The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-06-23
THE HIRED MAN

young man to be going blind Along |
IN the afternoon of that dreaded day, |
Ross conceived the idea that some
wag might have pasted something on
his right eye Tense and so he took
down his frame to clean them up
little, and imagine his gladness to
find that he had lost his upper right
pepper altogether and his eye was
not to blame after all.
A young man has come to the Hired
Man and asked who was Able's
WIFE" The qucstioner really meant,
who was Gains wife? OF course the
question is asked because -1pcricial
reading of the Bible leads superficial
people to suppose there was no woman
for Cain to marry. Surprising the ques-
toner to really want to know, the
Hired Man states that Cain married
his sister. Up to the days of Abraham,
the human race iutermarricd pretty
closely. Abraham married his half
sister. In these days God says we
had better watch out and marry
strangers. 1t is always best to marry
one about whose parentage and re-
lations you care nothing farther back
than the time when your sweetheart
was twelve. The Hired Man really
does not fool away much time an
swering the mooted questions about
where Cain got his wife, for most
people who spring this query, do it
for argument or meanncss. Most of
them sooner or later get into trouble,
for it is usally some other mans wife
for down this side Of Gains, that these
fellows are interested in. | was never
much bothered about where Cain got
his wife, but | did put in two years
worrying about where | was going to
get mine, until one day she came
along and was just as anxious as |
, was, and matters adjusted themselves
swcetly. Better let Gains wife, and
every other mans wife, jog along at
their own gait, and you trot along
alone, or else snglcfoot it with the
woman of your own selection, other
wise, like the liar, you must have a
nightly good memory.
Last week the Hired Man said some
thing about salvation being an election,
and that three votes decided the mat
ter, God voting for us, the devil voting
against us, and which ever way we
vote we are elected. The leading
lawyer of Caldwell stopped me on the
street G mean the leading lawyer in
some ways) and asked me what would
happen if God was voting against a
fellow and the devil voting for him.
The devil is no fool, except in his one
cardinal way. When it comes to fool
ing the members of the human race
he is a past grand master. If neces-
sary to get you to deny Christ he Will
cure your diseases, prosper your ne
I farious business, increase your un-
Cody worldly possessions, turn you
against your wife in favor OF some
strumpet in woman's clothing, cause
you to blaspheme and curse, make 7tor
cheat a neighbor, fight booze, lie ant
steal, go out of your way to pretent
!, to do something good, walk clea>
across the town to refund a nickel il
order to lay foundation for bis
steal later on, and he will cut up al
{ kinds of capers to get you to follow
> him off out into skepticism and doubt
J He will do anything in the world t.
= keep his poor dupcs duped and poor
His followers sometimes are wise
I wear patent leather and make bellev
I diamonds, sing in the choir, preac!
c and pray, and even smile and smile.
: The Hired Man was about to ente
the Boise and Interurban pasenge
- station one day this week when wa
: struck by a scene that was being Ell
!, acted inside. A beautiful woman-an
y she was beautiful, too, looked goo
= deal like a goddess of liberty enlight
, ening the world, was demonstratin
:, with three or four of her little tot:
y and with one especially her remor
:. STATIONS had reached the dimension
= of real demonstration. My goodies
of liberty did not see me. for hoy
d could she? | am going to ask Mr.. Nc
h Nally the first time | see him, II n
s. saw the performance. But in the NEAR
is time don't want to miss a good par
d graph for my columns Just to [
is able to prove what | say. This goodies
al of liberty was doing the enlilghtenin
1t act to tee-wytcc. That little girl
e hers had the same sort OF SoddcssiS'
n ness in her own makeup, and IT W;
l. being twisted out of her equal to Il
SC iack-screw the freight trains carry
I'd their cabooScS, hope my goaaT
I'd will never see this story, but it 81
ne does, | want her to remember that
il started out by saying that She W
e beautiful and il that don't give me
f. license to say the rest of this, ! doi
r.. know what would. Well, she punm'
G. led that little girl shamcfully, b
lis didn't appear to be creating any real
yh new licks, for the child came as Scor
ut fully everything. There was cN'aen'
Id no new blows and no old blows Civ
1t. in any new way. 1t was inc same {
so story. That beautiful face OF t