The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-22
By John
KendriCk Bangs

giving dinner of pork and beaks and corned beef to
are lawyers up there that prison who if they could
peer out between the bars of their cells upon this
Tneratefu man would wrlthe in envy of this lot Of
his of which he complains
TO be out of jail, then, is the height Of happi-
.yvei I don't say that exactly" returned the Idiot
But on the whole it is desirable condition, and
however Indifferent you may be in the matter, per
sonalIv am mighty glad that L living here with
you instead of in some such populous, If not popu-
lar, hosiery as Sing Sing Dannemora or Moyamen-
you make me smile" put in the doctor. you,
Alp, interrupted the Idiot. Eft tn Brute? Wei.
7 am surprised, that you, doctor, Of all men should
take this attitude of cavng against the things or
mis- world: that you who more often than any of
have looked within and are supposed to Know am
about the real mainsprings Of humanity VINO know nov
of life, should this time line up with the pessi-
mists is matter Of some surprise ana real regret
to me. Hasn't your business been goodz
my business has nothing to do with it, retorted
the doctor but haven't nad any DRESSINGS 10 SPEAK
Of. so why should pretend to be thankfql: rz..
.AH your steadies recOvered2' queried the Idiot
left for that bourne whence no traveller eer re-
Never mind my practice-just tell me one thing
that I should be thankful for persisted the doc
wei the fact that you are no longer threatened
with appendicitis and therefore viii not have TO ope-
rate on yourself for interesting disorder. pay
somebody else cool thousand for doing IT, should
evoke little bit OF your grautude' sara Lle lao--
..Fosh," returned the doctor, swapping his fingers
i'm dersion, Il never was threatened with appendi-
IAN the more reason to be thankful" said the
have been threatened either by appendicitis or an
operation therefor-and one is as bad as another
Won should be one of the most grateful fellows alive
you're "a drOU bird shifted the lawyer. II be-
lieve you'd be happy on an income Of nothing
year"
yes I think I would" said the Idiot. And for
n very good reason. 7 should know If my income
got down as low that. that whatever might nap
pen i'm the future, no matter what dlsasIeIs eIS 70
overtake others. my income could never he less
That n itself should contribute to that serenity or
mind and general attitude toward kindly providence
that is one of the surest evidences of clear con-
science and a sunny heart
There was silence for moment, and then the Idiot
rose from the table.
Mrs Pedagog," said he as he started to leave
the room your generosity has touched me deeply
The dinner you promise for next Thursday is a glor-
iols dream that seems almost too good to be true
hope you viii permit me to donte something toward
it, not i'm money. but in Materials
why certainly. Mr.. idiot. if you wish, said the
1andladv 81 am sure would all welcome anything
YOU might have to contribute
VERY we'll" said the Idiot II snall STOP az tne
hardware store on my way downtown and send You
three indestructibe pie plates. which neither Mr.
Brief nor the Bibliomsuiac could mastcate nay, even
with the Jaw OF samson
Copyright 1908 by John Russell Davidson.