The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-03-03
THE HIRED MAN

Some of these days a lot of US
want Helen to come back to town and !
let us see how she is getting along. |
Last winter scores of little girls and |
bows and dozens of women and men
were interested in her case, and some |
Sunday schools prayed for her re-
coyery. The Hired Man hopes that
little back of hers has all grown over
with new skin and that her precious
right arm has gotten we'll SO she can
use it. and that she has not found
anything of late to destroy that sweet
temper she had and that patient wait
ing she manifested while lying SO
long in the Canyon hospital to allow
the doctor to plant all over that great
bio sore place those hills of human
skin borrowed from sympathising
friends.
The Hired Man was passing editor
Shorb's home the other evening and
found Mr.. Shorb digging artichokes
in his garden. If there is another patch
of artichokes in the county the Hired
Man has overlooked it. The editor
was getting quite pan filled with the
fruit and said l might eat one just to
see what it was like. 1t is sort of a
cross between a potato, a, turnip, and
a Baldwin apple. We used to suppose
thew were TT only for hog feed, and
even then had to be rooted up by
the hogs to make the business profit
able. But the Hired Man liked the
taste of this one first class. Shorb
saws they can be cooked in several
different ways or eaten raw. and the
relish is splendid. The editors pro-
duct had not reached normal size. but
vet was the artichoke alright. Every
garden should have small patch de-
voted to this old-time tuber. By the
way, Shorb does lots of hard work on
that garden of his, and has variety
of stuff growing there, besides, who
ever heard of him being sick. 1t is
because he takes out his vehemence In
pleasureable exercise on the hoe and
rake handles. You can get joke on
him very easily if you know how. how
ever. Last summer fruit grower
and snapped them for a years sub
scription to his bristling paper. = He
grabbed down into the sack the depth
of three or four of the fine apples
and held his head to one side to keep
the water from his mouth from falling
into the sack They were certainly
d-e-l-i-s-h-u-s. He went home that
night thinking he would be on better
terms with his wife than ever. There
was a box of the runtiest little old
green knotty apples in the state. with
a few big ones mixed in. "Stung
again" was Shorb's soliloquy. He is
sending his perfectly good paper to
that man right along.
The Hired Man don't know where
there is better idea being put into
effect with spontaneous liberality than
the rest room maintained by the Ack-
ley's on the corner of Kimball avenue
and Arthur street. One can drop in
there with a companion and have a
quiet chat. The tired woman from
the country can step inside and brush
up little, fix her hair. rest the young
child with her. look over the list Of
things she wants to do while in town
eat her lunch she has brought with
her and make herself at home gener'
ally. No matter what store she in
tends to trade at that day. the res
l room is for her comfort. The little
children can quietly stay there ant
H rest while mamma is running abou
II town. Husband can return there t
meet wife after they have been il
III NdihouS pairs Va thS Wy tAoNAAS W
visiting. One can write letter Their,
H or read book or wash the face. l
bundles and packages are to be gath
cred up from about town. they can b.
delivered to this rest ROOM. Whel
the town is full of visitors and trader
and one has become weary she cal
II drop into the rest room and rest. TIL
Il idea is splendid, and the country folk
will find it a pleasing arrangement.
Il don't know that Professor Beal
Il ever said ten>words to the Hired Ma
in his life. or that he cares a stray
Il about him. but the Hired Man want
Il to occupy this portion of space tellin
Il Caldwell folks what many of then
i already know. and that is: that thes
organ recitals we have here in Ca1d
/ we'll in the Methodist church. preside
over by Mr.. Beale, are simply rar
treats of melodious architect. l wis
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