The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-04-28
THE HIRED MAN

~ III htiie headless baby sparrows.
mere they were, pretty lifeless, dead
and gone forever. There had been
no pain, and but a moments surprise
and fear. It's living relatives had suf-
tered but for an instant and had then
forgotten. There was to be no crepe
no black veil, no black gown. No
headstone with lettering. No me.
mortal day. The little thing had paid
the bill. 1t could as we'll have been
robin, but it was not. So far as it
was concerned, it could as we'll have
been the child Of the thrush or spotted
hooking bird. As it was, it was lust
little forthcoming nuisance. A chat
terer OF no worth. A scatterer of
straw and molester of other little
Dirds: 1t believes in the survival of
the hghtiest and not of the survival
OF the httest. How like Europe. and
II the Hired Man mistakes not. some
OF these days we will see Europe lay
ing on the great sidewalk of the world
with its head pinched off, and people
forgetting. By the way, these are
European sparrows.
The Hired Man has received a most
splendidly worded petition addressed
to the President of the United States
asking that S. D. Simpson and w. G.
Simpson be set free and not have them
spend their term in the prison whose
doors have not already opened to
them. The Hired Man has gone over
the case carefully and critically. He
has read and reread this petition as
the maiden rereads the epistle from
her sweetheart. 1t comes to me from
the distressed depths of an aged mo-
theirs heart. For her the whitecaps
, are rolling high across a turbulence
OF eternal time. Death would be to
her a sweet resting place. All her
hopes OF former years are being crush
ed by the act of the turnkey at the
prison. Air castles have crunbled
and fallen. The shelter in the time
OF storm is removed and in her weary
land there is no shadow of the Rock.
The Editor of The Tribune tells me
that the aged mother does not take
this paper and the Hired Man has
nothing but the most bitter contempt
tor any senseless being who would
take any part in getting this issue in
to her hands. and if the illfated sons
should read this piece, they will GER
tainly have sense enough to keep it
away from the mother whose heart is
now breaking because of their mis-
hap. Sam particularly was my friend.
He could walk down the street Sun
day morning with the Bible under his
arm, going to church, just as earnest
looked like pious Christian contrib
| II Al
ton OF souls. 1t is true he caught
me for a few dollars in the wreck of
his bank. but that is nothing to worry
about now, for later it came around
all right. w. G. did not know so
well. | do not feel that it is a dis
reputable thing to go to the pen and
serve out ones time. The disgrace
came in when they were doing the
thing that made it necessary to go
there. Our state does not ask men
to do things that disgraces them, and
so the prison term does not disgrace
anybody The old mother and father
want the Hired Man to circulate this
petition and get the sons out. !
would do much for them that l would
not do for the boys. But l do moi
want to 60 on record as favoring an
immediate release. There is surely
something coming to a man who
would take such desperate chances
with other peoples money. I believe
in the gospel of forgiveness as much
as any man in Idaho, and the little
damage they did me has been forgot
ten as clean as May whistle, and fol
the other people in the region l have
no authority to extend forgiveness te
our friends. That is your business
believe both sons will finally go te
Heaven, assisted little by human ex
periences they are now having. ane
if should meet up with them either il
their prison here or in heaven beyond
shall cordially say, Hello, Sam
howdy do, w. G. How goes it here ?
but to get out and Work for RELEASE
now is rather too much to ask ever
of the Hired Man. When the courts
rule, let's wait. When such attor
neys as these our friends had, canno
set them free, it's a cinch they wer'
taking long chances, even if they ar,
| rea1l,y not thieves