Pocahontas star herald., 1910-07-08
YES SHE IS
WAITING FOR MI!

dleretn referred to thought tho same
wAeN, few days ago he started out
to have legally performed a duty
which, as he thought would bring
ta an end all earthly troubles and
instead I'LL his life full of happiness
and amending Joy; and at this juno
aMrs 1t seemed that he could not
see even so much as ripple on the
surface of the vast ocean that lay out
before him. But it is impossible
COG one to know just what he may,
unust or will be confronted with as
iic meanders his way on down the
road af life; for il he did, he might
often be found seeking about in
order TO find sh )rt cut to that
~sGaaiscovered country, from whose
bourne no traveller returns" where
u9xght but "darkness and silence
wugid hover around his melancholy
abode"
Afyer all thus, imagine that on
As2stiful summer morning not long
agc, as the ong-birds first began to
'warRle forth their sweet melodies
bseasse of the near approach of day,
4 sss tall, beautiful, (?) stalwart,
weAL@ressed, portly young man
zIsSut 80 years of age coming forth
froea his place of repose; and ina
gine / hear him say to himself,
~sT'kis kind of life is not worth
fIEvng. Great gunsl here am al
msst an old bachelor and am not
settled in life yet, now have my
PLANS Cor the future fully mapped
.owts and in fact, have this night
plazned whole years work ahead"
Au Insurance agent, as you know,
Us soSmpelled to figure ON futures,
arE& he is not always able to land
4 az it Is called his victem But
LhIs Agent, feeling confident as to
his ability to land the prospective
applicant, who had for some time
heea engrossing m of his
dhO9ghts, "hiked" himself out to
the wearest depot and made ready to
Aray che first train that passed head
esd the way he desired to go. Fin
ally the train pulled in and he,
without waiting for the conductor
tn say, GALL ABOARDw grabbed
II heavy suit case with one hand and
IN hand rail with the other, pulled
himself up the steps and made his
way inside the coach and through
an open window waved his many
anxious, inquisitiye and inquiring
friendsgOod bye.
No doubt he said to himself, ere
mauy miles had been travelled,
'seThe story about the Slow Train
Through Arkansas must be true,
tfor oewer did a train travel so slow
as this"
The thought of having to stay
0Fer al Cape Girardeau, Mo, did
1BSt improve his feelings in the
least. However night was passed
M She Cape and on arising in the
nnOrUiRg he mused to himself, "The
people of this place certainly are
tired of looking at me, as have
lhesn here so long" SO he resolved
ia cross the river and spend por-
TiGn of his time with the good peo.
pIe at Thebes, Ill. He consulted or
maybe insulted las he was in such
n frsxae of mind that there was
.scarcely anything too desperate for
AinN to do) the captain of boat,
VVhs told him that he (the captain)
wOuld put him (the Insurance
Agent across the river to Thebes
Ta good time for him to catch the
fist train (and by-the.way, this
Ctr&IE was to come direct from the
'C1pe) to Marion, the county seat of
the o3unty he was headed for. He
desired to reach Marion before the
comfy clerk closed his place of
bUsiaess, as it was necessary for him
10 procure the proper application
and examination blanks before
gaErg 20 the home of the party in
whOua he had such great interest.
lBut, alas! the boat did not land at