The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-06-09


conclusion of the story. he said it
was his opinion that when a man cali
ed on God to see that he was telling
the whole truth, that same man would
better play square on that proposition.
Here is the story: Several years ago,
but yet well within the memory of
many people in Caldwell, a certain
candidate for the senate from the
eastern section of the state was accus-
ed of being on the side of the bunch
who wanted to divide counties and
build big bridges and cut up expensive
capers generally. Mr. Babb was on
committee that was sent to interview
the gentleman on the question. The
candidate, in all seriousness mingled
with solemnity. said vehemently as he
lifted his right hand to heaven, May
Almighty God paralyze that right arm
of mine and cause my tongue to cleave
to the roof of my mouth, if l go in
with those fellows He was elected,
and about the first thing he did was to
go back on all he had vowed. He went
squarely against it all and became one
of the rankest of county dividers.
Within few weeks after he went
back on his pledges, the very thing he
had invited, came upon him, and in adj
dition, his right leg also went dead on
him for good measure, putting him in
a bad condition from which he never
rallied His tongue refused to say
words and his legs would not go.
Babb's idea is that if a man intends to
be little foxy he better not invite
God to vouch for him. He thinks it
might do to monkey with our fellow
men when there is not much at stake,
but when you tell this God of ours
that you will do so and so. he thinks
you better stick to it.
A man. the patriarch of all patri-
archs met the Hired Man on the
street last week and admonished him
not to be telling that we will know
each other over in Heaven. He said
the Bible does not carry out the idea
that we shall know one another there
He thinks these preachers who talk so
glibly about this matter, are simply
reckoning without their host. The
Hired Man knows this aged veteran of
the cross too we'll to forever miss him
at death and so he could but put up
some plan by which the old man will
not be a stranger to him over there;
so l told him to get ready for me to
walk right up to him and jog his
memory about things that happened
here in Caldwell. told him to stand
around the golden streets with two OF
his fingers crossed and l would recog-
nize him by that sign and come right
up to him and remind him of our
agreement So, some day as l am
sauntering along the banks of the Riv.
er of Life, | expect to see some old
man walking along with his fingers
crossed and | will walk right up and
slap him on the shoulder and ask him
if | didn't see him a lot of times eat
ing cookies in Ackley's market or il
Flynn's Grocery, and he will then SEE
whose theology is faulty. He is grea
to argue and so if he begins to make
me think l mistake, l will just say
20 come on, let's see if we can fine
Mr.. Babb Or Mr.. Cook, or Mr.. Ball,
and it's dollars to doughnuts that
shall know them when | see them il
heaven just as we'll as | would know
them if [ met them in Boise tomorrow
l don't think we shall be any bigge
fools in heaven than we are here.
A tclloW-tOWnSman came TO IN
Hired Man this week and said, DO
you remember what that Campbellit
preacher said about this town tw'
years ago" l told him did not hea
the Campbellite preacher say anything
in particular for the reason that | wa
not here very much. He went on t
name some points that the preacher il
question had brought out, and the
said further. "They fired him for tell
ing the truth" AS my inquisitor wa
not "Campbellite" his frsnkness wa
interesting, and l lent him listenin
ears. He said he felt free to talk wit
me since he did not take me to be
real Campbellite. Then he went o
to tell me there certainly must be 81
in Caldwell. He felt it in his bone
Of course there is sin in Caldwell an
the churches and the police depart
ment put together cannot stop it. BIT
Caldwell is not a seething pot of Sill
Caldwell is our home and it's prett
good town yet the Hired Man SUI
poses there is sin enough here. If tn
churches will keep hammering ava
and the police will look out for til
raw kind of stuff and keep it out {
sight so the pleoean will not have
see it, that is about all we may e'
pect. Keep it down to the point {
making it necessary for one to get OF
and hunt for it. and those who are NJ
in the business will get along pret'
well. but even then let us rcmemb'
that Fear and Trembling are needed
One of the anxious and serious me
of Caldwell stopped me on the sire
one day this week and asked me ii
thought there is more Of this real ma
ty meanness in the world now. or is
just because we have a better w;
now of finding it out. Answer: The
has always been a devil He is one
those things that | wish we did n
have. but wishing doesn't put his $
tanic majesty ont of commission. /
is here and with him the poor hum'
race must deal and dicker. Each oil
of us can decide this momentous que
ton for ourselves. if we will just ST.
to think. If you are going to THU
real well it is necessary to stop.
stop and just think; how about tn