The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-08-12
Book of Experience.

4 DVN@> VI
Verify the carrier sayeth unto b
self, Il will always smile, l will
be grouchy and sour, | will be kind
word and action" and verify he
llieveth it, and when he goeth forth,
hold a rich man who hath many she
els of gold and of silver, cometh
and sayeth unto the poor carrier, g
hold | am much in need of an hund
feet of rope that 1 may elevate my
into my barn to hold it for the high
price, and of surety l am too busy
go into the public market for it, the
fore, | desire that you bring me
hundred feet of rope" and the cart
sayeth Il will" He goeth into the m
ket and geteth the coil which weigh
an hundredweight and stagereth "
it to his wagon and loadeth it
and hauleth 1t nine miles unto the r
man, who, when he is come sayeth
to him: What is the trouble W
thee; verify l have waited these ms
hours for that roper" And straig
way he taketh it and goeth about
business of raking in more sheckt
He giveth the poor carrier none
these sheckels nor doth he say, Il
| in thy debt and obliged to thee" a
the carrier when he looketh at hims
wondereth what hath become of
smile that he hath decided in his mi
that he will wear and how he will pI
chase oats with that which the ri
man hath given him.
Again there cometh unto him v
man, the wife of one John, a man
much influence and mighty among
people, and she sayeth unto him q
thou to the dry goods store in the ma
ket and get for me yard of cloth Ii
unto this which l give unto thee al
also a spool of silk and skein
yarn" Now the carrier is obligii
and desireth to stand well with i
ladies so he taketh the sample al
puteth it in his pocket and goeth abo
his business and straightway he 70
geteth it, and when he cometh un
that house again and seeth the WON;
in the road where she doth await hill
then he remembereth that which
hath promised but hath not performe
and his heart sinketh for he knowe,
that that which will be said unto hi
will not set easy upon his mind, al
verify it doth not On the next trip
remembereth, yea verify he cannot fo
get; he goeth into the store in tn
market and sayeth unto them who Sc
these goods, Behold the wife Of JOIN
the mighty doth desire a yard of good
like unto this" and the merchaT
taketh the sample and goeth among hi
stock and cometh again with a pack
age. Now when the carrier hath com
again unto the house of John-tiIe
mighty he delivereth the goods unit
the woman; she openeth it and behok
the goods are not like unto the sampl,
and the thread is too fine, and the WOO
100 coarse, and the woman waxetl
angry and sayeth the carrier is blind
and is also fool, and she Lhrowetll
he goods into the carriers wagon and
gooth into the house and slammeth the
ioor, for of surety she is very angry
indeed, and the carrier wonderful if II
S possible to do that which is pleas
ng in the sight of the woman.
When he had delivered a dollars
forth of sugar to a patron, straight
'ay he goeth and weigheth 1t and say
tn, when the carrier cometh unto him
gain, Behold the sugar which thou
1dst bring me was a pound short"
nd verify the carrier hath delivered 1t
xactly as he received it, and he de-
iineth to give the patron another
ound, and the patron goeth forth and
iyeth unto all men: THE carrier Is
thief; he hath taken from my pack
sc pound of sugar. Verify l be-
eve that he hath also stolen the let
II which | expected but which did not
me. And there be those who be-
eve him, and they do talk, and then
ere are many who think, when they
not receive that which they think
ey should receive. that the carrier
TN stolen it, when of a surety he
.th not seen 1t.
VI surety l say unto you because
these things the carrier is sad and
lletn not, and when he seeth a
iron waiting he wondereth In his
nd what he hath found to kick about,
q though his conscience is clear his
art is heavy, for he thinketh the
nd OF ali men is against him.
H. c. X. in R. F. D. News.