The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-18

the same Come with me and viev
the spot whore tho fatherlcss will gam
Dol by day and sleep by night. Late
on, II thee secs 1T, thou may contrib
ute 10 the grand charity"
Az founding orphan asylums has al
ways boon right In my line, turnet
aside DER tho prairie and foilered him
After walking for hnlf lnile he stop
ped and said;
Behold the spot! Here iB peace ant
rest and quIctness, II is Ave miles Il
the next habltalion. No corner saloon
no ward heclcrs, no trouble and trav
nil Here shah the orphan rest and
sing his song and fcar no danger"
was silently admiring the land
scape, which consisted Of a hundred
acres Of prairie aud lame boss. when
felt something hit tho back Of my
neck. and two hours had passed when
opened my eyes to earthly affairs
ag'in. Then the bland and smiling old
kusa had long departed. and with him
hnd gone my OUTFIT II hnd been a
put'up job on good md innocent man.
aud II hnd succeeded. For a time
knew not which may 10 turn. Ny
apeeriis was down 10 zero and my
faith IN integrity nil Thus for few
minutes. md then | rallied and set
out on foot toward the town mention.
cd. .,s I walked I remembered that
integrity had never deserted me yet
and that oven In railroad rebatlng
had llvsd TO sec virtue triumphant.
II wns after dark when | got into
town. and what was my surprise to
tnd that old smiling aud bland kuss
selling my allcylator on the public
square and passing himself of for me.
gave him ,1orc rope and then at n
critical Junciurc closed In on him.
When the populacc found that II had
been deceived there was no more work
for me TO do. The people did II them
selves. During the feryid excitement
managed 10 turn the victims pockets
wrong side out and possess myself Of
their contents, and when invited to sec
him tarred and fcathcrcd aud ridden
ont Of town on rail was present In
the front ranks.
Integrity made one Of the biggest tri.
umphs Of the decade. II was almost as
good NJ uncoycrIng the operations Of
a coal road. had sought my couch
amid tho plaudts Of the multitude be-
fore thought 10 count my cash. When
did NO | found that not only my own
Ind been restored, but had $40 be.
longing 10 the bland and smiling old
kuss who was coated with tar. 1t was
then that l determined never to doubt
integrity again
Two days later was jogging along
between the towns OF He'll Bent and
Angels Roost when encountered a
female. II Is ag'ln my principles to
encounter one when II can possibly be
avoided, but this female was weeping.
and II seemed my dooty to cheer her
up, She wns going my way. and Of.
tered her mt Tenrfully she climbed
up beside me. and when had given her
Ave minlts TO subduc her emotions I
asked:
''Feller woman, hast the world given
you the Icy hearth
ALIAS. lts all Ice!" she replied.
rs II about the old manf"
"she be, IIc got tired Of my looks
and bade me take skate"
Then I looked more closely at her
and did not find II In my heart to
blame him. though hold that no wo.
man Is TO blame for looking unbeauti.
ful. She cant help II more'n mulley
COW can help being born without horns"
"And where gocst thou?" l continued.
Il gocth In sarch."
"Of another man2"
''rhe samc-that Is, was In sarch
Of another, but | have found him,
Where thou goest | will 60"
She stole her arm around my waist
and snuggcd up to me, and the tears
went away and sunshine lllumined her
face.
II am not free TO marry" said aft
er awhile Back in the state of Indi-
ana dwells an old woman who watches
and waits for me. She may continer to
watch and walt for years and years to
come for all she'll ever see me, but nev.
ertheless the legal part Of II still holds.
Love and matrlmony are not for joe"
"Never IN this vain world will let
thee got" says the woman, with Il
great deal of fervor.
II was then that called upon in
tegrity to get n hump on her and pull
me out Of n bad hole, and 1t was also
hen that my faith In her was reward
I'd. The Off fore wheel fell into rut,
md the female was pitched out on the
soft prairie on her head, and by the
line she had scrambled up l had the
Did boss under moshun. and her ef-
'orts to overtake me were In vain.
M. QUAD.
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