Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-01-17


Z attachments To- men. and have never
been sorry So ! fclt no reluctance !n
following tie Impulse that set me 70
iGqpirlns tho next afternoon for
= Macey inc carpenter
I found the place. a SIX room cot
iase WitD q good yard q little 10 one
2 Side and back ot The house was a
small buldlng thar appeared % be
Z workshop
% was after work hours. and the5
had told me would probably find
blm there
( didn't knock az the house, bat
went across The yard 20 the other
building and stepped in The old man
was dressing a walnut board Ha d.d
not stop 10 inquire my business. but
talked along 10 tho friendllcst sort
u way 40 be planed the board
Il was the brightness OF his eye and
The lines Of happiness Ia his face that
first attracted me When an Old man,
especially one who has toiied loves
life as this one did. there Is something
about him worth knowing
You love your work?" I said
Yes" he replied. and laid down his
4 plane but there Is ono thing about
/ It ! don't like People want poor work
and ugly work The houses we have
10 build are mostly ugly aud inoon
yenient Then they use such poor ma.
terial. and build on such shaky fonn-
dati0ne ! have 20 do Il because they /
demand il. and that is my daily /
bread"
do YOU know why came
40 here? I wanted TO learn your So
cfet met you on the street yesterday
aud knew al once from the light IN
yonr face that you had learned some
excellent way ia life Something that
has kept you Ia love with your work
and the world
fle laashad lliuo omhayraascd.
Yoms man hc said. after "a mo-
meut There isnt apy secret about g.
! don't know chat can cen you ex
acllF what sou want % know
bl % s@ma llte lhs 10 me Whom
I was . foHHe FELLOW noticed nealy
erer sudy Nafled To DO ons thing.
aHd had To Go another % mafe iig
inn GanUuii heF ret SOUR and hlfsd
ite worn ih bed i0 be- Mwaya
lowed Haod ani is was u3 notion 10
WHfe Foaah pelret oul 81 H. 7
hae in orf a aa capenles trade
go maH iHia bal tfted up
N.aca here agd aaen the dav ol do
lHe axis wurs was over. id como On
here and noA out mF own idea
And where IS some OF the work?
! asked, cHserIY
ita 10 hefe ne pointed TO a
back soom
Nay 8re?
90 not remember chat amy picture {
or PAINTING ever gave the entire sat-
laf9ction that le't ON looking around +
tUa' roem d
rhe 6fsi thing we examined was q
book ease b
worked nine months on that" ne G
said. Aud I ga nos wonder when d
noted the perfect symmetry the fault
css Joints the marvellous aulsh OF the h
wood Il
The thing most admired was
library table q was SO simple. SO n
lnely finished so perfect In outline q
hai lingeged over &c lovingly 81
frhat Is art said art applied W
81 thlngs of daily use ! never saw a "
nore beautiful thing than that table" .yI
ne was evidently pleased but said tC
Ioihlng He seemed almost shy here
mong bis creations I imagined he
ELF that he was laying bare his too h,
Ultimate self A
! hcaitated several minutes 20 ask Ell
he question Ia my mind was almost SO
traid iu. set wanted that table as IL
had never wanted a thing Of wood "a
win YOU sell itf" I asked az last. dc
BE shook his head II never sell ed
hem he said That's part OF my IA
leory A man should aave something ar
{ bis very best that he won't ex- eS
hanee tos moucf tn
I cefmlnl showed dlsappoint.
rent bat appreciated his feelings. eN
"A viii not sell &c. hUl / viii give II ~
; You be- ssid simply tn
oh. uo'' was embarrassed. Il
lald rot take q Tor nothing sa
A hook Of disappointment came into yo
be- carpenters face fo
am sorry be- said Il was In su
lpes sou would
Why there Is GolhIns I would he
.lse 30 much. { answered But IL be
presents 81 much of yoar time and tel
ork
That ls why ! wanted 70 give q CIR
yeu ,hinb you understand q and col
pc lt' CHI
Thank you said n wiz take e. pr'
b You give many away erl
Whenever I tud a man thar apprs va
ates e. give him what be- wants ma
imagine h. added apologcticsily.
bot evers time De secs il tn be liri
'ilag him What Is a good piece OF dan
irk and when he remembers that fas
Q good viii Of gigt went with II. Sir