understand IL.
Was stole at 9 o'clock. or iharabouts
in the evenin'f'
syaan. 80 the owner claims
An ye'd hin nauattin' on the
kcR all that time. en- -
'+Yaaa."
"An right: I discharge We on the
charge % stealth sheep" drawIcf
the Justice. sbut-ton't be In a hur-
~. AFR. Doolitiie-i sentence We TO
the county JAIN fer n month fer set
tin on a nail kcg an dom nothin
fer six hours and upwards at a
stretch. contrary TO the laws o. COM
mon sense an the peace an we'll
bein' Of this ere community an the
country at large-an' when We git
out as'in ia advise ye to 20 To
work."
This commitment may no; have
been strictly according 10 the code.
but u appeared to meet the approvai
Of everybody present. except Mr.
poolittie. whose opinion. being hi
ased. didn't count. and he was ae-
cordinEly marched OFT to tall.
In conclusion viii venture the
remark that isziness has done more
20 retard the march OF prosperity
and civiliEation-which usually go
hand In hand-than any other
known cause. A community with
half a dozen or n dozen lazy men
In IL cannot keep step with the rest
Of the world. since these weary cl-
iiEens will not put their shoulder
TO the wheel Co boost along the
chariot Of enterprise. and are invar-
iably Ia he found in the way when
any one else attempts II.
To be mere stumbling blocks In
the pathway OF progress may not
be the highest OF ambitions, but
v hen they have achieved that dlzzy
altitude they are perfectly content
They do not seek for other worlds
TO conquer; that would be too much
like work; all they ask for In the
privilege OF sitting around In this
one and taking things as easy as
possihle-and they generally succeed
In doing so, You can trust lazy
man TO carry an undertaking OF this
sort through successfully, even II
he does fail in everything else
VIII $. Gidley In Carter's Monthly