Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-10-07

boy saws the wood. brings it to the
house, brings the water from the well.
and does the chores.
Jimmy-That sounds to me like CO.
operation.
Henry-WelI, well. had not thot
about it; but since you mentioned it, /
suppose It is.
Jimmy-HOw large can family bea
Henry don't know. But | read
about Arabs and old-time Jews whose
families consisted Of all the kinsfolk
or the descendants of the same parent.
for perhaps hundreds Of years back.
Don't you think they must be some
big families. | think that the punches
Of people they call tribes are just large
families.
Jimmy-Well. don't you think that
old Adam and Eve had some family9
Henry-There, knew all the time
that you intended to get something off
on me. And know you have some
thing up your sleeve. just what is
it?
JIMMY was only wondering what
would happen if Adams family were
to cooperate like your family does.
Henry-You are always talking some
kind of strange foolishness. but that
idea does not sound So bad. But
don't you know that if it could be
done, it would have been done al
ready?
Jimmy-Do you mean to say that it
has always been impossible to do the
things that were not done already?
Henry-Oh. | did not mean that. |
meant-oh. guess ! will take it back.
There is nothing impossible.
Jimmy--Now. suppose thai, as your
family grows,-to grand children and
great grand children and on into the
thousands Of children-that they own
ed large tract Of land with all the re-
sources that land has; and your family
as it grew in numbers spread out into
the many industries, each of them pro-
ducing some of the articles that they
need: and after you are dead. could
they not elect board Of members Of
the family to manage in your placer
Henry Well, iii be earned. what
he Of dream! And too redicu-
lous! But wait minute Was that
not exactly what the children Of Israel
did1 Well, will be darned! 1t has
beer done. And don't you know Jesus
Christ-God himseIf-said ii was al
right, didn't he? And just Think /
would be a second Israel, wouldn't II
Jimmy, that fool dreamy head of yours
is strange proposition. But come on,
you have not told me yet what you
have in your mind, and | am getting
interested.
Jimmy-What is the matter with a
near cut to that situation, so that you
can see it in your. life time2
Henry-Well. believe would like
to see it, but just wishing does me no
good.
Jimmy-It is quite possible. Don't
you know there millions of people with
that same strange dream in their heads
and it is so alive that they lie awake
nights studying about it. and lots of
them will give their lives and fortunes
and labor to materiaIize this dream.
Don't you think, if we could get them
together and accumulate their money
into one pot to buy lands and tools.
we could have that big family like Is
rael had, right now2
Henry-It would Be fine if we could
do that, wouldn't it, and sayl the book
we would write about j, it would be
Bible No. 2.
Jimmy, (taking out a paper)-I
have a surprise for you. Henry.
Henry-I knew you had. ! have
been watching for it all the time.
Jimmy-Here is a picture of the
LIano del Rio Cooperative Colony in
Louisiana. 1t is the nucleus of the
very sort of family. 1t is self-sup-
porting now, and has many industries
producing many of the things we use
in the Colony. And they are spread
ing out and increasing the number Of
industries all the time, as their num-
Ibers increase. All produce and share
alike in the product, just like your
family does now. Great possibilities
are ahead of them. How would you
like to put your money in the pot and
join them, Henry2
Henry believe | will. And. sayl
how strange againl Don't you know
the Christian disciples of the begin
ming of Christendom started that very
same thing, also. How strange thai
they did not keep it up!
Jimmy-Oh. that IS another very
LONG story.