The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-01-04
SUWBEAMS
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~ IIHSS' law peAiSt AoA !
when I didn't want it and coult
not afford it. I have read il
(when had nothing else to do,
] have increased it's circulation
till it is almost impossible to sup
ply the demand and what is my
reward. - A pen cartoon Of
"Sunny JIM that would make
Bill Nye turn green with envy
The privilege of supplying
stamps, envelopes, paper etc, and
also the pleasure of burning the
midnight oil and over loading my
undeveloped brain in trying to
think up Sunny" items.
Next month in a very popular
magazine will appear a story en-
titled "Oncc in a Life Time" and
by golly, says I, if it amt any
better than the average story
once in life time is plenty.
notice that "Johnnie is 60
ing away. He don't say where he
II going, but wants The Times to
follow him because he wants the
arws and Sunny jim. - All
right. Johnnie, you are only one
of the many who think enough of
Jim s stuff to want more of
it. and as it is part of my mission
ON earth to add to the pleasure
of others, you may be sure that
such as ! have | give unto thee"
no matter where you go.
\ man said to me "you express
some beautiful thoughts in your
writing. Surely you must be a
christian" and | says, says !,
that is as it may be. If doing to
the other "fcllcr' like want
him to do to me- and if trying
to help some one (less fortunate
han myself) to see the Sunny
side of life, to see the sunshine
through the rain, is being a chris
ian, | guess | am batting around
500 and that s more than any
If the big lcaguers did last sea-
on and ] think old st. Peter will
,ass me into the Grand Stand,
anyway, I'll take Il chance,
YOU?
Some time III know the Mas
cr's will and why my path is
horny here below. till then I'll
rust Him as | go and still 'bc-
icve the ways are best he leads
Ne through.
ITO him that hath shall be Civ
II and7to him that hath not shall :
e taken even that which he
ecmctll to have (Bible. } SNow,'
would like for some d. d. l.. l..
J.. pulpit FOUNDER to explain that )
tatemcnt so that it can percolatc +;
trough this ball of ivory" that
have for SO many years mistak-
II for a head. It's easy to see
ow him that hath gets the
est Of everything. But how, in
he name of common nationality
an you take away what a fellow ;
secmeth to have but "ain't
OF Speak up, want to know.
! notice that a kansan has re-
entity caught a snake 10 1-2 feet {
ing, weighing 200 pounds. Let =
&c see, ] believe Kansas is and
as been for years a prohibition =
ate. But l just cant help won- y
ering what brand of booze"
lis fellow was using. Further |
'nlment is unnecessary.
Last week received a letter
ON an old school friend whom
had not seen or heard from for ,
any years. She saw Sunny :.
i'm s" foolishness in The Times
I'd arrived at the conclusion that
Re once knew me. OF course, 1
n the guilty party and am
illing to "fess' up it it will
ing such interesting letters
ON Old TIME friends and 4 feel -
xe crying out Backward, turn
edward, o time, in your flight.
axe me young again, Just for g
night" r
DIR. Patterson and party have $
turned from the "big hunt" q
veryone of the party had an h
abb" prepared. 1T seems there "
ere many opportunities to make +
kill" but none of the outfit l
as there at the psychological Fl
oment. 1t reminds me of a a
ng / heard once, "Oh. we've h
been there before many a y
me-" They said they were
lnting deer and turkey. l think
was a "bare hunt"
q, m ONLY human and Mis-