The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-05-26

painter. Even then, in the words of
Pericles:
In framing an artist, art hath thus de-
To make some good. but others to ex-
coed"
SSS
The mouth is a hiatus in the face, a
| trap-door to the internal regions.
When boy we learned lesson well
regarding this wonderful orifioe from
which so many fool utterances spring
A band of nomadic Indians were en-
camped near the village and as we
stood about the camp on one foot be-
cause the other was afflicted with a
stone bruise, we were accosted by a
dirty buck, who had wonderful bit
of mechanism about his person, the
sight of which he was willing to hawk
for new slungshot we had recently
purchased. For this weapon he agreed
to exhibit a cute ivory case inclosed in
covering of leather. In the center
of the wonderful box glowed living
flame, and behind it red strawberry
grew. He was intensely passionate in
speaking of his curiosities, and in less
than five minutes a bargain was
struck. By permission our chum was
allowed to enjoy the sight of the treas
ures. Having wrung this much of
concession out of the bargain, we
transferred our slungshot to his
charge and keeping. Then the swarthy
aborigine opened his bunghole of
oratory, pointed at his teeth, end
grunted:
Jump! Heap big ivory box!"
Out came his tongue.
'Injun's red flame, much red!"
Then with his soiled finger he d.
rected the gaze far into his yawning
throat, to his palate:
Hump! Big strawberry White
face see?"
Having thus fulfilled his part of the
contract he turned away, grinning at
our discontinue.
We have had dislike for the tawny
faced red man ever since. Some day
we are going to get even by selling Lo
gold brick or stealing one of his
squaws.
SSS
A young woman who gave up
neither candy nor theaters during
Lent, had no real love for the young
man who was earnestly striving to
save enough money to buy a spring
overcoat. 1t is easy to tell when
young woman is really spoons on
young man. When she first meets
him she helps him spend his money
at mad gallop. She is no more con-
siderate of his bank account than
an iconoclast who sets out with
sledge hammer to batter down a few
old marble monuments. She accepts
his presents with intrepid valor,
praises his livery horses and the
steerer of his devil wagon with vol
luminous fiattery, partakes of his
aftertheater refreshments with wild
abandon, and meets every opportun-
ity to spend more of his substance
with glad and generous welcome.
But when she begins to feel strick-
en- she goes slower. Finally, when
she is really in a state to capitulate,
she crawfishes like a lobster and
asks him to cut it all out except
few flowers now and then, and the
cheap sunshine of his presence. Then,
my boy, you have her, and if you
don't claim your own the investment
you have been making is dead loss
and no prospect of even two per
cent recapitulation. From the time
she is yours she will begin to save
your money like miser who is work
ing hard at boarding after complete
rest. She will keep it up long after
you are married, and at times you
will be compelled to go to her, con-
fess q spendthrift habit and borrow
fifteen cents for a shave; ten for the
face and Ave for the neck. Don't
tell her that, however, or she will
give you but ten and offer to shave
your neck herself. Don't let her do
1t. She might cut you.
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Tennyson calls spring the "boyhood
of the year." During this adolescent
period, too, the ducks fly. northward
and the money flies every which way.
If you are a married man you will
appreciate this. A good way when