The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-10-30
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History Of a Boys Cane.

"Nr Jamos you know that cane
you lot father havc-wo'l Il is a little
short for him now, and you said you
wanted II back when ho was through
with lido you wish to take u With
you now2
am "Mr James" and Mrs Hart
who asked me this question lived with
her father The old ronucman had
Just enjoyed bis nInotyoIghth birth
day. and had called Ia enjoy a few
minutes chat with him
This man had an atmosphere Of
hearty good cheer, and I have often
gone out Of my way 20 visit q little
while with him. II was a real pleas
uro to me 10 lot him take the heavy
cano ! had used when a boy. because
I enjoyed pleasing the old gentleman,
and because had lonrei 10 have that
cane give some elderly man enjoyment
10 was "a wholesome booking article.
NY father made o. fOr mo during tho
Philadelphia centennial while was
walking with crutchCs Do a little town
hundreds of miles away from tho
great show of the nations.
70 o. ono Mind of imprisonment for
boy 10 walk with q cano. hut q 30
also one Mind Of liberty Tor a boy 70
hang mp hla crutches and bo able 20
walk with n cane. The corporations
OF nature enable us 10 pct pleasure
whcro % would seem % first glance
there could Dee nothing but sorrow
Tho Oango orange fouco8 grow near
ug, ana good material FOR canes could
DO had with little effort Except when
land Is useless. neglected Osago
orange foncc rs used only for canes.
Il ia good for little canes and big ones,
The polished knots can be made as
bright as birds eyoa
had a groat variety OF walking
sticks and made them 10 glyo away
10 SELL One succeeds In making a sue.
cess OF work he thoroughly under.
stands. I was not thorough IN tho
cano business because while I knew
how to mako Thorn lacked CONNER.
clnl Information necessary to
produce sales. Had known
boy IN the city some boy
With business sense. could have sent
him oelas. he could have sold them
and .we lght have grpwn an industry
that VIZ support both Of us.
Tho ftnl reason for this record Is
ono OF regret ono day while | was
using tho cane I came home from
school and found my grandfather had
come for a visit Ile was tho only ono
OF my grandparents living aud we
thought moro Of each other than |
then realized During tho last nearly
score OF years have soon myself
many times as stood In tho kitchen
door and refused TO give or sell him
that cane.
Ho admired Il very much. It was
hottor proportonod for him than for
me. and have wished more times
than ! am years old that had glvon
II 10 him. lie toasod mo TO sell It to
him and ! refused several tlmos. In
slstlng ON keeping H.
II ~ mystery 20 mo why such dis,
cords are possible In this world.
never enjoyed that cane particle
after grandfather left. Ho gave me a
dollar and said goodbye and never
thought for a moment OF giving him
the cane.
A few months lator my father and
attended hts funeral ana since then
hayo had love for elderly mon. Il
may be that my solGshuoss over tho
cano has boon a blessing 10 others by
the reaction of my emotioua am
forced by my lack % wisdom On thu
past to study the comfort and pleas.
uro of elderly men, II may be that
my grandfather never cared on much
Tor TINT cane as THOUGHT ne ala. aud
that Providence permitted mo 20 DO
painfully solash Tor O momont IN order
that / mieht Do moro thoughtful ever
after
Some limo ago q man wrote that no
now wished he had spent less time In
his don under the stairs trying 10 DO
modern Shakespeare and moro time
getting acquainted with his father aud
mother, sisters and brothers.
Since have learned moro about tho
hearts OF others / am ablo TO rocog'
nizo tho lost opportunities.