Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-11-10
THE VILLAGE DEACON.
Bert walker IN he Osborne Farmer

Bert Walker in the Claiborne Farner.
Young man, saw you making fun
| Of q poor old man the other day, !
heard you ribald Jokes about him.
TO be sure he was rather an anus
ling sight in his queer clothes and
hating walk. It would be amusing
| to person without pity in their sys-
TEN. The old man was in a strange
town. He had no friends, no money,
no place to go. Home" 10 q strang-
er to him. But he was young and
strong at one time. The flush Of
youth was on his cheeks; his eyes
were clear and his step elastic. In
those days he could likely have taken
you and rolled you in the dust az Of
ten as he wanted to. He could have
poked you in the nose and slapped
your jaws until your teeth ratified
without half trying. But he has run
his race and is now patiently waiting
for his summons to cross the bar.
You will be like him some day. The
time will come when you will be no
better off than the old man. Your
ears will be greeted by coarse Jokes
from the kids and you will realize
what 1t 10 to be alone. That Is, you
will be unless you materially change
your ways. For with all your youth
and gayety, you are cutting no more
ice in the world than the poor old
fellow who was the object Of your
mirth. @
You can't make me believe that
the wearing Of a campaign button
ever helped elect any candidate to Of
flee.
Old Bill Shiftless has made a fall
ure Of everything he ever tackled in
the way Of business. He has even
failed when he took a swing at re-
ligion. But Bill will argue by the
hour that II the people would Just
elect him to office he would make
a bowling success and save the coun-
try the first week he was In power
He has always howled that the sue
cess Of the other fellows has kept
him down. Bill has had number
of good Jobs, but he has failed to
make good. When he got a chance
to put in bill for services he al
ways padded the account and tried
to make his employers believe that
five dollars worth of work was worth
eighty. The people are getting
mighty tired Of Old Bill and his eter-
nal bowling and abuse Of decent cit
liens, whom he hates because they
will not lend him money and join him
in his shifty schemes. When Old
Bill gets to a point where he can first
reform himself little plong certain
lines the people may decide to give
him chance at doing something for
the public.
The only time certain members Of
our flock pray is when they want a
favor.
l never bet and have two reasons.
1t is wrong and then / wouldn't know
a chinch II saw 1t coming down the
road carrying big banner,
What has become OF the old-fash-
ed man who always used to say,
Take care Of the dimes and the dol
loars will take care Of themselvesg"
Don't be deceived by appearances.
Some OF the loudest crows you hear
at four o'clock in the morning come
common scrub shanghais
You will notice as you wander
through this vale Of tears that man
may butcher his grammar and at the
same time get his checks cashed at
the bank, which is about on the par
with nine-tenths Of the excuses Of
fered for other failures.
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The trouble with most Of US wise
guys is that while we earn two or
three hundred dollars a week, the
boss will only pay us $40.
"a rolling stone. said to fellow
the other day, gathers no moss"
mo-" replied he quickly but in
time It gets ALTERED smooth I
intend to shake the chestnut tree
every week hereafter.
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