The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-11-26

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live IN civilized communities,~ said slae
Old guide. as we sat round The camp
tire. Civilization IL only skln-ieep
With tot Of men. and the savage
comes out when they get back 10 the
woods. There Is DO place to test what
II really ~ man like the forest. Then
you learn whether be is really 4 civil
lied man, or has been held np to ID
ARTIFICIAL standard By the average of
life about hiln.
have pretty good chance 10
measure men. They come here every
summer 70 camp. and every fail to
hunt, and / look after several parties
each season, ii would surprise you to
know how much difference II faskes in
nen. Inside as well as ous. 10 get on
their store clothes and live in fle
woods Some religious men, too, as
well as the rest; you'd never suspect
the reputation they nave at home. I've
sort q made up my mind that some OF
them have 70 be 20 good the rest OF
the year they don't know any way 10
set a vacation but To be more or less
wicked. For it's mans real self that
comes out here. He knows that he's
away from his own people. and sn fact
away FROM all people who would be
any restraint. aud II he's got anything
coarse and mean and low in him. lis
pretty sure 10 come out Bur II a man
has any real religion. here's where
g0u'n end il cut. too.
Il hsd a party season before last
that surprised me. Pleasant surprise
IL was toe. Not that I'd expected any
thing bad az them. but they hadn't
said anything about their religion, and
no one else had. and all / knew was
they were company Of rich men com
ing NJ here for two weeks ashing.
Well. they were shout the sollsast
crowd you ever saw--nliddie-agea men
most o. them, with one or two young
fellows. They had plenty OF money.
and the best was none too COED 1
locked for a high old time.
Wei, they had If, but nothing out
Of the way Every night they had
camp fire. same as this. and gathered
round snd told stories. and laughed TIL
you'd think they could hear them to
Minneapolis. But not a swear. word.
you understand. and not a story that
wasn't al right-iust fun. that was
all There was no whisky, either.
Along about 10 o'clock Mr.. Crandall
he's a big banker OF railroad man
or semeihlng-he said to his son. phil.
you know more Bible than some Of Us.
just repeat a psalm before we 30 10
bed And the young fellow repeated
one, aud they 81 sat quiet. Then the
old gentleman said. Now We can an re.
peat the twenty third psalm And
they did Il. all together. I'd heard il
a good many times. but II never sound
ed quite the same as 1t did then. I
learned II by heart hearing them say
Il, and used TO say II with them. for
that vas what they did every night.
There VAS no preaching. You under !
stand; they weren't preachers. They
Just sat round and had their good /
time. and then before they went Ia /
bed they did that same way every
night. repeated psalm. or one ef |
them would read Il BY the campfire. |
md then they would all say that psalm
together and then good night. An day
they had their fishing, and in the even. /
Ing their fun
well, sir, when they went away | /
telt as IL had been among Christians.
sare enough, and I've kept IN the
habit Of saying that psalm every night.
They made me feel. somehow, that I'd
Ike to have more religion myself.
AXE it that good test Of having re-
igion is to make men who nee ven
KANT some ike it,"-Youth's Compan.
on.