The Washington herald., 1914-11-15

Heyin' arrived at the town Of Cold
Chuck with my tintype outfit IN good
condition and nv fightin' dog under the
wagin' I was fain to look around me
at the meetin' house. the town hall
and the tavern and say to myself:
He who hath a feeIin' Of complacency
hath riches"
- man who doth not fear to shake
hands with a sheriff hath no call to sigh
fur fame"
And again:
''Benevolence not only maketh Il man
friends. but IL worked in connection Titn
other things can be made to pay i clean
100 per cent profit.
Then / opened my wagin' for bizness.
and when | hung OUT the sign Of Ten
Cents Take" thar was a rush pt en-
IiGhtened and liberal minded citizens to
secure their tintypeS. In doing my work
/ sought TO preserve q maternal cX-
pr"shun of COuntenanCe in each and
every case. and II was tharfOre easy
/ themselves. Their satisfaction vas IN
bounded. except in one single case. 1t
was that Ct an old critter who rad ac-
cumulated much worldly wealth by the
r;,isin of cattle and the piayin' Of poker.
He wanted his tintypc to represent i
man Of inherent and benign appear
ance, that the same might deceive. but
il was not TO be. and he was wroth-
I saw tn wrothness in his face. and yit
he cunningIy dissemDled and said:
/ 'PilgriTn it is not by the. looks Of
a man that VIC shall size him up, but
| by his deeds and actions
knock-kneed, cToss-eyed man TO turn
hiz fciIer-critter from tho broad road
guile. the face is nUthin' to us"
/ Il like to hear YOU say that said
, the o,d dec"lver as he tried 10 smile
I clear around 20 the back Of his neck
" II .tir'f aud I dnn'f lpnk inner
cent. but my heart knoweth no more
wickedn"Ss than that Of babe. II Is
I positively aIIazin' how green and guile
! The innerccnt and conidin' man NAV
llSe q lcttle on tn" frst few hands out"
said I. but he EinerIlly scoops in the
pot in due time. As pilgrim travrlin,
threw. this vale and givin' advice and
B Speakiu words or ConsOlashun. lemme
hope that the wickendess OF mon will
not prevail ag'in you.
The cid repruhate sought 10 look soft
and gentle anu silly, and bimsby he
. seemed to notice the dog Under the
wagin' fur the fusI time, and he blandIy
asked:
May J take It that that is Mis-.
souri rabbit tied to wheel Of YOU!
vehicle"
You may" said !. but don't YOU
go and bet on It, That's my iightin
dog. When meet up with a wickrl
and vsin-Glorious man who can't D'
moved by argument. | git Up a {, = fight
and humbl" his speerits by removing
> his wealth
I'm not vainsIorious. and I'm ready
TO listen to arguments. but at the same
. tim" / do love 70 see a struggle be.
- tween two dogs. Brin' sS YOU are a
benevolent pilgrim. and helm AS J an
4 guile! citizen Of Cold Chuck could
not W" arrange fur "A I-ctIe SCRAP
II H. fur the SinCTIl Dcncht Of man
1t is. said he. And that the or
phans and the heathens may profit 10y il
| financially I'll bet 50 on my dog
tie went away and returned with his
I "a nin". and when had looked III,
animal over / bIitheIy covered his stake
and the eminent citizens Of Cold Chu,l
assembled to behold the contest. MaEJ
of them expressed their sorrow that
had been -Oped in by the GuiIeleSs ol,
rcprObate. but I squeezed their hand,
with the grip of a trusting man an,
replied:
''Hc who walketh agin mighty win,
with a lighted candle in his hand shaI
be blown out"
The scrap lasted only five minutes
| Then the guileess man OF Catt!r anC
poker acknowledged that his dog wa
licked and took him away into mOurnin
and seclusion. In an hour. however. h,
returned 10 say:
! Integrity is q shinin' Jewel on a hill
top. and some Of Us in strivin' to gather
il in Slio W and slide down.
That's true. said I. and mcJbt
you want another chance at the jewel -
That's what I've come fur. noticed
the letters C. r. on your .oss blanket