Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-04-09

was representing. l said am
travelling Tor one of the biggest in
houses in all parts of the country
and in foreign lands" and then evaded
answering his questions. He swore
away and kept on talking until finally
his curiosity got the better of him
and he said For what house did you
say you were traveling?" answered,
81 don't tell people very often when
| l am on the train who l am and my
business, but l do when l am home,
ested in me, l will tell you what house
! represent. I am travelling for the
Lord, Jesus Christ. under the auspices
OF the Methodist Church." Well, you
ought to have seen his face, indicative
OF his astonishment, so embarrassed,
as he half way apologized, but | said,
Never mind, l know men forget
! sometimes As we talked he moved
a little closer and began telling about
she was. and how she did not want
him to do certain things that he did.
| He said sometimes she would ask
him If he did certain things, according
to her wish, and he would tell her
yes" Just to make her feel at ease.
| Well, do you know, | had a good
opportunity TO preach that man a
IlCe httle SERMON ana he opeHeu up
the way him eli. Whereas, if l had
said, Now, I am a preacher and you
must not swear in my presence" he
would have probably told me to go to
| well, you all know wnat l mean.
do not want to be so stiff and cold
| that the masses cannot get near me
or touch me with ten foot pole.
1t is with successful men like it is
when man like me goes fishing. No
lazy man can be successful fisher.
| He has to be alive and on the alert
every minute. Now, when I go FISH
ing, try to study the nature of the
fish and their habits. Some streams
| | bait deep; then sometimes l bait
shallow; sometimes l change the bait
and sometimes l put a red flannel
between the hooks to attract atten-
ton. Then, l tell you, when l land
fish ! always string him to hold
him. But you have to learn how to
bait your hook and it is only by
steady, industrious toll that you can
learn how to angle and next to land
| them.
Sometimes we don't know as much
as we pretend we do. To illustrate,
will tell you little story. Mike said
to Pat. Tell me, Pat, what is that
sort of germ business that the doc
tors are talking SO much about that
produces all the diseases these days"
"Oh. says Pat. they are some sort
planned It like this: "over in Paris
the French call them Parasites; over
in Germany the Germans call them
| Germs; while in ireland, you know
Mike. we call them Microbes, but they
arc Just little wiggling bug and that
is all there is about it." Sometimes a
fellow presumes he knows and will
try to tell another when he does not
know. but. like Pat. he is a very pre-
sumptiuous mortal, a little two by
four, and does not know very much.
At such times one would better hold
his peace and not expose his ignor-
ancc. Be sure you know where you
are at" then go ahead. Make the best
| OF every opportunity and at last,
when the time comes for you to push
out Of the confines OF this old world
and you have to enter into the pres
ence of your God, and then. if you
have walked in harmony, with the
say to you "Well done" Yet, after
all. what if YOU do win wealth and
success? what would would it prof
it man to gain the whole world and
lose his own soul?" Let your life be
worth living and live lip to the high
est ideal and make the world better
because you have lived. Dry mems
tears by your sympathy and when
ever you can extend helping hand
to struggling brother, do so. Hon
or the flag; honor yourself: honor
your country and honor your God.
and we will some day walk in a.
country where there will be no bur-
dcns on our backs, no misunderstand-
ings. cyesight never grow dim. flow
ers always bloom, grass always be
green, birds always sing. where there
will be no funeral notes. no good
byes. no heartaches and no strife and
where there will be one height OF
after another. where we will never
get old and gray, never get sad, but
| live forever.
God put you into this world for a |
purpose. so. as | have repeated again
and again. strive for the higehst ideal. |
Do your best. Get the little things |
under foot. Ask your Father and
mine to help you and He will You
and | are the sons OF God and the
withheld from those that walk up
rightly Truly ii we are rich toward |
Him in this world we will be rich in |
the world to come.
Good luck TO you, YES the best of |
luck. and ii | can help you in any |
way. | will be glad to do so. Every |
man is my brother. | love humanity |
for humanity's sake. II you cannot |
do your best, try to do the next best |
and sometime you and / will meet in |
better country. better land. Let
us realize the importance of this as
we never have before. l wish for all |
these things.
! thank you fellows" for your kind
attentions and for your patience and