Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-28
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Moses Comes to
Burning Bush
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Observation-Disclosures

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Melting snow in the spring and
Cloud bursting rains IN the tall poured
.teir floods from the foothills, thru
ne arros o. and we're licked up and
lost in the arid lands below The Nor
!aons came. damned The outlet IN the
lldse- ard 10, there Was Ii lake. Thus
Burning Bush. Cortez county, New
slexico. was created, on the edge OF
green alfalfa fields. And because
there was coal the railroad ran a
spur TO collect il. and because there
was a railroad oowmen came in with
.her beeyes ami sheepmen with their
mutton and wool
IN the terms Of a now discarded
census classification, the souls COM
posing CorteL eOunty's population
were officially designated rs white
r.en. Mormons and Mexicaus.' Also.
there we're Indians. who could not
vote and did not count Finally, ;here
Was ALI sin.
An sin Was no common coolie. He
hsd been. indeed. the prize pupil Al
lie Chinese mission on The coast. lie
could speak and read English. do
sums with his head in American ar
lhmetic and recite whole passages
from the Bible With a cash capital
accumulated In ten years OF dosged
domestic service he had come 10
Burning Bush and opened a general
store. It was the only one in town,
and it paid.
All Sin smiling. courteous, honest
worked fifteen hours day, and put
ITS profits in the bank In time he
would 90 back to China rich man.
Then Moses came.
That Moses should come 10 Burning
Bush was inevitable. Burning Bush
had begun TO BOOM The Odor OF its
prosperity had been waited altar, ard
I he noStrils Of the lsraellte knew II.
The new stsre, layishly painted IN
Greens and yellows, was the most no
,lceabe thing in town. When Moses
had moved in, even the Montezuma
hotel seemed to shrink. 1t had two
show windows OF pure plate glass
ther contents tagged with legends
proclaiming cut prices. Across th'
full width OF lis imposing false front
elevation there appeared this sign:
STOP, LOOK, LISTEN
THE ORIGINAL MOSES
GOLDEN RULE EMPORIUM
With which simple lures are tbs
simple entlced Burning Bush stopped
locked and listened to maneuyerins
Moses. II is The new thing tina
catches the eve and fills the ear. Al
Sin had forgotten TO beat his gong
Custom fell off, and found its wa
to the new conner. In mouth or s.
, ;heaelestlal hardy held his own.
! All Sin, losing trade was troubled
e Meeting the cut in prices did no
D bring back his customers With Orier
( tai taste he organized a novel windos
display-in vain. Something was tn
;. matter. But what
All Sins guideess mind tould no
grasp it. Thrown on his own mcntd
. resources, he arappled as best h
, could with the problem. The Bib
teachers had taught him that tn
Jews were a race dispersed and pa,
: lng the penalty of their trans gre'
. sions. All Sin believed this % be Ii
. orally The truth. Yet he, a Christian
seemed about to he overcome by til
competition Of an lsraelite
"Velly funny" said All Sin to hin
self "Heblew make good. Thlistia
: catchee hell"
" He stroled out into the street h
:, shop being empty for the time, an
- contemplated long and earnestly II
place Of his competitor across IL
way Something about the sign seer
ed TO puzzle him and TO make hi
!, think He shook his head. Then /
| lacked OF and 0oked critically at h
cwu shop, with its modest device
"a All Sin General Store" Present
IT. mis- impressive face lighted up; an
b. rat night his sleep was shortened
an hour devoted 10 search of Il
or Scriptures Had not his teachers TO
n him 10 turn to the Bible in time
90 doubt aud trial? They were not he
a, 10 counsel him, but he had ciew.
He awoke next morning clothed Al
49, a.rded with strength. And all that da
- when business permitted ne labor
On a canvas sign. which he letter
" himself. with brush and India II
smiling contentedly the while.
II was Curly Bob. foreman OF +
Flying Pan outfit On sun Greek, "
Nv IT first Coming into town at
lope, In quest OF cur plug, bis row
In eve was arrested by the new
90 nouncement OF An Sin. BY tempe
of ment and training Curly was unen
90 tlonal, bat seeing An SINS handiwo
IN he pulled 20 suddenly on bis spade
he HAT The cayuse fell back on
20 launches. For there, in the cyclids
he we morning, M Sin, seeking an ey
It's lasting sign, had flung forth a bani
nc- that prevailed against the jew
he black bold letters foot high. It be
Ict oned to the trade of Burning Bush.
pr STOP, LOOK, LISTEN!
THE ORIGINAL SIN
TEN PER rENT FORGIVEN u