Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-05-12
THE VILLAGE DEACON.

XAhE viALAuE DEACON
Years ago knew several fellow
who started out to walk to the end Of
the rainbow to get the bag OF gold. ]
can look out on the street now most
any day and see some one of them
still on that same old march. Their
step may not be as firm nor their
eye as bright as 1t was when they
set out upon the long journey, but
hope Is just as eternal in their breast.
They have trod on after that will
o'-the-wisp through all these years
and are farther away now than ever.
Through the mud and dust, through
sunshine and rain, they have plodded
on. The storms Of the summer have
battered them and the blasts of the
winter have chilled them. They
have stopped for a brief spell to
nurse their wounds and warm their
limbs, but soon looking out of the
window they get glimpse of that
same old rainbow and once more
take up their staff and follow 1t.
People stop them and tell them the
rainbow is a painted shadow ana the !
bag of gold myth, but they refuse
to believe 1t. So they march on until
they fall in their tracks-and the
dust of the forgotten soon covers
their wTeckage. For our highways
and our byways are lined with sad
reminders Of the foolish ones who
would not listen.
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Deacon" said fellow to me the
other sad, If you could trade some !
of your fool philosophy for a few {
groceries you might convince some
woman that you could support her."
AS far as salad ID concerned, my
hammer has been on the shelf for
over year, and even now have no :
desire to reopen any old woInds, q
tut l must have this little say: They a
rave no new receipts.
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Brother Philander," said | to
'ur head deacon the other day, when :,
10 you think we ought to raiss our
minister's salary again" ." y" o
Philander with =
mile, "as good a time as y" .s.v II tR
e when we get able to pay HIN what
re promised him last year." Philan-
err is church treasurer.
The other day Old Bill Shiftless ~
as standing on the street talking a
eform politics with a few cronies, ST
hen man stepped UP and asked 81
i'm to do piece of work that would df
Ike about an hour, and offered him m
dollar for it. II can't do it," re- ~
lied Old Bill, 1--WE got job for n,
morrow that will bring me in a II
ollar and half, and I've got to mi
'st up this afternoon" Bill then th
proved another chew of tobacco lis
I'D went across the street and asked
friend II any of the boys had got %
a consignment from Kansas City NJ
tely. ~,
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There is this to say in favor of Old ed
an Blowloud, the champion ego be
It: He is always so busy singing eis
} own praises that he never has tne
ne to speak Ill of his neighbors. 10
cor
lstl
No man who allows his communica- bel
ms to come to me with one-cent ara
mp on them need ever look for an tiol
swer. am mt buav NOR have VIC
Ich business to look after, but life 'oi
too short and sweet to waste any
lie on the fellow who thinks the m
rid is being run with one-cent ~
mps. -.
will admit that l am very parti-
in politics sometimes and very
nnish about my lodge, but blamed v
can get to the point where / can p'
that member of my party or a Sl n
nber Of my lodge has any more nost
1t to pull off crooked deal than mai
fellow In the other factions. stat
= y voh
he man who has a burning am peg
on to reform the world can gem lOr
ly make "a magnificent start by 4,
ming the rubbish away from his com
doorstep. com
y y bill
Iy friend, the other day heard tne
make sighting remark about an men
'rtunate incident that had Just S,1
nrred in the family of your sure
Ihbor. You thought you said to a
ething funny when you unloaded ship.
. rthald 4acf ,no,, A. g., eoVa.....