The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-03

pot a-bilin'.. think we at our house
could demonstrate his system OF
Hooverizn' to his entire satisfaction.
When you read this, 1917 will be 4
thing OF the past and the infant 1913
will be lookin' for something to keep
his feet warm and all of you will have
"swore Off doin' some OF the mean
things and you'll stick to it for-(a
week or two). But at that l believe
it's better TO make resolutions and
break EN- than never to make them.
1t SHOWS that there some good in us
and that we would be better citizens If
we could. SO just do your darndest
to bc good and the intent will be
credite dto your account although you
may fail in the deed. Me? Oh, l
don't suppose you expect me to
change You see, I'm kinda sot in my
ways. Anyway. I ain't nobody much
and so long as ! keep the rest of you
from having the mullygrubs | guess
| won't find much time for any thing
very much worse. SO here's to 1918
and may you all live to see it close.
Once i man came into store where
I was workin' and said to me thusly;
what can you show me in under
wear?' "Wcll. now said | I was
young then) II believe everyone in
the store, except myself, and | aim
to buy suit soon "Ah,' says he, Il
see you are quite clever. Perhaps
you can show me something in ladies
hose?" Sure" says I, and | took him
around and showed him the lady
clerks. Well, sir, he stood and gaped
like a hick at side show and then
he got sore and say, mebbe he didn't
tell it to me "Why,' says he. "you
miserable hunk of humanity, you in
significant blot OF creation, you, you
greasy tallow kcech--O, fer words to
call you by your right name. Why"
says he. You must think ] am ID
fool" mo, sir" says ], Il dont-not
quite. am willing to admit that you
are fool, but hope you amt damned
yet" Then he reached for his gun
and l slid around the counter. Now
what Id like to know is what in the
name of Nut and Jeff that fellow had
to get sore about.
There are many different kinds of
brain food before the public today,
but did you ever hear Of anyone bcin
benefited by the use Of any Of them:
No, you didn't, and III tell you why
just because anyone who is foolish
enough to spend money for such stuff
amt got any brain worth feedin'.
When you are absolutely certain
that what you say of person (not
presently will do him (or herr good,
then say it. otherwise DON'T. Now
all this Bit of advice costs you is the
time it takes to read it. But if you
will practice it you will be repaid
many times in the added respect ac-
corded you by those with whom you
come in daily contact.
You know just can't help takin'
fling at the gossipcr occasionally.
You know whom | mean. The wo-
man or man who makes life a burden
for good, clean. honest folks. Who
revel in slandcrous remarks because
they were born and reared in an at
mospherc of slandcr and because they
can't raise no higher than the level on
which they were born. would hate
to think that any Of you belong to the
breed. But they are among you and
there is no remedy (short of murder).
| suppose they will continue to con
taminatc the earth for many moons
yet. wish they would commit this
old verse to memory:
A wise old owl lived in an oak.
The more he heard. the less he
spoke.
The less he spoke, the more he
heard.
Why cant We live like that wise old
bird?