The Caldwell tribune., 1919-03-21
THE HIRED MAN

is character. and therefore ANYTHING
that actually builds character, is worth
while.
Once upon time Death came to a
boy playing in the field and asked him
to go with him. The boy replied that
1t would be sweet journey for him,
but for the fact that he was sojourney-
ing with his mother whom he loved
very dearly and that he did not like to
leave her alone in the world. His
father was dead Death said then if
you SO much love your mother
)please tell ME what was the last thing
you did when leaving her for the field
this noon. The boy said he could not
then recall very last thing he did
for her since he was always happy to
be doing so much. Death went on to
inquire into the deeds of that noon
hour. The boy rccited the tale of sew
eral little tender deeds and thus his
eyes frightened beautifully, where
upon he said "Yes know now what
the very last thing L did for her; I
caressed the scar on her cheek where
our burning house when | was baby.
Death told the lad he might stay for
the present, but that he must cross
over later.
One time Death came along where
some electric men were climbing tall
poles and hanging by leather straps
and hook. Death stood and watched
for some time and then soliloquized as
follows: "Now, when some of these
fellows have to be buried, the people
will go about telling that had some
thing to do with il"
Death went through the streets of a
city one time looking into the faces OF
all the pedestrians he met. This day
he was especially interested in all
those men who weighed more than
1876 pounds and in all the women who
weighed more than $50 pounds. He
met several consumptives who only
weighed 120 for men and SO for the
women, but he said nothing to them
and did not kiss single one of the
anaemics, nor did he Law stone in the
way of one of these. Finally he was
ready to make his daily call. One oi
the consumptives tried to accompany
the celebrated city visitor, but Deatf
simply refused to permit the intrusion
| Quite few of these sick ones sat out
by the church in the sunshine while
the last sad rites were performed fol
the stout people. Death remarked
that it is passing strange that sc
many folks get the wrong idea abou
his work.
One time Death came along where
an ignorant mother was feeding he
child some food that was only suit
able for a hard working man. Th'
child was doing its best to eat wha
the ignorant mother was feeding il
| The child already showed the evi
dence of its mothers ignorance. Deatl
watched the ordeal for some time ant
then solloquized as follows: "Wel
now, peope despise me for much les
than that mother is doing
Fish at thirty cents and beef at AZ
which is the best food and which ha
the most calories to the dollarF Th
Hired Man has never declared himsel
a calorie expert. Fish, like, and bee
like, but these ealories we hear 81
much about are pretty dear at an,
price. A fish calorie might not hav
the same heat that is found in bee
calorie, and yet il might do you jus
as much good. for the reason that yo
might be little more fishy that da,
than beefy. But by the way, thos
prices you name are really pretty stiff
--O-
Dear Mr.. Hired Man. my husban
maintains that it is just AS unsanitar