Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-08-14

NOTE
PERSONS and THINGS
AS Seen and Heard by Gath

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"Do you neve erase what you
write p said a friend the other even
ing, when we told him we were not in
possession O an eraser. That may be
a bad fault, but we seldom do so.
Sometimes, we half way wish we
could but not often. The people who
are always forgiving are usually plac-
ing themselves in such positions that
they have need to be forgiven. The
Great Master proclaimed a wonderful
principle when he said: "Father,
forgive them, for they know not what
they do Note the modifying
clause, for they know not what they
do. When a wilful and deliberate
act is done there should be no forgive
ness. This may be a Icing step, and
Is Gu0 luOd VI tuc 1uutVIuud1, Uuo W.
don't believe in stealing a horse, in
juring your neighbor, or committing
a sin, and then going to God for
forgiveness. We believe the ird vi
dual should be responsible for what
he deliberately does. Just so in our
relations with our fellowman. What
we write deliberately, we will stand
by always. What mistakes we
make we are always wiling and
anxious to correct. And the remark
able thing is that there are lots Of
them. But we do not say a mean
thing about a man when he is not
present, and sugar coat u words
when he is present. No, we never
erase what we deliberately write.
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HaYe you ever passed through the
round house of a railroad division
where the enignes are kept when off
duty, and listened to the talk of the
engineers as they look over the mon
sters? 1t is one Of the best lessons
you ever took. When we enter q
railroad coach, we forget, in the ease
and comfort of our position, the me1
with his hand on the throttle ant
his eye on the rail, in whose
judgement and care Jul lives fol
the time being are placed. Yet he
is there, and his conversation aoou
the engine and how "she,' as h
affectionately calls her, acted OF
certain occasions, are peculia:
studies. He watches every Dol
and nut, can tell from the yer,
touch seemingly, just what all
Cher Know just what to do il
an emergency, and prides himself o:
the care he takes Of the engine
"She' becomes to him almost
J living thing ready to respond to hi
touch, and almost anxious to do hi
bidding. An hour spent with thes
J. sturdy fellows would not be tin
1T lost.
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Many good stories can be heard
!, the lobby Of the court room duril
Il the recesses of the court. The 9th
"a day Gath stolled into n Of tho
N story telling crowds, and of cour
@ the lawyers were telling them
"a themselves-they would not tell the
on others. The genial sheriff passi7
;s at a distance caused a lull in the CO
y. versation. 81 heard a good one
oe the sheriIs the other day" said
~. lawyer. ga man who had on
he served in that honorable capacity So
is there were no lawyers in heave
in Yes, there is one,' said a friend.
IT. will tell you how he got there.
lie concealed his identity until he got
~. and when it was discovered, no she1
,ot could be found in the realm to !
Of hin out.
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W Gath learned a new way of max:
~ money the other morning while sta:
'ne ing in front of the post Office, "ws
7n' ing for something to turn up
~ just made five dollars" said a gen
''n mar to his companion. "Glad
hear it, responded his friend. III
was it?' "Well,--just asked
for ten dollars, and l only had five,
made the five I did not have
III walked away thinking how easy
nus was to be a inancier.
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We met a chronic kicker the O.
lse- day-the first n we have met in
ODD rounds. In fact, we had thought
ad- the genus, like the fool killer,
lelp dead. He is not, however, niue
sur he should be. This specimen had
ared largest quantity of the microbe
not have yet seen. The town was g
lied to the dogs, no business was b
ded done, though while pouring forth
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