The San Francisco call., 1905-01-22

named Bowles. He and his son worked
out in the field, while his wife took
care of the gate. On one occasion she
went away to look after some young
chickens and left the gate open.
Along came a man on a horse. lie
helloed and no one came out. Then,
lookin' across the field he saw the old
feller and his son at work, hoein' corn
so he got down off his horse and
trud-ed across the ciods of the field
and came up to where BowleS was
swettin' under the br'ilin' sun.
There want anybody down at the
house to let me through the gate said
he.
"'Phat so?' the old man inquired
lookin' at him sharp.
Yes, so have brought you the Ave
cents
"'Oh, you have.s>he said. takin' the
five cents and lookin' at it as if it was
a curiosity. Nobody there, eh? Bat
want the gate open?'
Yes, the gate was open all right
"'But you wouldn't ride through
"'No, didn't
"'Ard you come trudgin' all the way
ACROSS lIilS liciQ III lllS uOI sun W pdy
cents?'
Yes, sir; I've done that because Tn
honest
THE old man turned to his boy ant
called out: Jim, watch this feller. Hell
steal something before he gifts off thu
place."
Some of the boys laughed and Brizin
tine said: We'll, but the man proved
his honesty"
But you wouldn't teach a son t
lie?" said Brizintine.
mo, but would teach him truth 81
sly as to make him believe 1t was bori
In him. One bit of inherent virtue i
better than hundred virtues acquired
The constitution we are born with vii
stand more of a strain than the on
we build ND. You can fatten razor
back hog, mebby. just the same as tn
Berkshire, but give him a chance an
he will run off his fat, because he wa
born that way. But keep on fattenin
razorbacks, and after several genera
tions they will lose their disposition t
run wild Gettin' back to truth, 1t ough
to be an unconscious quality, like
healthy organ in the body. A man don
begin to doctor his stomach until h
feels that he's got one, and truth tina
needs medicine amt of the best sort
You know what the Son Of man sal
when they asked him If he would pa
tribute to Caesar. He didn't say yes o
no, but he gave 'em beautiful figure
A blunt truth would not have been an
truer and not half so wise"
But, Uncle Lim," said a young fel
low, 'how about a 'possum dog tha
barks up the wrong tree jest to encour
age feller?"
MY son." replied Old Limuel. CIV
been tallxin' about men, and not dogs.
Copyright, 1904. by Opie Read)
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the last sentence means. For the life Q
us. we can't remember) AS we hav
intimated, Solomon began to find ou
for the first time that while he ha
troubles, he was a long way from hav
ing a monopoly of the available suppl
of misfortune. This line of thought lie
him to reconsider in his mind some {
the critical periods in his career, whe
it seemed to him that fate had use
him about as low down as possible. II
remembered in sections, so to speai
he was licked about as much as th
average when he was youngste
there were number of other boy
who were right up with him and fe
who were away in the lead. He ais
recalled that while he and his fiance
had had numerous quarrels, which a
ways ended without bloodshed, one {
his friends had been kicked head owe
heels down the front steps by an frat
parent called in to reconcile q sligf
difference between the loving PAL
Such action Is calculated to cast
gloom over the general principle Of al
bitration.
The more he thought about It tt
more he was inclined to think that II
stead of being the special receiver I
the bulk of the sorrows and burdens
life prepared by Providence for gener
distribution he was in many respec
the child of fortune. He had his troi
bles, but so had his wife, and she ha
him besides, although he may not ha,
thought of himself as a trouble just [
that particular time. However, as I;
as he could see the rest of the peop
in the world had enough troubles
their own to keep them from thinkir
that they had any special pull wit
destiny.
Thereupon Solomon p. jerks mu
INJURED gently but firmly to himsel
Go to! ! will rejoice and be glad thi
there is enough trouble TO go rour
without sighting any one or givir
any man more than his fair share. Mi
, cry loves company, and have come
= the conclusion that a man who is lool
A ing for that kind of company can a
n ways find it without undue exertion. .
1t Copyright, 1903. by Albert Britt.)