The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-03-17

ing expressions followed one after
another with an art that was artiess
and manner of beauty that has now
almost persisted from the earth. The
pity of it! The mother came near to
insisting that her manly son take the
oath of allegiance to the flag, and
come home, but the son firmly but
tenderly reminded her that he had
taken a certain other oath that he
could not well break at that time. The
entire correspondence was an easy
style, filled with elegance and affec--
ton, and withal grace and diction
worthy of those southern folks. The
young soldier is our fellow townsman,
Col. Clay, who left for Portland one
day last week an enfeebled old man,
almost blind, and entirely heart brok-
en- and stricken with grief since the
death of Mrs. Clay few weeks since.
His Southern heart.bleeding with sad
ness is still proud and genteel and
memories of youthful days crowd in
upon him and tears fill his eyes. The
day is not far distant when he will
hear his aged mother say. "Son, come
home" and he will go.
A man, minister, who has preach
ed for Fl years, came to the Hired
Man last Saturday and declared he
thought he would never preach ano-
Their sermon. He said the churches
would not stand for the real gospel
and that the time had come for him to
do something else. His idea was a
searching inquisition on all the preach
ers. OF course the man simply had
the old fashioned blues. and the Hired
Man was sorry for him. His story,
when summed up, was this: A western
Union messenger boy had among his
many kilograms for delivery certain
message telling a merchant. that the
wholesale house would close his doors
unless a $500 payment was made by
the closing of the banks Saturday af-
ternoon. The messenger boy felt sor-
ry for the merchant and changed the
message, substituting one of his own
make, telling the merchant his letter,
had been received and that he need
not be in hurry to make payment
now. The boys heart got the better
of him and its tenderness prompted
him to give the merchant another
days rest. My blue preacher said the
preachers everywhere were playing
the same game of this messenger boy
They are taking out the real message
and substituting one they feel is just
as good.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Castle. living
on Canyon Hill, had been married
Just Is good short years Friday, Mar.
10th. Thursday their old-time friends
began to come in on them in answer
to invitations. The anniversary mo-
ment came Friday when the lovers OF
27 years standing, once more stood
side by side at an improvised mar
rage altar while Mr.. Judd spoke few
well-chosen sentences which would
have been real wedding ceremony I'M
der other conditions. and the happy
couple were back rs years ago in every
respect, except they have little more
of this worlds goods now and witness
ing the pleasantly this time were their
handsome SON Ray, "a years old and
their winsome daughter Cecil, a CHEEKY
and light hearted girl of Il. The
The guests brought many useful pres
ents and heartsful of good wishes: Mo-
ther and daughter had practiced do
mestic science for three or four days
so that the black and white cakes
crowned out the big long table hlled
with goodies. Big Bend-that Oregon
strip that is over in Idaho down past
Parma-supplied a goodly number OF
the names on the guest list and went WEI,
away happier for the coming Inc
Hired Man can't help extending good
wishes and urge the couple to begin
afresh the bridal journey. for the next
Is wears when the golden time has
/ come.
: She-I've heard that men prefer, to