Douglas Island news., 1917-06-01

When many years ago thc Stroller dedicated OF cousccratcd his life to Che bcttcrmcut or huWouity his idea was that his good offices would bc sought only by vumankiud and, Ito a very great extent such has been 'thc case But occasionally somo man
 usually a crooked tack m Che great boothccI of humanity comes Go thc Stroller with tale of woe and de- sircs Co weep out his sorrows on his shoulder. This he Is never permitted Co do for. us much us thc stroller dislibcs patching and alarming. hc would prefer rc-bcclIur and rc.toc-
 ue a pile ol German soN foot high Go having any man weep com hls shoul- der Uc just can't bring himsclt Co taking Che same interest tu male troubles that bc does In those ot thc other sex. Too many men smell of sweat
 10 is mot unusual for Che Stroller to receive several letters by every mail from women who hayc picked lcmous u tbc garden of love or hayc never picked anything but are wiii- mr Go take chance. but one mai, this week brought two diseousoIotc cp.stlcs and. for wonder. both were from men and both asked thc stroller to throv tbcm rope. Here .s tac first one opened and read.
 Corn Cob. Kansas. May 2o. Dear Stroller.
 This is Sunday and have sat thru two sermons on Faith" Che sub- saug, of things hoped for. Che cyi- dcuec of things not soon. This be ing hc working season. about 'hc only sleep ] get Is whom ] Eo Co church but today Natures sweet TO- storer refused Co bc woogd and thc spirit of unrest which has peryodcd my system for several years possessed me Go such am extent chat promised myself chat. it ! ever lived thru chat lusr sermon. Go write you for a#- sls,aupc. It is this way:
 ! anu dissatisfied with my Iut m uf. | am 5l years of age. single and always have been. At thc age of ao came Co this place with can urI Go me. A farmer took mc tu and said could work for my board until things took ou a brighter mt am stun here and working for my board The farmer gives mc hs ord clothes bur as hc is short and lHt and ] am all and spare, you can imagine how ! look have seen that farmer wax rich; ] havr heriod Kids and done an kinds ol mcu.a' work. while bc prospcrcd ! was laundering down Jbc corridors of Tmc u his cast-olf clothes and with milk spec on my boots. ! Eruoucj u- vordly many times but tbc last straw was added Co my burden when one of the farmers daughters came homo hrec weeks ago from school Vhcr. she had taken lessons iu voice ouI- mrc serccebug is a better word and it Is what ] have determined to get away from. But Co como Co che point
 Arc there any widows OF old maids iu your locality who need a mou2 J don't know much about business and am not a bright and shining light u society. Few mon who wear scc- oud hand clothes are. But ] can rustic as much fuel as tbo next man and. iu ease was Go be annexed by a widow. ! could herd her N1s Of course. would not want chat kind of 9u old maid
 anu what might Doc termed am ob- usc man. my humble position m lIfc having caused mo Co become that way. Eating at che second table for .2l years every time company comes has tendency Co crush a mans spirit But away down iu Che base mcnt story Of my heart is a longing Co bc somebody and hang my clothes alongside ot lmgucric. Can you help